Seven year old El Roca mare MI ROCK ALY was able to hold on to take out the Bet365 Mortlake Cup over 2000m. Coming to us as a tendon rehab horse, a win is always that bit more satisfying.
Given a great front running ride typical of jockey Linda Meech, she jumped from barrier two and was ridden forward to take up the lead. After being headed for a stride or two in the straight she dug deep to win the race by 0.1 lengths in a photo finish.
Congratulations to her loyal connections. This is now Mi Rock Aly’s fifth career win and takes her stakes to over $225k. We will now look to take on either the Penshurst Cup over 2000m or an option at Moonee Valley over 2400m