Winning Horse: Hopon Harry (Aus)

3yoG Rebel Raider (Aus) - Languid (Aus)(Commands (Aus))

10 starts - 2 wins 3 seconds 2 thirds 1 fourth $196848

Black Type Placings

2nd LR Morphettville Adelaide Galvanising Guineas 1600m (2022)

Other Wins

1st Morphettville Parks Furphy Hcp (Bm66) 1250m (2021)

Other Placings

2nd Oakbank Klose's Supermarkets Shillabee 1400m (2022)

3rd Morphettville Gh Mumm (Bm68) 1200m (2022)

2nd Morphettville Adel. Galvanising Industries 1200m (2022)

3rd Morphettville Terry Howe Printing Mdn Plate 1200m (2021)

Race Result:

1st: Hopon Harry (C Newitt/L Macdonald & A Gluyas) - $6

2nd: Oceania Blue (W Price/P Moody) - $5F
3rd: Naval Seal (B Prebble/C Waller) - $6.50

Winning Time: 1:37.20 Last 600m: N/A

Margins: ½ neck x ¾ lengths

Winning Trainer: Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas (Leon interviewed)

Nearly sold to Hong Kong: “He got an offer from Hong Kong but fortunately for me and fortunately for the owners he failed the vet’s test.”

Potential: “He’s always shown us plenty and I think he’s getting better as he gets a bit older, it helps with Rebel Raider’s to get a little bit older and he’s living up to his promise now.”

During the run: “I was a bit worried on the point of the corner because they hadn’t gone hard and I thought geez, these leaders might stick on a bit but anyway, it turned out a great ride.”

Next run: Not sure, now he’s won that and shown so much promise he may have a break and come back Spring time.

Winning Jockey: Craig Newitt

Running well in Adelaide: “His last couple of runs have been outstanding, being a natural lightweight I was able to be johnny on the spot and got the call. He’s a lovely horse, he’s got really good ability, he’s still learning what it’s all about but I’m sure he’s going to win a nice race.”

How the race unfolded: “He was a little bit cheeky behind the gates but in the run he gave me a beautiful ride, I bounced really well, I was torn up whether to stay one off (the fence) but I would’ve been three pairs back so I elected to go to the box seat. It was a moderately run race and I was strung up a little bit on the corner but his ability and his turn of foot got him out of it.”