Randwick jockeys review

Tom Baddock - Saturday August 19

It was a lightning fast surface at Randwick on Saturday favouring on pace runners but there were a host of good performances on the day obviously including the return of star mare Winx.

Winx had plenty of fans on track at Randwick on Saturday. Photo: ATC

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 – 2GB GROUP II SILVER SHADOW STAKES (1200m)

Place	Horse	Jockey	Comment
1st	FORMALITY	Kerrin McEvoy	Nice win. She's obviously a filly that has performed at a pretty high level and she looked ready to run well and she trialled nice. You'd expect natural improvement to bring her on a bit more. Good effort, we dashed home strong. She got within a nose of me, the second horse is no slouch.
2nd	ALIZEE	Glyn Schofield	She raced well. She seemed to get her head in front at the right time but the last 50m the winner just fought back a little bit stronger than us. It was a good effort.
3rd	CHAMPAGNE CUDDLES	Tye Angland	She went really good. The winner just had a nice time up in front and ran home good time but she attacked the line good late.
4th	ONE MORE HONEY	Blake Shinn	Good first-up run.
5th	VILLA CARLOTTA	Brenton Avdulla	I would have liked to see her do a bit more. If she's going to be at that level she's got to get over ground.

Race 2 – BENCHMARK 89 RANDWICK MAYOR'S CUP (2400m)

Place	Horse	Jockey	Comment
1st	AUVRAY (FR)	Glyn Schofield	Richard told me through the week he thinks he might have turned this horse around. In the run I sat on Hughie's tail the whole way and I wasn't going to produce him, I didn't expect him to do that, but if he was going to do it, it was because I was hiding him the whole way. He actually knuckled down and gave me a lot. Richard has certainly turned him around. It might be a turning point for him.
2nd	SAYED (USA)	Hugh Bowman	He needs a bit more pressure, he over-raced most of the way. He idled in front a bit but he's a good horse in the making.
3rd	VASSAL (GB)	Brenton Avdulla	It was an improved run from the other day. He had a perfect run. He was just one-paced, the first two quickened by him. He was strong to the line. He just needs to find his right race.
4th	FOUR CARAT (GER)	Kerrin McEvoy	Just one paced home.
5th	GET ON THE GRANGE	Blake Shinn	He raced a little flat today but in saying that he still tried hard.
6th	ZERO TO TEN	Kathy O'Hara	Outclassed.
7th	MORE MOET	Tim Clark	He was disappointing considering the form he's been in.

Race 3 – HARVEY NORMAN TAB HIGHWAY CLASS 3 PLATE (1600m)

Place	Horse	Jockey	Comment
1st	MY TAGOSON	Hugh Bowman	It was a good win. I would have liked something to take me a bit further but I didn't want to break his stride. He's a beautiful big mover. He enjoyed the ground and probably had a class edge on them.
2nd	LAST TRY WINS	Glyn Schofield	Good effort again. Bridesmaid once more. I let him roll a little bit earlier today and tried to put him in the race and he certainly responded but found one too strong.
3rd	CHADANA	Blake Shinn	Good run, hit the line well. Think he's capable of winning one of these.
4th	GID UP STROP	Jay Ford	Ran well, just lacked the sprint of the others.
5th	MISTER MARMALADE	Kerrin McEvoy	Ran well. Just got held up at the top of the way.
6th	ARRESTAR	Tye Angland	Unlucky sums it up.
7th	AL CUBANA	Tommy Berry	Bit too much of a sit and sprint for me.
8th	VEE EIGHT	Christian Reith	Good run, just did it tough from the wide draw.
9th	FORCE OF MAGIC	Andrew Adkins (a1.5)	Sprinted at the top of the straight but was flat late.
10th	BONNIE SARE	Tim Clark	She probably needed it a bit wetter to be competitive.
11th	KINGIA	Kathy O'Hara	Had to do it a bit tough from the gate.
12th	ZARDABBA	Carly Frater-Hill (a3)	No comment.
13th	TIME'S UP	Jeff Kehoe	He drew wide and it was a lot tougher here today. He was running into it until the 250m then just whacked away. He'll improve out in the bush.

Race 4 – BROCCOLINI BENCHMARK 90 HANDICAP (1400m)

Place	Horse	Jockey	Comment
1st	COMIN' THROUGH	Michael Walker	It was a good effort. I planned to be fourth or fifth but he's never jumped out of the gates in his life. It was the first time he's jumped so I used my initiative, I thought, 60.5kg on his back and there was no speed in the race. I think I ran almost evens the first two furlongs or something. He's run home 33.08. Even though there is a back wind he had 60.5kg and he's just turned four. He's come back good.
2nd	LIFE LESS ORDINARY	Lee Magorrian (a3)	He ran a great race. He hit the line great. Once he gets out further he'll be a good competitor in the spring.
3rd	MOGADOR	Hugh Bowman	Every chance. The winner maybe a class edge. Riding him I thought he might want a mile but watching the replay maybe he needs to go back to six.
4th	EBENOS	Tim Clark	Good run they just went a bit slow mid-race.
5th	FRANCESCO	Tommy Berry	Solid.
6th	MURAQABA	Michael Murphy (a3)	Jumped a bit awkwardly and didn't travel in the early stages. I thought he started to run home well at the end of the race.
7th	INZ'N'OUT	Glyn Schofield	Disappointing.
8th	PETROSSIAN	Rachael Murray	Had no luck.
9th	EMBLEY	Kerrin McEvoy	One-paced.

Race 5 – ALPHA FLIGHT SERVICES GROUP III UP AND COMING STAKES (1300m)

Place	Horse	Jockey	Comment
1st	DRACARYS	Andrew Adkins (a0)	Very good win. It was a big thrill for the stable and owners. To get the support off them is super and it was a big effort from them. It was also a big effort from the horse. Great win, he did it in pretty good style too.
2nd	GOLD STANDARD	Tommy Berry	He's a real workman like sort of an animal and it feels like he'll be better the further he gets.
3rd	SANCTIONED	Jay Ford	Ran super. Just raced a little bit keen in the run. He was a bit full of himself in the yard. He'll only strip fitter. He's a lovely horse.
4th	ESHTIRAAK	Brenton Avdulla	Nice colt definitely up to that grade and I think he's only going to get better and can win a nice race over longer.
5th	ACE HIGH	Kathy O'Hara	Really nice horse. I think he should have gone close to winning if I got a run when I needed it.
6th	TRAPEZE ARTIST	Tim Clark	Pleasing effort first-up with the big weight.
7th	TOGA PICTA	Michael Walker	Really nice horse. Gave me a nice feel. He's a staying horse resuming. He's a horse to look out for and I think the addition of blinkers will make him a better horse again.
8th	CUBA	Glyn Schofield	Nice type of horse. When he gets up over a trip you'll really see the best of him.
9th	CALCULATED	Kerrin McEvoy	Raced too keen.

Race 6 - Group II Warwick Stakes (1400m)

Place	Horse	Jockey	Comment
1st	WINX	Hugh Bowman	Phew. I was worried half way through. I've made it public previously that the only time I'm nervous on her is in the barriers and today everyone saw why. She can be fractious and she just jumped in the air, threw herself around as the gates opened, so there wasn't much I could do. Halfway through, the way the race was going, I thought it's going to be hard to make the ground up. I wasn't nervous because all I could do was ride her. I thought everyone else would be nervous. The win isn't up there with her George Ryder or Cox Plate wins but I suppose it was pretty impressive to the eye. It wasn't a big margin but she won pretty easily.
2nd	FOXPLAY	Kerrin McEvoy	Great run. She's shown there she's come back in great order and she's in for a great preparation. I thought I had her.
3rd	ECUADOR (NZ)	Adam Hyeronimus	He's come back well. A very good run again at weight-for-age. It just would have been good if Winx missed it by six and Foxplay by a length.
4th	RED EXCITEMENT	Joshua Parr	It was the performance of his life. He went really well first-up so he's in for a good prep.
5th	ANTONIO GIUSEPPE (NZ)	Tye Angland	Needed the run. Up to the mile will suit him.
6th	INFERENCE	Tommy Berry	He raced a bit fresh early. Pulled up and had a massive blow so he'll take great improvement. He was tough facing the breeze the whole way.
7th	HARPER'S CHOICE	Glyn Schofield	He raced on speed, he was a bit fresh. He just got outsprinted late but he certainly felt quite nice.
8th	ALLERGIC	Tim Clark	He was a stayer resuming and couldn't have asked for him to do much more.

Race 7 – SYDNEY MARKETS GROUP III TOY SHOW QUALITY (1300m)

Place	Horse	Jockey	Comment
1st	SWEET REDEMPTION	Adam Hyeronimus	Really tough on pace win.
2nd	EURO ANGEL (NZ)	Brenton Avdulla	Ran very well. I just couldn't get to the outside but she really sprinted quickly when the gap came.
3rd	IMPOSING LASS (NZ)	Tim Clark	Excellent run.
4th	ROCKET COMMANDER	Tommy Berry	She's going well.
5th	HETTY HEIGHTS	Andrew Adkins (a0)	Ran on really well.
6th	PERFECT RHYME	Kerrin McEvoy	Solid effort.
7th	ZANBAGH	Blake Shinn	She was a bit further back then I would have liked but showed me she has come back in good order.
8th	BEATNIKS	Rachel King (a0)	Needs a bit of cut in the ground.
9th	SHAZEE LEE	Jay Ford	Over-raced.
10th	MOROCCAN RUBY	Kathy O'Hara	Out-classed.

Race 8 – SUTTONS SHOW COUNTY GROUP III QUALITY (1200m)

Place	Horse	Jockey	Comment
1st	DEPLOY	Brenton Avdulla	He's been a very genuine horse. I actually had a bit to do with him before he went to the races when I was doing a bit of work for Gerald and I always liked him. I was a little disappointed with his first preparation but obviously he wasn't mature and prep since he's got better and better.
2nd	THE VIRGINIAN	Glyn Schofield	Great run, first run for the big man so he's obviously sharpened him up a bit and it was a big run.
3rd	BURNING PASSION	Tim Clark	He ran out of his skin.
4th	THAT'S A GOOD IDEA	Tye Angland	Good solid effort. Racing well.
5th	OMEI SWORD	Kerrin McEvoy	Just went down on her nose and that didn't help coming down to the business end of the race.
6th	INVADER	Tommy Berry	The went too solid for me.
7th	SPECTROSCOPE	Hugh Bowman	Track conditions probably didn't suit but I'll give him a tick.
8th	ALLUVION	Jay Ford	No comment.

Race 9 – PRIMO BENCHMARK 84 HANDICAP (1000m)

Place	Horse	Jockey	Comment
1st	SUPER TOO	Blake Shinn	Simply too quick for them.
2nd	LAST WITNESS	Tommy Berry	Very nice run. Very happy.
3rd	GIBRALTAR GIRL	Kerrin McEvoy	Ran well, best work last bit.
4th	ART D'AMOUR	Rachael Murray	Horse went super. Obviously had the light weight and he relished that. He ran really good.
5th	CLIPPER	Andrew Adkins (a1.5)	Good run, just couldn't keep speed with the winner.
6th	LION COUCHANT	Tye Angland	Too quick.
7th	WIDE ACCLAIM	Tim Clark	They just ran him off his legs.
8th	PRO CONSUL	Rachel King (a1.5)	Hit the line really well just couldn't go that early speed.
9th	SANGIOVESE	Deanne Panya (a2)	Couldn't go with them today.
10th	TOP STRIKER	Hugh Bowman	Too short for him.