On target to match dam

EXCEPTIONALLY bred youngster Lewie Kelly moved a step closer to emulating one of his dam's feats at Club Menangle last Monday.

A member of the highly-successful Rickie Alchin stable, Lewie Kelly captured a Breeders' Challenge Blue heat, setting the scene for a berth in the Final at the same venue on November 21.

Victory in the $100,000 decider will see Lewie Kelly join his dam, Molly Kelly, on the futurity's honour roll.

Prepared by Emma Stewart and driven by Chris Alford, Molly Kelly won the 2017 Final for two-year-old fillies.

The family also includes Breeders' Challenge winners Frith and Tims A Trooper.

With Ashleigh Delosa holding the reins, Lewie Kelly led throughout from the pole to score by 31 metres from Cowboy Culture, with The Wicked Warrior four-and-a-half metres away third.

Covering the mile in 1:51.6, the three-year-old's time was 2.1 seconds quicker than Ya Racin Carl in the following heat.

Trained by Tom Pay and driven by Will Rixon, Ya Racin Carl also set the pace before accounting for Lexy and Rock Spirit.