Apprentice Lee Magorrian was the star of the show at Randwick on Saturday with the apprentice claiming his first Metropolitan double.
Once again, Racenet was on hand to get the feedback from every rider after every race.
This is what the jockeys thought of their rides during the day.
Race 1 – DAILY PRESS KIRKHAM 2YO PLATE (1000m)
Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Comment |
1st |
LEGISLATION |
Damian Browne |
He's a lovely colt. Peter and Paul have a good opinion of the horse. They knew whatever he did today he would improve on and certainly raced like that. |
2nd |
FIESTA |
Brenton Avdulla |
She ran terrific. When we jump we all jump in a clump and we ended up in a bit of a squeeze box but I got to the outside and her last furlong was good. |
3rd |
GODODDIN |
Jason Collett |
We were away fairly and we were a bit green in the mid stages there but she found the line nicely. |
4th |
ALSHAHHAD |
Jay Ford |
He's a lovely horse. He's probably a little bit keen in the lead and in that ground when he came off the bridle he really sunk and struggled. |
5th |
CATANZARO |
Adam Hyeronimus |
He went well for his first run. He's still learning so I was happy with the run. |
6th |
GORGONS |
Glyn Schofield |
She raced ok, back with a bit of cover, just got a bit lost when I aksed her to quicken up. |
7th |
CYCLONITE |
Christian Reith |
It was probably just a bit soon for him. Probably looking for 1200m. |
8th |
TACTICAL FORMATION |
Tye Angland |
He went alright. He did everything right early but I think he's just going to take a little bit of time to mature. |
9th |
LINE UP GIRLS |
Joshua Parr |
Performed well below expectations. Back to the drawing board for him. |
Race 2 – 2CH 3YO BENCHMARK 75 HANDICAP (1600m)
Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Comment |
1st |
KAONIC (NZ) |
Glyn Schofield |
It was a soft win. He quickens up when you need him to. He's raw still. He'll go to better races than this but I'd like see him take the next step to a classier race than today. Chris is taking him gradually through the grades which is nice to see. |
2nd |
LUVALUVA (NZ) |
Jay Ford |
She went super. She closed off really well. Just had to wait for the breaks to come and the winner had got the jump on us. |
3rd |
SAMBRO |
Lee Magorrian (a3) |
Next season he'll be a better horse. |
4th |
SKY BOY |
Josh Adams |
I was held up for a little bit at the top of the straight but he's run well. He'll do well over further. |
5th |
OUR MANTRA |
Joshua Parr |
It was less than ideal to sit three wide outside the speed and he tired late. |
6th |
REGENT |
Jason Collett |
Relaxed in the run, the split came but just wasn't able to pick them up. |
7th |
CHARLIE CHAP |
Adam Hyeronimus |
Good run, probably just can't run out a strong mile. |
8th |
THE MIGHTY FED |
Andrew Adkins (a1.5) |
Disappointing. Got back and did not work but didn't find the line. |
9th |
THY KINGDOM COME |
Tye Angland |
Very disappointing. |
10th |
RED BRAIDS |
Rachel Hunt (a3) |
Disappointing. |
Race 3 – TAB HIGHWAY CLASS 3 HANDICAP (1100m)
Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Comment |
1st |
SHE KNOWS |
Jay Ford |
She was good. Travelled outside the leader and kicked. She was having a look around late but was never in doubt. |
2nd |
I AM CAPITAN |
Glyn Schofield |
Good effort. I think we got close because the winner was having a good look. It gave us a sniff and my bloke tried to fight but just wasn't up to getting that last half-length back. |
3rd |
ATTAINMENT |
Rachel Hunt (a3) |
Really solid effort. |
4th |
HIGHWAY SIXTYSIX |
Andrew Adkins (a1.5) |
A very nice horse. Still very green and very raw. I think 1400m is going to be ideal. Really attacked the line like a nice horse. |
5th |
UNDAOAF |
Lee Magorrian (a3) |
He ran a great race unfortunately I just had no luck again on him. |
6th |
KASHTAN |
Rachel King (a1.5) |
Not too bad a run but probably appreciates a better track. |
7th |
POLSKIE LADY |
Adam Hyeronimus |
No comment. |
8th |
MALACHI CRUNCH |
Brock Ryan (a3) |
They just ran along a bit too quick for him and he couldn't pick them up on the wet track. |
9th |
LARLABROOK |
Blaike McDougall (a3) |
A little disappointing. |
Race 4 – LISTED CITY TATTERSALLS CLUB CUP (2400m)
Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Comment |
1st |
DESTINY'S KISS |
Jay Ford |
He's a tough old horse and he took a bit to get going but he just kept giving. |
2nd |
ALWARD (IRE) |
Brenton Avdulla |
He ran terrific. First try at the trip obviously this prep. He quickened a bit better than I thought he would in ground but got run down by a long neck. |
3rd |
ADMIRAL JELLO |
Glyn Schofield |
Genuine stayer that just didn't have enough turn of speed to reel them in but honest enough again. |
4th |
SOCIAL ELEMENT (NZ) |
Rachel King (a0) |
It was a good run stepping up in grade. |
5th |
MORE THAN AHOLIDAY |
Andrew Adkins (a0) |
Outclassed. |
Race 5 – CLUBSNSW BENCHMARK 85 HANDICAP (1400m)
Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Comment |
1st |
IMPROVEMENT (NZ) |
Lee Magorrian (a3) |
She went great. Gary told me to get the lead early and that's what I did and she too tough in the finish. |
2nd |
COLLATERAL |
Tye Angland |
The big fella went super. He spot on where the stable was at, it's a credit to them. |
3rd |
KING DARCI (NZ) |
Adam Hyeronimus |
Very good run. |
4th |
DAGNY (NZ) |
Glyn Schofield |
She had her chance. Perfectly positioned but couldn't find a finish. |
5th |
LOVE'S A FANTASY |
James Innes Jnr (a2) |
She was honest, it was just the way the race was run. |
6th |
SHAZEE LEE |
Josh Adams |
I just got a little bit blocked for a run but when the speed quickened at the 600m it had her off the bit and it probably didn't play into her hands. |
7th |
PEACOCK |
Joshua Parr |
Awful performance. |
Race 6 – LISTED 3YO SW+P SOUTHERN CROSS GROUP BRIAN CROWLEY STAKES
Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Comment |
1st |
GOODFELLA |
Jason Collett |
Another good win. He settled in behind them today and actually over-raced in the middle stages. I didn't want to go down to the fence. He was flushed out on the bend which meant I had to get going. As we're finding if you aren't aggressive on him, he'll have a lend. I don't think we've seen the bottom of him yet. |
2nd |
PIRACY |
Andrew Adkins (a0) |
Very good run. Settled well when I asked and travelled very well around the turn. There was a bit of pressure from the outside and that told in the latter stages. Still ran well and will improve from that. |
3rd |
ANDAZ |
Damian Browne |
Terrific run, travelled well and hit the line really well. |
4th |
MALAHAT |
Glyn Schofield |
He was comfortable in the lead but just dug into the ground a little too much for him. |
5th |
ALBUMIN |
Joshua Parr |
He failed to let down on the soft ground. |
6th |
MUSTAFA |
Rachel King (a0) |
First race start and it wasn't a bad effort. |
Race 7 – GROUP III ICD NIVISON (1200m)
Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Comment |
1st |
WHITE MOSS |
Jason Collett |
She's airborne, she's such an easy ride. Fantastic effort again. |
2nd |
ZESTFUL |
Tye Angland |
Really good run. All credit to the winner, she just had a better turn of foot. |
3rd |
KINSHACHI |
Glyn Schofield |
Presented well over the rise but just couldn't finish the race off. |
4th |
DIXIE BLOSSOMS |
Christian Reith |
Super run dropping back in trip today. |
5th |
DAYSEE DOOM |
Andrew Adkins (a0) |
She was strong at the end of the six furlongs and she'll be spot on the for the mile in Melbourne. |
6th |
HEAVENS ABOVE |
Adam Hyeronimus |
No comment. |
7th |
SAMANTHA |
Josh Adams |
The pace of the race probably didn't help her. She was a bit ungenerous in the middle stages and found it hard to hit the line after that. |
8th |
SIREN'S FURY |
Jess Taylor |
Good first-up run, she was hitting the line strongly. Just got held up a little at the 150m. She'll be better next start. |
9th |
MATERNAL |
Brenton Avdulla |
She was ok. Travelled comfortable but got tired late. |
10th |
SPRIGHT |
Jay Ford |
Disappointing again. She might not have come up. |
11th |
NANCY |
Damian Browne |
Travelled lovely throughout but hit a flat spot turning for home and was unable to quicken out of that. |
12th |
DIDDUMS |
James Innes Jnr (a0) |
I thought she had her chance out in front. Even though she's won a Group race on a heavy track I don't think it's her best surface. |
Race 8 – PROCARE PROPERTY SERVICES PTY LTD BENCHMARK 85 HANDICAP (1600m)
Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Comment |
1st |
MORTAR PLATOON (IRE) |
Lee Magorrian (a3) |
It's been a good day and the horse just did everything right. He travelled sweet in running and presented in the straight and kicked well. The more luck and success I get the more opportunities appear. |
2nd |
IMPAVIDO |
Jason Collett |
Worked home well, the leader just kept kicking |
3rd |
HOGMANAY |
Tye Angland |
I got him to begin a bit better and I thought his run was full of merit. |
4th |
SCREAMARR |
Josh Adams |
Ran well juust got a bit stuck in the ground late. |
5th |
MAPMAKER |
Adam Hyeronimus |
Ran well, probably just needs that cover. |
6th |
GAUGUIN (NZ) |
Brock Ryan (a3) |
Travelled nice and strong but just tired late. |
7th |
WU GOK |
Christian Reith |
Very dour. |
8th |
MULTITUDE |
Rachel King (a1.5) |
Really good effort first-up, just needs to come on fitness wise. |
9th |
GREAT GLEN (GB) |
Glyn Schofield |
Didn't do much. |
10th |
ZENALICIOUS |
Joshua Parr |
Never got into the race. |
11th |
BE LIKE DAD |
Andrew Adkins (a1.5) |
Disappointing, probably out of his grade a little bit. Might be looking for further too. |
Race 9 – JEM COMPUTER SYSTEMS BENCHMARK 88 HANDICAP (1200m)
Place |
Horse |
Jockey |
Comment |
1st |
MY COUNTRY |
Andrew Adkins (a1.5) |
It was a strong win. We bounced with them, when I showed that amount of speed I was only going to be caught wide and she was really fresh today but once I got her back in behind a runner she really switched off and when I asked her before the turn to improve she really did. She let down like a Snowden horse does. |
2nd |
CRAFTY COP |
Brenton Avdulla |
He tried hard and ran honest. |
3rd |
NEW UNIVERSE (NZ) |
Jason Collett |
Got quite wound up before the start, changing the saddle. Pass mark - just. Maybe the testing track told late. |
4th |
PETROSSIAN |
Rachael Murray |
Really good solid effort. |
5th |
ZIGGY WILLIE |
Damian Browne |
Tried hard. |
6th |
SWEET SERENDIPITY |
Rachel King (a1.5) |
Really good run, that will just bring him on fitness wise. |
7th |
UNEQUIVOCAL |
Christian Reith |
I thought the last part of the race was really good. |
8th |
NOBLE JOEY |
Brock Ryan (a3) |
I took the sit early and he just lost the bit and didn't know what he was doing. In hindsight I'd probably lead and send him a long. |
9th |
ASTARA (NZ) |
Glyn Schofield |
Couldn't quite get in from the wider draw. |