Morphettville Races Report

Friday, 13 January 2012 13:00

The five year old Galileo gelding Hot To Trot gave his rider Adrian Patterson a head victory in the opening event of 2600 metres at Morphettville on Saturday.

From the Zabeel mare Zinnia and starting at $4 Hot To Trot led all the way and beat the Dean Saxon trainer Justin Potter guided Faineant $4.60.

Golden Schnapps, who was backed in from $51 to $31 was a farther three quarters of a length away third for Trevor Day and Libby Hopwood.

Sired by God's Own, St Gabriel $4.20, from the Celtic Swing mare Not Jude's Choice, recorded a head victory in the 1800 metre second race for trainer David Balfour and rider Todd Pannell.

Being among the leaders for the entire journey St Gabriel beat the Phillip Stokes prepared Matthew Neilson piloted Essence, the $1.80 favourite.

Starting at the odds of $17 Baby Boy was a farther six and a half lengths away third for Hamilton trainer Ron Daniel and rider Shayne Cahill.

Shoctonic kept the momentum of on pace runners in tact when she was the two and a quarter length winner of race three which was contested over 1200 metres for trainer Richard Jolly and rider Jason Holder.

A Choisir filly from the Spinning World mare Concoct, Shoctonic $3 beat the $2.30 favourite Al Juman for the training combination of Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas and rider Clare Lindop.

Rock Culture $2.80 was another one and a half lengths away third for Mark Kavanagh and Matthew Neilson.

Miss Debra broke through for her second win in a month when she gave her Murray Bridge trainer Paul Seater and apprentice Scott Westover a three quarters of a length win in the fourth race which was contested over 1200 metres.

A Grandera four year old mare Miss Debra $4 from the Secret Savings matron Miss Moneybox, came from well back in the field to beat the $3.20 favourite the Mark Kavanagh trained Shayne Cahill ridder Chief of Staff.

Immortality $15 was another nose away third for the combination of Mick Whittle and Troy Baker.

Purchased for $40,000 by part owner Rob Burford, Shanpanichi gave trainer Sam Burford and rider Troy Baker a one and a quarter length win in the fifth event of 1100 metres.

Starting at $7.50 the Fusaichi Pegasus fathered Shanpanichi, from Chandon Rose a Flying Spur mare, was well placed and beat Miss Explosive $3.60 for Murray Bridge trainer David Aldridge and rider Jason Frew, making the result a Murray Bridge quinella.

Vonrob $8.50 was a farther neck away third for the combination of Len Smith and Clare Lindop.

Starting the $2.25 favourite Set And Forget gave 1.5kg claiming apprentice Nathan Rose and trainer Mark Kavangh a short neck victory in race six which was run over 1050 metres.

Part-owned by Kavanagh's wife Isabel the More Than Ready sired Set And Forget, from the Desert Sun mare Amnesia, was well placed and beat Striding Success $6.50 for mentor Trevor Dansie and rider Amy Herrmann.

Bit of a Dude $9.50 was a farther half head away third for Stuart Gower and Simon Price.

Apprentice Nathan Rose brought up a race to race double when he rode Blackbriar $17 to a half head victory for Darwin based trainer Melinda Boothby in race seven which was contested over 1600 metres.

Previously being in the stables of Gerald Ryan and Jason Warren the Desert Sun sired Blackbriar, from the St. Jude mare Judy, led all the way and beat the Peter Moody prepared Libby Hopwood ridden Justify That $15.

The $2.60 favourite Bagman was a farther short neck away third for Mark Kavanagh and Simon Price.

Adrian Patterson rode his second winner for the day when he rode the Sam Turner prepared Sandhill Chief $ 6.50 to a one and a quarter length victory in the final event of 1600 metres.

A Black Hawk gelding from the Jeune mare Gundooee Miss, Sandhill Chief was well positioned and went on to beat the John Macmillan prepared apprentice Scott Westover4 ridden Zakumi $8.

Starting at $6 Impact Point was a farther neck away third for John Hickmott and Jason Holder.