Aaron Bain Racing | Aaron Bain News 62516 Weekend Preview

The Saturday meeting at Morphettville marks the finish of the South Australian metropolitan 2024/25 thoroughbred season.

Trainers Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor go into the meeting assured of finishing sixth on the SA metro premiership.

With 21 wins at a strike rate of 17% it is a figure to be proud of with and ABR has three acceptors to try and improve the record.

In-form METRICAL may back up in race five the Sportsbet Set A Deposit Limit Handicap (1200m) at 1.42pm SA time.

He has drawn barrier eight with Jason Holder to ride.

With two wins and two seconds from four runs this preparation, the five-year-old is racing in peak form.

He was an excellent second last Saturday around the Parks track beaten in a photo finish.

This will be the first time in his career that METRICAL has backed up within a week, but trainers Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor are happy with his recovery and prepared to give it a go.

METRICAL opened at $4.20 with Sportsbet but is now into $3.60 favourite with a strong stream of support.

ABR’s other two acceptors are both in the same event, race nine, the Grand Syndicates/Aaron Bain Racing Handicap (1100m) at 4.42pm SA time.

EL CAPONY has drawn gate three in an acceptance of 20, including four emergencies and Zac Spain has been booked.

The mare disappointed first up at Murray Bridge and can improve and it should be noted her second up record is quite respectable.

Sportsbet price assessors give her no chance and after opening at $61 and is now out to $81.

Track conditions will also play a part in whether she runs as the team would be reluctant to start her on a heavy track.

SOLAR MIST is ABR’s other acceptor, but he copped the double whammy.

He is fourth emergency and has come up with gate 19.

Apprentice Matthew Chadwick has been engaged and can claim 3kg to reduce his weight to just 53kg.

The grey has been racing well without much luck with good thirds at his past three starts. There were two early scratchings bringing him a little closer to obtaining a start.

Again, Sportsbet think he has the job ahead and he opened at $31 and is now out to $35.

A decision on whether SOLAR MIST runs will be decided on Saturday morning.

SOLAR MIST is one of two horses ABR accepted with for Sunday’s Gawler meeting, but the preference would be to run on Saturday if he can obtain a start.

He is in the final event on Sunday, race seven, the Kingsford Hotel Colts, Geldings & Entires Rating 0-56 Handicap (1200m) at 4.35pm SA time.

SOLAR MIST has drawn barrier 12 in an acceptance of 17 with three emergencies.

It is not a bad draw for him considering the track was rated a soft 7 at acceptance time and with the forecast rain it will certainly be in the heavy range by race time.

Apprentice Matthew Chadwick will ride again and claim 2kg bringing the grey’s weight down to 58kg.

SOLAR MIST certainly should be competitive.

ABR’s other acceptor was OH LOVEY NO in race one, the Sportsbet Maiden (1700m) at 12.35pm.

Matthew Chadwick will ride again and his 2kg claim bringing the mare in that amount under the limit weight coming from barrier two in an acceptance of 10.

Trainers Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor decided to scratch from last Wednesday at Murray Bridge in favour of Sunday’s race.

Harness Racing Update

Trainer Peter Bain heads across Bass Strait to start off ABR’s harness racing weekend on Friday.

ABR has two runners engaged in Sweepstakes heats in Hobart culminating in $30,000 finals at the same venue on Saturday, August 2.

RAVISHING RUBY steps out in race one, the Fehlbergs Produce 2YO Fillies Sweepstakes Heat Two (1609m) at 4.42pm SA time.’

She will come from gate four with Mark Yole to drive.

The filly is on debut but has impressed in her work at home.

B T CAPTIVATE is also on debut in race three, the Fehlbergs Produce 2YO Colts & Geldings Sweepstakes heat two at 5.46pm SA time.

He has got the ‘visitor’s draw’ coming from the outside of the front in gate seven.

The colt, a son of champion sire Captaintreacherous has also done well to earn his Tassie trip.

Just the one runner for ABR at Globe Derby Park on Saturday.

NO NOTTHEBUTTONS, now in the care of Peter Bain, lines up in race four the K & S Electrical Pace (1800m) at 8.25pm SA time.

He will come from gate five with Bernadette Page in the sulky.

NO NOTTHEBUTTONS has won his past two GDP runs in great style and will be strongly fancied to complete the hat-trick.