2024-25 was a breakthrough season for Grail Seeker (NZ) (Iffraaj), who had previously shown promise up to Group Two level as a three-year-old but went on to scale all new heights as a four-year-old.
In her first two starts of the season, she scored scintillating come-from-behind victories in the Group One Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings and the Group One Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham. She won those two prestigious weight-for-age races by a combined margin of almost four lengths and beat fellow Group One winners Skew Wiff (NZ) (Savabeel), Waitak (NZ) (Proisir), Bonny Lass (NZ) (Super Easy), Crocetti (NZ) (Zacinto), Snazzytavi (NZ) (Tavistock), Puntura (NZ) (Vespa) and Mercurial (NZ) (Burgundy).
Grail Seeker is trained by Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott. She was offered by Jamieson Park in Book 1 of Karaka 2022, where Kakapo Lodge bought her for $130,000.
From a total of 14 starts, Grail Seeker has recorded four wins and four placings. She has earned $737,215 for owners Sir Trevor Clarke and Chris Jones.
