Saturday's Morphettville Parks Races Report
- Sunday, 06 December 2009 11:15
Starting at $4 Bit of a Dude was not very far off the lead for the entire journey and beat the David Hayes mentored Paul Gatt guided Jalsah $5. A father two lengths away third was Sassy Sheila $3.20 for Paul Seater and Matthew Neilson.
Jockey Ben Claridge increased his lead by one to twenty two wins on the metropolitan jockeys premiership when he rode the Phillip Stokes cared for Choilin to a one and a half length win in race two which was contested over 1250 metres.
Returned the $2 equal favourite with the fourth placegetter L'aubaine the Choisir three year old colt, out of Candelina, an Eire mare, was not very far from the lead for the entire race and beat the Karen Byrnes trained Paul Gatt ridden Regalina $9. Exalted Mollie $7-50 was a farther length away third for Jim Smith and apprentice Libby Hopwood.
Punters had their first outright success when Luminous Harmony, the $1.75 favourite, gave Caulfield trainer Mick Price and jockey Jeffrey Maund a three and a half length win in the 1400 metres third event.
Being from Miesque's Son mare Feminine Wiles and sired by Fastnet Rock, Luminous Harmony started well before running to the front in the middle stages and going on to beat the Shane Oxlade trained Justin Potter ridden Daydream Charlie $7 who trailed Luminous Harmony for a greater part of the event. The Phillip Stokes and Ben Claridge supplied Gunner Rock $3 was another half head away filling the minor placing.
Sired by the American bred Foxhound from the Devaraja mare Sacagawea, Shekinaar was the three quarters of a length winner of race four which was run over 1250 metres.
Being cared for by David Jolly and having the services of Matthew Neilson the $3-30 chance Shekinaar came from a mid field position and beat the David Jolly trained Clare Lindop ridden Kisrak $3-60 giving the Goolwa based trainer the quinella.
A farther two lengths away third was the $2.80 public elect Metrofox for Daniel Clarken and his apprentice Lauren Stojakovic.
Southeast trainer Daryl Dodson and jockey Adrian Patterson combined their efforts in the one and a quarter length win of $15 chance She's A Gal in race five which was contested over 1950 metres.
Being from the Almaarad mare She's Timid and fathered by Galileo, She's A Gal came from a rearward position and defeated the $3.80 chance Magnificat for horse carer Mick Huxtable and rider Ben Claridge. Fraaclase $11 was a farther one and a half lengths away third for Sam Turner and Paul Gatt.
Bordertown trainer Jeffrey Searle tasted success in the 1400 metre sixth race when the apprentice Tillie Neve mount Lotto Meo won his second successive race.
Starting at $6 and recording a short half head win the Bellotto sired Lotto Meo from Fun Safari, a Racing Is Fun mare, came from well back and beat Vinegar Hill $5.50 for mentor Phillip Stokes Ben Claridge.
Another head away in third placing was Lapel $6 for Richard Jolly and Libby Hopwood.
After being crowned Dux of the Apprentice Academy last Monday night Libby Hopwood capped of big week when she brought up the first leg of the double on the Mark Kavanagh trained $2-80 favourite, Navmann, the three quarters of a length winner of the seventh race which was run over 1250 metres.
The Orientate sired Navmann, from the Be My Guest mare Honest Guest, was well placed before the gelding brought up a hat trick of wins.
Navmann defeated the Barry Dunn trained Ben Claridge mount Count Cheval $13. Friday Nights was another three quarters of length third at $3.60 for Lloyd Kennewell and Chad Lever.
Libby Hopwood completed her double when she combined with her master Richard Jolly in the one and a quarter length win of Get Set $6-50 in the final event of 1000 metres.
A More Than Ready mare from Taleer, a Seattle Dancer mare, Get Set was no farther back than sixth and beat the Brain Mueller trained Claudia Lions ridden Just Sybil $4-20. A farther three quarters of a length away third was Court Bell $5-50 for Jon O'Connor and Kate Dyson.
