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Morphettville trainer Jim Smith landed his first winner in many months when his charge Midnight Storm took out the 1000 metre opening race at Morphettville on Saturday.

Ridden by apprentice Raquel Clark Midnight Storm was in the leading division throughout the event.

Apprentice Raquel Clark brought up her first SA double when she guided Tennessee Raider to victory in the 1200 metre second race.

Facing the starter for the second time the Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas prepared two year old came from a midfield position with a strong run over the concluding stages to win.

The training combination of Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas brought up a race to race double when Strategic Demand took out the 1200 metre third race.

Giving apprentice Raquel her third straight win Strategic Demand came from last with a withering run in the straight to bring up its seventh win from twenty- three starts.

Raquel Clark will remember the 24th June for a long time after landing her fourth winner in race four which was run over 1600 metres.

Giving the Macdonald Gluyas training combination an unsaleable lead in the city trainers’ premiership their charge Galaxy Gazer came from a midfield position to take the event.

Jamie Kah bought up her thirty-third winner for the metropolitan season when she guided Cashed to victory in the 1050 metre fifth race.

Being under the care of Ryan Balfour and having his second race after a spell Cashed came from last to take the event.

Social Set proved winning form is good form when he brought up his second win in four days in the 1800 metre sixth race.

Being under the care of co-trainers Nicky O’Shea and Ashton Downing, Social Set gradually improved from a rearward position to win.

Jamie Kah landed her second winner of the day when I’ll Decide took out the 1200 metre seventh race in a tight finish.

Prepared at Angaston by Tony McEvoy, I’ll Decide came from a rearward position with a strong run over the concluding stages of the event.

After showing form in four of its previous five starts the Trevor Dansie and Natasha Storr trained Idatwo broke through for a win in the 1100 metre final event.

Piloted by Simon Price Idatwo was well back before finishing the race off with a late charge to the lead.