Saturday's Morphettville Races Report
- Monday, 21 December 2009 04:03
Trained by David Hayes and starting at $3.30 You Beautiful Doll, now the winner of two races in succession, was last on settling but gradually moved though the field and beat the $2.10 public elect Naughty Boy for mentor Kylie Huxtable and rider Chad Lever. Completing the trifecta was Elmore $3.20 for Luke Oliver and Ryan Plumb.
After having to be content with second placing in the opening event trainer David Hayes joined forces with jockey Paul Gatt in the half length win of Jalsah $5 in the 1000 metre second race.
From the Danehill matron Alqwah and fathered by the United States bred Elusive Quality, Jalsah came from a near last position and beat a first starter, the David Balfour trained Damien Robinson steered Obsidian Dragon $15. Always Discreet $4.80 was a farther two and three quarter lengths away third for Richard Jolly and apprentice Libby Hopwood.
Jockey Simon Price scored his second win when the $2.50 chance Rock The Moment was the five and a quarter length winner of the 1200 metre third event giving trainer Mark Kavanagh the first leg of a training double.
The product of Rock Of Gibraltar from Moment's Pleasure, an Archregent mare, Rock The Moment was well placed and defeated Vintage Comedy, the $2.20 favourite. Five Trains $61 was a farther one and half lengths away third for Peter Neuhuber and Damien Robinson.
Being under the care of Craig Curtis the exciting three year old Storm Brewing, the $2-25 public elect, was the one and a quarter length winner of race four which was run over 1800 metres.
Sired by the English bred stallion Desert Sun from the Mystery Storm mare In A Teacup, Storm Brewing was in the first two throughout the event and went on to record a win over the Stuart Gower trained Michael Hoppo steered Allabouttheshoes $10.
Daydream Charlie $4 was a farther three quarters of a length away third for Shane Oxlade and Justin Potter.
Storm Brewing will now be rested and is likely to be a SA Derby prospect in May.
The $8 chance Noble Connection gave trainer Daniel Clarken and his apprentice Lauren Stojakovic a one and a quarter length win in the 2030 metre fifth race.
From Bright Blue, a daughter of Scenic, and sired by Iglesia Noble Connection was an all the way winner and beat the Mick Huxtable trained Simon Price ridden Magnificat $3.60. A farther neck away third was Stakhanovite $3.80 for Gary Searle and Adrian Patterson.
After not missing a placing in his two runs back from a spell Ooleo gave trainers Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas and rider Clare Lindop a neck win in race six which was contested over 1100 metres.
Giving his sire Iglesia a race to race double and being out of the Gold Craft sired Greinee Pet, Ooleo $4.60 was not sighted early in the race but powered home to beat the Daniel Clarken cared for Dominic Tourneur ridden Law School $5. Another long neck away third was Exalted Keetah $5 for Jim Smith and Simon Price.
A winning margin of one and a quarter lengths on the part of Galileo's Dream, the $3-20 favourite, saw rider Simon Price ride his third winner and Mark Kavanagh train his second winner in race seven which was run over 1600 metres.
Being from Fairy King mare Away With Fairies and sired the by the Irish bred sire Galileo the four year old Galileo's Dream was always in the first two and beat the Phillip Stokes prepared Ben Claridge guided Zaraya Rose $7. David Hayes and Libby Hopwood provided Penzevengi $5 who was a farther long head away third.
Mount Gambier trainer Chris Oxlade and apprentice Libby Hopwood teamed together in the one length win of Orchestra Stalls, the $2.20 favourite, in the 1600 metres final event.
A product of the mating of Centre Stalls and the Keepers mare Keep Us Laughing, Orchestra Stalls was mid field before going on to record a win over the Lloyd Kennewell trained Ryan Plumb ridden Loukoumi $4. A father two and a half lengths away third was Akhameela $21 for Fred Meuring David Tootell.
