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Balaklava: Balaklava

13th September 2023

The rail for this meeting is in the true position for the entire circumference and the track at time of walking on Tuesday morning was rated a Good 4. Their last meeting was conducted on the 9th of August with the rail in the 3.5mt position  for the turn out of the straight and the true position for the majority of the track.

This track has had a month between meetings and benefits from this break with little to no evidence of damage from the previous meeting. There is a crossover of grass species at the moment which is normal for this time of year with the rye grass really maturing and the Kikuyu attempting to come out of dormancy although still frost bitten in many areas. Combined these grasses are providing a reasonable cover for this track and should hold up well on Wednesday for Cup day.

Both the back straight and front straight walked well with a good cover of grass and no obvious bias to the naked eye.

1900m – 1600m.  The turn out of the straight sees the rail return to the true position and back on fresh ground. No marking of any concern around this corner, with the track presenting evenly in this area there shouldn’t be any bias or concerns through here.

1600m – 1000m.  The back straight walks well with good coverage and a nice recovery from the previous meeting. Little to no marking is visible and with the rail in the true position for all starts along here should give all runners a fair chance going into the top turn.

1000m – 500m.  Grass cover is good around the home turn with some evidence of indentations from the last meeting. These markings will have no impact tomorrow and will be no problem for runners travelling closer to the fence.

500m – winning post.  A good cover of grass down this long straight with good recovery from the last meeting should give all runners a chance in the run home. No obvious advantage was visible at time of walking.

Racing SA Stewards will again inspect the surface on Wednesday morning for a race day track rating.

Rail details True
Track type Turf
Penetrometer 5.22
Nominations close Thu 7 Sep 23 12:00PM ACST
Weights last published Fri 8 Sep 23 12:00AM ACST
Acceptances must be declared before Mon 11 Sep 23 9:00AM ACST
Riders must be declared before Mon 11 Sep 23 12:00PM ACST

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4. Clare Valley Toyota Mares Benchmark 58 Handicap 1300m, 1:55pm

Total prize pool: $25,000

1st: $12,500, 2nd: $4,400, 3rd: $2,450, 4th: $1,950, 5th: $925

BenchMark 58 (BM58), Handicap (Hcp), Four-Years-Old and Upwards (4Up), Mares (M), Rating Based (RTG), Apprentices can claim.

Field Limit: 16 + 4 EM

results

Fin Name Barrier Weight Margin Starting price Time More info
1
J: Todd Pannell T: Roslyn Day
4 62.5 0.0 $5 01:16.190
  • Jockey

    Todd Pannell

  • Trainer

    Roslyn Day

  • Barrier

    4

  • Weight

    62.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    53.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    2

  • Gear changes

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

  • Prize

    $49,345

  • Racing colours

    Red, Black Club, White Sleeves And Quartered Cap

  • Owners

    Ms R G Day & G I Evans

  • Breeding info

    DAM: La Rieuse
    SIRE: America

  • Career

    8:2-3-0

  • 1st up

    3:1-1-0

  • 2nd up

    3:1-1-0

  • Track

    2:1-1-0

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    3:1-2-0

  • Soft

    5:1-1-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
7th / 13 MRPK 26/08/2023 1400 Soft 0-64 1000 Callan Murray 58 7 64
  • 1 Angaston
  • 2 Garrire
1st / 14 BKVA 09/08/2023 1400 Good F&M BM56 12500 Ms Rochelle Milnes 59 1 60
  • 2 Honey Go Lightly
  • 3 Just Jazz
1st / 13 GAWL 19/07/2023 1200 Soft F&M MDN 12500 Todd Pannell 58 3 -
  • 2 Tres Belle
  • 3 Angelic Appeal
2nd / 6 BKVA 16/06/2023 1050 Soft MDN-TRL - Callan Murray - - -
  • 1 Final Reign
  • 3 More Reine
2nd / 12 BKVA 19/04/2023 1400 Good 2UP MDN-SW 3825 Ellis Wong 55 5 -
  • 1 A Touch Frosty
  • 3 Delayed Action
2
J: Jacob Opperman (a0/54kg) T: Matthew Seyers
6 59.5 0.5 $7.50 01:16.270
  • Jockey

    Jacob Opperman

  • Trainer

    Matthew Seyers

  • Barrier

    6

  • Weight

    59.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    grey

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    5

  • Prize

    $36,710

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, White Seyers Racing Logo

  • Owners

    J Tzaferis, S Tzaferis, D J Murphy, S Morwood, A Tzaferis, Mrs J Di Pinto, N Brook & B D Slater, Too Big For Flippers (Mgr: K Kaldawi), Groovin Syndications (Mgr: Z Tzaferis)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Prime Time
    SIRE: Proisir

  • Career

    15:2-1-2

  • 1st up

    4:0-1-0

  • 2nd up

    3:2-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    11:2-1-0

  • Soft

    3:0-0-2

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
5th / 14 MUBR 23/08/2023 1200 Soft 0-58 925 Jacob Opperman 59 12 58
  • 1 Sunny Green
  • 2 Jive Baby
7th / 8 MORP 04/08/2023 1050 Soft OPN-TRL - Lachlan Neindorf - - -
  • 1 See You In Heaven
  • 2 Ironclad (GB)
11th / 16 MUBR 04/03/2023 1600 Good BM62 - Jake Toeroek 57 7 59
  • 1 Silent Surrente
  • 2 Eaglelou
10th / 13 MORP 28/01/2023 2000 Good BM60 985 Ms Jessica Eaton 59 2 61
  • 1 Malinong Club
  • 2 Wheels (NZ)
4th / 10 GAWL 21/01/2023 1500 Good BM70 NMW 2125 Ms Jessica Eaton 54 1 61
  • 1 Tanaawol (NZ)
  • 2 Van Roy
3
J: Jake Toeroek T: Richard & Chantelle Jolly
2 60.0 0.5 $1.90F 01:16.270
  • Jockey

    Jake Toeroek

  • Trainer

    Richard & Chantelle Jolly

  • Barrier

    2

  • Weight

    60.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    brown

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • Ballot Seq

    4

  • Gear changes

    Nose Roll FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $16,300

  • Racing colours

    Blue, Red Star, Red And White Diamond Sleeves, Red Cap With White Star

  • Owners

    M L R Whittaker, Mrs E M K Whittaker, N J Rawlings, Mrs A De Ruiter, H De Ruiter, S De Ruiter, Miss S E Schwartz, G A Rawlings, V C Audino & Mrs S Audino

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Ruby Soho
    SIRE: Flying Artie

  • Career

    3:1-1-0

  • 1st up

    2:1-1-0

  • 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

    2:1-1-0

  • Soft

    1:0-0-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
3rd / 9 GAWL 01/09/2023 1000 Soft 0-70 TRL - Jake Toeroek - - -
  • 1 Al Ranchero
  • 2 Test The Law
2nd / 12 GAWL 16/08/2023 1200 Good 0-58 4400 Jake Toeroek 58 9 58
  • 1 Pivotal Force
  • 3 Pretentious Lass
3rd / 9 MORP 04/08/2023 1050 Soft OPN-TRL - Sheriden Tomlinson - - -
  • 1 Street Delight
  • 2 Miss Remski
10th / 11 MRPK 03/06/2023 1300 Soft F&M 0-64 1075 Jake Toeroek 58 5 59
  • 1 Starsongari
  • 2 Lady Simone
1st / 12 GAWL 17/05/2023 1200 Good Mares MDN-SW 10825 Jake Toeroek 58 3 -
  • 2 Zounormous
  • 3 Imitator
4
J: Ms Tayla Childs (a3/54kg) T: Peter Nolan
1 58.5 (cd 55.5kg) 3.4 $12 01:16.720
  • Jockey

    Ms Tayla Childs

  • Trainer

    Peter Nolan

  • Barrier

    1

  • Weight

    58.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    brown or black

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Retired

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    8

  • Gear changes

    Bumper Boots (Hind) FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $35,560

  • Racing colours

    Pale Green, Red Crest

  • Owners

    P M Nolan, K A Mayoh, P Fama, S Terranova, T R Curtin & J Gibb

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Private Nancy
    SIRE: Holler

  • Career

    10:1-0-2

  • 1st up

    3:1-0-0

  • 2nd up

    3:0-0-2

  • Track

    3:1-0-1

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    7:1-0-1

  • 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
6th / 10 MRPK 26/08/2023 1000 Soft 4UP CL1 1000 Ms Alana Kelly 56 3 57
  • 1 Etienne
  • 2 Nostryia
8th / 11 GAWL 16/08/2023 1100 Good 4UP CL1 925 Ms Kayla Crowther 58 9 58
  • 1 Midnight Rush
  • 2 Lucky Blue
1st / 11 BKVA 30/07/2023 1050 Good 2UP MDN-SW 12500 Ms Teagan Voorham 56 4 -
  • 2 Valieva
  • 3 Montilly
8th / 10 KCTE 18/02/2023 1050 Good BM58 675 Ms Eran Boyd 56 4 53
  • 1 Smartkap
  • 2 Starlite Rebel
5th / 10 KCTE 16/02/2023 1050 Good 3UP MDN HCP 675 Ms Eran Boyd 58 2 -
  • 1 Padstow Polly
  • 2 Jura Mac
5
J: Jason Holder T: Jon O'Connor
3 59.0 6.6 $26 01:17.210
  • Jockey

    Jason Holder

  • Trainer

    Jon O'Connor

  • Barrier

    3

  • Weight

    59.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    5YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    52.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    7

  • Gear changes

    Blinkers AGAIN, Winkers OFF FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $32,035

  • Racing colours

    Red, Yellow And Green Thirds, Striped Cap

  • Owners

    D Nolan & Mrs A K Nolan

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Life in a Day
    SIRE: Free Eagle

  • Career

    10:1-0-2

  • 1st up

    3:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    3:0-0-0

  • Track

    1:0-0-0

  • Dist

    1:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    6:1-0-2

  • Soft

    4:0-0-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
7th / 7 GAWL 01/09/2023 1000 Soft 0-70 TRL - Ms Britney Wong - - -
  • 1 Utah Joe
  • 2 Tan Tat Beau
9th / 12 GAWL 02/08/2023 1506 Soft CL2 - Jason Holder 56 6 58
  • 1 Pool Pony
  • 2 Tales Of Conflict
8th / 13 MUBR 12/07/2023 1200 Soft CL 2 825 Ms Britney Wong 54 3 60
  • 1 More Sugar
  • 2 Brazen Eagle
5th / 8 MRPK 26/06/2023 1000 Heavy 3Y-TRL - Ms Britney Wong - - -
  • 1 Endless Faith
  • 2 Prance 'N' Dance
1st / 9 SBYN 15/02/2023 2050 Good 3UP MDN-SW 10825 Jason Holder 55 9 -
  • 2 Bonjour Blue
  • 3 Hotfootit
6
J: Ms Caitlin Tootell (a3/50kg) T: Brendon Davis
8 62.5 (cd 59.5kg) 11.0 $16 01:17.890
  • Jockey

    Ms Caitlin Tootell

  • Trainer

    Brendon Davis

  • Barrier

    8

  • Weight

    62.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    1

  • Prize

    $87,650

  • Racing colours

    Black, Cerise Lightning Bolt

  • Owners

    B K W Davis, A M Holtham, J Spirou & P Spirou

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Cahira
    SIRE: Manhattan Rain

  • Career

    16:3-0-1

  • 1st up

    4:1-0-0

  • 2nd up

    4:1-0-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    11:1-0-1

  • Soft

    4:1-0-0

  • Heavy

    1:1-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
3rd / 10 PT A 27/08/2023 1100 Good BM56 1900 Ms Caitlin Tootell 59 1 64
  • 1 Rustydustysunshine
  • 2 Magic Delta
12th / 14 GEEL 14/07/2023 1400 Good F&M BM64 - Rhys McLeod 61 9 65
  • 1 Lulu Darling
  • 2 Bellini Miss (NZ)
9th / 10 MORN 31/05/2023 1200 Soft BM70 1100 Blake Shinn 57 10 67
  • 1 La Zucca
  • 2 Michelotti
7th / 10 CRAN 12/05/2023 1000 Soft BM64 800 Luke Nolen 60 2 67
  • 1 Greyt Mumma
  • 2 Magnus Red
1st / 8 PAKM 02/02/2023 1400 Soft F&M BM64 22000 John Allen 60 4 63
  • 2 Lunares
  • 3 Starden Lass
7
J: Ms Nichola Yuen (a3/52kg) T: G & N Searle & B Callanan
7 59.5 (cd 56.5kg) 11.6 $61 01:17.980
  • Career

    13:1-1-0

  • 1st up

    3:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    3:0-0-0

  • Track

    5:1-1-0

  • Dist

    0:0-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    7:1-0-0

  • Soft

    4:0-1-0

  • Heavy

    2:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
4th / 9 GAWL 01/09/2023 1000 Soft 0-70 TRL - Ms Nichola Yuen - - -
  • 1 Sea Witness
  • 2 Wakanjeja
1st / 11 BKVA 19/04/2023 2200 Good 3UP MDN-SW 10825 Ellis Wong 55 11 -
  • 2 Call Me Al
  • 3 Hussling
2nd / 9 BKVA 29/03/2023 2200 Soft 3UP MDN-SW 3825 Ellis Wong 55 5 -
  • 1 Bonniesix
  • 3 Hussling
6th / 9 CLRE 12/03/2023 1800 Good 3UP MDN-SW 675 Ms Jessica Eaton 56 4 -
  • 1 Flittell
  • 2 Kemi
7th / 14 BKVA 01/03/2023 1600 Good 0-56 825 Ms Jessica Eaton 54 8 44
  • 1 Miss Kermie
  • 2 Al Ranchero
8
J: Ms Kayla Crowther T: Wayne Francis & Glen Kent
5 58.0 12.7 $7 01:18.140
  • Jockey

    Ms Kayla Crowther

  • Trainer

    Wayne Francis & Glen Kent

  • Barrier

    5

  • Weight

    58.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    8YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    10

  • Prize

    $105,085

  • Racing colours

    Black, Aqua Maltese Cross, White Sleeves, Aqua Cap

  • Owners

    Finniss Equine Retreat, G A Kent, R Borda & F P Vella

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Canny Dancer
    SIRE: Rubick

  • Career

    45:4-6-6

  • 1st up

    7:0-2-1

  • 2nd up

    7:0-0-1

  • Track

    14:2-1-2

  • Dist

    11:1-1-1

  • Trk/Dst

    6:1-0-1

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    28:2-4-4

  • Soft

    16:1-2-2

  • Heavy

    1:1-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
2nd / 14 MUBR 23/08/2023 1200 Soft 0-58 4400 Ms Kayla Crowther 56 14 53
  • 1 Sunny Green
  • 3 Commander Meroo
5th / 14 BKVA 09/08/2023 1400 Good F&M BM56 925 Miss Chelsey Reynolds 55 4 54
  • 1 Katim's Club
  • 2 Honey Go Lightly
2nd / 16 MUBR 26/07/2023 1200 Good 0-58 4400 Ms Emily Finnegan 56 12 53
  • 1 Disco Tilmorn
  • 3 Mischievous Tycoon
8th / 8 MUBR 14/07/2023 1000 Soft OPEN-TRL - Miss Chelsey Reynolds - - -
  • 1 Montign
  • 2 Sweet Rock Candy
4th / 8 MRPK 26/06/2023 1000 Heavy OPN-TRL - Miss Chelsey Reynolds - - -
  • 1 The Big Freeze
  • 2 Willaston
-
J: Dylan Caboche T: Marg Ruberry
- 54.0 - - -
  • Jockey

    Dylan Caboche

  • Trainer

    Marg Ruberry

  • -

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Age

    9YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    12

  • Gear changes

    Tongue Tie AGAIN

  • Prize

    $88,875

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, Red Diamonds, White Sleeves And Cap

  • Owners

    J L Ruberry, Ms M L Ruberry, M W Ruberry & C G Ruberry

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Ten Churros
    SIRE: Sepoy

  • Career

    47:4-2-4

  • 1st up

    7:1-0-1

  • 2nd up

    6:1-0-0

  • Track

    7:2-1-1

  • Dist

    7:0-0-1

  • Trk/Dst

    2:0-0-1

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    33:3-2-3

  • Soft

    12:1-0-1

  • Heavy

    2:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
7th / 11 PT A 27/08/2023 1200 Good 0-54 725 Dylan Caboche 55 11 47
  • 1 Bromelia (NZ)
  • 2 Jimmy Da Dozer
4th / 10 MORP 04/08/2023 1050 Soft OPN-TRL - Sairyn Fawke - - -
  • 1 Apache Star
  • 2 My Maloo
10th / 11 MORP 25/02/2023 1600 Soft BM60 1075 Dylan Caboche 54 10 47
  • 1 More Sugar
  • 2 Seafaring (NZ)
5th / 6 BORD 05/02/2023 1550 Good BM62 675 Ms Jessica Eaton 54 2 47
  • 1 Naseeb
  • 2 Sesar
4th / 14 MUBR 26/01/2023 1400 Good BM58 1825 Dylan Caboche 54 11 47
  • 1 Benz Baron
  • 2 Rubble