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Morphettville Parks: Morphettville

4th September 2021

  • Track distance

    1000m

  • Weather

    Overcast

  • Rain

    2mm last 24hrs, 11.5mm last 7 days

  • Rail type

    +7m 1000m-W/Post, +4m Remainder, Sectional 609m

  • Track rating

    Soft 5

  • View track map

Winning Post-1500m: Slightly more fill in lane 1 but there's not a lot to report in this area that will shape the way races are run or any lanes of advantage. It walked a Good 4 and will hold up well with any rain on Friday or Saturday.

1500m-800m (back straight): Only minor wear and sand fill across the inside 6 metres. Coverage is solid and the ground is quite consistent so should race well. Can't see positioning or lanes having an impact here. Walked a '4'.

1300m-800m (chute): Some sand fill close to the fence that with rain could make it a slight disadvantage. Without rain it will hold up and be even across but anything above 3mls might have an impact in which case lanes 2 and 3 will be slightly better ground. There's slightly more wear in the spot where the chute meets the course proper, particularly against the fence. Also walked a '4' here.

800m-400m: Quite even across but this section has retained more moisture than other parts of the track. It walked on the slower side of a '4' but any light rain would push it into the Soft range. Lanes 5 and 6 have inferior coverage through trackwork/jump outs and with rain will race slower. The inside 3 lanes feel even until the 600m mark where lane 1 walked a touch slower but without rain it won't be drastic. Again, if any significant rainfall I think the fence will be avoided. 

400m-Winning Post: Lanes 5 and 6 are quite bare in the section at the entrance to the straight. They had 14 trials on the track back on August 9th with cones directing the runners out wide. The wear from these is still prevalent and any horse peeling into those lanes might find it tricky. Towards the outside fence is better ground but not sure many will be brave enough to search for it. Inner lanes have sandfill in places though not in abundance. I thought lanes 2,3,4 would race as the best ground and I'd be happy to avoid hard on the fence as well as lanes 5,6,7. The surface walked in the 4 range, but with some give in it.

Verdict: Will be quite a fair track but from the 600m mark I thought lanes 2,3,4 would be an edge for horses that can find it. Light rain is forecast on Friday and Saturday and I felt that anything more than a few mls would accentuate the pattern. I'd be happy to hold off backing horses that you think might be sitting back and peeling out into lanes 5,6,7 until you've seen how much rain falls and perhaps a couple of early races. 

Track walked 2pm Thursday 2 September 2021.

Rail details +7m 1000m-W/Post, +4m Remainder, Sectional 609m
Track type Turf
Penetrometer 5.40
Nominations close Mon 30 Aug 21 12:00PM ACST
Weights last published Tue 31 Aug 21 12:00AM ACST
Acceptances must be declared before Wed 1 Sep 21 9:00AM ACST
Riders must be declared before Wed 1 Sep 21 12:00PM ACST

1. Australia’s Legacy Week Appeal (29 August – 4 September) Handicap 1000m, 12:12pm

Total prize pool: $54,750

1st: $29,100, 2nd: $9,675, 3rd: $4,425, 4th: $2,850, 5th: $2,325

BenchMark 72 (BM72), Handicap (Hcp), Rating Based (RTG), Apprentices can claim.

Field Limit: 12 + 4 EM

results

Fin Name Barrier Weight Margin Starting price Time More info
1
J: Gary Lo (a3/54kg) T: Phillip Stokes
3 58.0 (cd 55.0kg) 0.0 $11 00:58.330
  • Jockey

    Gary Lo

  • Trainer

    Phillip Stokes

  • Barrier

    3

  • Weight

    58.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    10

  • Prize

    $81,408

  • Racing colours

    Black, White Universal Diamond, Aqua Sleeves, Quartered Cap

  • Owners

    D J Rose, M J Farquhar, S T Thorneycroft, Z Pedisic, Mrs H R Rose, C J Bow, Ms T M Bond, Mrs A Farquhar, M D Canavan & Mrs R L Canavan

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Katie Belle
    SIRE: Written Tycoon

  • Career

    10:4-0-2

  • 1st up

    3:2-0-0

  • 2nd up

    3:1-0-1

  • Track

    1:0-0-1

  • Dist

    9:4-0-2

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-0-1

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    2:1-0-0

  • Soft

    6:3-0-2

  • Heavy

    1:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
3rd / 9 MORP 21/08/2021 1050 Soft BM68 3625 Gary Lo 57 4 72
  • 1 Pimm's Party
  • 2 Heroic Chief
6th / 9 MUBR 07/08/2021 1000 Soft BM76 1275 Gary Lo 54 4 74
  • 1 Free Of Debt
  • 2 Brimarvi Vehero
1st / 10 MORP 27/03/2021 1050 Soft NMW BM70 19475 Ms Alexandra Bryan 55 3 70
  • 2 Champagne Affair
  • 3 Trygve
3rd / 8 MRPK 13/03/2021 1000 Soft NMW BM70 3025 Ms Kayla Crowther 60 4 70
  • 1 Spanish Heirloom
  • 2 Devonte
4th / 10 SANH 17/02/2021 1000 Good F&M BM70 2500 Ms Alexandra Bryan 58 10 71
  • 1 Quesadilla
  • 2 Modear
2
J: Karl Zechner T: Jon O'Connor
5 56.0 0.2 $2F 00:58.360
  • Jockey

    Karl Zechner

  • Trainer

    Jon O'Connor

  • Barrier

    5

  • Weight

    56.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay or brown

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • Ballot Seq

    5

  • Gear changes

    Winkers OFF FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $84,100

  • Racing colours

    Navy Blue, White Seams, White And Navy Blue Seams Cap

  • Owners

    W J W Thompson, D L Summerton, J A David, N J Kerr, M C Sexton, C G Sexton, B Sutcliffe, B M Romer, B Franklin, J Hughes, P Hughes, A Hughes, A T Dennis, Miss T Mcintosh, Balmoral Lodge, Back That Racing, Pajama Racing, Diamond Dobbers, Zee Dee Tay & Miss K Harrison

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Smokin' Al
    SIRE: Valentia

  • Career

    9:1-3-2

  • 1st up

    2:1-1-0

  • 2nd up

    2:0-0-1

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    3:1-2-0

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    7:0-3-2

  • 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
3rd / 8 MUBR 27/08/2021 1000 Soft OPEN-TRL - Karl Zechner - - -
  • 1 Diamonds
  • 2 Taken Off
4th / 7 MORP 15/05/2021 1200 Soft PROUD MISS 6475 Karl Zechner 54 5 67
  • 1 Brooklyn Hustle
  • 2 Wild Vixen
5th / 12 MORP 01/05/2021 1200 Good TOBIN BRONZE 8225 Karl Zechner 56 11 67
  • 1 Beau Rossa
  • 2 Litchfield County
2nd / 12 MORP 17/04/2021 1100 Good REDELVA 19125 Karl Zechner 54 9 64
  • 1 Muntaseera
  • 3 Litchfield County
1st / 6 MRPK 09/04/2021 1000 Good 3Y-TRL - Karl Zechner - - -
  • 2 Chosen Blonde
  • 3 Yule My Hero
3
J: Dom Tourneur T: Ryan Balfour
4 57.0 1.3 $3.60 00:58.540
  • Jockey

    Dom Tourneur

  • Trainer

    Ryan Balfour

  • Barrier

    4

  • Weight

    57.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    53.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    6

  • Prize

    $76,900

  • Racing colours

    Black, Gold Spots And Cap

  • Owners

    Mrs R A Balfour, A D Saint, Parts Boys (Mgr: C Angel), G W Twigden, P W Twigden, C Babler, M P Dornan, G L Hand, D J Shannon, D Villano, M Vlahiotis, T Vlahiotis, R D C Ward, M B Weight, P G Weight, D J Havriluk & Ms K M Lindsay

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Last Stance
    SIRE: Sidestep

  • Career

    9:3-0-3

  • 1st up

    2:1-0-1

  • 2nd up

    2:1-0-1

  • Track

    6:2-0-2

  • Dist

    8:3-0-2

  • Trk/Dst

    6:2-0-2

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    7:3-0-3

  • 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
4th / 6 MRPK 09/08/2021 1000 Soft CL3-TRL - Dom Tourneur - - -
  • 1 Whitchety Grub
  • 2 Blah Blah Blah
1st / 8 MRPK 20/03/2021 1000 Good BM68 22225 Dom Tourneur 57 7 62
  • 2 Stage Front
  • 3 Centrefield
3rd / 9 MRPK 06/03/2021 1000 Good BM60 3025 Jacob Opperman 58 9 62
  • 1 Appalachian
  • 2 Fabulous Flipper
1st / 9 MORP 20/02/2021 1050 Good BM60 19475 Dom Tourneur 59 7 58
  • 2 Swing And Boom
  • 3 Three Tears
2nd / 7 MORP 08/02/2021 1000 Soft OPEN-TRL - Dom Tourneur - - -
  • 1 Aiguilette
  • 3 Ritorno
4
J: Ben Price (a3/50kg) T: Travis Doudle
6 57.0 (cd 54.0kg) 3.3 $7.50 00:58.850
  • Jockey

    Ben Price

  • Trainer

    Travis Doudle

  • Barrier

    6

  • Weight

    57.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    4

  • Prize

    $55,960

  • Racing colours

    Black And White Checks, Royal Blue Sleeves, Black And White Checked Cap

  • Owners

    N L Kersten, Ms N Rantanen Reynolds, A Darcy, A Poulter, B T Cunningham, D Baker, Miss S Berlin, Miss A E Shepard, Ms R Bullen, P Gardiner, Ms M Murphy, S R Aylett, R J Dehne, Mrs C Walker, S Walker, B W Edwards, Mrs A Allen, M G Turner & J Strout

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Iberian Rubi
    SIRE: Barbados

  • Career

    8:4-0-0

  • 1st up

    2:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    2:1-0-0

  • Track

    1:1-0-0

  • Dist

    5:4-0-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:1-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    4:2-0-0

  • Soft

    4:2-0-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
5th / 7 MORP 21/08/2021 1100 Soft 2MW-LY 2325 Ms Kayla Crowther 54 5 70
  • 1 Extra Mile
  • 2 Miss Jane
4th / 9 MUBR 07/08/2021 1000 Soft BM76 2850 Jacob Opperman 54 5 70
  • 1 Free Of Debt
  • 2 Brimarvi Vehero
10th / 12 MORP 17/04/2021 1100 Good REDELVA 2325 Barend Vorster 54 3 70
  • 1 Muntaseera
  • 2 Smokin' Val
1st / 8 MRPK 13/03/2021 1000 Soft NMW BM70 19475 Ryan Hurdle 57 2 66
  • 2 Devonte
  • 3 Huffington
1st / 7 PT L 05/02/2021 1000 Soft 2&3YO BM56 10625 Ben Price 58 1 62
  • 2 Isa Secret
  • 3 Riverside Rock
5
J: Ms Teagan Voorham (a2/51kg) T: Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas
2 60.0 (cd 58.0kg) 5.3 $8 00:59.180
  • Jockey

    Ms Teagan Voorham

  • Trainer

    Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas

  • Barrier

    2

  • Weight

    60.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Mare

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    51.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    2

  • Prize

    $162,275

  • Racing colours

    White Black Stripes

  • Owners

    A J Randall, J S Rogers, B D Smythe, S Miller, J M Marsden, C J Eddington & L M Macdonald

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Lemon Soju
    SIRE: Night of Thunder

  • Career

    14:5-4-1

  • 1st up

    3:1-2-0

  • 2nd up

    3:2-0-1

  • Track

    3:1-1-1

  • Dist

    5:3-2-0

  • Trk/Dst

    1:0-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    7:2-2-0

  • Soft

    6:2-2-1

  • Heavy

    1:1-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
1st / 8 MORP 14/08/2021 1050 Soft BM72 29100 Jason Holder 58 5 72
  • 2 Akkacan
  • 3 Lakhani Rose
14th / 16 CAUL 24/07/2021 1200 Soft 3YF HCP - Damien Oliver 55 14 72
  • 1 Awapuni Princess
  • 2 Bubbly Lass
1st / 9 MORP 26/06/2021 1200 Heavy 3Y BM68 27725 Jason Holder 58 3 68
  • 2 Short Stories
  • 3 Japery
3rd / 6 MRPK 12/06/2021 1250 Soft 3Y BM68 4225 Jason Holder 58 5 68
  • 1 Imperial Hilton
  • 2 Fall On A Star
1st / 12 MUBR 22/05/2021 1000 Good BM68 22225 Jason Holder 55 8 64
  • 2 Hypersonic
  • 3 Hills
6
J: Ms Stacey Metcalfe T: Byron Cozamanis
1 59.5 10.6 $61 01:00.010
  • Jockey

    Ms Stacey Metcalfe

  • Trainer

    Byron Cozamanis

  • Barrier

    1

  • Weight

    59.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    8YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    51.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    3

  • Prize

    $191,805

  • Racing colours

    Black, Orange Spots And Cap

  • Owners

    Mrs S M Cozamanis & G N Peters

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Rock of Fortune
    SIRE: All Too Hard

  • Career

    33:8-2-1

  • 1st up

    5:1-0-0

  • 2nd up

    5:1-1-0

  • Track

    2:0-0-0

  • Dist

    20:3-1-1

  • Trk/Dst

    2:0-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    26:6-1-1

  • Soft

    7:2-1-0

  • Heavy

    0:0-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
6th / 7 MRPK 09/08/2021 1000 Soft OPEN-TRL - Ms Lizzie Annells - - -
  • 1 Jaguary (NZ)
  • 2 Extra Time
10th / 10 MORP 17/04/2021 1200 Good BM78 1225 Karl Zechner 58 9 73
  • 1 Deep Dive
  • 2 May Be Fate
1st / 7 PT L 14/03/2021 1210 Good BM80 8025 Ms Lizzie Annells 53 1 71
  • 2 Irish Mint
  • 3 My Mate Sonny
1st / 8 PT L 05/03/2021 1210 Good HCP 13225 Ms Lizzie Annells 51 3 67
  • 2 Artful Rambler
  • 3 Mysticano
3rd / 8 PT L 21/02/2021 1000 Good BM80 2225 Ms Lizzie Annells 51 4 67
  • 1 Ruby's Reward
  • 2 Superhard