Saturday's Morphettville Races Report

Sunday, 17 July 2011 10:18

Trainer Darren Weir and apprentice Billy Egan set the agenda for the day with the one and a quarter length win of the $2 favourite Gotta Keep Cool giving them the first leg of a double in the2600 metre opening event at Morphettville on Saturday.

From the Luskin Star matron Cellar Dweller and sired by Racer’s Edge, Gotta Keep Cool started well before dropping back through the field and then was able to muster enough speed once again to go on and beat the Karen Byrnes mentored Clare Lindop ridden Doubly Sure $5.50.

Blue Collar Jack $8 was another three quarters of length away third for Ken Keys and Lincoln Coffee.

Darren Weir brought up his twentieth winner from forty  three runners in Adelaide this season when the Billy Egan mount Midnight Glory $6.50 gave the pair a double in the 1800 metre sixth race.

Winning by a  long neck and fathered by the Irish bred Invincible Spirit from the Ali-Royal mare Gone for Glory, Midnight Glory was well placed and defeated the Chris Hyland cared for Clare Lindop ridden Crabs $12.

Starting at $6 Big Slick was placed another long neck away for Michael O’Leary and apprentice Jordon Frew.

Jockey Clare Lindop and co-trainers Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas entered the winner’s circle for the first time when Counter Sign  $4.20 gave the trio a three and a half length win in race two which was run over 1050 metres.

A two year old daughter of Gonski out of Counter Sue, a Geiger Counter mare, Counter Sign was in the first two throughout and beat the David Hayes cared for Paul Gatt guided Eramor $3.60.

Starting the $3.20 public elect Anythingthatmoves was a farther three quarters of a length away third for Stewart Gower and apprentice Scott Westover.

Clare Lindop reduced the lead of Paul Gatt to five on the city jockeys title when she teamed with Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas in the three quarters of length win of Thornburst $8 which brought up a double for the threesome in the 1200 metre last race.

A Thorn Park grey mare from the Colonel Collins mare New Victoria Thornburst came from last and defeated the John Macmillan charge, the Todd Pannell steered Highness $4.60.

The $4.60p returned Atlanta Falcon was another head away filling the minor placing for John Thompson and Paul Gatt.

Starting the $2.45 public elect the Mick Whittle prepared apprentice Scott Westover ridden Periduki brought up a hat trick of wins in race three which was contested over 1200 metres.

Winning by a margin of two lengths the Perugino sired speedster Periduki, from Miduki a Snippets matron, settled in second place and, taking the lead when the event was not very old, went on to claim victory over the Richard Jolly charge, the Chris Bryant mount Disquiet $5.

Jalippy $5 was another neck away third for Gordon Richards and apprentice Lauren Stojakovic.

Mentor Mark Kavanagh drew level with fellow horse carer John Thompson on  thirty-four city wins for the season when the $1.90 punter’s choice Weekend Special was the long head winner of race four which was contested over 1050 metres.

Having the services of apprentice Mitchell Speers the Snitzel gelding Weekend Special, out of Frescante, a Peintre Celebre matron, was well placed and beat the $11 chance Dapamac for provincial trainer Karen Byrnes and jockey Clare Lindop.

The John Dunn and Matthew Neilson supplied Olivia Lass $26 was a farther one and a quarter lengths away third.

Veteran trainer Joe Lockyer and apprentice  Jackson Matthews were associated with the surprise winner of the day the  $101 priced Sparkling Victory who was the half head winner of the 2014 metre fifth event.

From a daughter of Umatilla Umakineara and fathered by Reset Sparkling Victory was in a worse than mid field position early in the event but thundered home late in the event and defeated the $12 chance Crabs for trainer Chris Hyland and rider Clare Lindop.

Mirakye, the $3.20 favourite, was a farther long neck away taking out the minor prizemoney for Tony Vasil and Mitchell Speers.

Starting at $10 Goldridge gave mentor John Hickmott and rider Dominic Tourneur a short half head victory in the 1600 metre seventh race.

A six year old Pins gelding from the King Delamere mare Kahnitinata, Goldridge came from well back and beat the Stephen Theodore trained Clare Lindop mount Movie Mogul $6.  Any Plum $7 was another half head away third for Jake Stephens and apprentice Nathan Rose.