A Stryker colt took over at the top of the of the Inglis VOBIS Gold leaderboard when making $85,000 to the bid of Cranbourne trainer Shea Eden on Monday morning.

Three Bridges Thoroughbreds sold the top-priced youngster who is from winning Elvstroem mare Actrice.  “I like Stryker – I’ve got 8 by him at home – you’ve just got to be patient with them,” Eden commented.  “This colt is an outstanding type.”

Eden won a Pakenham maiden with Stryker filly Roseberry Street and there’s another promising Stryker three year-old in the stable from Royale Harmony (Choisir).  “The dam ran fourth in a Victorian Oaks,” Eden added.  “We haven’t named him yet but he shaped nicely in a jump-out at home recently.”

Actrice was trained by Gai Waterhouse to finish fifth in the 2009 LR Gimcrack Stakes and she later scored three times at the provincials for Marc Connors.

Toby Liston from Three Bridges was upbeat when the Stryker colt was paraded pre-sale at Oaklands.  “He’s the closest looking colt to Stryker I’ve seen so far,” Liston said.  “He has his swagger, beautiful head and best laid-back attitude.  We sold him as agent for one of our good clients John Alam and he’s just a lovely looking colt.”

A total of 230 lots changed hands at Oaklands on Sunday and Monday at a remarkable clearance rate of 88%.  The Select Session average was up 40% year-on-year to $18,525.

STRYKER – ACTRICE COLT