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The Leslie Short
Hurdle started the days proceedings with the race run on the inner
Morphettville Parks track. Target Explorer went to the early lead
from Viking Tiger with Honour the Force next followed by Dubai
Vengeance ahead of Sparkling Victory and King Triton with Allanthus with
Best of Minx next with Seed Capital at the rear. Over the third
Sparkling Victory lost ground as Target Explorer went to a clear lead
from Viking Tiger with Dubai Vengeance followed by King Triton as Best
of Minx made a forward move out wide. Over the two jumps in the
home straight on the first lap Viking Tiger went to a clear lead from
Target Explorer with Dubai Vengeance and King Triton next from Honour
the Force. Little changed until they passed the 1400m where Viking
Tiger led Target Explorer with King Triton moving up to third from Dubai
Vengeance then Allanthus and Honour the Force. Over the jump
near the 800m Viking Tiger led as King Triton moved up to a clear second
with Allanthus going through on the inside of Target Explorer in join
third from Honour the Force. Around the home turn Viking Tiger led
but King Triton was in pursuit from Allanthus then a gap to Honour the
Force and Dubai Vengeance. Over the last fence King Triton took
control and raced away to win his second race in a row from Viking Tiger
who put on a dashing display in front for the last lap with Allanthus
third with the Victorian's recording what has become a rare trifecta in
a local jumps race while Honour the Force (who despite being a Victorian
has campaigned exclusively over the jumps in SA this jumps season) just
held out SA runner Dubai Vengeance for fourth.
King Triton took
his stakesearnings to over $100,000 with the win and has now had 7
starts over the jumps for 3 wins and 4 placings taking his overall
record to 33 starts for 5 wins and 9 placings. He is by Elvstroem
(Caulfield Cup winner) from the Octagonal (AJC Derby, Cox Plate, BMW,
etc winner) mare Sea Folly so is well bred for distance assignments and
is from the stable of P Hyland and ridden by T Wells.
The next race was
for the 2yos where previously unraced Ruby Lake show a lot of speed
early but in the straight it was the Niello filly Cash is Coming who
raced away to win from Charnzel with Goodfun Girl making go ground for
third after being very slow to jump. Cash is Coming is from the
stable of Ken Sweeney who won one of the features in Melbourne today
with sprinter Riziz and was ridden by Jamie Kah.
You're Discreet
returned to the winners list at her third run from a spell in the next
defeating Ferrari Star who went to the lead on the inside in the
straight and fought back strongly to the line with Castano Girl in
third. Trained by P Stokes she was ridden by J Matthews and takes
her stakesearnings to over $80,000.
It was a very
crowded finish in the fourth race where Mr Good Cat and Counter Sign
looked to be fighting it out but in the closing stages first Pocket
Rockets made ground out wide then Esprit De Bullet charged between
runner to make a line of four. On the line it was Esprit De Bullet
who carried 61kg that was too good winning from Mr Good Cat with Pocket
Rockets on the outside third and Counter Sign fourth. Esprit De
Bullet has now won 10 from 25 starts with 3 placings and is trained by
John Hyam and was ridden by J Holder.
As the rain
continued Full Bore was too strong in the next defeating Rich Pride with
Umaluka third taking his record to 20 starts for 4 wins and 9 placings
and stakes of over $70,000. Full Bore is from the stable of S
Burford and was ridden by J Toeroek as apprentices took out 3 of the
first 4 flat races on the program.
Nearest to Pin
resumed from a spell to take out the next from Caitlin's Spirit with
Charity Belle third while Halayr Jet stormed away to win the 7th race
from Endless Shadow with Champagne Ruby third.
In the last race
Victoria made it two winners for the day with Flying Hussler from the
stable of Stephen Theodore raced away to win by 2 lengths from Reel Way
with Ennooki's Dash putting in another honest effort for third.
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