Saturday's Morphettville Parks Races Report
- Sunday, 11 April 2010 08:56
Trainer Patrick Payne continued his winning strike rate with major Adelaide races when the Matthew Neilson guided Danaupair Starlet was the length winner of the Sportingbet SA Fillies Classic of 2400 metres on the Morphettville Parks track on Saturday.
Starting at $8 and being fathered by Delago Brom from the Danasinga mare Danaupair, Danaupair Starlet came from a better than mid field, although three wide, position early in the event before improving to second early in the straight and went on to beat the Lee Freedman mentored Mark Pegus mount Gallant Lady $4-20.
The $2.80 public elect Ipioga was a farther three quarters of a length away third for Danny O’Brien and Dominic Tourneur.
Payne said after the race, “That was her race today,” and when asked what he had in mind for her he said, “We’ll see how she pulls up.”
Richard Jolly’s success in black type races continued when the $1-80 favourite Stirling Grove was the four length winner of 1400 metre SA Sires’ Produce Stakes.
Having the services of Chad Lever in the Group 3 event the Mossman sired Stirling Grove, from the Desert Prince matron Kalamata, was always in the first two and will now be set for the listed Oaklands Plate of 1600 metres on Sunday May 2.
Stirling Grove beat the Lee Freedman trained Dwayne Dunn ridden The Ruffian $3.70. A long neck away filling the minor placing was another Freedman runner Safe $13 with Mark Pegus in the saddle.
Being returned at $3 Tagus gave mentor John Thompson and jockey Peter Mertens a two and three quarter length victory in the listed City of Adelaide Handicap which was contested over 1600 metres.
From Lady Capel, a Last Tycoon matron and fathered by Encosta de Largo, Tagus begun well and settled fourth before mustering enough speed once again to go on to beat the David Hayes charge, the Paul Gatt piloted Eau de Joie $8. The $2.50 public elected I’m Discreet was a farther half length away third for Richard Jolly and Chad Lever.
Sired by Canny Lad and being from the Brief Truce dam More Haste the two year old chestnut colt Sleepers gave Mornington based trainer Lee Freedman and jockey Dwayne Dunn the first leg of a double in the opening event which was run over 1000 metres.
Being steady at $2.20 throughout the betting and starting favourite at that price Sleepers was never far from the lead and beat Capital Raising $2.80 for Flemington mentor John Thompson and hoop Peter Mertens. Perossa $8 was a farther two and a quarter lengths away third for David Hayes and Paul Gatt.
The one and a quarter lengths winning margin recorded by Fast Talker $5 in the 1550 metre sixth event brought up win number two for mentor Lee Freedman and jockey Dwayne Dunn.
The progeny of Fastnet Rock and the Distorted Honour mare Crystal Wit Fast Talker was well placed and beat the Phillip Stokes mentored Ben Claridge steered Furline $3.50.
Custard $5 was another nose away third for David Hayes and Paul Gatt.
The stable threesome of co trainers Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas and their number one rider Clare Lindop brought up the first leg of a double when Lightly Spiced was the long head winner of race three which was contested over 1250 metres.
Sired by the United States bred entire Fantastic Light from the Amen Brother mare Spice Doll, Lightly Spiced came from well back to beat the Trevor Dansie cared for apprentice Amy Herrmann ridden Idalolu $5. Kisrak $6-50 was a farther half head away filling the minor placing for David Jolly and apprentice Claudia Lions.
From the Flying Spur mare Sizzle’em and sired by the Irish bred Galileo Miss With Attitude $5 recorded a long head win in the 1250 metre final event and brought up a double for trainers Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas and rider Clare Lindop.
Coming from well back Miss With Attitude finished too strong for the Jon O’Connor trained Dominic Tourneur piloted You Dee Cee $10. David Hayes and apprentice Kate Dyson provided the $6.50 chance Candle who was a farther head away third.
Coming from well back the four year old mare Missgoblet $13 gave her trainer Stuart Gower and jockey Michael Hoppo a half length win in race two which was run over 1250 metres.
A Choisir mare out of Oak Park Carashan, a Campolina mare, Missgoblet beat the last start winner Sivi Soko $3.30 for mentor Jim Smith and jockey Matthew Neilson.
Cornelia Marie $7.50 was another short half head away third for David Jolly and Dwayne Dunn.
