In an exhilarating conclusion to the Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival, the gifted three-year-old colt Reserve Financial institution defied his age to beat a top quality area of older sprinters, together with the closely favoured Giga Kick, in a decisive victory in Saturday’s Group 1 $1 million The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville.
Reserve Financial institution (pictured profitable the Gr. 2 Tobin Bronze) made it a Morphettville hat-trick profitable The Goodwood in 2025. Picture: Jenny Barnes.
Skilled at Cranbourne by Mick Worth & Michael Kent (Jnr), the son of Capitalist continued his spectacular type on the Adelaide monitor, making it three consecutive wins following his latest Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes triumph.
Jockey Jamie Melham, who additionally piloted final 12 months’s winner Benedetta, produced a masterful journey on the promising colt, recovering from a sluggish begin to weave by means of the pack within the straight.
Settling additional again than anticipated after a tardy getaway, Reserve Financial institution ($5.50) unleashed a robust late surge down the centre of the monitor, denying long-shot native hope Sir Sway ($61), who ran a courageous race for second, and the $2.10 favorite Giga Kick, who completed third to finish The Goodwood trifecta.
“He ran effectively. From the barrier we needed to settle again,” commented Mark Zahra on Giga Kick’s efficiency. “The jockeys in entrance of me received right into a little bit of a tussle and I needed to swing wider than I wished however he received to the road properly.”
Melham, nonetheless, executed a affected person and in the end race-winning journey, discovering clear operating on the opportune second.
“Nothing went to plan. He reared out the gates, missed the beginning, however I simply received a dream run,” she instructed Racing.com.
“Giga Kick was on our exterior, and I believed if I drag again now and get on his bottom, he’s going to be too sharp.
“So, we simply rode for luck. The gaps got here and I used to be only a passenger.
“Mick’s received this horse completely flying that was a really spectacular win.”
Reserve Financial institution’s victory was important because it marked the primary time this season a three-year-old colt had claimed a Group 1 win in open age firm, a indisputable fact that introduced aid to coach Mick Worth, who admitted to some mid-race issues.
“I used to be a bit involved within the run, the place he was,” the now 48-time Group 1 profitable coach stated.
“I did say to her (Melham), ‘he’s a pleasant flow-along type of horse – he doesn’t just like the combined messages and don’t drag him again.’
“However fortunately they ran alongside, and he was allowed to make use of his large stride late and he took off. He simply wants a little bit of room.
“He’s a sizeable colt, and he’s received lengthy stride on him, and he was robust on the finish of 1200 metres.
“Because the race labored out, , it was most likely a great spot for him to be.
“There was a little bit of argy-bargy happening up in entrance wasn’t there. He’s a stunning colt, and he’s received a Group 1 – implausible.”
The win, his fifth from eleven begins, propelled Reserve Financial institution’s profession earnings past $980,000.
For the Worth & Kent steady, it was a second Group 1 victory of the carnival, following Allure Stone’s earlier triumph within the Robert Sangster Stakes.
Nonetheless, Allure Stone had a disappointing run in The Goodwood, ending final.
“Simply off her motion as we speak. She’s a greater mare than that,” Ben Melham stated of Allure Stone, who completed 4.7 lengths behind her stablemate.
The coaching partnership additionally celebrated victory in The Goodwood with Lombardo in 2022, whereas Worth himself has now received the distinguished dash 4 instances, having additionally tasted success with Completely Prepared (2006) and Velocitea (2010).
2025 The Goodwood Outcomes
| End | No. | Horse | Coach | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Beginning Worth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | RESERVE BANK | Mick Worth & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Ms Jamie Melham | 9 | 54.5kg | $5.50 | |||
| 2 | 5 | SIR SWAY | Sue & Jason Jaensch | Jake Toeroek | 1.36L | 4 | 55.5kg | $61 | ||
| 3 | 7 | GIGA KICK | Clayton Douglas | Mark Zahra | 1.37L | 12 | 54.5kg (cd 55kg) | $2.10F | ||
| 4 | 12 | AMEENA | Anthony & Sam Freedman | Dean Yendall | 1.67L | 8 | 52.5kg | $8 | ||
| 5 | 11 | GENEROSITY | Simon A Miller | Ms Lucy Fiore | 1.76L | 5 | 52.5kg | $19 | ||
| 6 | 2 | CLIMBING STAR (NZ) | Phillip Stokes | Thomas Stockdale | 2.6L | 3 | 56.5kg | $26 | ||
| 7 | 4 | WATCHME WIN | Andrew Gluyas | Jason Holder | 2.97L | 2 | 56kg | $26 | ||
| 8 | 13 | PRAIRIE FLOWER | Will Clarken & Niki O’Shea | Will Worth | 3.19L | 7 | 52.5kg | $41 | ||
| 9 | 3 | SGHIRRIPA | Shane & Cassie Oxlade | Ben Worth | 3.68L | 13 | 56kg | $21 | ||
| 10 | 10 | VOLCANIC EXPRESS | David Jolly | Justin Potter | 3.8L | 11 | 54.5kg | $61 | ||
| 11 | 6 | STRETAN ANGEL | Phillip Stokes | Lachlan Neindorf | 3.88L | 1 | 55kg | $18 | ||
| 12 | 9 | PRESS DOWN | Peter Hardacre | Ms Rochelle Milnes (a) | 4.43L | 10 | 54.5kg | $71 | ||
| 13 | 1 | CHARM STONE | Mick Worth & Michael Kent (Jnr) | Ben Melham | 4.7L | 6 | 56.5kg | $10 |
Desk Credit score: Racing Australia.
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