Victorian pair Conscience and Manolo Bling have been scratched from Saturday’s $120,000 Listed Sportsbet Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville.
The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Manolo Bling had drawn the outside gate in the field of 16 with Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman’s Conscience drawn alongside in barrier 15.
“It’s hard enough from barrier 15 when we walk over the road at Pakenham let alone travelling to Adelaide,’’ Moody said on SEN.
Fellow Victorian Fieldelo has been the best backed to win the two and three-year-old feature, now a $4.80 favourite with Sportsbet for the Toby Lake and Luke Currie combination.
While Moody and Coleman are without a runner in the Lightning, he gave a solid push for stablemate Mometz who comes back the mile from a good barrier earlier in the day.
“Like a lot of people this time of the year, you’re chasing that last three-year-old (race) before they turn four,’’ Moody added.
“He was ridden too close in the 2000m the other day, his previous two runs prior at Flemington at a mile are certainly good enough to win this race,’’ he said.