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Morphettville Parks: Morphettville

27th August 2022

  • Track distance

    1250m

  • Weather

    Fine

  • Rain

    Nil last 24hrs, 12.5mm last 7 days

  • Rail type

    +3m Entire Circuit, Sectional 604m

  • Track rating

    Soft 6

  • View track map

Track walked at 1pm Thursday 25 August 2022. 

Winning Post-1500m: Quite even across and genuine give in the ground. I wouldn't describe it as fast ground, its reasonably rough but at least consistent right across. Minor fill in the first few lanes and walked just better than a '7'. 

1500m-800m (back straight): There's a bit of sand-fill in lane 1 courtesy of the rail moving out a few metres from the previous meeting. The track is a touch lumpy but coverage is solid enough for this time of year. I thought it walked like ground that would result in slow times but I can't imagine there being superior lanes. It felt like a '7' track to me. 

1400m-800m (chute): There's a touch of sand-fill across the inside three lanes and it also gave me the feel they won't be running slick times across it. Looking just inside the running rail where they raced last meeting I felt the ground was very similar to what they'll race on this Saturday. It was hard to make ground at that meeting so it's worth bearing that in mind. Felt like a Soft 7 and with fine weather I think it could only be a '6'. 

800m-400m: Still quite lumpy in this section but I do feel it's even right across the inside six lanes. Marginally more fill in lanes 1 and 2 but I doubt that will have an impact. Plenty of give in the surface and it walked a '7' to me. I thought it was also going to be slow ground and I can see it being hard for horses to make up ground quickly from the back given the ground is quite loose. 

400m-Winning Post: Rounding the home turn there is more fill across the inside two lanes which makes me think they won't be hard up on the fence all day. Given the surface is quite loose I think they might struggle to make up a lot of ground from the turn, so I'd be happy to look at horses that settle within striking distance turning. Nothing wrong with the lanes out very wide should one or two end up out there. Walked a '7' but could improve a rating with fine weather. 

Verdict: Overall I thought the rating at the time of walking it was a '7'. There's plenty of give in the surface and the track is relatively open, which makes me think they'll get into the top of it and the times won't be overly fast. At the last meeting here on Wednesday August 17 we saw an average winning margin of 2.4L and only one of the winners (Another Free Glass) came from further back than 2L (2.8L) at the 400m mark. This was despite more than half the races being run at a tempo that I would describe as fast. My feel is that horses looking to make up a lot of ground at the 400m mark might struggle to get the traction they need to run home fast enough to catch those in front. I'd be happy to back horses settling in the first 33% of the field but I'm expecting them to use a fair bit of the straight as the meeting goes on.

Rail details +3m Entire Circuit, Sectional 604m
Track type Turf
Penetrometer 6.37
Nominations close Mon 22 Aug 22 12:00PM ACST
Weights last published Tue 23 Aug 22 12:00AM ACST
Acceptances must be declared before Wed 24 Aug 22 9:00AM ACST
Riders must be declared before Wed 24 Aug 22 12:00PM ACST

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1. The Fotobase Group Handicap 1250m, 11:34am

Total prize pool: $55,000

1st: $29,350, 2nd: $9,675, 3rd: $4,425, 4th: $2,850, 5th: $2,325

BenchMark 68 (BM68), Handicap (Hcp), Three-Years-Old (3Y), Rating Based (RTG), Apprentices can claim.

Field Limit: 14 + 4 EM

results

Fin Name Barrier Weight Margin Starting price Time More info
1
J: Jason Benbow T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman
5 57.5 0.0 $1.50F 01:17.110
  • Jockey

    Jason Benbow

  • Trainer

    Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman

  • Barrier

    5

  • Weight

    57.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    3

  • Prize

    $14,850

  • Racing colours

    Navy Blue, White Quarters, Quartered Cap

  • Owners

    R Smith, B L Mathieson, Mrs J A Mathieson, Dunbar Bloodstock (Mgr: Dr P D Dunbar), P T Jackman, C Gauci, D Gauci, L Gauci, M Gauci & A J Gauci

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Vavasour
    SIRE: I Am Invincible

  • Career

    1:1-0-0

  • 1st up

    1:1-0-0

  • 2nd up

    0:0-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    1:1-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    0:0-0-0

  • Soft

    0:0-0-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
1st / 12 PAKS 08/08/2022 1200 Synthetic MDN-SW 14850 Billy Egan 57 2 -
  • 2 Sabaid
  • 3 Mission Supreme
2
J: Ben Price (a2/50kg) T: Richard & Chantelle Jolly
3 60.0 (cd 58.0kg) 1.0 $3.80 01:17.270
  • Jockey

    Ben Price

  • Trainer

    Richard & Chantelle Jolly

  • Barrier

    3

  • Weight

    60.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    1

  • Prize

    $121,865

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, Gold Diamond Sleeves, Red cap

  • Owners

    D E Oxlade

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Flying Success
    SIRE: Akeed Mofeed

  • Career

    5:2-2-1

  • 1st up

    2:0-1-1

  • 2nd up

    2:2-0-0

  • Track

    2:1-0-1

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    3:1-1-1

  • Soft

    1:0-1-0

  • Heavy

    1:1-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
1st / 6 MORP 13/08/2022 1100 Heavy 3YO BM62 23850 Ben Price 59 1 64
  • 2 Bonnie Gangster
  • 3 More Reward
2nd / 7 MORP 30/07/2022 1050 Soft 2YO CL1 7315 Jake Toeroek 60 3 63
  • 1 Nishikado
  • 3 Northumbria
2nd / 5 MUBR 14/07/2022 950 Good 2Y-TRL - Todd Pannell - - -
  • 1 Kusu
  • 3 Dragonface
2nd / 10 MORP 02/04/2022 1100 Good 2YO HCP 9675 Campbell Rawiller 57 3 62
  • 1 Hope At Hand
  • 3 Spencer's Spirit
1st / 7 MRPK 12/03/2022 1000 Good 2Y MDN-SW 21125 Jake Toeroek 58 1 -
  • 2 Hope At Hand
  • 3 Wildwood Road
3
J: Barend Vorster T: Dan Clarken & Oopy MacGillivray
1 54.0 1.5 $21 01:17.360
  • Career

    2:0-0-1

  • 1st up

    2:0-0-1

  • 2nd up

    0:0-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    0:0-0-0

  • Soft

    1:0-0-0

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-1

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
3rd / 6 MORP 13/08/2022 1100 Heavy 3YO BM62 3625 Ms Sophie Logan 53 2 56
  • 1 Alpha Flight
  • 2 Bonnie Gangster
6th / 10 MORP 05/08/2022 1050 Soft 3Y-TRL - Todd Pannell - - -
  • 1 Merchant Boss
  • 2 Sonic Wave
9th / 10 MUBR 28/05/2022 1000 Soft 2YO MDN-SW 985 Ms Anna Jordsjo 56 10 -
  • 1 Test The Law
  • 2 I'm Over Dancing
4
J: Ms Teagan Voorham (a2/52kg) T: Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas
2 54.0 (cd 52.0kg) 3.9 $8 01:17.750
  • Jockey

    Ms Teagan Voorham

  • Trainer

    Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas

  • Barrier

    2

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    bay or brown

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    52.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    5

  • Prize

    $13,565

  • Racing colours

    Navy Blue, White Stars, Navy Blue, Red And White Striped Sleeves, Red Cap

  • Owners

    H M Perks, B H Perks, I Read & R Hersey

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Khandallah
    SIRE: So You Think

  • Career

    1:0-1-0

  • 1st up

    1:0-1-0

  • 2nd up

    0:0-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    1:0-1-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    0:0-0-0

  • Soft

    1:0-1-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
2nd / 13 MUBR 06/08/2022 1200 Soft 3YO MDN-SW 7315 Ms Teagan Voorham 54 4 -
  • 1 Intrepid Eagle
  • 3 Pretty Reliable (NZ)
5th / 5 MRPK 24/02/2022 1000 Good 2Y-TRL - Ms Teagan Voorham - - -
  • 1 See You In Heaven
  • 2 Prince Tikea
5
J: Lachlan Neindorf (a1.5/54kg) T: Gordon Richards & Damien Moyle
4 54.0 5.4 $51 01:17.990
  • Jockey

    Lachlan Neindorf

  • Trainer

    Gordon Richards & Damien Moyle

  • Barrier

    4

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    8

  • Gear changes

    Blinkers OFF FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $10,930

  • Racing colours

    Blue, White Seams, Hooped Sleeves And White Cap

  • Owners

    PJ & J Hill Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Dawinner
    SIRE: A Lot

  • Career

    5:0-0-1

  • 1st up

    2:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    2:0-0-0

  • Track

    1:0-0-0

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    2:0-0-0

  • Soft

    2:0-0-1

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
4th / 6 MORP 13/08/2022 1100 Heavy 3YO BM62 2350 Lachlan Neindorf 53 4 55
  • 1 Alpha Flight
  • 2 Bonnie Gangster
5th / 7 MORP 30/07/2022 1050 Soft 2YO CL1 1745 Ms Sophie Logan 52 4 56
  • 1 Nishikado
  • 2 Alpha Flight
3rd / 4 GAWL 10/04/2022 1100 Soft 2YO BM62 2225 Ms Sophie Logan 56 4 56
  • 1 Super Sharp
  • 2 Seven Secrets
5th / 10 MORP 02/04/2022 1100 Good 2YO HCP 2325 Ms Sophie Logan 53 5 57
  • 1 Hope At Hand
  • 2 Alpha Flight
6th / 7 MRPK 12/03/2022 1000 Good 2Y MDN-SW 985 Ms Madison Lloyd 53 6 -
  • 1 Alpha Flight
  • 2 Hope At Hand
-
J: Jason Holder T: Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas
- 57.5 - - -
  • Jockey

    Jason Holder

  • Trainer

    Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas

  • -

  • Weight

    57.5

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    52.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    7

  • Gear changes

    Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) FIRST TIME, Gelded, Norton Bit FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $34,150

  • Racing colours

    White Black Stripes

  • Owners

    M Davies, L Davies, L Eldredge, S Scaglione, M Madigan, M Aitchison, M Stopp, D Preece, A Boylan, R Heinrich, P Wetherall & D Willis

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Sharpness
    SIRE: More Than Ready

  • Career

    2:1-1-0

  • 1st up

    1:0-1-0

  • 2nd up

    1:1-0-0

  • Track

    1:0-1-0

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    1:0-1-0

  • Soft

    1:1-0-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
1st / 4 GAWL 10/04/2022 1100 Soft 2YO BM62 10625 Ms Jessica Eaton 59 2 59
  • 2 Seven Secrets
  • 3 Looks Like A Lady
2nd / 8 MRPK 26/03/2022 1000 Good 2YO 9675 Ms Teagan Voorham 56 8 58
  • 1 Aitch Two Oh
  • 3 Merchelle
3rd / 7 MUBR 17/03/2022 1000 Good 2Y-TRL - Ms Jessica Eaton - - -
  • 1 Oracle Son
  • 2 Out Incognito