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Morphettville: Morphettville

26th November 2022

  • Track distance

    2500m

  • Weather

    Overcast

  • Rain

    Nil last 24hrs, 11mm last 7 days

  • Rail type

    +12m 1200m-W/Post, +8m Remainder Sectional 616m

  • Track rating

    Good 4

  • View track map

Winning post-1800 metres: We are on the Morphettville course proper on Saturday with the rail going out to the 12m position from the 1200m to the winning post and 8m for the remainder. The last meeting on this track was ten days ago from Saturday, the deferred Finals Day on 16th of November. With the rail the same here after racing at 8 metres, the inside pad still presents well and walks consistently. At the time of walking on Thursday morning, with fine weather and warm conditions, it walked in the ‘Soft 5’ range, with no difference between the fence and several horses away from it. On Thursday morning the track was rated ‘Soft 6’.

1800m-1200m: There is a good grass coverage all the way around to the 1200 metres and the track walks consistently in the Soft 5 range. There will be no disadvantage to be away from the fence, in the two and three wide line, particularly with cover.  

1200m-800m: With the inside pad effectively out to from damaged ground, it presents well and walks in the Soft 5 range. The track has come on noticeably in the past fortnight with recent rain and a fertiliser program and presents with a good cover of grass.

800m-400m: As horses commence their runs away from the fence, there may be some evidence of kick back closer to the rail as the day goes on. There will be horses looking to get away from the fence from around the 500 metre mark and the ground is reasonably consistent on the inside, with only minimal damage near the fence.

400m-Winning post: The track walks consistently in the Soft 5 range, with some further irrigation required to keep the track in the Good range for Saturday. Expect to see horses race prominently and near the rail favoured, as can be the case when the rail is out this far on most tracks. The straight walks consistently from the 3 wide line out, but is slightly more compacted on the rail and one off, so will be interesting to see whether a pattern emerges here. It is expected that runners will also be able to make ground out wide, but walks slightly firmer and closer to a Good 4, towards the inside.

Verdict: A genuine Good track is expected for Saturday's card, with strong drying conditions from the Soft 6 rating on Thursday morning. The track has recovered well from the Soft 6 rating from the race meeting on Wednesday 16th and walks consistently throughout, although slightly firmer near the rail in the straight. Look for horses winning from up near the lead or on pace near the fence, out to the middle of the track, however much will depend on the pace of the races with the rail out to the 12 metre position. Barriers too, come into play and inside barriers may be an advantaged, particularly over the sprint distances.

Stewards will further assess the track for a confirmation of the rating on Friday afternoon.

Rail details +12m 1200m-W/Post, +8m Remainder Sectional 616m
Track type Turf
Penetrometer 5.46
Nominations close Mon 21 Nov 22 12:00PM ACDT
Weights last published Tue 22 Nov 22 12:00AM ACDT
Acceptances must be declared before Wed 23 Nov 22 9:00AM ACDT
Riders must be declared before Wed 23 Nov 22 12:00PM ACDT

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4. The Junction Handicap 2500m, 2:02pm

Total prize pool: $55,000

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

BenchMark 82 (BM82), Handicap (Hcp), Rating Based (RTG), Apprentices can claim.

Field Limit: 14 + 4 EM

results

Fin Name Barrier Weight Margin Starting price Time More info
1
J: Logan McNeil (a2/55kg) T: Peter Hardacre
5 60.0 (cd 58.0kg) 0.0 $7 02:40.800
  • Jockey

    Logan McNeil

  • Trainer

    Peter Hardacre

  • Barrier

    5

  • Weight

    60.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    9YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    55.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    1

  • Prize

    $194,185

  • Racing colours

    Black, Teal Lightning Bolt, White And Teal Stars Sleeves, Teal And Black Stars Cap

  • Owners

    B W James, T M Heysen, B I Flood, P J Burchell, M E Gazzard, J E Kirby, D V Gray, T C Ellis, R J Hay, C R Hills, P J Telford, P M Wells, R Evans, J J Williamson, S H Whicker, C G Lynch, Dr R A Mackle & A G Altschwager

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Epona Princess
    SIRE: Sebring

  • Career

    32:9-3-4

  • 1st up

    7:2-1-0

  • 2nd up

    6:1-0-0

  • Track

    8:1-1-1

  • Dist

    1:0-1-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    18:6-2-4

  • Soft

    11:2-1-0

  • Heavy

    3:1-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
2nd / 13 MORP 16/11/2022 2500 Soft SKYBEAU BM75 18225 Logan McNeil 61 9 80
  • 1 The Map
  • 3 Salute The Stars
1st / 7 MRPK 05/11/2022 2250 Good BM72 29350 Logan McNeil 59 7 76
  • 2 Wolf Prince
  • 3 Space Equity
3rd / 10 MORP 22/10/2022 2000 Good BM72 4425 Ellis Wong 59 10 76
  • 1 Oath Of Omerta
  • 2 Melody Man
13th / 16 MUBR 14/10/2022 1600 Soft M BR CUP - Ms Eran Boyd 54 9 76
  • 1 Agreeable
  • 2 Lord Vladivostok (NZ)
9th / 11 MRPK 01/10/2022 1400 Good BM86 1275 Ms Eran Boyd 56 4 77
  • 1 Call Me Shamus
  • 1 Perfect Route
2
J: Ms Sophie Logan (a2/50kg) T: Andrew Clarken
6 54.0 (cd 52.0kg) 0.2 $10 02:40.840
  • Jockey

    Ms Sophie Logan

  • Trainer

    Andrew Clarken

  • Barrier

    6

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    bay or brown

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    12

  • Prize

    $100,885

  • Racing colours

    Green, Yellow Hooped Sleeves And Cap

  • Owners

    J E Star

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Molto Bene
    SIRE: Hinchinbrook

  • Career

    23:1-4-6

  • 1st up

    4:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    4:1-0-2

  • Track

    11:0-3-1

  • Dist

    2:0-1-0

  • Trk/Dst

    2:0-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    14:1-4-3

  • Soft

    8:0-0-3

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
3rd / 11 MRPK 19/11/2022 2250 Soft 0-64 3625 Ms Sophie Logan 55 11 61
  • 1 Wolf Prince
  • 2 African Awesome
6th / 11 MORP 01/11/2022 2008 Soft BM64 825 Barend Vorster 57 8 62
  • 1 Make It A Double
  • 2 Busker's Ballad
3rd / 11 GAWL 21/10/2022 3340 Good BM75 2725 Ms Sophie Logan 54 6 62
  • 1 The Rattlin' Bog (NZ)
  • 2 Wolf Prince
3rd / 11 MRPK 01/10/2022 2400 Good BM82 4425 Ms Sophie Logan 52 10 61
  • 1 Sous Les Nuages (IRE)
  • 2 Dixie Whistler
4th / 10 GAWL 21/09/2022 2100 Heavy 3UP CL1-SW 1825 Kristo Sardelic 54 6 61
  • 1 Make It A Double
  • 2 Sea Of Secrets
3
J: Ms Kayla Crowther T: Kevin Corstens
9 54.0 1.8 $6 02:41.110
  • Jockey

    Ms Kayla Crowther

  • Trainer

    Kevin Corstens

  • Barrier

    9

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    6

  • Prize

    $163,375

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, Four White Diamonds, White And Orange Diabolo Sleeves And Diamonds On Cap

  • Owners

    K L Corstens, B K Abernethy, Ms G Bayliss, J Guest, Ms I M Dogne, R Macintyre, A Rinaldi, S P Carey, T Tanis, B J Anderton, Mrs L E Anderton & A Burns

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Swelter
    SIRE: Ghibellines

  • Career

    24:5-2-0

  • 1st up

    3:1-0-0

  • 2nd up

    3:0-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    1:1-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    15:5-1-0

  • Soft

    9:0-1-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
9th / 9 CAUL 12/10/2022 2400 Soft BM84 2600 Craig Williams 54 1 70
  • 1 Port Philip (IRE)
  • 2 Kissinger (NZ)
2nd / 10 BDGO 02/10/2022 2400 Soft BM70 7200 Jamie Mott 58 2 70
  • 1 Kissinger (NZ)
  • 3 Outback Jack
10th / 10 MORN 24/09/2022 2400 Soft R.M ANSETT - Matthew Cartwright 54 2 70
  • 1 Saracen Knight (IRE)
  • 2 Verimli (FR)
8th / 10 WKBL 27/08/2022 2000 Soft BM78 600 Jake Duffy 56 8 72
  • 1 Pres de Toi
  • 2 King's Charisma (IRE)
10th / 12 FLEM 06/08/2022 2000 Soft BM78 2600 Blaike McDougall 56 2 74
  • 1 Fifth Position (IRE)
  • 2 Blue Cup (FR)
4
J: Ms Alana Livesey (a3/51kg) T: Ryan Balfour
1 54.0 (cd 51.5kg) 2.0 $8.50 02:41.140
  • Jockey

    Ms Alana Livesey

  • Trainer

    Ryan Balfour

  • Barrier

    1

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    10YO

  • Colour

    brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    51.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    7

  • Gear changes

    Winkers AGAIN

  • Prize

    $204,480

  • Racing colours

    Gold, Black Seams, Black And White Checked Cap, Gold Pom Pom

  • Owners

    R B R (Mgr: R W Balfour), D J Raphael, B R O'Reilly, Mrs C O'reilly, G T Ward, A Iessi, A Dean, C R Dean, T E Satchell, J R Crewdson, R J Crewdson, D J Miller, G D Ward, R D C Ward, M P Dornan, P A Gregory, J L Wallace, M S Reid, R F Coxon & I A Serpo

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Verse
    SIRE: Street Cry

  • Career

    59:5-7-8

  • 1st up

    8:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    8:0-0-2

  • Track

    22:1-4-4

  • Dist

    5:0-2-1

  • Trk/Dst

    4:0-1-1

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    39:2-3-5

  • Soft

    19:3-4-3

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
10th / 13 MORP 16/11/2022 2500 Soft SKYBEAU BM75 2225 Sairyn Fawke 55 6 64
  • 1 The Map
  • 2 Sebonna
2nd / 11 MORP 01/11/2022 2008 Soft BM64 3825 Ms Alana Livesey 57 11 63
  • 1 Make It A Double
  • 3 African Awesome
7th / 10 MORP 22/10/2022 2000 Good BM72 1275 Todd Pannell 56 1 64
  • 1 Oath Of Omerta
  • 2 Melody Man
7th / 10 MORP 08/10/2022 1600 Soft BM68 1075 Jacob Opperman 57 2 65
  • 1 Montepulciano
  • 2 France's Boy
7th / 10 CAUL 16/04/2022 2400 Good BM78 2600 Craig Williams 54 6 66
  • 1 Point Nepean (IRE)
  • 2 Through Irish Eyes (NZ)
5
J: Lachlan Neindorf (a1.5/54kg) T: Mick Huxtable
3 54.0 2.1 $26 02:41.160
  • Jockey

    Lachlan Neindorf

  • Trainer

    Mick Huxtable

  • Barrier

    3

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    brown

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    10

  • Prize

    $51,275

  • Racing colours

    Canary, Black Yoke, Cuffs And Cap

  • Owners

    G R Prest, J G Kelly, F S Greenslade, D Marsh, J S Thring, D L Bayly, Mrs P S Bayly, JT Thring, Mrs P D Kent, Mrs P H Noblet, Mrs A G Veitch & Mrs C R Prest

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Full Spec
    SIRE: Rebel Raider

  • Career

    13:1-4-1

  • 1st up

    2:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    2:0-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    7:1-4-0

  • Soft

    5:0-0-0

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-1

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
5th / 11 MRPK 19/11/2022 2250 Soft 0-64 1925 Ms Jessica Eaton 54 1 55
  • 1 Wolf Prince
  • 2 African Awesome
2nd / 9 MUBR 09/11/2022 2000 Good CL1-SW 3825 Barend Vorster 57 7 54
  • 1 Salute The Stars
  • 3 Soarlikeaneagle
3rd / 9 SBYN 26/10/2022 2050 Heavy CL1-SW 2225 Jason Benbow 57 8 54
  • 1 Red Sequoia
  • 2 Chartin (NZ)
10th / 12 MUBR 14/10/2022 2000 Soft CL1-SW - Paul Gatt 57 1 56
  • 1 Chartin (NZ)
  • 2 Ithacan
6th / 10 GAWL 03/10/2022 1719 Soft BM62 825 Paul Gatt 56 7 57
  • 1 Bellavardo (NZ)
  • 2 Getouttheway
6
J: Jason Holder T: Anthony & Sam Freedman
2 56.5 3.6 $2.80F 02:41.410
  • Jockey

    Jason Holder

  • Trainer

    Anthony & Sam Freedman

  • Barrier

    2

  • Weight

    56.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    52.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    2

  • Prize

    $168,950

  • Racing colours

    White, Red Stripes

  • Owners

    Pinecliff Racing (Mgr: J B Munz)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Zurella
    SIRE: Vancouver

  • Career

    21:4-6-4

  • 1st up

    4:1-2-0

  • 2nd up

    4:0-0-3

  • Track

    2:1-1-0

  • Dist

    3:2-1-0

  • Trk/Dst

    2:1-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    12:4-2-1

  • Soft

    6:0-2-3

  • Heavy

    3:0-2-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
6th / 6 BDGO 02/11/2022 2200 Heavy KYNE CUP 2500 Damien Thornton 54 5 79
  • 1 Station One
  • 2 Dark Dream
2nd / 3 MOE 14/10/2022 1600 Heavy BM78 10800 Damien Thornton 59 2 79
  • 1 Sharper
  • 3 Rebel Typhoon
2nd / 11 MORP 07/05/2022 2500 Soft PT A CUP 19125 Ms Jamie Kah 54 6 75
  • 1 Splendiferous
  • 3 Does It (NZ)
1st / 5 MORP 02/04/2022 2500 Good BM78 29100 Zac Spain 58 5 71
  • 2 Busker's Ballad
  • 3 Comfort Girl
1st / 6 CRAN 11/03/2022 2520 Good BM70 19250 Ben Allen 57 6 67
  • 2 Look Sharpish (NZ)
  • 3 Nordic Pride
7
J: Ms Jessica Eaton T: Michael Hickmott
8 55.0 4.6 $6 02:41.590
  • Jockey

    Ms Jessica Eaton

  • Trainer

    Michael Hickmott

  • Barrier

    8

  • Weight

    55.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    4

  • Prize

    $144,160

  • Racing colours

    White, Navy Blue Star, Armbands And Cap

  • Owners

    Michael Hickmott Bloodstock

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Exciting Dynasty
    SIRE: Roman Emperor

  • Career

    16:5-1-0

  • 1st up

    4:1-0-0

  • 2nd up

    4:2-0-0

  • Track

    6:1-0-0

  • Dist

    2:1-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    14:5-1-0

  • Soft

    2:0-0-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
6th / 10 BRAT 19/11/2022 2000 Soft BM84 2600 Ms Alana Kelly 53 1 71
  • 1 Fifth Position (IRE)
  • 2 Parisian Dancer (NZ)
6th / 7 MRPK 05/11/2022 2250 Good BM72 1275 Ms Jessica Eaton 60 5 72
  • 1 Sebonna
  • 2 Wolf Prince
1st / 10 MORP 22/10/2022 2000 Good BM72 29350 Ms Jessica Eaton 58 3 68
  • 2 Melody Man
  • 3 Sebonna
7th / 10 MRPK 01/10/2022 1550 Good BM68 1075 Ms Jessica Eaton 61 2 69
  • 1 Yuri Royale
  • 2 Exalted Fire
6th / 8 BKVA 19/09/2022 1050 Soft OPN-TRL - Ms Jessica Eaton - - -
  • 1 Aitch Two Oh
  • 2 Second Slip (NZ)
8
J: Ms Anna Jordsjo T: Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor
4 55.0 5.0 $18 02:41.650
  • Jockey

    Ms Anna Jordsjo

  • Trainer

    Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor

  • Barrier

    4

  • Weight

    55.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    52.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    5

  • Prize

    $116,790

  • Racing colours

    Red, Blue 5 Stars, White Sleeves Blue Checked, Red Cap Blue Stars, Red Collar, Red Cuffs, Red Peak

  • Owners

    Quest Thoroughbreds (Mgr: C E R O'Sullivan), JD & KB Racing (Mgr: J Dunn) & T O'sullivan

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Polska
    SIRE: Sebring

  • Career

    20:5-2-0

  • 1st up

    5:0-1-0

  • 2nd up

    4:1-0-0

  • Track

    2:0-0-0

  • Dist

    2:1-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    10:1-1-0

  • Soft

    9:3-1-0

  • Heavy

    1:1-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
5th / 13 MORP 16/11/2022 2500 Soft SKYBEAU BM75 4225 Barend Vorster 58 12 71
  • 1 The Map
  • 2 Sebonna
4th / 7 MRPK 05/11/2022 2250 Good BM72 2850 Ben Price 58 6 71
  • 1 Sebonna
  • 2 Wolf Prince
9th / 11 GAWL 21/10/2022 1500 Good GAWL CUP 2325 Barend Vorster 54 6 72
  • 1 Montign
  • 2 Hankstar
2nd / 9 BKVA 19/09/2022 1050 Soft OPN-TRL - Barend Vorster - - -
  • 1 Spin The Reward
  • 3 Pudding (NZ)
6th / 8 MRPK 11/06/2022 2250 Soft BM78 1275 Ms Anna Jordsjo 60 7 74
  • 1 Capricorn Ridge
  • 2 King Of Pharaohs
9
J: Ben Price (a2/50kg) T: Mick White
7 54.0 (cd 52.0kg) 13.6 $31 02:43.110
  • Jockey

    Ben Price

  • Trainer

    Mick White

  • Barrier

    7

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    8YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    9

  • Prize

    $90,620

  • Racing colours

    Gold, Blue Sash And Sleeves, Gold Cap

  • Owners

    Miss L N White, Miss L L Jarvis & M A White

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Ice Creme
    SIRE: Wandjina

  • Career

    29:3-1-3

  • 1st up

    5:0-0-3

  • 2nd up

    5:1-0-0

  • Track

    6:1-0-1

  • Dist

    1:1-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:1-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    17:2-1-2

  • Soft

    11:1-0-1

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
7th / 11 MRPK 19/11/2022 2250 Soft 0-64 1075 Paul Gatt 55 3 58
  • 1 Wolf Prince
  • 2 African Awesome
1st / 6 MORP 29/10/2022 2500 Good BM68 23850 Ben Price 52 6 49
  • 2 Hallaroste
  • 3 Yesugei (NZ)
8th / 10 MORP 22/10/2022 2000 Good BM72 1275 Ms Eran Boyd 54 6 49
  • 1 Oath Of Omerta
  • 2 Melody Man
7th / 10 MORP 08/10/2022 2037 Soft BM82 1275 Ms Eran Boyd 54 10 49
  • 1 Silent Command
  • 2 Lake's Folly
4th / 10 MORP 03/09/2022 1800 Soft BM68 2350 Ms Eran Boyd 54 1 47
  • 1 Moscow Red (NZ)
  • 2 Take Me North