Sunday's Clare Valley Races Report
- Monday, 15 March 2010 13:00
Apprentice Tillie Neve was the first enter the winner’s circle when she guided Kate’s Dream to a one and a quarter length win in the opening race on Sunday at the Clare Valley Racing Club’s Mystical March Ladies Day fixture.
Prepared by Colin Baker and recording her win at her second start the Akhadan three year old filly, from the Dieu D’ Or mare Malmore, Kate’s Dream $5 came with a storming finish just after the home turn and defeated the Emma Hubbard cared for apprentice Claudia Lions mount Zofabird $5.
The $2.80 favourite Midnite Crusade was another long neck away third for David Jolly and Dominic Tourneur.
Sired by the Irish bred stallion Song Of Tara from the Kinjite matron Deep Time, Lord Of The Song $11 gave his mentor John Croucher and jockey Ryan Pluumb a neck win in the 1800 metre second race.
Taking up a mid field position soon after the start and continuing a strong run Lord Of The Song beat the Jeffery Maund guided Greg Lesnikowski trained Kyneton Lad $11. Galileo’s Goblet $26 was a farther short head away third for Phillip Cole and Claudia Lions.
A late pick-up ride at the expense of Simon Price saw Dominic Tourneur ride the first of two winners when the Greg Lesnikowski prepared Spinning Spanner was the one length victor of the third race which was run over 1700 metres.
From the Archway mare Summer Haven and fathered by the United States bred entire Spinning World, Spinning Spanner came from well back to beat the Mick Whittle mentored Mathew Neilson ridden In Private, the $3.20 public elect.
Another Crafty $16 was a farther two and a half lengths away filling the minor placing for Ron Daniel and Jeffrey Maund.
Hoop Matthew Neilson brought the first leg of his double when the $3.60 punter’s choice Race Memory was the three length winner of the 1200 metre fourth race.
Being under the care of Ken Sweeny the Racer’s Edge mare from Recollection, a Sippets mare, Racer’s Edge was well placed and beat the one time leader, the Shane Oxlade mentored Justin Potter piloted Umatilla Magic $10. Sheeza Peril $7 was another three and half lengths away third for Stuart Gower and apprentice Scott Westover.
The win of the $8 chance Darakan gave the chestnut gelding’s trainer Matthew Seyers and jockey Damien Robinson a three and a quarter length win in the 1100 metre fifth race.
From the Ardross mare City Ex and sired by the English bred entire Desert Sun, Darakan was in touch with the leaders throughout before defeating St Germein $3.40 for horse carer Peter Blanch and apprentice Scot Westover. A long head away filling the minor placing was Oriental Sling $5 for Greg Lesnikowski and Jeffrey Maund.
Jockey Domenic Tourneur landed his second winner when the King Charlemagne sired Imperial Rain, the $2.50 punter’s choice, was the one and a half length winner of race six which was run over 1100 metres.
Being under the care of mentor Ricky Moore and out of the Umatilla matron Misty Galore, Imperial Rain came from near last on the home turn to beat the Ken Sweeny mentored Matthew Neilson guided Tatsuhara $5.
The Brain Mueller and Claudia Lions supplied Belvidere Babe $12 another half neck away third.
Damien Robinson brought up second winner when the Jonathon Madigan charge Li’l Miss Sunshine $6 was the short half head winner of the seventh race which was contested over 1800 metres.
A five year old daughter of the Thunder Gulch mare Green Ice and the sire Blevic L’il Miss Sunshine was well placed and beat the Ken Sweeny trained Matthew Neilson ridden Eight Mile $5. Mr Marju $26 was a farther three and a half lengths away third for visiting Benalla trainer James Scott and apprentice Ellie Brooks.
Matthew Neilson rode his second for the day when the David Jolly cared for Tresette was the two and a quarter length winner of the final event was contested over 1100 metres.
From the Jugha sired mare Jug Full, Tresette, the $1.60 favourite, came from well back and grave his sire Blevic a double in the last two races.
The apprentice Scott Westover’s mount, the John Hickmott prepared Harbourtown $6 finished second, one and a half lengths ahead of Lady Orio $7.50 for apprentice Libby Hopwood and Simon Casey.
