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Morphettville: Morphettville

6th May 2023

  • Track distance

    2014m

  • 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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1. SkyCity Handicap 2014m, 11:47am

Total prize pool: $45,000

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

BenchMark 68 (BM68), 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: Ben Price (a1.5/50kg) T: Will Clarken & Niki O'Shea
1 59.0 (cd 57.5kg) 0.0 $5 02:06.890
  • Jockey

    Ben Price

  • Trainer

    Will Clarken & Niki O'Shea

  • Barrier

    1

  • Weight

    59.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay or brown

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    4

  • Prize

    $71,035

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, Gold Lazy M In Circle, Gold Sleeves And Cap

  • Owners

    Mrs E A Creek & A J Moyle

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Silent Surround
    SIRE: Fiorente

  • Career

    8:3-1-1

  • 1st up

    2:1-0-0

  • 2nd up

    2:1-0-0

  • Track

    2:0-0-1

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    4:1-1-0

  • Soft

    2:0-0-1

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
2nd / 10 MRPK 22/04/2023 1950 Good BM72 9675 Ben Price 55 6 69
  • 1 Azaly
  • 3 Designs
3rd / 10 MORP 15/04/2023 1600 Soft BM68 3625 Ben Price 57 4 69
  • 1 Killiako
  • 2 Heir of Tavistock (NZ)
2nd / 10 OAKB 30/03/2023 1050 Good 0-70TRL - Ben Price - - -
  • 1 Garrire
  • 3 Tanaawol (NZ)
1st / 16 MUBR 04/03/2023 1600 Good BM62 21625 Ms Alana Livesey 57 10 65
  • 2 Eaglelou
  • 3 Farhh Flung (GB)
6th / 10 MORP 11/02/2023 1200 Good NMW BM70 985 Ben Price 55 2 66
  • 1 Bellinger
  • 2 Shez Betty
1
J: Craig Williams T: Mark & Levi Kavanagh
2 57.5 0.0 $2.60F 02:07.120
  • Jockey

    Craig Williams

  • Trainer

    Mark & Levi Kavanagh

  • Barrier

    2

  • Weight

    57.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    51.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    7

  • Prize

    $43,890

  • Racing colours

    Black, White Band And Sleeves, Black Cap

  • Owners

    Mrs I P & Mrs C L Kavanagh, B J & Mrs M A Vandenbergh, R Curcija, A O Pettit, B N Lehmann, M D Leitch, Mrs C M Joannidis, S R Peake & PROF J C Ford

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Storm Siren
    SIRE: Churchill

  • Career

    6:2-1-0

  • 1st up

    2:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    2:1-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    1:0-1-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    4:2-1-0

  • 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
1st / 10 SALE 23/04/2023 1728 Good 0 - 64 20625 Jake Noonan 59 1 62
  • 2 North Rocks
  • 3 Native Girl (NZ)
7th / 9 SANL 10/04/2023 1400 Soft 3Y BM70 1200 Craig Newitt 56 6 62
  • 1 Aiming
  • 2 Deekay
1st / 10 Y VL 23/12/2022 1950 Good MDN-SW 14850 Jake Noonan 58 5 -
  • 2 Scrambler
  • 3 Kildrummie
2nd / 10 MOE 09/12/2022 2050 Good MDN-SW 4590 Craig Newitt 58 1 -
  • 1 The Kings Gospel
  • 3 Toronova
4th / 12 BDGO 24/11/2022 1600 Good MDN-SW 1875 Jake Noonan 58 1 -
  • 1 Silver Up
  • 2 Bavicia (NZ)
2
J: Justin Potter T: Darren Magro & Aimee Bush
3 59.5 0.3 $14 02:07.180
  • Jockey

    Justin Potter

  • Trainer

    Darren Magro & Aimee Bush

  • Barrier

    3

  • Weight

    59.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay or brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    51.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    6

  • Prize

    $96,070

  • Racing colours

    Orange, Black Maltese Cross, Red Sleeves, Black And Orange Quartered Cap

  • Owners

    D E Magro, J B Roberts, M J Trimboli, T H McDonald, Baxmakers (Mgr: Miss L McFarlane), J J Owen, Mrs I M Owen, R J Czabayski, M D Burt, M W Memmler, D Magro, C G Ingram, T M Rasheed, A E Swan, B R Hilton, E J Black, C Catalano, G Catalano & P C Caven

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Red for Lou
    SIRE: Free Eagle

  • Career

    13:3-5-2

  • 1st up

    2:1-1-0

  • 2nd up

    2:1-0-0

  • Track

    3:0-0-1

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    9:2-5-0

  • Soft

    3:1-0-2

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
1st / 8 MRPK 22/04/2023 1550 Good BM64 NMW-LY 18600 Justin Potter 60 8 63
  • 2 Jenkins
  • 3 Silent Don
4th / 11 MORP 01/04/2023 1600 Good BM62 2125 Gary Lo 59 10 63
  • 1 Miss Kermie
  • 2 Whiskey 'N' Women
2nd / 11 MRPK 18/03/2023 1550 Good NMW BM70 7315 Justin Potter 57 9 62
  • 1 Sorel Rising
  • 3 Peacemaker
2nd / 16 MUBR 04/03/2023 1600 Good BM62 7315 Justin Potter 60 6 62
  • 1 Silent Surrente
  • 3 Farhh Flung (GB)
2nd / 7 MRPK 27/02/2023 1000 Good 0-70TRL - Justin Potter - - -
  • 1 Siyata (GB)
  • 3 Vikander
3
J: Samuel Payne T: Garret Lynch
8 62.0 3.9 $26 02:07.750
  • Jockey

    Samuel Payne

  • Trainer

    Garret Lynch

  • Barrier

    8

  • Weight

    62.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    8YO

  • Colour

    brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    2

  • Prize

    $259,250

  • Racing colours

    Green, Red Halves, Yellow Sash, Quartered Cap

  • Owners

    Mrs W E Daken & B J Daken

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Wendy Ellen
    SIRE: Rebel Raider

  • Career

    64:8-10-9

  • 1st up

    6:0-0-2

  • 2nd up

    6:0-1-1

  • Track

    15:2-3-0

  • Dist

    4:0-1-0

  • Trk/Dst

    3:0-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    32:3-3-4

  • Soft

    29:5-5-5

  • Heavy

    3:0-2-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
14th / 15 MORP 29/04/2023 2500 Soft PT A CUP - Ms Kayla Crowther 54 2 72
  • 1 Hasta La War
  • 2 Clever Man
1st / 9 OAKB 10/04/2023 2900 Soft BM64 10825 Ms Rochelle Milnes 59 6 68
  • 2 Wolf Prince
  • 3 Campobasso (NZ)
1st / 8 GAWL 02/04/2023 2100 Good BM58 10825 Ms Rochelle Milnes 60 4 64
  • 2 Covered Call
  • 3 Alpine Beau
2nd / 9 MUBR 26/03/2023 2500 Soft BM60 3825 Ms Eran Boyd 62 4 64
  • 1 Campobasso (NZ)
  • 3 Stocked And Loaded (NZ)
4th / 7 MRPK 18/03/2023 2250 Good BM68 2350 Ms Eran Boyd 58 2 64
  • 1 Dixie Whistler
  • 2 Plaisir
4
J: Ms Anna Jordsjo T: Grant Young
4 59.0 4.8 $41 02:07.880
  • Jockey

    Ms Anna Jordsjo

  • Trainer

    Grant Young

  • Barrier

    4

  • Weight

    59.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay or brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    52.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    8

  • Prize

    $120,850

  • Racing colours

    Cerise And Pink Quarters, Pink Sleeves, Cerise Cap

  • Owners

    T Jacquier & Mrs T J Jacquier

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Lady Like
    SIRE: Tivaci

  • Career

    32:4-4-1

  • 1st up

    5:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    4:0-1-0

  • Track

    5:0-0-0

  • Dist

    4:2-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    13:2-3-1

  • Soft

    17:2-1-0

  • Heavy

    2:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
10th / 15 MORP 29/04/2023 2500 Soft PT A CUP 2325 Ms Anna Jordsjo 54 13 66
  • 1 Hasta La War
  • 2 Clever Man
2nd / 9 OAKB 10/04/2023 2900 Soft BM64 3825 Jason Holder 61 2 66
  • 1 Smiling Assassin
  • 3 Campobasso (NZ)
16th / 16 MORP 13/03/2023 3200 Good ADL CUP - Ms Anna Jordsjo 53 14 66
  • 1 Rebel Racer
  • 2 Aurora's Symphony
5th / 10 MUBR 04/03/2023 2500 Good BM78 2325 Ms Anna Jordsjo 56 3 66
  • 1 Wheels (NZ)
  • 2 Dixie Whistler
9th / 13 MORP 25/02/2023 2600 Soft LORD REIMS 2725 Ms Anna Jordsjo 55 6 66
  • 1 Highland Jakk (NZ)
  • 2 Stars Of Carrum
5
J: Sheriden Tomlinson (a3/55kg) T: Mick Huxtable
6 62.5 (cd 59.5kg) 8.3 $21 02:08.440
  • Jockey

    Sheriden Tomlinson

  • Trainer

    Mick Huxtable

  • Barrier

    6

  • Weight

    62.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    8YO

  • Colour

    bay or brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Retired

  • J WT

    55.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    1

  • Gear changes

    Cross-over Nose Band OFF FIRST TIME, Winkers OFF FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $314,650

  • Racing colours

    Canary, Black Yoke, Cuffs And Cap

  • Owners

    Mrs J D Daly, M D Daly, R D Mooney, Mrs S M Mooney, A K Reeve, Mrs G Reeve, M S Kennedy, Mrs C A Kennedy, W A Blythman, Mrs R P Blythman, R J Eley, S J Schulz, Mrs S E Huxtable, A T Verco & C Addams-Williams

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Family Portrait
    SIRE: Fiorente

  • Career

    43:8-6-5

  • 1st up

    9:1-1-2

  • 2nd up

    8:2-2-1

  • Track

    16:4-2-2

  • Dist

    6:1-1-1

  • Trk/Dst

    3:1-0-1

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    28:6-2-3

  • Soft

    14:2-3-2

  • Heavy

    1:0-1-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
6th / 10 MRPK 22/04/2023 1950 Good BM72 1275 Lachlan Neindorf 60 4 74
  • 1 Azaly
  • 2 Silent Surrente
11th / 11 OAKB 08/04/2023 1400 Soft HCP - Justin Potter 54 11 74
  • 1 Rolls
  • 2 Saskatoon
8th / 9 MRPK 25/03/2023 1400 Good BM86 1275 Sheriden Tomlinson 54 3 75
  • 1 My Khalifa
  • 2 Sandy Prince
4th / 7 MUBR 20/01/2023 2000 Good BM78 2850 Barend Vorster 59 3 75
  • 1 Lake's Folly
  • 2 Dr Dee Dee
3rd / 8 MUBR 24/12/2022 2500 Good BM78 4425 Todd Pannell 59 7 75
  • 1 Oath Of Omerta
  • 2 Clever Man
6
J: Jamie Mott T: Danny O'Brien
5 56.5 10.3 $2.80 02:08.670
  • Jockey

    Jamie Mott

  • Trainer

    Danny O'Brien

  • Barrier

    5

  • Weight

    56.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    55.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    11

  • Prize

    $60,950

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, Yellow V, Red And Yellow Striped Sleeves, Yellow Cap

  • Owners

    D T O'Brien, M W O'Keeffe, Mrs J O'Brien, C E J Stewart, C J W Stewart, B G Blood, J F Hardwick, Mrs J D Duncan, T H Rourke, A Lennen, Mrs G Sims & Metcap Mgt No 8 (Mgr: J Stampolitis)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Spiriting
    SIRE: Almanzor

  • Career

    7:1-2-1

  • 1st up

    3:1-1-0

  • 2nd up

    2:0-1-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    3:0-1-1

  • Soft

    4:1-1-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
2nd / 16 GEEL 07/04/2023 2200 Soft BM64 18000 Damian Lane 60 14 64
  • 1 Instigator (GER)
  • 3 Figo The Great
1st / 12 GEEL 18/03/2023 1726 Soft MDN-SW 14850 Patrick Moloney 59 3 -
  • 2 Maravich (IRE)
  • 3 Turpin's Torment
11th / 16 FLEM 29/10/2022 2500 Soft VIC DERBY - John Allen 57 15 64
  • 1 Manzoice
  • 2 Sharp 'n' Smart (NZ)
3rd / 15 GEEL 19/10/2022 2200 Good GEEL CLSC 18000 Damian Lane 57 9 60
  • 1 Grand Pierro
  • 2 Let'srollthedice
12th / 12 FLEM 01/10/2022 1800 Good SUPER IMPOSE - Craig Williams 57 8 60
  • 1 Mr Maestro (NZ)
  • 2 Red Sun Sensation
7
J: Todd Pannell T: Byron Cozamanis
7 59.5 17.1 $17 02:09.810
  • Jockey

    Todd Pannell

  • Trainer

    Byron Cozamanis

  • Barrier

    7

  • Weight

    59.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    53.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    5

  • Prize

    $109,785

  • Racing colours

    Orange, Black Diagonal Halves, Black And White Checked Sleeves

  • Owners

    G N Peters, Miss C C Peters, R G N Peters, Mrs S M Cozamanis, D M Dinnison, A J Green, J T Pollard, Mrs V C Pollard, J S Whitla, D R Parker, Mrs D M Parker & Mrs A L Vickers-Willis

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Hot Streak
    SIRE: Artie Schiller

  • Career

    22:4-1-2

  • 1st up

    3:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    3:0-0-0

  • Track

    7:2-0-0

  • Dist

    2:0-0-1

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    16:3-1-2

  • Soft

    6:1-0-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
8th / 10 SANL 15/04/2023 2100 Soft VGOLD HEATH 5000 Joe Bowditch 57 2 67
  • 1 El Patroness
  • 2 Never Again
7th / 10 MRPK 25/03/2023 1550 Good BM68 1075 Ms Caitlin Jones 60 3 68
  • 1 Naboo Star
  • 2 Rialtor
1st / 8 MORP 13/03/2023 1600 Good BM72 29350 Joe Bowditch 56 7 64
  • 2 Montepulciano
  • 3 Starts With Hello
3rd / 7 MUBR 20/01/2023 2000 Good BM78 4425 Ms Alana Livesey 52 4 63
  • 1 Lake's Folly
  • 2 Dr Dee Dee
4th / 8 MORP 31/12/2022 1800 Good BM64 2350 Todd Pannell 60 6 63
  • 1 Ammo Amor
  • 2 Disagreeable Miss
-
J: Ms Kayla Crowther T: Lindsey Smith
- 56.5 - - -
  • Jockey

    Ms Kayla Crowther

  • Trainer

    Lindsey Smith

  • -

  • Weight

    56.5

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    9

  • Prize

    $88,320

  • Racing colours

    Yellow, Lime Green Seams

  • Owners

    Grant Lowe Bloodstock (Mgr: S P Grant), Carpe Diem (Mgr: K Lowe) & D J Gazal

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Factor of Safety
    SIRE: Written Tycoon

  • Career

    16:3-1-3

  • 1st up

    3:0-1-1

  • 2nd up

    3:1-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    2:1-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    9:2-0-3

  • Soft

    5:1-0-0

  • Heavy

    2:0-1-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
4th / 14 SANH 19/04/2023 1800 Soft BM64 2750 Thomas Stockdale 57 6 65
  • 1 Globe (NZ)
  • 2 Brooklyn Boss (NZ)
1st / 12 BRAT 14/03/2023 2000 Good BM58 14850 Beau Mertens 60 11 61
  • 2 Red Columbine (NZ)
  • 3 Rapinoe (NZ)
3rd / 8 ARAT 03/03/2023 2200 Good BM58 2160 Jarrod Fry 60 4 61
  • 1 Back In Action
  • 2 He's On Form (NZ)
4th / 9 M V 10/02/2023 2040 Good F&M BM70 3000 Beau Mertens 56 7 61
  • 1 Liberated Girl (NZ)
  • 2 Hard Squeeze
3rd / 10 WNBL 25/01/2023 1700 Good BM58 2160 Beau Mertens 60 10 61
  • 1 Ashim (FR)
  • 2 Duhlata