Group 1 racing took place in Brisbane and Adelaide on the week end with Sense Of Occasion getting the job done for Kris Lees with Corey Brown aboard in the G1 Doomben Cup. Kris Lees has done an excellent job with the horse with him having 11 starts for 3 wins, 3 placings, 3 fourth placings and $1,385,190 in prizemoney in that time.
In Adelaide David Hayes took out the G1 Goodwood with stable newcomer Vega Magic who had to do it tough sitting outside the lead before kicking back to win after being headed in the straight. The Hayes camp had an unbelievable week training in total 14 winners from 38 runners including grand campaigner Extra Zero who notched up only win number 7 but has amassed $1.7 million in prizemoney.
Whilst on hot stables it would be hard to go past young QLD trainer Ben Currie who had a Saturday to remember getting a win at Doomben in race 1 with Gully Command then winning 5 of the 7 races won on his home track at Toowoomba. For the week, the stable had 12 runners for 7 winners and 2 third placegetters. It follow’s hot on the heels of his big day at on Toowoomba Cup day in early April where he trained a treble on his home track.
Matthew Howard of Mounting Yard Mail was back at Rosehill after his spell and hit the ground running with 3 of his on top selections from the yard getting home for followers. Below is this week’s report which you can read Matthew’s thoughts on his Facebook page each Saturday prior to each race to assist with finding some winners:
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| Rosehill Gardens: Australian Turf Club Saturday 20, May 2017 | ||
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| Race 1 – 11:25AM JOHN MILLER HALL OF FAME HANDICAP (1200 METRES) | ||
| HORSE NAME | NOTES | FINISHING POSITION |
| VIRIDINE | Top selection from the yard despite the drift on course. Lovely style of horse with a very strong hind quarter. Nice loose walker. | 1st |
| IPSO FACTO | Parades a little fresh today, not for me. | 6th |
| ADSUM | Nice long striding colt. Is definitely forward enough to run a competitive race. | 7th |
| ALIK | Quite patchy in the coat and displays some behavioral negatives. | 8th |
| CONNOISSEUR | This horse is up from the 1000m to the 1200 but parades like a 1000m horse. Not for me. | 5th |
| SILENCE | Nice enough style of horse however not stretching out as well as I would like. | 4th |
| PENDELOQUE | Quite plain in the coat. This thing would love some more showers to hit the track. Wet tracker. | 2nd |
| ALLIED POWER | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
| CHARLIE CHAP | Best of the roughies for mine. The fittest horse in the yard. | 3rd |
| Race 2 – 12:00PM GEORGE MOORE HALL OF FAME HANDICAP (1400 METRES) | ||
| HORSE NAME | NOTES | FINISHING POSITION |
| QUICK FEET | In good order today however this horse normally parades well but is hard to catch. | 1st |
| GRETNA | Moving much better today than the last time I saw her. | 5th |
| WHITE MOSS | Clear top selection from the yard here. Dapples For Days!! | 2nd |
| SAMADOUBT | Touch warm late and displays some behavioral issues. | 6th |
| FLEETING STRYKE | Has the winter coat on today. Horse is fit however a plain looker. | 3rd |
| MISS BALLANTINE | Relaxed but that’s the only nice thing I can say about this horse today. Not the miss Ballantine I know. | 7th |
| PASSAGE OF TIME | Cracking style of horse. First two laps paraded fantastic then slowly started to melt in the yard. Easy lay at that price. | 4th |
| Race 3 – 12:35PM SAINTLY HALL OF FAME HANDICAP (1100 METRES) | ||
| HORSE NAME | NOTES | FINISHING POSITION |
| NEW UNIVERSE (NZ) | Nice strong gelding this. Still has upside to come fitness wise. Does get warm in the yard, apparently much better today. | 1st |
| GOOD TIME CHARLIE | Really good order today. Looks great in the coat and moving well. | 7th |
| MEMES | Leggy filly, wont mind the little give in the ground. | 3rd |
| DIPLOMACIA | Not presenting well today, not focusing. | 8th |
| ANOTHER SLIPPER | Reasonably forward first up. Not the worst but cant find it in top 3. | 6th |
| ONCE MORE A LADY | Real heavy set walker. The firmer the track the better for this horse. | 4th |
| KAWAIKINI | Best mover in the yard. Has to be a query ask in distance but horse presents in good order. | 5th |
| VIENNA ROMANCE | Warm, coat quite patchy. Looking for others. | 2nd |
| Race 4 – 1:10PM TAB HIGHWAY PLATE (1500 METRES) | ||
| HORSE NAME | NOTES | FINISHING POSITION |
| PUZZLING WONDER | Know this horse well. Have seen it paraded far more relaxed than he does today. | 4th |
| RED KNOT | Has the winter coat on today. Looks fit, wouldn’t want any more give in the ground. | 2nd |
| DALMATIA PRINCE | This horse is missing its arse. | 7th |
| SCHEDULE | Top selection from the yard. Horse presents in very good order today. No knocks. | 6th |
| ATTAINMENT | Seen this horse a couple times now and probably presents the best I’ve seen it today. | 12th |
| DYFIELD | For a roughie presents ok. Has some improvement still to come in the coat but fit and relaxed today. | 9th |
| FOREVER NEWYORK | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
| I WANNA BE A JEEP | I think this horse would like a firmer track than it gets today. | 10th |
| ART ATTACK | Another of the roughies that presents better than its starting price. | 11th |
| HAY NOW | Tall mare, good mover. Nice and relaxed. No issues. | 1st |
| STAR BID | If you have nothing nice to say don’t say anything at all. | 13th |
| O’LORDY | Big overstep on this horse, almost to the point it looks like its going to trip itself. | 8th |
| ROSEITO | Not many Snitzels running around in highway races. Great in the coat. | 5th |
| BOLSHOI DEVOUSHKA | still has a stack of improvement to come fitness wise. Two runs short | 3rd |
| Race 5 – 1:45PM LLOYD WILLIAMS HALL OF FAME HANDICAP (1100 METRES) | ||
| HORSE NAME | NOTES | FINISHING POSITION |
| SECRET TRAIL | Has returned in good order here. Looks forward enough and healthy in the coat. | 4th |
| LOVERBOY CHARLIE | Like this horse. He’s not the biggest horse but very athletic. The main issue for him is the weight he has to carry. Would prefer they claimed. | 6th |
| OLD MAN SAM | Not much size to this horse so the claim helps. Does look fit and relaxed and a bit of cut out of the ground helps. | 3rd |
| ELEMENOHPEE | Horse is parading better this prep than last prep. Have it just out of my top 3 chances. | 13th |
| ALLEZ CHIVAL | Coat good but needs the run. | 10th |
| ALPEN ROSE (NZ) | Really not parading well today. | 11th |
| DISSOLUTE | This horse really catches my eye today. Has to step up to Saturday grade but if he runs as he parades he will run well. | 2nd |
| MAGNAJOY | Still has improvement to come from a fitness perspective. Not today. | 7th |
| ROSE OF MAN | Not focusing today. | 8th |
| CLEAR THE BEACH | Fat Fat Fat. | 1st |
| MANA | I know this horse well and he is parading far off his best here. | 5th |
| CAESAR AUGUSTUS | Not flash. | 12th |
| PEPPERBERRY | Getting quite warm in the yard today. No. | 9th |
| TIMING | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
| Race 6 – 2:25PM J B CUMMINGS HALL OF FAME HANDICAP (2000 METRES) | ||
| HORSE NAME | NOTES | FINISHING POSITION |
| MONTAUK | I’ve seen this horse parade better than today but with so many parading poorly, he gets his chance. | 5th |
| FLOODLIGHT (USA) | I am not a fan of this horse. Too heavy in the chest for a stayer. | 12th |
| BE LIKE DAD | Was keen to have a play on this horse before it paraded. | 7th |
| BROADSIDE (NZ) | Top selection from the yard this horse in an average race. Fit and bright in the coat. | 1st |
| MORTAR PLATOON (IRE) | Midweek horse at best. | 11th |
| NOTHING BOX | No major knocks, would prefer on a slight wetter surface. | 6th |
| MY PSYCHIATRIST | Needs a therapist. | 9th |
| CAERLESS CHOICE | Just outside my top 3 selections in the race. Big step up in distance but Messara has made the trip to down so must be respected. | 4th |
| GET ON THE GRANGE | Looks awful. | 2nd |
| MORE ENERGY | I’m expecting this horse to run better today than prior start. | 3rd |
| DIAMOND MADE | Still carrying excess condition. | 8th |
| RED DUBAWI | Fit but displaying behavioral negatives. | 10th |
| LAST TRY WINS | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
| Race 7 – 3:05PM WINX HALL OF FAME HANDICAP (1500 METRES) | ||
| HORSE NAME | NOTES | FINISHING POSITION |
| MOHER | Big drifter on course here but no major knocks from the yard. Maybe half a run short, if runs well will back next start. | 3rd |
| FOREIGN PRINCE (NZ) | Needs this run. | 14th |
| RULING DYNASTY | Not parading like the Ruling Dynasty I know. | 13th |
| ALEGRIA | Great walker but I’ve seen her parade much better than today. | 11th |
| IGGI POP (NZ) | Carrying excess condition. | 15th |
| KELLYVILLE FLYER | Not the worst here in a competitive race. If we got more rain it would suit her chances. | 9th |
| BERRY DELICIOUS | Reasonably fit and relaxed in the yard however still has improvement to come in the coat. | 2nd |
| FALKENBERG | Horse has returned in good order. This short of its best but should run well. | 10th |
| CARELESS | Very fit and coat looks in very good order today. | 5th |
| INVINZABEEL | He’s looking good from a fitness perspective but still has improvement to come in the coat. | 1st |
| LIAPARI (NZ) | good order today. No major faults at all. Should run very well. | 6th |
| BELIEVE | 3rd run this prep and still not fit. Should be fit next start. | 12th |
| SO WILLIE | Best I’ve seen him parade in some time. Should run well. | 4th |
| ENCOSTA LINE | Raced down in Melbourne a lot last prep so didn’t see much of him. He’ll win a race this prep. | 7th |
| TIMELESS PRINCE | has the winter coat on today, others better. | 8th |
| TAKEWING | Needs a very dry track. | 16th |
| Race 8 – 3:45PM T J SMITH HALL OF FAME HANDICAP (1200 METRES) | ||
| HORSE NAME | NOTES | FINISHING POSITION |
| LUCKY LIBERTY | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
| MOGADOR | He’s a looker this gelding however he still needs a run. Not fit. | 8th |
| PAINTE | Parading really well today. Tricky gate but he’s looking better than ever. | 12th |
| REINCARNATE | Coat has a stack of improvement to come and he is also getting warm late. Not today. | 6th |
| NOBLE JOEY | 7th run this prep and still fat??? | 15th |
| FRILL SEEKING | Geez she looks a treat this preparation. Fit, relaxed, super healthy. | 5th |
| GUARD OF HONOUR | Great muscle definition again. Always parades well. Not as his best but still pretty good. | 9th |
| RAIJINZ | Got to have something on him at $60’s. | 11th |
| BUTTERBOOM | For her she parades pretty well. Cant find her in my top half a dozen but she parades ok. | 7th |
| GIRL SUNDAY | 1 run short. | 4th |
| WILD ‘N’ FAMOUS (NZ) | Moving well in the yard today. Should run well. | 2nd |
| BONNY O’REILLY (NZ) | She’s not the biggest mare but she’s quite athletic. I know her well and she parades well for her. | 1st |
| DREAM LANE | Bit of a smoky this horse. Can’t find her from a form perspective but she does parade quite well today. | 3rd |
| STAR WARS (NZ) | Big boy this gelding. Needs this run. Not fir yet. | 10th |
| BRIGADOON RISE | Looks outclassed here. | 16th |
| BALMAIN BOY | Nowhere near fit enough. | 14th |
| FINAL DECISION | Doesn’t look interested. | 13th |
| Race 9 – 4:25PM LIGHT FINGERS HALL OF FAME HANDICAP (1400 METRES) | ||
| HORSE NAME | NOTES | FINISHING POSITION |
| HERMOSA BEACH | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
| IN A WINK | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
| MARAAM | In really good order at double figure odds. Should run well. | 4th |
| RUSTIC MELODY | Needs a couple of runs. | 12th |
| ANISHA | Not as relaxed as normal in the mounting yard. | 13th |
| COTTAGE | Don’t think the horse is Saturday grade. | 10th |
| KNIT ‘N’ PURL | She always parades in similar fashion each start. Needs everything to go right in the run and is hard to catch. | 6th |
| WAHNG WAH | the best of the Kris Lees runners in this race. This is a step up in grade but if the yard is a guide should run well. | 3rd |
| DAGNY (NZ) | Lets see what berry does from barrier 1 but the horse parades without fault today. | 1st |
| LABDIEN | Still half a run short and usually doesn’t perform very well here. | 2nd |
| LEAMI ASTRAY | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
| ROMNEY’S CHOICE | Not focusing in the yard. | 8th |
| FIREBIRD FLYER (NZ) | LOST RIDER. | LOST RIDER |
| TENNESSEE HUSSY | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
| CHLOE’S COMET | Parading poorly today. | 11th |
| STILETTOED VIXEN | I give this horse none. | 9th |
| SEEKING ASYLUM | SCRATCHED | SCRATCHED |
| SHELLEY’S GIRL | move on, nothing to see here. | 7th |
| COUNTESS MARINOV | Not the worst. | 5th |
| HORSE TO FOLLOW | MOHER AND GIRL SUNDAY |