Imported stayer Soul Of Spain made it four wins from six Australian starts and claimed his first stakes success with victory in Friday’s Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup.

Racing in the Go Racing colours for trainer Chris Waller, Soul Of Spain and Zac Lloyd surged through along the rail to win the $300,000 feature, defeating Royal Supremacy and Travolta in a slogging finish to the Group 3 race.

The progressive Irish-bred stayer has now win five of 14 starts and has improved greatly since arriving in Australia earlier this year. He now looks destined to be a considerable threat in The Metropolitan, a race his trainer has won on six previous occasions.

A €160,000 Arqana two-year-old purchase for Blandford Bloodstock and Go Racing, he is the fifth stakes winner, and first in Australia, for his sire Phoenix Of Spain.

Earlier, the Group 3 Tibbie Stakes was won by the David Pfieffer-trained Oh Diamond Lil, after a well-judged on pace ride from Rachel King.

The daughter of So You Think defeated Verona Rose and Tulleries to claim her first black-type win.

The day’s other feature, the Group 3 Cameron Handicap, was won by the Joe Pride-trained Headley Grange. The son of Exosphere defeated Vivy Air and Fully Lit.

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