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On Saturday local Morphettville trainer Richard Jolly will look to hold off the interstate raiders in the 2013 South Australian Derby saddling up co-favourite with the progressive Hioctdane representing the home state.
This year’s $500,000 Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m), running as Morphettville Race 7, is again saturated by visitors from Sydney and Melbourne.
But while the locals aren’t represented numbers-wise in the 15 horse field they certainly are class-wise with Strada gelding Hioctdane sharing $4.20 favouritism in the South Australian Derby odds with Victorian galloper Hvasstan.
There’s certainly lots to like about Hioctdane including their big 4.5 length victory at the track last Saturday in the Group 3 Chairman’s Veloia Stakes (2000m) which has produced three of the past 10 South Australian Derby winners.
And their outside barrier 15 of 15 draw isn’t as bad as it looks on paper either with 14 of the past 29 winners having jumped from double digits in the SA Derby.
So can Hioctdane handle the short back-up and take out the Chairman’s – Derby double? Or will they tire over the 2500m and give away the home ground advantage?
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