Saturday's Morphettville Races Report
- Sunday, 15 May 2011 10:07
The five year old Galileo gelding Our Aristocrat, the $2 favourite, gave trainer Eric Musgrove and cross-country rider Stephen Pateman a two length win in the 2337metre hurdle race on the Morphettville Parks track on Saturday.
From the Silver Hawk mare Silver Colours, Our Aristocrat was well placed and beat the Darren Weir prepared John Allen guided The Caterena $2.50.
A farther four and a half lengths away third was Yesquire $12 for Barry Brook and Emily Taylor.
Eric Musgrove said after the race that Our Aristocrat may return to Morphettville in a fortnight and his long range plans include the VRC Grand National Hurdle at Sandown in July.
Dominic Tourneur combined with David Hayes when Zippa the Rippa $4.80 was the three and three quarter length winner of the 1000 metre second race.
From a Centaine mare Pernod and sired by Pins, Zippa the Rippa was well placed and beat the $3.50 favourite Alarms for trainer Lee Freedman and rider Simon Price.
Another Lee Freedman runner Richmond Grove, with Chad Lever in the saddle, was three quarters of a length away third at $4.
Trainer Gordon Richards and apprentice Amy Herrmann scored the first leg of a back to back double when North Beach, the $3 public elect, was the three quarters of a length winner of the 1050 metre third race.
Sired by the English bred Footstepsinthesand from the Danewin mare White Fire, North Beach sat on the pace early in the race before sprinting away to defeat Marmaa $3.80 for mentor David Hayes and rider Paul Gatt.
Fappiano’s Lad $15 was a farther long neck away for the combination of John Thompson and Simon Price.
The long neck win of Belfast Boy gave trainer Gordon Richards and apprentice Amy Herrmann their second win for the afternoon in the 1200 fourth race.
Sired by Bel Esprit from the Bureaucracy mare Fast Dolly, Belfast Boy $5 came from third and defeated Golden Penny for horse carer Richard Jolly and his apprentice Libby Hopwood.
The $3 favourite Ben Zena was a farther half length away third for Caulfield trainer Peter Moody and Clare Lindop.
Doubly Sure gave his owner/trainer Karen Byrnes and rider Clare Lindop a half length win in the 2600 metre fifth event.
An $8 chance at barrier rise the O’Reilly gelding, form the Centaine mare Pyjamas, came from the rear of the field to defeat General Mackjosh $9 for Mount Gambier trainer Wayne Walters and his apprentice daughter Melissa.
The top weight and favourite at $2.20 Keep Control was another short neck away third for Darren Weir and apprentice Jack Hill.
Dominic Tourneur brought up his second winner for the afternoon when Loukoumi $5.50 was the neck winner of the 1800 metre sixth race. A Grandera gelding from the Prince Echo mare Ettu Blu, Loukoumi led throughout and beat the Jim Smith trained Simon Price ridden Exalted Beauty $11.
The combination of John Thompson and Jeffrey Maund supplied the third placegetter Interview, the $3.50 favourite, who was a farther half length away third.
Provincial trainer Will Clarken and jockey Todd Pannell scored a neck win when Arton $31 came from last to win the 1200 metre seventh race. A Rubiton gelding from the Last Tycoon mare Art Corp, Arton finished too strongly for the Paul Seater prepared Clare Lindop ridden Chunky Custard $8.
The Fugitive $7.50 was a nose away third for David Hayes and Paul Gattt.
Jockey Clare Lindop brought up a double when she rode the Russell Cameron charge Song For Guy to a half neck win in the 1200 metre final event.
A $4.20 chance when the field was sent on their journey Song For Guy - from the Tierce matron Sweet Bade and sire by 2000 Caulfield Cup winner Diatribe - came from well back and gradually improved his position before going on to beat the John Thompson mentored Adrian Paterson guided Full Metal Jack $10.
The John Hickmott trained apprentice Jordon Frew ridden Bold Line $6 was a farther short half head away third.
