Wednesday's Strathalbyn Races Report
- Thursday, 20 October 2011 11:02
A pick-up ride for local jockey Justin Potter saw him guide the Dean Saxon prepared Faineant from last to score a two and a quarter length win in the opening event of 2050 metres at Strathalbyn on Wednesday.
The $1.70 favourite Faineant, a Quest of Fame gelding from the Anabaa mare Easy Out, finished too strongly for the Ken Matson trained Jordan Frew ridden King Roseland $5.
Frenzied Dane $7 was a farther four and a quarter lengths away filling the minor placing.
Rider Justin Potter brought up an early double when the Real Jester gelding Jestquill provided his trainer Shane Oxlade with a fiftieth birthday present in the 1350 metre second race.
Starting the $3 favourite and mothered by the Brondesbury mare Bronquill, Jestquill was well positioned in the early stages and, getting to the front in the straight, beat Granulator $4.20 for trainer Roslyn Day and rider Adrian Patterson.
The combination of Phillip Stokes and Simon Price were associated with the third placegetter Full of Cache who finished a farther one and a quarter lengths away.
Trainer Brian Mueller kept the momentum going for the Strathalbyn training brigade when the first starter Just Diamond gave jockey Troy Baker a half length win in race three which was run over 1100 metres.
Starting at $7.50 the Happy Giggle sired Just Diamond, from the Premiership mare Mixed Currency, came from well back and beat the David Jolly first starter Assertive Spirit $3.40 ridden by Justin Potter.
The Barry Dunn prepared Jackson Matthews ridden Elancer $18 was a farther one and three quarter lengths away third while the Shane Oxlade trained Perfectamondo was a head away fourth completing a quartet of placings for the local track.
Justin Potter scored his third win for the afternoon when he guided the Ingo Boess trained Brother Warwick to a short half head win in race four which was contested over 1200 metres.
A Steady Eddy four year old gelding from Touch of Grey, an Amen Brother matron, Brother Warwick was well placed and defeated Royal Stormy for trainer Dion Koch and Troy Baker.
Scrublands was a farther one and a quarter lengths away third for Barry Dunn and Jackson Matthews.
Jockey Troy Baker brought up a double when Mount Nancy scored a two length win for local mentor Peter Moody in the 1200 metre fifth race.
Staring at $14 the Al Samer gelding from the Secret Savings mare Monyah, Mount Nancy was in the leading division throughout and beat the Barry Dunn trained Jeffrey Maund guided Rolling Stones $3.50 bringing up a quinella for the Strathalbyn track.
Birdman, the $3.50 equal favourite with the second placegetter Rolling Stones, was a farther one and a quarter lengths away third for the combination of Tony McEvoy and Matthew Neilson.
Trainer Will Clarken and rider Todd Pannell tasted victory when Monstarhit $5.50 registered a head win in the 1600 metre sixth race.
An Iglesia four year old gelding from the Euclase mare Star Hit, Monstarhit powered home to beat War Hawk $3.10 for mentor Tony McEvoy and rider Matthew Neilson.
Major De $8 was a farther half neck way third in an exciting finish for local trainer Emma Hubbard and rider Adrian Patterson.
Starting at $5 Stella Jeune gave trainer Peter A Jones and rider Adrian Patterson a nose victory in race seven which was run over 1100 metres.
A Jeune five year old mare from the Desert Prince matron La Ponch,
Stella Jeune was well back in the early stages and thundered home to beat the Jake Stephens prepared Matthew Neilson guided Zai Jian $4.40.
Murphy’s Prospect $6.50 was another short neck away third for Heather, Kevin and Jordan Frew.
Trainer Peter Moody brought up a double when he joined forces with rider Libby Hopwood in the three quarters of a length win of Justify That $4.40 in the eighth race which was run over 1350 metres.
From the West Point matron Duty of Honour and sired by King of Prussia, Justify That was not far from the lead for the entire journey and beat the Don McKay prepared Glen Davis ridden Royal Impulse $21.
Local trainer Phillip Cole and jockey Simon Price provided Owdatay $8 who was a farther two and a half lengths away third.
Being quoted at $8 when the stater released the field in the final event of 1600 metres Shez A Gaze gave her trainer Ken Sweeney and rider Shayne Cahill a length win.
Fathered by Stargazer from the daughter of Zoffany, She Zoff, Shez A Gaze came from a better than mid field position and powered home to take the event from the second place getter, the Kirsten McGowan cared for Jeffrey Maund ridden Arazamataz $14.
Star Of Broadway $41 was another half length away taking out the third stakemony for Georgie Henderson and Todd Pannell.
