Saturday's Morphettville Parks Races Report
- Sunday, 09 May 2010 10:25
Apprentice Claudia Lions and jockey Matthew Neilson provided the racing headlines when they both landed double victories on the Parks track at Morphettville on Saturday.
Lions rode the first of her two winners when she was successful on the Barry Brook trained Yesquire $12, the length winner of the 2400 metre third event. Part owned by Brook the Jeune sired Yesquire, from Sanzzy Nazzy a Nasipour mare, led all the way and beat the Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas trained Matthew Neilson ridden Wendy Ellen $9.
Delarouze $8 was a farther nose away filling the minor placing for David Balfour and Todd Pannell.
Lions brought up her second winner a race later when the Phillip Stokes trained Shadrach $7 was the neck winner of the 1550 metre fourth race. From the Bellotto mare Autumn Belle and fathered by Lonhro, Shadrach was well placed and beat the $10 chance Akatak $10 for provincial trainer Karen Byrnes and jockey Matthew Neilson.
The $21 returned Riceman was a farther short half head away third for Dean Saxon and apprentice Amy Herrmann.
Having it first race day outing the half brother to Moment In Time Condelago $4.80 was the half neck winner of the 1250 metre second event and gave Matthew Neilson the first leg of a double.
Being under the care of Mick Huxtable the Delago Brom two year old gelding from the Kenny’s Best Pal matron Concluding, Condelago came from a mid field position and beat the David Hayes trained Simon Price mount Edge Of Time $9 by a half neck..
The Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas trained Clare Lindop ridden It’s Home $7 was another three lengths away third.
Jockey Matthew Neilson scored the second leg of his double when the David Balfour trained Fantastic Beau $5 was the one and a quarter length winner of the final event which was run over 1400 metres.
From the Polish Patriot matron Prime Ville and sired by the American bred entire Fantastic Light, Fantastic Beau was well placed and beat the Scott Trenowden prepared apprentice Libby Hopwood ridden True Emotions $21. Quietzer $5 was a farther long neck away third for David Hayes and Paul Gatt.
After running fourth in a Hamilton steeplechase and third in a Morphettville hurdle Mybigfatgreekhorse was the neck winner of the 3200 metre hurdle which opened the days racing and was run on the main Morphettville track.
Prepared by Eric Musgrove and having the services of Arron Lynch the Zabeel fathered Mybigfatcreekhorse, the $3.30 favourite who is from the Alleged mare Miss Vita, led all the way and defeated another Musgrove trained jumper, the Steven Pateman ridden Lucky Lurch $5.
Yoshi Raaza was a farther one and a quarter lengths away taking out the third placing for Colin Stewart and Emily Taylor at $14.
A construction supervisor on the new northern expressway on the northern outskirts of Adelaide hobby trainer Brett Charry who races Plumbago with his partner Roxanne Joiner was elated on winning his first city race in the1000 metre fifth race.
From the daughter of the Irish bred sire Rustic Amber Rustic Sal, the Victory Prince six year old gelding Plumbago $18 with Amy Herrmann in the saddle came from well back in the field to record a two length win over the Byron Cozamanis mentored Wayne Kerford mount Kenny Kid $8. Starting at $8 Bella Leah was a long neck away filling the minor placing for Libby Hopwood and Paul Seater.
Having the breeding on both sides of the Atlantic - fathered by the United States bred entire Elusive Quality from the daughter of the American stallion Silver Hawk, the UK bred Osprey, Queue For Quality $5.50 was the short head winner of race six which was run over 1250 metres.
Cared for by David Jolly with Paul Gatt in the saddle Queue For Quality came from well back and recorded a victory over the John Thompson trained Simon Price ridden Nevzlin $15.
Imperial Lines $14 was a half neck away third for the combination Leon Macdonald, Andrew Gluyas and Clare Lindop.
Starting at $4 Our Saint was the long head winner of the 1250 metre seventh event for trainer Mark Kavanagh and jockey Simon Price.
A Royal Academy gelding from the Don’t Say Halo mare Perfect Halo, Our Saint came from well back and beat the Brian Mueller prepared Tamara Zanker ridden Just Sybil $21.
Tictacs $5 was a farther length away third for David Hayes and Paul Gatt.
