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Morphettville Parks: Morphettville

4th February 2023

Track walked on Thursday 2 February 2023 at 11am

Winning Post-1500m: Racing returns to the Parks track after a two month break and a renovation. Expected to race evenly and walks consistently, with a good grass coverage. The rain last Saturday night and cooler conditions have really helped the track come on in the last week or so. Rated a Good 4 as of Friday morning and walked in that range on Thursday.

1500-800m (back straight): A boost to the grass cover in the last week with rain has this section in much better shape. With the rail back into the true position, this back straight section walks consistently well across the track, out to the three wide line and beyond and is expected to race evenly. Walked in the Good 4 range on Thursday.

1400m-800m (chute): Even and lush grass coverage during this section as expected and will race evenly on and away from the fence. Horses will not be disadvantaged racing slightly away from the fence in this section of the track, with new ground on the fence and out wider.

800m-400m: With the rail back in the true, there is plenty of track for horses to commence to improve away from the fence to make their runs on the circle and turning for home. The coverage is even and walks consistently on and away from the fence. It is expected to see fields start to fan into the straight, particularly after the first few races.

400m-Winning Post: With the rail in, it will be no surprise to see horses spread out in the straight, particularly later in the day. The track walks a Good ‘4’ in the straight, with a southerly headwind in the straight forecast for Saturday, also likely to come into play. There is no appreciable difference from the fence out to the middle of the track and the coverage seems consistent across, so pace and wind conditions early in the day, should be taken into account when assessing chances later.

Verdict: The track presents in very good condition and coming off a two month break, should play evenly and race well. With unseasonal cool and windy conditions, the track should race in the Good range by Saturday, depending if forecast showers arrive or not. It would not surprise to see winners coming from closer to the inside early with the small fields, as pace may dictate the first few races. Later in the day, horses with cover and able to peel off at the top of the straight and towards the middle of the track, may be advantaged, particularly if the headwind in the straight tests on pace runners.

Racing SA Stewards will provide an update to the track rating on Friday afternoon.

Rail details True
Track type Turf
Penetrometer 5.34
Nominations close Mon 30 Jan 23 12:00PM ACDT
Weights last published Tue 31 Jan 23 12:00AM ACDT
Acceptances must be declared before Wed 1 Feb 23 9:00AM ACDT
Riders must be declared before Wed 1 Feb 23 12:00PM ACDT

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1. Thomas Farms Handicap 1000m, 12:17pm

Total prize pool: $45,000

1st: $23,850, 2nd: $7,875, 3rd: $3,625, 4th: $2,350, 5th: $1,925

BenchMark 62 (BM62), Handicap (Hcp), Two-Years-Old (2Y), Rating Based (RTG), Apprentices can claim.

Field Limit: 14 + 4 EM

results

Fin Name Barrier Weight Margin Starting price Time More info
1
J: Ms Teagan Voorham (a2/52kg) T: Chris Bieg
4 57.0 (cd 55.0kg) 0.0 $1.95F 00:58.350
  • Jockey

    Ms Teagan Voorham

  • Trainer

    Chris Bieg

  • Barrier

    4

  • Weight

    57.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    4YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    52.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    1

  • Prize

    $28,725

  • Racing colours

    Black, Hot Pink Crossed Sashes And Armbands, Black Cap, Hot Pink Pom Pom

  • Owners

    Brentknoll Thoroughbreds (Mgr: T A Lillie), R J Savage, Mrs C M Savage & S Van Hees

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Happy Event
    SIRE: Russian Revolution

  • Career

    3:0-0-1

  • 1st up

    1:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    1:0-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    2:0-0-1

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    0:0-0-0

  • Soft

    3:0-0-1

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
3rd / 13 BRAT 19/11/2022 1000 Soft MM 2YO CLASSIC 22500 Dean Yendall 56 7 -
  • 1 Sunsource
  • 2 Pure Paradise
6th / 16 FLEM 03/11/2022 1000 Soft OTTAWA 4000 Tommy Berry 56 2 -
  • 1 Charm Stone
  • 2 Empress Of Wonder
4th / 7 MUBR 14/10/2022 900 Soft 2YO MDN-SW 2225 Callan Murray 56 2 -
  • 1 Harleen
  • 2 Sandual
2
J: Liam Riordan T: Chris Bieg
3 57.0 1.4 $10 00:58.570
  • Jockey

    Liam Riordan

  • Trainer

    Chris Bieg

  • Barrier

    3

  • Weight

    57.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    4YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    53.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    2

  • Gear changes

    Ear Muffs FIRST TIME, Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) OFF FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $21,025

  • Racing colours

    Black, Hot Pink Crossed Sashes And Armbands, Black Cap, Hot Pink Pom Pom

  • Owners

    Brentknoll Thoroughbreds (Mgr: T A Lillie)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Fine Mist
    SIRE: Written Tycoon

  • Career

    2:1-0-0

  • 1st up

    1:1-0-0

  • 2nd up

    1:0-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    1:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    0:0-0-0

  • Soft

    2:1-0-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
14th / 16 FLEM 03/11/2022 1000 Soft OTTAWA - Damien Oliver 56 3 -
  • 1 Charm Stone
  • 2 Empress Of Wonder
1st / 7 MUBR 14/10/2022 900 Soft 2YO MDN-SW 13425 Ms Felicity Atkinson 53 4 -
  • 2 Sandual
  • 3 First Rank
3
J: Barend Vorster T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy
1 56.0 4.1 $3.60 00:59.010
  • Jockey

    Barend Vorster

  • Trainer

    Tony & Calvin McEvoy

  • Barrier

    1

  • Weight

    56.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    4YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • Ballot Seq

    3=

  • Gear changes

    Bubble Cheeker (Off Side) FIRST TIME, Lugging Bit FIRST TIME

  • Racing colours

    White, Royal Blue Sides, White, Orange And Royal Blue Hooped Sleeves, Orange Cap

  • Owners

    Miss S Rutten & Ms H Grantham

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Another Diamond
    SIRE: Overshare

There is no available career history for this entry.

4
J: Ms Kayla Crowther T: Tom Dabernig
2 56.0 5.1 $4.40 00:59.170
  • Jockey

    Ms Kayla Crowther

  • Trainer

    Tom Dabernig

  • Barrier

    2

  • Weight

    56.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    4YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Filly

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    3=

  • Racing colours

    Navy Blue, Pink Chevron Sleeves, Pink Cap

  • Owners

    Mrs C Paisley, K Paisley, Jillaroo Racing 1, Mrs B Williams, Mrs E Skipworth, Mrs R Brennan, Mrs C Cork, Miss J Cowley, Mrs J Dancey, Mrs S Driver, Ms S Groot Zevert, Mrs J Knight, P Melling, Ms G Heritage, Mrs S Oka, Parker Girls, Riverview Racing, Miss J Ellings, Miss J Petrie & J P Tarrant

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Seven Sonnets
    SIRE: Thronum

There is no available career history for this entry.

-
J: Sheriden Tomlinson (a3/55kg) T: Richard & Chantelle Jolly
- 58.0 - - -
  • Jockey

    Sheriden Tomlinson

  • Trainer

    Richard & Chantelle Jolly

  • -

  • Weight

    58.0

  • Age

    4YO

  • Colour

    brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    55.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    3=

  • Gear changes

    Gelded, Winkers FIRST TIME

  • Racing colours

    Blue, Pink Fleur De Lys, Yellow Sleeves

  • Owners

    R R Jolly, J Martin, I F Cleveland, P M Cook, R A Bradshaw, J F Naffine, P R Jackson, Mrs S M Jackson & Bromfield Park Pty Ltd (Mgr: W C Pearce)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Ell Factor
    SIRE: Highland Reel

There is no available career history for this entry.

-
J: Todd Pannell T: Will Clarken & Niki O'Shea
- 56.0 - - -
  • Jockey

    Todd Pannell

  • Trainer

    Will Clarken & Niki O'Shea

  • -

  • Weight

    56.0

  • Age

    4YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Filly

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    53.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    3=

  • Gear changes

    Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) FIRST TIME

  • Racing colours

    Red, White Gatecrasher

  • Owners

    Ladbrokes Racing Club & Rosemont Stud Pty Ltd (Mgr: A P Mithen)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Miley
    SIRE: Starspangledbanner

There is no available career history for this entry.

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
3rd / 4 SBYN 16/01/2023 1000 Good 2Y-TRL - Ben Price - - -
  • 1 Aramoso
  • 2 Harley'n'rose