It seems owners Tanner Ahl and Tracie Price had been at odds over the naming of one of their youngsters. One wanted Indie included in the name while the other was looking to slot in the name Jill.

In the end the pair settled on Indie Or Jill as the racing name for the March 2023 daughter of Irish sire Magical Bale and Tangelo Fire, a winner of 11 races in Tasmania and South Australia prior to also whelping litters by Fernando Bale and Tommy Shelby.

In fact, the Fernando Bale litter includes the 2024 Group 3 Gawler Cup winner Pet Detective, a winner of 18 races – including seven on the trot between September and November – and $68,000 in prize money.

And still going strong is Lethridge-based Kathleen Boyle, the breeder of Tangelo Fire and certainly on fire at Warrnambool last Thursday night when winning the first three races with King Of Kindred, Ultimo and Little Narla.

Indie Or Jill found her way over to respected Dennington trainer Pat Bouchier at the pre-training stage.

“And it didn’t take long for her to start showing a bit,” he said. “But like a lot of young dogs she found racing in a field for the first time a little strange although I thought she handled herself pretty well when running third.”

Back for last week’s Greg Martlew Autos Maiden Stake (305 metres) and it was a different story after Indie Or Jill led all the way from box two for a one length win over Galactic Nemesis in 17.62 seconds.

Bouchier will be back again at Tara Raceway tomorrow – not with Indie Or Jill but with her half-brother Mango Cans (by Fernando Bale), a winner of 11 races and having his first start for his new trainer.