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Morphettville: Morphettville

6th May 2023

  • Track distance

    1100m

  • Weather

    Overcast

  • Rain

    11mm last 24hrs, 20mm last 7 days

  • Rail type

    +3m Entire; Sectional 604m

  • Track rating

    Soft 6

  • View track map

Winning Post-1800 metres: The second of four consecutive weeks of Group 1 racing sees the rail back move out three metres from the true position last week. This gets away from some damaged ground near the fence and with plenty of track to play with, we see good coverage heading up the Bray St side of the track. The track walked as a Soft 5 at noon on Thursday, but with significant showers around on Friday afternoon, will be likely to be getting towards the Heavy range. The inside pad with the rail out presents well and walks consistently.

1800m-1200m: There is very good grass coverage all the way around to the 1200 metres and the track walks consistently, following 19mls of rain during the week, up until Friday morning. There will be no disadvantage to be away from the fence, in the two and three wide line, particularly with cover. This is a relatively fresh pad of grass, so every horse gets its chance to race on even ground, despite being on the fence or wider out.

1200m-800m: This part of the track also presents well and walked close to the Soft 5 range yesterday. The track continues to present well and the thatch cover remains really tight, which is ideal going into three more Saturdays of racing weeks. May sees a slight downturn in the soil temperature and growing conditions start to level out from herein. There are some signs of damage away from the rail to the three and four wide line, as we are on a pad that had horses travelling over it in this section.

800m-400m: There is consistent ground from the fence out to the five and six wide line. There is some wear on the fence and horses will be looking to get away from the fence. Unfortunately, rain on Friday will mean that this section of the track will chop out during the day tomorrow.

400m-Winning Post: The track walked consistently, although rain on Friday will see horses wanting to get to the middle of the track. The track has raced evenly over the last few months, with horses winning on the pace and from back in the field in recent meetings. The straight walks mostly consistent from the fence out to five metres, however it is expected however that runners will be able to make ground out wide. Some signs of fill from the middle of the track out should not impact on those runners coming to the middle of the track, however if rain continues, horses will spread right out in the straight.

Verdict: With the continuation of Group 1 racing with a great Robert Sangster Stakes field, rain about again is the unknown factor. The track presents well again, although rain affected now, providing a lush, good cover of kikuyu. The track walks consistently throughout, including in the straight. The usual pattern of horses looking to come to the middle of the track from the 200 metres, should be evident again. Recent racing shows evidence of fill out in this section. Look for horses winning from further back and fanning from the turn out towards the middle of the track. The track has played consistently this year, but rain brings an unknown factor in these conditions and wet track form will be an advantage. The Stewards will further assess on Saturday morning.

Rail details +3m Entire; Sectional 604m
Track type Turf
Penetrometer 6.45
Nominations close Mon 1 May 23 12:00PM ACST
Weights last published Tue 2 May 23 12:00AM ACST
Acceptances must be declared before Wed 3 May 23 9:00AM ACST
Riders must be declared before Wed 3 May 23 12:00PM ACST

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4. D C McKay Stakes 1100m, 1:32pm

Total prize pool: $127,250

1st: $68,975, 2nd: $22,725, 3rd: $10,225, 4th: $6,475, 5th: $5,225

Quality (Qlty), Rating Based (RTG).

Field Limit: 18 + 4 EM

results

Fin Name Barrier Weight Margin Starting price Time More info
1
J: Ms Caitlin Jones T: Will Savage
3 60.5 0.0 $5.50 01:05.040
  • Jockey

    Ms Caitlin Jones

  • Trainer

    Will Savage

  • Barrier

    3

  • Weight

    60.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    9YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    56.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    2

  • Prize

    $965,233

  • Racing colours

    Green, Yellow Sash And Cap

  • Owners

    W A Savage, Mrs B R Gordon & T L Gordon

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Li'l Miss Hayley
    SIRE: Kuroshio

  • Career

    38:18-2-2

  • 1st up

    9:6-0-0

  • 2nd up

    6:3-1-0

  • Track

    7:3-1-0

  • Dist

    6:3-1-0

  • Trk/Dst

    3:1-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    34:17-1-2

  • Soft

    3:1-1-0

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
1st / 8 ALSP 22/04/2023 1200 Good WFA 17743 Ianish Luximon 59 4 105
  • 2 Expert Witness
  • 3 Smuggling
10th / 10 M V 22/10/2022 1200 Heavy MANIKATO - Ms Linda Meech 59 10 107
  • 1 Bella Nipotina
  • 2 Rothfire
9th / 9 FLEM 02/07/2022 1200 Soft ALL VIC SPRINT - Blaike McDougall 61 3 108
  • 1 Sirius Suspect
  • 2 Florescent Star
8th / 19 MORP 21/05/2022 1200 Good THE GOODWOOD 10225 Barend Vorster 59 7 109
  • 1 Lombardo
  • 2 Halvorsen
2nd / 12 MORP 07/05/2022 1100 Soft D C McKAY 22725 Barend Vorster 60 10 109
  • 1 Free Of Debt
  • 3 The Inferno
2
J: Dean Yendall T: David Jolly
1 54.0 0.1 $4.20 01:05.050
  • Jockey

    Dean Yendall

  • Trainer

    David Jolly

  • Barrier

    1

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    8

  • Prize

    $525,125

  • Racing colours

    Orange, Green Diamonds

  • Owners

    Seymour Bloodstock (Mgr: D S Thomas), Pope Racing No 2 (Mgr: D R Pope), Renkie Racing (Mgr: R W Rowett) & Lions Share (Mgr: A E Grantham)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Original Choice
    SIRE: Brazen Beau

  • Career

    24:5-3-3

  • 1st up

    6:0-1-1

  • 2nd up

    5:1-0-2

  • Track

    6:0-0-1

  • Dist

    10:0-1-2

  • Trk/Dst

    5:0-0-1

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    15:4-1-2

  • Soft

    5:1-2-0

  • Heavy

    4:0-0-1

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
8th / 11 MRPK 22/04/2023 1100 Good R N IRWIN 2725 Jake Toeroek 59 10 91
  • 1 Kallos
  • 2 Mileva
1st / 8 MRPK 18/02/2023 1000 Good BM86 29350 Lachlan Neindorf 59 3 87
  • 2 Queman
  • 3 Fighting Mclaren
1st / 6 MUBR 20/01/2023 1000 Good BM86 29350 Barend Vorster 59 3 83
  • 2 Boss Lady Rocks
  • 3 Mr Have A Chat
3rd / 4 MORP 31/12/2022 1050 Good BM82 4425 Barend Vorster 61 2 83
  • 1 Aston Rapova
  • 2 Fighting Mclaren
6th / 11 CAUL 07/05/2022 1100 Good BM100 2600 Patrick Moloney 53 6 83
  • 1 Ranting (NZ)
  • 2 Ocean Beyond (NZ)
3
J: Michael Dee T: Mathew Ellerton
6 57.0 1.6 $2.70F 01:05.290
  • Jockey

    Michael Dee

  • Trainer

    Mathew Ellerton

  • Barrier

    6

  • Weight

    57.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Horse

  • Status

    Active

  • Ballot Seq

    4

  • Prize

    $750,950

  • Racing colours

    Lime, Purple And Gold Braces And Armbands

  • Owners

    Contract Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: Mrs J S Moodie), N S Psaltis, Mrs G C Psaltis, Fern Vale Farm (Mgr: A J Hardwick) & Ellerton Zahra Racing Pty Ltd (Mgr: S Zahra)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Phosphorescence
    SIRE: Brazen Beau

  • Career

    19:4-5-1

  • 1st up

    6:2-1-0

  • 2nd up

    5:1-2-0

  • Track

    3:0-1-0

  • Dist

    8:1-3-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    14:4-3-1

  • Soft

    5:0-2-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
5th / 11 MRPK 22/04/2023 1100 Good R N IRWIN 5225 Joe Bowditch 59 8 98
  • 1 Kallos
  • 2 Mileva
9th / 12 FLEM 29/10/2022 1200 Soft RISING FAST - Damian Lane 57 12 99
  • 1 Argentia
  • 2 Triple Missile
4th / 7 CAUL 08/10/2022 1100 Soft SCHILLACI 13500 Damian Lane 59 2 99
  • 1 Paulele
  • 2 Ingratiating
12th / 19 MORP 21/05/2022 1200 Good THE GOODWOOD - Daniel Moor 53 14 99
  • 1 Lombardo
  • 2 Halvorsen
2nd / 8 MORP 07/05/2022 1200 Soft TOBIN 36225 Daniel Moor 58 1 99
  • 1 Seradess
  • 3 Bacchanalia
4
J: Ms Linda Meech T: David Jolly
4 54.0 2.5 $14 01:05.450
  • Jockey

    Ms Linda Meech

  • Trainer

    David Jolly

  • Barrier

    4

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    grey-chestnut

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    11

  • Gear changes

    Blinkers FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $202,215

  • Racing colours

    Bottle Green, Grey Diamond, Diamonds Sleeves, Grey Cap

  • Owners

    A Sangster

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Gauze
    SIRE: Puissance de Lune

  • Career

    23:6-5-0

  • 1st up

    7:2-1-0

  • 2nd up

    5:1-1-0

  • Track

    9:1-0-0

  • Dist

    8:2-2-0

  • Trk/Dst

    5:1-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    16:5-3-0

  • Soft

    7:1-2-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
10th / 11 MRPK 22/04/2023 1100 Good R N IRWIN 2725 Will Price 57 5 79
  • 1 Kallos
  • 2 Mileva
2nd / 15 OAKB 08/04/2023 1100 Soft HILLS RAILWAY 22725 Ms Kayla Crowther 54 3 77
  • 1 Taunting
  • 3 Rich Gina
1st / 7 OAKB 30/03/2023 1050 Good 70+ TRL - Ms Kayla Crowther - - -
  • 2 Magnetic Edge
  • 3 Calla Dream
4th / 5 MRPK 18/03/2023 1000 Good BM86 2850 Ms Kayla Crowther 54 4 77
  • 1 Heka Express
  • 2 Rich Gina
7th / 8 MRPK 24/09/2022 1000 Soft BM76 1275 Ms Kayla Crowther 60 3 79
  • 1 Daring Move
  • 2 Keep Reading
5
J: Craig Williams T: Mathew Ellerton
2 62.0 2.6 $7 01:05.450
  • Jockey

    Craig Williams

  • Trainer

    Mathew Ellerton

  • Barrier

    2

  • Weight

    62.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    9YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    51.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    1

  • Prize

    $1,994,725

  • Racing colours

    White, Red Stripes

  • Owners

    Pinecliff Racing (Mgr: J B Munz), J S Mapperson, L J Mapperson, D W Franklin, K W Franklin, A J Blackshaw, R E Bowen, Ms J Crewes, J C Crawford, C D Mathieson, L J Mugavin, N Brooks & D J McLaughlin

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Atotori
    SIRE: Zoustar

  • Career

    38:8-3-4

  • 1st up

    11:4-1-1

  • 2nd up

    10:3-1-2

  • Track

    1:0-0-0

  • Dist

    4:0-1-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    25:7-2-1

  • Soft

    10:1-1-2

  • Heavy

    2:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
5th / 12 FLEM 01/10/2022 1200 Good GILGAI 7500 Damian Lane 57 1 108
  • 1 Private Eye
  • 2 Roch 'N' Horse (NZ)
10th / 14 FLEM 10/09/2022 1200 Soft BOBBIE LEWIS - Damian Lane 59 7 108
  • 1 Baller
  • 2 Roch 'N' Horse (NZ)
5th / 14 RAND 16/04/2022 1400 Heavy ALL AGED 14000 Damian Lane 59 13 109
  • 1 Cascadian (GB)
  • 2 Tofane (NZ)
6th / 11 RAND 02/04/2022 1200 Heavy T J SMITH 25000 Damian Lane 59 7 110
  • 1 Nature Strip
  • 2 Eduardo
8th / 17 FLEM 12/03/2022 1200 Good NEWMARKET 30000 Damian Lane 56 1 111
  • 1 Roch 'N' Horse (NZ)
  • 2 The Astrologist
6
J: Ms Teagan Voorham T: Chris Bieg
5 56.0 3.9 $10 01:05.660
  • Jockey

    Ms Teagan Voorham

  • Trainer

    Chris Bieg

  • Barrier

    5

  • Weight

    56.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    8YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Retired

  • J WT

    52.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    5

  • Gear changes

    Equicast OFF FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $529,895

  • Racing colours

    Black, Orange Crossed Sashes And Armbands

  • Owners

    P A Mauger, Dr H A Lewis, S Sloan, A D Taylor, Woodstock Racing (Mgr: A R Larwood), J P Higgins, D G Reynolds, J D Dollman, N I Dinning, G T Carnegie-Smith, R A Bosher, M C Brougham, A J Gurry, W J Gurry, M D Pickering, M Stewart, D Stewart, R Beens, Ms M C Higgins & Harewood (Mgr: D J Champion)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Stagerush
    SIRE: Unencumbered

  • Career

    27:6-2-1

  • 1st up

    6:2-1-0

  • 2nd up

    5:1-0-0

  • Track

    10:3-1-0

  • Dist

    8:3-1-0

  • Trk/Dst

    5:3-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    12:3-0-1

  • Soft

    11:2-1-0

  • Heavy

    4:1-1-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
6th / 8 MUBR 20/04/2023 1000 Good 70+-TRL - Ms Felicity Atkinson - - -
  • 1 Star Hills
  • 2 Diamonds
13th / 13 MORP 26/11/2022 1200 Good CITY MARION - Callan Murray 60 5 97
  • 1 Diamonds
  • 2 Manhatten Times
8th / 9 CAUL 15/10/2022 1000 Soft CAUL SPRINT 6000 Tommy Berry 57 6 99
  • 1 Asfoora
  • 2 Kallos
9th / 10 FLEM 18/06/2022 1100 Soft Qlty 2600 Jake Toeroek 60 9 100
  • 1 Zac De Boss (NZ)
  • 2 Sartorial Splendor
10th / 19 MORP 21/05/2022 1200 Good THE GOODWOOD 10225 Dom Tourneur 56 4 101
  • 1 Lombardo
  • 2 Halvorsen
7
J: Ms Kayla Crowther T: Phillip Stokes
7 55.5 5.4 $13 01:05.900
  • Jockey

    Ms Kayla Crowther

  • Trainer

    Phillip Stokes

  • Barrier

    7

  • Weight

    55.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    9YO

  • Colour

    brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    7

  • Prize

    $559,720

  • Racing colours

    White, Emerald Green Sash And Cap

  • Owners

    Saddlers Knife (Mgr: D Brook)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Elumino
    SIRE: Shamus Award

  • Career

    48:11-4-4

  • 1st up

    6:1-2-1

  • 2nd up

    6:1-0-0

  • Track

    18:5-2-1

  • Dist

    26:6-3-2

  • Trk/Dst

    18:5-2-1

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    31:7-3-2

  • Soft

    15:4-1-1

  • Heavy

    2:0-0-1

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
11th / 11 MRPK 22/04/2023 1100 Good R N IRWIN - Ms Kayla Crowther 59 3 97
  • 1 Kallos
  • 2 Mileva
16th / 16 SANL 25/02/2023 1100 Good OAKLEIGH PLT - Ms Kayla Crowther 52 14 98
  • 1 Uncommon James
  • 2 Lofty Strike
1st / 10 MORP 28/01/2023 1100 Good DURBRIDGE 58200 Jason Holder 59 9 94
  • 2 See You In Heaven
  • 3 Kemalpasa
2nd / 9 SANH 26/12/2022 1100 Good XMAS STKS 36000 Dean Holland 54 9 93
  • 1 Jigsaw
  • 3 Rose Quartz
7th / 11 CRAN 12/11/2022 1000 Good HCP 3500 Daniel Moor 60 9 94
  • 1 Jigsaw
  • 2 Sartorial Splendor
-
J: Ms Jessica Eaton T: Michael Hickmott
- 54.0 - - -
  • Jockey

    Ms Jessica Eaton

  • Trainer

    Michael Hickmott

  • -

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    9

  • Prize

    $219,550

  • Racing colours

    Navy Blue, White Sash, Lime Green Striped Sleeves, Quartered Cap

  • Owners

    M Hickmott, M Pilkington, Seymour Bloodstock (Mgr: D S Thomas) & T Heptinstall

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Probationary
    SIRE: Brazen Beau

  • Career

    13:5-2-1

  • 1st up

    3:1-1-0

  • 2nd up

    3:3-0-0

  • Track

    4:2-0-1

  • Dist

    7:4-0-1

  • Trk/Dst

    4:2-0-1

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    4:0-1-0

  • Soft

    7:4-1-1

  • Heavy

    2:1-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
8th / 14 WNBL 03/05/2023 1200 Heavy WANGOOM 4000 Ms Jessica Eaton 54 5 82
  • 1 Outlaws Revenge
  • 2 Frankie Pinot
1st / 15 OAKB 08/04/2023 1100 Soft HILLS RAILWAY 68975 Ms Jessica Eaton 55 14 76
  • 2 Gaze Grise
  • 3 Rich Gina
4th / 7 OAKB 30/03/2023 1050 Good 70+ TRL - Ms Jessica Eaton - - -
  • 1 Gaze Grise
  • 2 Magnetic Edge
4th / 10 MORP 13/03/2023 1050 Good BM78 2850 Chris Parnham 60 2 76
  • 1 Queman
  • 2 Magic Max
1st / 10 MRPK 27/02/2023 1000 Good BM70+ TRL - Ms Jessica Eaton - - -
  • 2 Aitch Two Oh
  • 3 Magic Max