Sydney/Melbourne, July 16 – Catbird featured prominently on Saturday with a two-state metropolitan double in Sydney and Melbourne courtesy of slick sprinter Jennings and in-form mare Gretchenella.

Lightly raced Mike Moroney trained four year-old Jennings resumed from a spell of 29 weeks to score a runaway win in the 1000 metre flying event at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

Ridden a beautiful race by Craig Williams, he saved ground all the way from barrier one and slipped through along the inside on the point of the turn to run right away in winning by two and a half lengths.

With five wins and three placings from 13 starts, Jennings has now won $133,800 for his owners Mr and Mrs Lindsey Williams.

Bred and offered for sale by Yarraman Park Stud, Jennings fetched $80,000 at the 2004 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and is the ninth foal of the Imposing mare Wycombe (NZ), a half-sister to highly successful sires Danewin and Commands.

Jennings is a full brother to good metropolitan winning filly Catseye Beach, who was retained by the Mitchell family and is the very last foal of 20-year old Wycombe, who sadly died just last month at Yarraman Park.

The Bart Cummings trained Gretchenella scored a last stride win in the Class Five event over 1550 metres for fillies and mares at Randwick on Saturday, storming home from last to seize a short head win.

Gretchenella has been extremely consistent of late, her overall record now standing at three wins and seven placings from 18 starts with prizemoney of $87,650.

A $150,000 purchase from the 2004 Magic Millions Yearling Sale, Gretchenella is from the Nassipour (USA) mare Kim Sayang, a full sister to Group One winning stayer Shiva’s Revenge.

Gretchenella is one of 91 individual Australian winners for Catbird this season, their combined earnings topping $3million to have him in 17th place on the general sires list for 2006/2007.