Wednesday's Strathalbyn Races Report
- Friday, 19 March 2010 02:52
Strathalbyn trained horses took full advantage of their home track when local mentors prepared five of the eight winners at Strathalbyn on Wednesday.
Dennis O’Leary, Shane Oxlade, Phillip Cole, Peter Moody and Brian Mueller were the local winners. Although he is registered as training at Nornanville Dennis O’Leary can be classed as a Strathalbyn trainer as some of his team use the Strathalbyn course for special work. He was the first to be seen in the winner’s enclosure when Valuabelle $6 was the four length winner of the opening event 1200 metres.
Having the service of Dominic Tourneur the Face Value sired Valuabelle, from the Chanteclair mare Nervola Belle, was well placed and beat the Gordon Richards trained apprentice Libby Hopwood mount Barannan $61.
The $3.70 public elect Raven Ready was another head away, taking the third prize, for Jim Smith and Matthew Neilson.
After having one of his runners scratched at the barrier trainer Shane Oxlade watched his remaining charge, the Paul Gatt ridden Jazzy General $10, record a half length win in the 1200 metre second race.
Sired by General Nediym from Gala Jazz, a daughter of Almurtajaz, the four year old mare Jazzy General came from well back with a withering run over the concluding stages to defeat Bart Merrall mentored Chad Lever ridden Hey Jamie $7.
A dead heat was declared for third between Scarlet Rose $4 for Richard Jolly and Libby Hopwood and Where’schristopher $6 for Lloyd Kennewell and Ryan Plumb.
Phillip Cole was the third local trainer in succession to meet with success when Tragic Transport $21, a Double Vice gelding from the Scenic matron Baringa, was the one and a quarter length winner of race three which was run over 1600 metres.
Ridden by Phillip Crich Tragic Transport led all the way and claimed victory over the John O’Loughlin prepared apprentice Lauren Stojakovic ridden Boom Trader, the $2.90 favourite. Phillip Stokes and Ben Claridge supplied He’s Hot To Trot $51 who finished a farther three quarters of a length away third.
Peter Moody was another local trainer to share in the limelight when the apprentice Kate Dyson mount Nothing Shall Pass lived up to his name and led all the way to be the eight length winner of the 2050 metre fifth race.
From the Blushing Scribe mare Amy’s Blushing and sired by the United States bred Fraar, Nothing Shall Pass $5-50 beat the Liz Garrick trained Lauren Stojakovic mount Portrait Dane $3-80.
Alakate $5.50 was a farther one and a quarter lengths away third for Tony Rohloff and Dominic Tourneur.
Local mentor Brian Mueller was seen in the winner’s enclosure when his charge Our Lara $7.50 was the one and three quarter length winner of race six which was run over 1100 metres.
From the Marooned sired Isolated Action and fathered by the Adelaide hills based sire Devaraja the Ben Claridge ridden three year old filly Our Lara settled in third position and sprinted to lead just after the home turn was reached.
Our Lara, who is raced by Mueller and Perth resident Mrs Veronica Evans, beat the Shane Oxlade trained Justin Potter ridden Daydream Charlie $15 giving the Strathalbyn track the quinella.
A farther short neck away third was Trice as Good $6 for Daniel Clarken and Lauren Stojakovic.
Now in the mentoring hands of the co- training partnership of Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas and piloted by Clare Lindop Wendy Ellen was the two and three quarters of a length winner of race four which was run over 2050 metres.
Being quoted at $4.20 when the starter sent the runners on their journey, the Irish bred entire Street Cry sired Wendy Ellen, from the Chief’s Crown matron Supernal, recorded her second success from thirty three starts.
Wendy Ellen maintained a midfield position before going on to beat the John Hickmott prepared apprentice Tillie Neve guided Musty Springs $8.50, the one time leader. A nose away was Mamma Mia $10 for David Hayes and Paul Gatt.
Trainer Daniel Clarken, jockey Wayne Kerford and Street Singer, a Mossman gelding, made it two wins in seven days when the four year old was the head winner of race seven which was contested 1350 metres.
Being out of Catshaan, a Catrial mare, Street Singer was well placed and beat the Daniel J Clarke mentored, Matthew Neilson mount Mei Wenti, the $4 punter’s choice. Starting at $10 Snapertude was a father length away third for Barbra Geracitano and Michael Hoppo.
To the glee of bookmakers punters continued their run of outs when the $8.50 chance Alquamarne was the one and a half length winner of the 1200 metre final race for mentor Barry Brook and apprentice Claudia Lions.
Being out of the Almaarad mare Almaanne and sired by Alquoz, Alquamarne was in the first three throughout the event and beat Snaamar $7 for mentor David Halliday and apprentice Jordan Frew. A farther one and a half lengths away third was the $6-50 chance Zaazip for Karen Byrnes and Paul Gatt.
