It perhaps wasn't the most visually pleasing run of last Thursday night's Ballarat meeting, but the clock certainly suggested Mornings is well and truly on track for Snake Valley trainer Damien Burns.

Despite finishing sixth in the TAB Long May We Play Pace, the five-year-old mare produced the quickest last 800m split of the entire card according to PJ Data’s timing system.

The daughter of Dawn Ofa New Day settled back in the running line for much of the race, and while she could only get within 8m of the winner Foolish Pleasure, was able to reel off a slick 55.22sec last half.

It was an encouraging performance in just her second run this year and first since the Ararat Pacing Cup on February 12.

Burns admitted he was a little surprised by the closing sectional from his mare.

"That would be as quick as she has ever gone, I reckon, for a half," Burns said.

"She's very speedy when things go her way. She's a better front-runner than she is coming from behind, but she is always very honest and never really runs a bad race."

PJ Data covered two Victorian meetings last week, with the full runner-by-runner sectionals available for Ballarat and Melton.

WATCH MORNINGS' EFFORT AT BALLARAT BELOW

 

WHERE TO NEXT?

There's nothing in concrete just yet, but Burns is keen to take out a metropolitan race for mares at Tabcorp Park Melton and then potentially head to the breeding barn with the current winner of 12 races and more than $80,000 in prizemoney.

 

THE NUMBERS

MORNINGS

TAB LONG WAY ME PLAY PACE - 6th

LEAD TIME: 45.30sec

LAST MILE: 1:57.26min

LAST 800m: 55.22sec

LAST 400m: 27.69sec

 

FASTEST FIVE

BALLARAT, MARCH 18

LAST 400m

TIGER BAND WAGON 26.74sec - last BREKKIE SHOW WITH JOSH & MADDIE 3YO PACE

NOTNEGOTIABLE 26.85sec - 4th BREKKIE SHOW WITH JOSH & MADDIE 3YO PACE

CLASSICMAJOR 26.93sec - 2nd BREKKIE SHOW WITH JOSH & MADDIE 3YO PACE

RADAR STRIDE 26.97sec - 3rd BREKKIE SHOW WITH JOSH & MADDIE 3YO PACE

STYLISH JOE 27.20sec - 1st BREKKIE SHOW WITH JOSH & MADDIE 3YO PACE

 

LAST 800m

MORNINGS 55.22sec - 6th TAB LONG WAY ME PLAY PACE

TIGER BAND WAGON 55.27sec - last BREKKIE SHOW WITH JOSH & MADDIE 3YO PACE

AZZA 55.30sec - 3rd TAB LONG WAY ME PLAY PACE

NOTNEGOTIABLE 55.47sec - 4th BREKKIE SHOW WITH JOSH & MADDIE 3YO PACE

FOOLISH PLEASURE 55.62sec - 1st TAB LONG WAY ME PLAY PACE

 

MELTON, MARCH 20

LAST 400m

JILLIBY CHEVY 26.51sec - 1st CITYWIDE STAMPEDE

DELIGHTFUL JAZZ 26.89sec - 4th ECONOMIX JODIE'S BABE

I CAST NO SHADOW 27.00sec - 2nd CITYWIDE STAMPEDE

MAJOR MEISTER 27.13sec - 4th CITY OF MELTON PLATE XXXII

SHEFFIELD SPARKY 27.25sec - 5th CITY OF MELTON PLATE XXXII

 

LAST 800m

JILLIBY CHEVY 55.07sec - 1st CITYWIDE STAMPEDE

DELIGHTFUL JAZZ 55.15sec - 4th ECONOMIX JODIE'S BABE

MAJOR MEISTER 55.41sec - 4th CITY OF MELTON PLATE XXXII

RADIUS 55.44sec - 7th ALL IN ONE PROPERTY PACE

YOUNG ROOSTER 55.45sec - 4th ALL IN ONE PROPERTY PACE