Rising star Ash Morgan ready for Sydney move to capitalise on breakthrough run
Ash Morgan can't hide his smile when the prospect of riding Private Harry to victory in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot next year is brought up.
The Welshman left the UK, where he worked in real estate after riding opportunities dried up, seven years ago to resurrect his career in Australia.
'I rode one winner at Ascot; it wasn't at the carnival, but I won a two-year-old race there,' Morgan said.
'Australia's been amazing to me, so it would be great to go back [to the UK] on a horse like him, and if I could ride a group 1 winner at Ascot, it would be a good end to the story anyway.'
The Nathan Doyle-trained Private Harry gave Morgan a maiden group 1 win in the Galaxy last month and is locked in for a run in the $20 million The Everest in October. Kurrinda Bloodstock, which bought the colt for $115,000 as a yearling, hopes to then conquer Ascot before he retires to stud with new part-owners Yulong.
The success of Private Harry, which includes victory in the $3 million Magic Millions Sunlight, has been part of a breakthrough period for Morgan, who had his first stakes win in the Canterbury Sprint (Iowna Merc) on New Year's Day. The group 3 Parramatta Cup (Our Anchorage) and $1 million Provincial-Midway Championships Final (Matcha Latte) followed. He heads To Rockhampton to ride Iowna Merc in the $775,000 The Archer on May 4.
The 34-year-old, though, knows not to take anything for granted, especially in racing.
'I've had 82 winners this season, 140 last year ... I rode one winner in my last season in England,' he said. 'I rode for seven months, rode one winner, and had about 30 rides.
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