Saturday's Morphettville Races Report
- Sunday, 18 April 2010 23:47
The Peter Moody prepared Mark Zahra piloted Returntosender booked her place in the breeding barn when her racing days are over when she was the head winner of the Group Two Queen Of The South Stakes at Morphettville on Saturday.
Starting at $14 and sired by the United States bred Elusive City from the Marauding matron Disco Girl Returntosender was in the first four throughout the 1600 metre black type event and defeated the Lee Freedman cared for Chris Symons guided Marchelle Belle $11.
The John Moloney trained Ben Melham ridden Amberino $7 was a farther neck away third.
Jockey Chris Symons completed a winning double when he guided the $4 chance Red Colossus to a long neck win for Cranbourne based horse carer Greg Eurell in the listed Chairman’s Stakes which was contested over 2014 metres.
From the Palace Music mare Palace Glow and fathered by Testa Rossa Red Colossus, who will now be aimed at the 2500 metre Group 1 SA Derby on May 2, came from a better than midfield position and beat the David Hayes trained Paul Gatt mount Token of Honour $31.
Being returned the $3.10 favourite Kidnapped, who put in a slashing trial for the SA Derby, was another nose away third for Peter Snowden and Mark Zahra.
Not having raced for just on a week short of four months the Mark Kavanagh prepared Simon Price ridden $2.40 favourite Catapulted was the two and half length victor of the Group 3 Evright.com Stakes which run over 1100 metres.
A four year old Catbird gelding out of the Umatilla mare Siren Miss Catapulted was well placed and beat the Kel Chapman trained Peter Mertens guided Solchow $6. The $4.60 returned Augusta Proud was a farther two and three quarter lengths away, filling the minor placing, for Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas and Clare Lindop.
Catapulted will now progress to the Group 1 Goodwood Handicap which will be run over 1200 metres on May 2.
After being the star of the riding ranks in Adelaide three weeks ago when he rode a treble Chris Symons started the day off well when the Lee Freedman charge Ain’tnofallenstar $6 was the half head winner of the 1200 metre opening event, giving Symons the first leg of a double.
A product of the breeding partnership of the New Zealand bred Starcraft and the Nothin’ Leica Dane mare Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Ain’tnofallenstar was well placed and beat the Mick Price prepared Steven Arnold guided Crawfish, the $3.30 public elect.
First starter Precious Lorraine $19 was another two and three quarter lengths away third for David Hayes and Paul Gatt.
Blevic sired his fourth SA winner in three days when the Jim Smith cared for Clare Lindop mount Exalted Keetah was the head winner of the 1100 metre second race.
Starting at $5 and being out of the Akahdan mare Keetah’s Lady and raced by SAJC Deputy Chairman Ken Smith and his wife Helen, Exalted Keetah came from well back and beat the $3.30 popular elect Impressive Eagle for the mentoring partnership of Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas and apprentice Tillie Neve.
Starting the $3.80 favourite the Michael O’Leary mentored Dominic Tourneur ridden Glaneuse was the three quarters of a length winner of the 2010 Challenge Final of 1200 metres and gave his sire Blevic his second straight success.
From the Export Price dam Qu’appelle Glaneuse came from well back and beat the Jamie Opperman cared for Simon Price piloted Pedantic Miss $7. Zedawind $5.50 was a farther long neck away third for Ricky Bruhn and Claudia Lions giving the Mount Gambier track the treble.
Now being in the placings in his last five starts which includes three wins the six year old gelding Naughty Boy, the $4 equal favourite with the fourth placegetter Nitonic, gave trainer Kylie Huxtable a one and half length win in the 2500 metre Japan Trophy.
Having the services of Adrian Patterson the Bellotto fathered Naughty Boy, from the Indian Raj mare Toora Loora, gradually improved from being well back in the early stages.
Naughty Boy beat the John Croucher trained Chris Symons mount Atlantic Air who led for most of the race.
The $51 chance Tradesman’s Choice, who mixes hurdle and flat racing, was a farther half neck away third for Gordon Richards and Peter Mertens.
Combining with the Caulfield stable of Mick Price jockey Clare Lindop steered the $1.90 favourite Euphoric Realm to a length win in the final event of 1600 metres.
From the Dehere matron Dialogue and sired by Proud Citizen Euphoric Realm led from the barrier and maintained a forward position to beat the Dean Pannell prepared Dean Holland mount Cavalry Black $10.
Another short neck away third was Yarterbery $21 for Daryl Carrison and Troy Baker.
Pictures: Jenny Barnes
