Saturday's Morphettville Races Report

Sunday, 29 May 2011 02:29

The Eric Musgrove prepared Steven Pateman guided Our Aristocrat made it two wins from two starts when the Galileo gelding was the half length winner of the 3100 metre hurdle race on the Parks track at Morphettville on Saturday.

From the Silver Hawk mare Silver Colours Our Aristocrat the $1.80 favourite held down a good position early before going on to beat the Barry Brook trained Emily Taylor ridden Yesquire $21.

One length away third was The Catarena $4.40 for Darren Weir and John Allen.

Bred to northern hemisphere time Juliet’s Princess made an auspicious debut on the main track when she was the three quarters of a length winner of the second race, a 1050 metre event for two year olds.

Starting at $26 the More Than Ready sired Juliet’s Princess, from the Thunder Gulch mare Malayan Princess, came from well back and defeated the $2.30 favourite Sammartini for mentor David Hayes and rider Shayne Cahill.

Alchemy’s Eight $12 was a long neck away third for Karen Byrnes and apprentice Jordan Frew.

The $1.30 favourite Bagman scored its fourth consecutive win in the 1600 metre third event.  Being under the care of Mark Kavanagh and having the services of Chad Lever the Easy Rocking gelding from the Dehere mare Bada Bing, Bagman came from the rear of the field to beat the Kylie Huxtable prepared Simon Price ridden Fantastic Glen $7.

Road Warrior $11 was a farther half neck away third for John O’Connor and Todd Pannell.

Clare Lindop brought up her second success when she rode the Adam Purcell trained Costalots $10 to a one and a quarter length win in race four which was contested over 2500 metres.

An eight year old Encosta de Lago gelding from the Kings Island mare Anglessey, Costalots started well before drifting back but had enough stamina over the concluding stages to go on and beat Man of Class $15 for mentor Cairen Maher and rider Paul Gatt.

Blevic’s Belle, the $3 favourite, was another half head away third for Michael O’Leary and Dominic Tourneur.

Not having raced since late February Our Iridium $13 gave trainer David Balfour and his apprentice Scott Westover a three quarters of a length win in the 1200 metre fifth race.

A Refuse to Bend three year old filly Our Iridium, fom the Celestial Bounty matron Dustricia, started well and then drifted back to a mid field position before mustering enough speed once more and powered home to defeat the Richard Jolly charge, the Chad Lever guided Last Charge $10.

Eikept, the $3.20 favourite, was another long neck away third for Tony McEvoy and Simon Price.

Starting at $11 Lennybe gave trainer David Jolly and rider Paul Gatt a long head win in the 2028 metre sixth event.  From the Kaapstad mare Satirical Miss the Carnegie sired six year old Lennybe came from fifth to beat the Darryl Dodson prepared Holly McKechnie ridden Finiguerra $4.

Lovebite $11 was another two lengths away filling the minor position for Sam turner and Dominic Tourneur.

Winning its fourth race at its eighteenth start the Clangalang gelding Lexcon $17 gave trainer Lloyd Kennewell and rider Dominic Tourneur a half length win in the seventh event which was run over 1200 metres.

From the Blevic mare Ruby Wednesday Lexcon came from last to defeat the $5 chance Mother’s Milk for mentor John Thompson and rider Paul Gatt.

The $5 equal favourite with Mother’s Milk Dr Doute’s was a farther one and a half lengths away for Mark Kavanagh and Billy Egan.

Jockey Paul Gatt retained his equal top rating on the city jockeys’ premiership with Clare Lindop when the emergency at acceptance time, the John Thompson cared for Full Metal Jacket greeted the judge by a margin of one and a quarter lengths over his rival in the final event of 1200 metres.

A $5 chance when the starter released the field the Elvstroem sired Full Metal Jacket settled well and went on to defeat Glazes $8 for mentor Phillip Stokes and rider Matthew Nielson.

Noble Mistress $17 was another head away third for Matthew Seyers and Damien Robinson.