{"id":89649,"date":"2025-05-10T08:52:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T08:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/89649\/"},"modified":"2025-05-10T08:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T08:52:14","slug":"reserve-bank-skyrockets-in-value-as-jamie-melham-claims-back-to-back-wins-in-the-goodwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/89649\/","title":{"rendered":"Reserve Bank skyrockets in value as Jamie Melham claims back-to-back wins in The Goodwood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gun colt Reserve Bank<\/a> charged home to claim Saturday’s $1m The Goodwood at Morphettville, notching a fourth win in Adelaide’s premier sprint for astute trainer Mick Price<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It saw star jockey Jamie Melham nailed another homecoming mission, settling off the pace aboard Reserve Bank ($5.50), before splitting the middle of the field at the 200m, on her way to a brilliant one-length win. <\/p>\n

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“He’s a Group 1 winner now as a colt, isn’t he? He’s a beautiful, sound, big, strong and nice colt,” Price, who trains in partnership with Michael Kent Jr, said. <\/p>\n

“I was a bit concerned in the run where he was, I did say to her (Jamie), \u2018he’s a nice, flow along sort of horse, he doesn’t like the mixed messages and don’t drag him back’.<\/p>\n

“I’m sure he was out the back, but thankfully they ran along and he was allowed to use his big stride late and he took off.<\/p>\n

“I can only say he’s a very good colt, and he’s won a Group 1.”<\/p>\n

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\u201cRESERVE BANK IS ON THE SCENE!\u201d<\/p>\n

Jamie Melham has gone back-to-back in The Goodwood with Reserve Bank bounding down the middle of the track!@jamieleekah07<\/a>@MickPriceRacing<\/a>pic.twitter.com\/Kh3ZF7uzot<\/a><\/p>\n

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Group 1 glory secured a hat-trick of wins for Reserve Bank, a three-year-old son of Capitalist, who has now won five from nine starts. <\/p>\n

Melham admitted that the 1200m race threatened to go pear-shaped early, but it eventually mapped out perfectly. <\/p>\n

“Nothing went to plan, he reared out the gates, missed the start, but I just got a dream run, I got a beautiful run in the end,” Melham said. <\/p>\n

“Giga Kick was on our outside, I thought if I drag back now and get on his backside, he’s going to be too sharp. <\/p>\n

“We just rode for luck, the gaps came, I was just a passenger, Mick has this horse absolutely flying, it was a very impressive win.”<\/p>\n

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Jamie Melham celebrates winning The Goodwood aboard Reserve Bank. Picture: Makoto Kaneko<\/p>\n

The win saw Melham defend her Goodwood crown, the hoop won last year’s sprint aboard Benedetta. <\/p>\n

“I thought, I can’t leave Adelaide without getting another Group 1,” she said. <\/p>\n

“It’s a very special race to win, and nothing’s like winning a race back home in Adelaide, my aunty is here, aunty Jan, my family are here \u2013 it’s very special.”<\/p>\n

Local galloper Sir Sway<\/a> ($61) ran the race of his life to finish second for trainers Sue and Jason Jaensch, while Everest-winning sprinter Giga Kick<\/a>, a $2.05 favourite, was honest first-up, hitting the line strongly out wide for third. <\/p>\n