SENIOR RIDERS were conspicuous by their absence at Flemington with 14 Victorian jockeys having mounts in the Goodwood Handicap in Adelaide.

As you would expect the odds were very much in the corner of the Vics, they filled all placings.

Goodwood Result

THE GOODWOOD proved a great result for Mornington trainer, Wez Hunter and Smokin’Joey, he was quietly confident all week that the gelding would run well.

Ben Melham hasn’t lost any of his talent either, it was his first ride back after a hip operation.

Melham won the race last year on Platelet for his former boss, Darren Weir, yesterday he got up in the last few strides to defeat Platelet by a half length.

Spare A Thought

VOILA ICI looked magnificent going to the start of the Cleanevent Handicap, a credit to his trainer, Saab Hasan, but let’s face it, he is a rising 10 year old entire, his race record is hardly likely to improve at his age now.

Realistically if the thought had been to put him to stud they have missed the boat, he should have been there four years ago at least.

He ran a surprisingly good race under the circumstances, he led for a short distance at one stage finishing up to run fifth, but his rating will remain the same.

An Amazing Record

TAYLOR MARSHALL was the toast of Rosehill Gardens yesterday and rightly so, after riding four winners on the eight race card.

Furthermore, he had never previously ridden at a Sydney Saturday meeting; his bag of four winners included the Listed Lord Mayors Cup.

He obviously won the approval of John Hawkes, a great trainer, but can be a pretty tough task master.

Taylor is 21, he would hardly remember when his dad John won the Melbourne Cup on Rogan Josh, or the string of races he won for Bart Cummings on Beau Zam.

John Marshall had a memorable race riding career, Taylor’s is just beginning, he is showing all the promise his father did when he commenced his life as a jockey.