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Morphettville Parks: Morphettville

22nd July 2023

  • Track distance

    1250m

  • Weather

    Overcast

  • Rain

    Nil last 24hrs, 2mm last 7 days

  • Rail type

    +9m Entire; Sectional 612m

  • Track rating

    Soft 5

  • View track map

Track walked at 2pm Thursday 20 July

Winning Post-1500m: Racing returns to the Parks track again, being in consecutive weeks given the break from racing on the Main track. With only 2 mls of rain in the last week, the track walked in the genuinely Soft 5 range on Thursday afternoon. The rail is out 9 metres for the entire circumference, getting away from a fair bit of the wear and tear from last week’s meeting. There is still a good winter grass cover, however the frost has kicked in this week and the track has taken on a definite winter look, compared to a week ago.

1500-800m (back straight): The back straight of this track walks well with a good cover of grass and with some marking in the one and two wide line from last week. With the rail going out an additional three metres along the Park Terrace side of the track, it provides a consistent surface , although holding some moisture. A healthy cover of grass is evident coming off the 1400m chute joining onto this area and this section is in reasonably good order, although affected by the frosts this week.

1400m-800m (chute): Even and good grass coverage during this section remains and will race evenly away from the fence. Horses will not be disadvantaged racing slightly away from the fence in this section of the track, with new ground three wide and out wider. This is the best part of the track as expected and remains well knitted with a good thatch of kikuyu present for this time of the year.

800m-400m: With the rail out 9 metres, any fill from the last meeting is mostly protected on the circle and turning for home. The coverage is even except for the fence where there are still some signs of slight damage. It walks consistently away from the fence and as expected, fields will start to fan into the straight, with a consistent coverage of grass in this area. From the three wide line out, the track is in good order, with horses not disadvantaged from fanning wider here.

400m-Winning Post: Entering the straight you can see marking is spread further across the track, however with evident damage from last week. There are some signs of wear early in the straight on the fence and further out, with runners a chance of drifting off the fence rounding the home turn as the day goes on. For the remainder of the straight it presents fairly evenly and makes it achievable for the backmarkers to finish off out wide in clear ground near the middle of the track. Even with the rail out 9 metres on this track, it is not always a disadvantage for the back markers, however on pace runners that dictate terms will be possibly getting away from the fence in the straight. Recent track gallops on the outside of the track are showing the usual wear for this time of the year, but horses won’t be out this far to be affected tomorrow.

Verdict: With the Soft 5 rating being posted on Friday morning, the track will only improve with continuing  clear skies on Friday. The track looks different to last week, with a definite frostbitten winter look as the over sown rye grass has not yet kicked in. For the most part  of it we are on a consistent winter surface for Saturday, with some damage on the rail, but most avoided as it is 9m out. The pattern of racing in the first part of the program will be the best guide when assessing chances later in the day.

Rail details +9m Entire; Sectional 612m
Track type Turf
Penetrometer 5.71
Nominations close Mon 17 Jul 23 12:00PM ACST
Weights last published Tue 18 Jul 23 12:00AM ACST
Acceptances must be declared before Wed 19 Jul 23 9:00AM ACST
Riders must be declared before Wed 19 Jul 23 12:00PM ACST

3. The Fotobase Group Handicap 1250m, 12:57pm

Total prize pool: $65,000

1st: $35,500, 2nd: $11,600, 3rd: $5,800, 4th: $3,250, 5th: $2,350

BenchMark 82 (BM82), Handicap (Hcp), Rating Based (RTG), Apprentices can claim.

Field Limit: 10 + 4 EM

results

Fin Name Barrier Weight Margin Starting price Time More info
1
J: Ms Alana Livesey (a3/51kg) T: Ryan Balfour
7 62.5 (cd 59.5kg) 0.0 $4.20 01:15.660
  • Jockey

    Ms Alana Livesey

  • Trainer

    Ryan Balfour

  • Barrier

    7

  • Weight

    62.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    8YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    51.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    8

  • Prize

    $344,450

  • Racing colours

    Gold, Black Seams, Black And White Checked Cap, Gold Pom Pom

  • Owners

    R B R (Mgr: R W Balfour), D R Horrell, Jetty Racing (Mgr: M P Player), Meister (Mgr: G N Harvey), Mrs R A Balfour, C R Dean, A Dean, P Kristoris, Mrs S M Kristoris & Francs Army (Mgr: J R Crewdson)

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Bel Franc
    SIRE: Oamaru Force

  • Career

    36:8-13-4

  • 1st up

    7:2-2-1

  • 2nd up

    7:2-3-1

  • Track

    5:1-2-0

  • Dist

    25:7-10-1

  • Trk/Dst

    3:1-2-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    23:5-9-1

  • Soft

    7:2-2-3

  • Heavy

    6:1-2-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
2nd / 7 GAWL 08/07/2023 1200 Heavy BM84 9675 Ms Alana Livesey 59 1 87
  • 1 Metro Legend
  • 3 Sparkup
1st / 9 MORP 24/06/2023 1200 Heavy BM86 29350 Ms Alana Livesey 56 5 83
  • 2 Ocean Reward
  • 3 Manhatten Times
2nd / 6 MRPK 10/06/2023 1250 Soft BM86 9675 Ms Alana Livesey 57 2 83
  • 1 Metro Legend
  • 3 Extra Mile
1st / 12 MUBR 27/05/2023 1200 Soft BM82 29350 Ms Alana Livesey 56 2 79
  • 2 Wild Imagination (NZ)
  • 3 Oh Mo
3rd / 10 MORP 11/02/2023 1200 Good BM82 4425 Ms Alana Livesey 56 2 79
  • 1 Kentucky Casanova
  • 2 Wonderwomen
2
J: Jason Holder T: Gavin Bedggood
1 55.5 0.3 $7.50 01:15.710
  • Jockey

    Jason Holder

  • Trainer

    Gavin Bedggood

  • Barrier

    1

  • Weight

    55.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    8YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    52.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    4

  • Prize

    $411,160

  • Racing colours

    Deep Navy, Mailbag Bloodstock Logo, White With Orange Spots Sleeves And Cap

  • Owners

    D Gardiner, T Papley, A G McLellan, S J Pritchard, C Miller, R King, P Lawrence, J P A Sist, A Graeber, T Hunter, A Tran, B Maroney, M D Blum, M Williams, T Dennis, D Bartlett, Queensland Bloodstock (Mgr: B Preston), Mailbag Exeter (Mgr: J M Rayner), A O'Neill & D McIntyre

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Vivacious Spirit
    SIRE: Fastnet Rock

  • Career

    41:6-1-5

  • 1st up

    8:0-0-1

  • 2nd up

    8:2-1-0

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    31:6-1-4

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    1:0-0-0

  • Good

    26:4-1-3

  • Soft

    11:1-0-1

  • Heavy

    2:0-0-1

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
10th / 12 FLEM 01/07/2023 1200 Soft ALL VIC SPRINT - Craig Newitt 54 3 73
  • 1 Mnementh
  • 2 It'sourtime
5th / 11 FLEM 17/06/2023 1000 Good BM78 2400 Craig Newitt 58 5 73
  • 1 Rain Lord
  • 2 Boonie (IRE)
8th / 10 M V 24/02/2023 1200 Good BM70 1200 Jett Stanley 59 6 74
  • 1 Bluestone Lane
  • 2 No Way Ever
3rd / 10 M V 28/01/2023 1200 Good BM70 11700 Damien Oliver 62 4 74
  • 1 Kentucky Casanova
  • 2 Lumber Punk
5th / 12 M V 21/01/2023 1200 Good BM84 3900 Craig Newitt 56 8 74
  • 1 Dance To Dubai
  • 2 Sacred Palace (NZ)
3
J: Ben Price (a1.5/50kg) T: John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs
2 54.0 (cd 52.5kg) 0.5 $6 01:15.740
  • Jockey

    Ben Price

  • Trainer

    John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs

  • Barrier

    2

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    6

  • Prize

    $165,710

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, Cream Diagonal Stripes, Purple Cap

  • Owners

    J E Hickmott, Mrs N M How, G Iaria, Mrs M L Harvey, S M Harvey, Ms L Hoysted, Mrs R J Hoysted, Miss G Harvey, Mrs K L Nolan, P D Brown, Mrs G M Brown, Mrs C Hickmott & Mrs J Drage

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Capital Growth
    SIRE: Danerich

  • Career

    31:4-3-7

  • 1st up

    5:2-1-0

  • 2nd up

    4:1-0-0

  • Track

    6:0-0-1

  • Dist

    18:2-0-5

  • Trk/Dst

    4:0-0-1

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    11:0-1-1

  • Soft

    17:4-1-4

  • Heavy

    3:0-1-2

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
3rd / 11 GAWL 08/07/2023 1200 Heavy BM70 3625 Samuel Payne 58 7 65
  • 1 Jacks On Ice
  • 2 Legless Lady
5th / 8 MUBR 01/07/2023 1200 Soft BM68 1925 Samuel Payne 59 5 66
  • 1 Celsius Star
  • 2 So Say Angel
5th / 13 SW H 09/06/2023 1200 Soft GOLD TOPAZ 4500 Craig Newitt 55 4 66
  • 1 Yulong Storm (USA)
  • 2 Ocean Beyond (NZ)
2nd / 15 MUBR 27/05/2023 1000 Soft BM68 7875 Samuel Payne 59 4 65
  • 1 The Gov
  • 3 Winning Revolution
2nd / 14 MORP 13/05/2023 1100 Good BM82 18225 Craig Newitt 54 6 63
  • 1 Queman
  • 3 Shirshov
4
J: Ms Sophie Logan (a2/50kg) T: John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs
3 54.0 (cd 52.0kg) 2.9 $10 01:16.110
  • Jockey

    Ms Sophie Logan

  • Trainer

    John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs

  • Barrier

    3

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    50.5kg

  • Ballot Seq

    10

  • Gear changes

    Bandages (Front) FIRST TIME, Ear Muffs (Pre-Race Only) FIRST TIME

  • Prize

    $154,550

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, Cream Diagonal Stripes, Purple Cap

  • Owners

    J E Hickmott, Mrs N M How & C R Dean

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Molto Bella
    SIRE: Magnus

  • Career

    29:5-5-5

  • 1st up

    4:1-0-1

  • 2nd up

    4:0-2-0

  • Track

    8:1-2-0

  • Dist

    13:3-2-2

  • Trk/Dst

    4:1-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    18:2-2-3

  • Soft

    9:1-3-2

  • Heavy

    2:2-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
7th / 12 MRPK 05/11/2022 1400 Good BM68 1075 Jeffrey Maund 59 3 66
  • 1 My Khalifa
  • 2 Neodium
5th / 9 MORP 29/10/2022 1050 Good BM68 1925 Jeffrey Maund 60 3 67
  • 1 Aston Rapova
  • 2 Magic Max
9th / 12 MORP 22/10/2022 1200 Good BM68 1075 Ms Sophie Logan 58 9 68
  • 1 Outpost
  • 2 Picargo
3rd / 7 BKVA 12/10/2022 1400 Good BM72 2225 Jeffrey Maund 60 3 68
  • 1 Hypercane
  • 2 Annika
2nd / 10 MRPK 24/09/2022 1400 Soft BM68 7875 Jeffrey Maund 60 5 67
  • 1 Hankstar
  • 3 Impossible Action
5
J: Jake Toeroek T: Richard & Chantelle Jolly
5 57.5 4.4 $2.20F 01:16.340
  • Jockey

    Jake Toeroek

  • Trainer

    Richard & Chantelle Jolly

  • Barrier

    5

  • Weight

    57.5

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    6YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • Ballot Seq

    3

  • Prize

    $165,600

  • Racing colours

    White, Red Chevrons, Quartered Cap

  • Owners

    H Schmied & Mrs H Schmied

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Bonita Ice
    SIRE: Valentia

  • Career

    13:6-3-0

  • 1st up

    3:1-0-0

  • 2nd up

    3:1-2-0

  • Track

    3:1-0-0

  • Dist

    10:6-2-0

  • Trk/Dst

    2:1-0-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    5:3-1-0

  • Soft

    7:2-2-0

  • Heavy

    1:1-0-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
1st / 11 GAWL 08/07/2023 1200 Heavy BM70 23850 Campbell Rawiller 59 1 72
  • 2 Legless Lady
  • 3 Classy Kenny
1st / 10 MUBR 17/06/2023 1200 Soft BM70 23850 Ben Price 58 10 68
  • 2 Celsius Star
  • 3 Legless Lady
1st / 10 MORP 20/05/2023 1200 Soft BM64 23850 Jake Toeroek 60 2 64
  • 2 Midnight Mass (NZ)
  • 3 Nicajon
2nd / 13 MORP 06/05/2023 1200 Soft BM64 7875 Jake Toeroek 60 8 63
  • 1 Toast The Deel
  • 3 Samesyn
1st / 10 GAWL 25/04/2023 1200 Good CL2 10825 Jake Toeroek 60 8 59
  • 2 Lancelotto
  • 3 Yeelanna
6
J: Dylan Caboche T: John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs
6 54.0 4.8 $61 01:16.410
  • Jockey

    Dylan Caboche

  • Trainer

    John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs

  • Barrier

    6

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    9YO

  • Colour

    chestnut

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    54.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    11

  • Prize

    $208,040

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, Cream Diagonal Stripes, Purple Cap

  • Owners

    J E Hickmott, S T Thorneycroft, Ms J H Horvat & Mrs N M How

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Super Lacuna
    SIRE: Foxwedge

  • Career

    85:10-9-16

  • 1st up

    5:1-0-1

  • 2nd up

    5:2-0-2

  • Track

    7:0-0-1

  • Dist

    30:5-3-6

  • Trk/Dst

    2:0-0-1

  • Firm

    1:0-0-1

  • Good

    44:4-4-6

  • Soft

    33:4-2-9

  • Heavy

    7:2-3-0

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
0th / 15 MUBR 01/07/2023 1400 Good BM62 - Ms Alana Livesey 56 7 60
  • 1 Headphones
  • 2 Annihilate
2nd / 10 SW H 11/06/2023 1300 Soft BM64 9000 Craig Newitt 58 4 60
  • 1 Kaliuwaa Falls (NZ)
  • 3 Air Defence
1st / 12 BORD 04/06/2023 1300 Soft BM58 8225 Jacob Opperman 59 4 56
  • 2 Mccain
  • 3 Maid in Milan
2nd / 15 SBYN 21/05/2023 1350 Heavy CG&E 0-56 3825 Samuel Payne 60 9 55
  • 1 Enlist
  • 3 Moss the Boss
1st / 11 BORD 12/05/2023 1200 Soft 0-54 8225 Samuel Payne 59 7 51
  • 2 Not A Single Bid
  • 3 Orchestrate
7
J: Ms Codi Jordan (a3/53kg) T: John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs
4 54.0 (cd 53.0kg) 8.6 $15 01:17.000
  • Jockey

    Ms Codi Jordan

  • Trainer

    John Hickmott & Carrina Riggs

  • Barrier

    4

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Starting price

    -

  • Age

    11YO

  • Colour

    bay or brown

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • J WT

    53.0kg

  • Ballot Seq

    9

  • Prize

    $538,600

  • Racing colours

    Royal Blue, Cream Diagonal Stripes, Purple Cap

  • Owners

    Mrs N M How, J E Hickmott, P D Brown, D Dewar, Mrs G Brown & Mrs K Dewar

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Ooh La Leilah
    SIRE: Equiano

  • Career

    105:14-15-10

  • 1st up

    8:1-2-0

  • 2nd up

    7:1-1-0

  • Track

    31:3-4-2

  • Dist

    23:3-3-0

  • Trk/Dst

    11:0-1-0

  • Firm

    0:0-0-0

  • Good

    59:6-7-4

  • Soft

    41:7-8-4

  • Heavy

    5:1-0-2

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
2nd / 9 MRPK 15/07/2023 1550 Soft BM82 11600 Jason Holder 55 1 69
  • 1 Wild Imagination (NZ)
  • 3 Federal (IRE)
1st / 14 MUBR 01/07/2023 1600 Good BM68 23850 Jacob Opperman 58 13 65
  • 2 Fanmalia
  • 3 Headsmart
5th / 11 MUBR 17/06/2023 1400 Soft BM64 1925 Samuel Payne 61 2 66
  • 1 Annihilate
  • 2 Exalted Fire
2nd / 7 BORD 04/06/2023 1100 Soft BM68 2925 Jacob Opperman 59 3 66
  • 1 Hello Ladies
  • 3 Rohlon Drunk
9th / 9 GAWL 17/12/2022 1500 Good BM72 1275 Jeffrey Maund 58 6 68
  • 1 Heir of Tavistock (NZ)
  • 2 My Mate Sonny
-
- T: Reece Goodwin
- 54.0 - - -
  • Jockey

    -

  • Trainer

    Reece Goodwin

  • -

  • Weight

    54.0

  • Age

    7YO

  • Colour

    bay

  • Gender

    Gelding

  • Status

    Active

  • Ballot Seq

    7

  • Gear changes

    Concussion Plates (Front) OFF FIRST TIME, Winkers OFF AGAIN

  • Prize

    $51,400

  • Racing colours

    Emerald Green, Purple Vee, White Sleeves And Cap

  • Owners

    Gleneagles Stud Pty Ltd, G G Keets & Ms D G Mcfarlane

  • Breeding info

    DAM: Toast of the Coast
    SIRE: Dissident

  • Career

    21:2-1-3

  • 1st up

    3:0-0-0

  • 2nd up

    3:0-0-1

  • Track

    0:0-0-0

  • Dist

    14:2-1-1

  • Trk/Dst

    0:0-0-0

  • Firm

    1:0-0-0

  • Good

    12:0-1-2

  • Soft

    5:2-0-0

  • Heavy

    3:0-0-1

Recent form

Video Pos Venue Date Dist Cond Race Prize Jockey WT Bar RTG Result
9th / 14 SEYM 21/05/2023 1100 Soft 0 - 58 675 Logan McNeil 59 6 55
  • 1 Penultimate One
  • 2 Bekele
8th / 9 BDGO 30/04/2023 1100 Soft BM58 750 Logan McNeil 59 3 56
  • 1 Yosemite (NZ)
  • 2 Posh I'm Not
5th / 7 KILM 13/04/2023 1212 Heavy BM58 810 Logan McNeil 60 3 57
  • 1 Lika Swift
  • 2 Pill Box
4th / 10 DON 26/03/2023 1200 Good 0 - 58 1215 Logan McNeil 60 6 57
  • 1 Pill Box
  • 2 Guaranteed
5th / 12 SW H 19/03/2023 1300 Good 0 - 58 810 Logan McNeil 60 6 57
  • 1 Ziggi Rocks
  • 2 Speed Bump