Saturday's Morphettville Races Report
- Sunday, 05 June 2011 10:02
Having his only ride for the day jockey Daniel Moor steered the Lee Freedman prepared two year old filly Florets $2.50 to a two and three quarter length win in the 1550 metre first race at Morphettville on Saturday.
Starting for the second time and winning her second race the Exceed And Excel filly was well placed and beat Just Discreet $3.60 for trainer Richard Jolly and rider Chad Lever.
Quick Single $41 was a farther short half head away third for Ken Sweeney and Dominic Tourneur.
Starting the rank outsider at $26 Periduki led all the way to give Strathalbyn mentor Mick Whittle and apprentice Scott Westover a long neck win in race two which was run over 1050 metres.
From the Snippets mare Miduki and fathered by the USA bred Perugino, Periduki beat the $4.40 chance Cascabel for visiting Cranbourne trainer Robbie Griffiths and rider Dominic Tourneur.
A farther three quarters of a length away third was the $4.20 chance Riahgrand for Darryl Dodson and Holly McKechnie.
The John Thompson trained Paul Gatt mount Safety In Numbers was always in contention and was the three and a quarter length winner of the 2043 metre third event.
A four year old Fastnet Rock gelding from Custodial, a Canny Lad mare, Safety in Numbers beat Moggaden $18 for mentor Lloyd Kennewell and rider Jeffrey Maund.
Miss with Attitude, the $2.80 favourite was a farther one and a quarter lengths away for the training combination of Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas and rider Clare Lindop.
Jockey Paul Gatt went one clear on the metropolitan jockeys’ premiership when Nevzlin $3.20 brought up a back to back double for trainer John Thompson in the 1600 metre fourth race.
Winning by a margin of three quarters of a length the Dehere sired four year old, from Ruski Rose a Nureyev mare, Nevzlin $3.20 came from a midfield position to beat Montego Bay $6.50 for Paula Trenwith and Chad Lever.
Jutland $21 was a farther half head away third for Mick Whittle and Justin Potter.
After transferring stables from the Macdonlad /Gluyas establishment to David Balfour six weeks ago Sister Swank $8 brought up a double for apprentice Scott Westover in race five which was run over 1200 metres.
A Fusaichi Pegasus filly from the Volksraad mare Swanky Girl, Sister Swank came with a powerful run over the concluding stages to defeat the $2-35 public elect for trainer Richard Jolly and his apprentice Libby Hopwood.
Lady Davinci $21 was a farther three and a quarter lengths away filling the minor placing for Terry and Karina O’Sullivan and Simon Price.
The impressive Street Cry three year old gelding Pitt Street gave Flemington mentor David Hayes and apprentice Nathan Rose a three and a quarter length win in the 1600 metre sixth race.
Being well placed and winning its fourth race from eleven starts Pitt Street, the $2.40 favourite, from the Agnes World matron Princess Delight, may have one more run at Flemington in a fortnight before going for a spell. Pitt Street defeated Audacity $10 for the Stawell training combination of Terry and Karina O’Sullivan.
Mr Bisset $4 was a half neck away third for Matthew Ellerton and Simon Zahra and apprentice Daniel Lane.
Apprentice Nathan Rose brought up a race to race double when the Robbie Griffiths prepared Avionics $8 scored a one and a half length win in race seven which was contested over 1200 metres.
Sired by Flying Spur from the Star Way mare Synopsis, Avionics came from second and defeated Exalted Brother $8 for Roy Rogers and Dominic Tourneur.
Rowdy Rocker $10 was a head away third for Ken Sweeney and Libby Hopwood.
Coming in from an opening quote of $21 and starting at $12 Belleconi gave trainer Phillip Stokes and rider Matthew Neilson a short half head win in the final event of 1600 metres.
From the Snippets mare Bocconi the Bel Esprit sired Belleconi came from a mid field position to defeat the Libby Hopwood ridden John Hickmott prepared Ruling to Win $6. The $2.70 favourite The Eighth Maker was a farther one and a half lengths away third for Lloyd Kennewell and Shayne Cahill.