Adelaide River

18 Race 5 3:49pm 1000m Aldebaran Contracting Handicap Of $19,500 . 1st $12,675, 2nd $3,900, 3rd $2,925. Starter Subsidy of $550 for non prize earning runners. 0 - 70 Handicap. Apprentices can claim. Records: 1000m 56.29 Razzotano No. Last 5 Horse/Trainer Br.Jockey Wgt Rtg 1 2775s TORCHBEARER Carl Spry 2 Carl Spry 59.5 67 2 31464 CULZEAN Garry Lefoe Jnr 5 Paul Shiers 59 66 3 52145 DELTA D’OR Patrick Johnston 6 Mikaela Lawrence (a3/50kg) 58.5 65 4 0s372 JAILHOUSE ROCK Dick Leech 3 Sonja Wiseman 58 64 5 s4332 DANCER’S KIN David Bates 4 Jarrod Todd 57.5 64 6 25855 JOLLY BOY Chris Pollard 1 Barry Huppatz 55 58 RACE ANALYSIS Competitive race with plenty of class including JAILHOUSE ROCK who was good in Alice Springs last start. DANCER’S KIN shows good speed whilst newcomer TORCHBEARER has solid interstate credentials. RESULTS / NOTES 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOOL MAN 1. TORCHBEARER 5. DANCER’S KIN 4. JAILHOUSE ROCK HOT DOGS 5. DANCER’S KIN 1. TORCHBEARER 4. JAILHOUSE ROCK 1 TORCHBEARER (Blks) Rtg 67 Barrier 2 Carl Spry (Darwin) Carl Spry 59.5kg 6yo bay gelding SIRE Shellscrape DAM Dan Baroness (Statue Of Liberty (USA)) BREEDER Mr G Grimish OWNERS Miss S Acornley, K Illicevs, Mrs L Vertzonis, P M National, J W Herraman, C J McNally, D F Moriarty, Riches Racing(Mgr: C G Riches) & Kings Of Kahlin (Mgr: C J McNally) WHITE, GREEN DIAMOND CHECKS, BLUE SLEEVES AND CAP CAREER RECORD 41 Starts 5-5-5 (dw) CAREER PRIZEMONEY $138,500 1st Up 7:0-2-1 2nd Up 7:1-0-1 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 20:4-3-2 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 19:2-1-2 Soft 10:1-2-2 Heavy 9:2-1-1 Synth 3:0-1-0 Distance(s) Won 1000(4),1100(1) 7 -10 CANB Fri 22Feb19 1200 G 4 TABFEDERAL BM83 S Guymer (3) 55 $12 1-Who’s Knocking 56.5 3.3L 1:10.61 7 -10 KENS m Wed 6Mar19 1100 G 4 BM70 M Weir(a) (9) 54.5(51.5) $31 1-Wagner 58.5 5.0L 1:02.83 5 -7 K GR Sat 23Mar19 1000 H 9 BM64 A Hyeronimus (6) 56.5 $3f 1-Buckle Up Baby 55 3.7L 58.43 The son of ‘Shellscrape’ makes his Top End debut today for trainer Carl Spry. His interstate form suggests he has his share of ability however is untried on this track. Take on trust. 2 CULZEAN (Blks) Rtg 66 Barrier 5 Garry Lefoe Jnr (Darwin) Paul Shiers 59kg 5yo bay gelding SIRE Duke of Marmalade (IRE) DAM Prisage (Snippets) BREEDER Mr G Harvey OWNERS G A Rogerson, T J Gladwin & Mrs M T Gladwin RED, ROYAL BLUE SLEEVES, GREEN ARMBANDS CAREER RECORD 38 Starts 4-8-6 CAREER PRIZEMONEY $84,601 1st Up 5:0-1-1 2nd Up 4:2-0-0 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 7:0-0-3 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 21:4-4-3 Soft 11:0-3-2 Heavy 4:0-1-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1100(3),1200(1) 4 -5 DRWN m Wed 17Apr19 1000 G 0 - 70 J Philpot(a) (5) 61(58) $4.80 1-Marbel Duke 60.5 5.4L 57.86 6 -6 DRWN m Thu 25Apr19 1300 G 0 - 70 P Shiers (2) 60.5 $7 1-Kaptan Apollo 60 8.2L 1:15.76 4 -7 T CK Sat 18May19 1200 G 0 - 70 V Arnott (5) 59.5 $8.50 1-Quantum Dot 56.5 2.8L 1:09.14 Not beaten too far at Tennant Creek 18/5 over 1200m behind ‘Quantum Dot’. That form should stack up well here and if near his best he would be more than competitive in this grade. 3 DELTA D’OR Rtg 65 Barrier 6 Patrick Johnston (Darwin) Mikaela Lawrence (a3/50kg) 58.5kg 5yo bay gelding SIRE Master of Design DAM Gold Delta (Encosta de Lago) BREEDER Mr K Heffernan OWNERS P A Johnston ORANGE, ROYAL BLUE HALVES, BLACK CAP CAREER RECORD 30 Starts 8-2-0 (w) CAREER PRIZEMONEY $155,448 1st Up 5:0-0-0 2nd Up 4:0-0-0 Track 0:0-0-0 Dist 8:0-1-0 Trk/Dist 0:0-0-0 Firm 0:0-0-0 Good 24:6-2-0 Soft 4:0-0-0 Heavy 0:0-0-0 Synth 0:0-0-0 Distance(s) Won 1100(2),1200(2),1300(2),1400(1),1600(1) 1 -5 DRWN m Sat 16Mar19 1100 G 0 - 70 J Philpot(a) (3) 58.5(55.5) $3f 2-Baggins 55.5 1.8L 1:03.94 4 -4 DRWN m Wed 3Apr19 1200 G 0 - 76 B Davis (2) 57.5 $2.80 1-Culzean 57 4.0L 1:09.72 5 -6 DRWN m Thu 25Apr19 1300 G 0 - 70 J Philpot(a) (4) 59.5(56.5) $6 1-Kaptan Apollo 60 6.5L 1:15.76 Talented galloper on his day who has been freshened since a disappointing effort behind ‘Kaptan Apollo’ 25/4 over 1300m. No worries with this distance so do not discount in this line-up.