The 2024 Moir Stakes at The Valley delivered an exhilarating upset because the observe specialist, Mornington Glory, claimed victory for coach Gavin Bedggood who celebrated his maiden Group 1 success.
2024 Moir Stakes winner Mornington Glory. Picture: Final Racing Images.
“He took dangerous luck out of the equation right this moment,” profitable coach Bedggood advised Racing.com talking of his horse’s barrier one draw and front-running journey.
“He’s begun very well his final two begins and when he jumped a half in entrance of them right this moment – there was no instruction to steer – however Browny (jockey Ethan Brown) simply used his initiative and went with the horse and the remaining is historical past.”
Ridden by Ethan Brown, the six-year-old gelding accomplished a hat-trick of wins over 1000m at Moonee Valley this preparation capped off by an all-the-way success within the Group 1 $750,000 Moir Stakes (1000m) on Saturday.
“He was introduced right here in terrific order. He drew gate one and he flew the lids and simply had a simple time of it,” Brown advised the media.
“(He was) match, nicely. I used to be the beneficiary of a well-prepared horse for an excellent bunch of householders.”
Regardless of being ignored within the betting markets, Mornington Glory’s constant type and spectacular observe file made him a aggressive contender. Ranging from the rails, he led the sector from the beginning and held off a late problem from returning Blue Diamond profitable filly Hayasugi to safe the win.
The Moir Stakes trifecta was accomplished by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained Woman Of Camelot, the Golden Slipper profitable filly additionally kicking off her spring.
This Group 1 victory units Mornington Glory up as a robust contender for the upcoming Group 1 $2 million Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes (1200m).
He’s into $8 by way of race sponsor Ladbrokes to emulate Imperatriz (2023) by finishing the Moir Stakes – Manikato Stakes Group 1 double at Moonee Valley.
2024 Moir Stakes Outcomes
| End | No. | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Beginning Worth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | MORNINGTON GLORY | Gavin Bedggood | Ethan Brown | 1 | 58.5kg | $9 | |||
| 2 | 9 | HAYASUGI | Clinton McDonald | Ms Jamie Kah | 0.5L | 7 | 50kg | $11 | ||
| 3 | 8 | LADY OF CAMELOT | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Zac Lloyd (a) | 0.75L | 2 | 50kg | $5 | ||
| 4 | 6 | ESTRIELLA | Ciaron Maher | Blake Shinn | 0.81L | 8 | 56.5kg | $3.10F | ||
| 5 | 1 | I WISH I WIN (NZ) | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Luke Nolen | 1.06L | 5 | 58.5kg | $4.40 | ||
| 6 | 7 | COLEMAN | Matt Laurie | Kerrin McEvoy | 1.36L | 6 | 52kg | $14 | ||
| 7 | 3 | JOHNNY ROCKER | Nick Ryan | Mark Zahra | 2.11L | 3 | 58.5kg | $14 | ||
| 8 | 5 | CHAIN OF LIGHTNING | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Damian Lane | 3.11L | 4 | 56.5kg | $18 | ||
| 9 | 4 | CABALLUS | Bjorn Baker | Joshua Parr | 3.57L | 9 | 58.5kg | $31 |
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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