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Appearing at the races for the first time the David Hayes prepared Paul Gatt piloted three year old filly Rockabee Miss, the $2.50 punter's choice, was the half neck winner of the 1100 metre opening event at Morphettville on Saturday. Sired by Fastnet Rock from the Grand Lodge mare Bee And Bee, Rockabee Miss, who was purchase as Lot 242 at this year's Inglis Premiership Yearling Sales in Melbourne for $50,000, settled second before going on to beat Sassy Sheila $4.40 who nearly led throughout for mentor Paul Seater and apprentice Kate Dyson. Another David Hayes runner, the Ryan Plumb ridden Magnetosphere $3.80 was another half neck away third. Being astride the $2.60 chance Moggaden jockey Ryan Plumb shared in the long head win of five year old gelding's trainer Lloyd Kennewell in the 2035 metre second race. From the Prince Echo mare Ettu Blue and sired by the American bred stallion Dubai, Moggaden came from the rear of the six horse field to take the race out from the Kylie Huxtable cared for Adrian Patterson ridden Naughty Boy $3. The $2.50 favourite Blue Maggich was two and a quarter lengths away third for Barry Dunn and Ben Ckaridge. Ben Claridge continued his success in the saddle when he rode Akatak $13 to a neck win in the 1600 metre third race for mentor Karen Byrnes. After being one of the back markers in the event the Akhadan sired seven year old, out of a Danger mare Dangerous Mission, Miss Akatak beat the Roslyn Day cared for Adrian Patterson mount Road Worker $3-80. Electronic Millions $5.50 was another three quarters of a length away third for the Frew family of Heather and Kevin and their apprentice son Jordon. Melbourne Cup winning trainer Mark Kavanagh and rider Matthew Neilson were associated with the two and half length win of the $2.25 favourite Believe ‘N' Achieve in race four which was run over 1600 metres. The progeny of Beautiful Crown and the Bahamian Bounty mare Mal de Mer, Believe ‘N' Achieve was well placed and made it three wins in succession. Believe 'N ‘ Achieve greeted the judge with two and a half lengths to spare over the $3.90 chance Khaptivaano for mentor Lloyd Kennewell and apprentice Libby Hopwood. The David Hayes trained Paul Gatt ridden Akmal ran third at $7. Coming from a rearward position the Real Jester filly Tudor Spirit, from the Snippets mare Spirit of Tudor, was the length winner of race five which was run over 1200 metres. Now in the care of Mark Minervini after being prepared by David Hayes Tudor Spirit $5 beat the one time leader L'Aubaine $4 for horse carer Jon O'Connor and jockey Dominic Tourneur. About Me, the $3.30 favourite, was a long head away third for John Hyam and Troy Baker. Jockey Dominic Tourneur joined forces with mentor Stewart Gower in the length victory of Falvelon's Dream $9 in the 1100 metres sixth race. From the Jackson Square mare She's a Pipe Dream and fathered by Falvelon, Falvelon's Dream was well placed and beat the one time leader Tango's Choice, the $1.85 punter's choice, for trainer Mick Price and rider Clare Lindop. The $9 chance Metrofox was a farther short neck away third for Daniel Clarken and apprentice Lauren Stojakovic. Ben Claridge brought up his second winner for the meeting when he guided the Phillip Stokes trained Fastizo $5 to a one and three quarter length win in the 1600 metre seventh race. Being out of the Noalcoholic mare Bessolic and sired by the Irish bred horse Scenic, Fastizio came from well back to beat another $5 chance, the Ciaron Maher trained Clare Lindop ridden Riveted. Awe And Wonder $7 was a farther nose away third for Len Smith and Paul Denton. The two and a quarter length win of Ooleo $4 saw the combination of co-trainers Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas and jockey Clare Lindop in the winner's enclosure after the running of the 1100 metre final event. Farthered by Iglesia from the Gold Carat mare Greinee Pet, Ooleo came from well back and beat the Lois Kettle mentored Kate Dyson mount Sir Sienna, the $2.80 punter's choice. Archalot $26 was another one and a quarter lengths away for Sharon Hayes and Wayne Kerford.
© 2010 Published 09/11/09
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