IN an added bonus for the Magic Millions carnival, champion jockey Darren Beadman will return to ride emerging star Love Conquers All in the $1 million Three-Year-Old MM Trophy at the Gold Coast on Saturday week.

Chris Roots reports in today's Sydney Morning Herald that Beadman has been enticed back from Hong Kong by long-time supporters Nick Moraitis and John Hawkes, who now trains in partnership with sons Michael and Wayne.

The story, courtesy of the SMH reads: "Darren has won a BMW and a [AJC] Derby for me, and he is considered one of the best jockeys in the world,'' Moraitis said. ''It is always great to have Darren on in any race, so I was very happy to book him.''

Love Conquers All has firmed from $12 into $5 favourite for the Magic Millions Trophy since scoring at Randwick on Saturday with rising star Tim Bell in the saddle.

Moraitis considered keeping the 16-year-old on his three-year-old as he has a perfect record for Team Hawkes after winning on Rainbow Styling as well as Love Conquers All.

But the decision was an easy one once Beadman was available.

''We are talking about Darren Beadman, and I'm sure young Tim will get plenty chances to ride for me in the future,'' Moraitis said. ''He has an outstanding future.''

Love Conquers All has three wins from five starts, including the listed Brian Crowley Stakes during the spring, and will shorten further with the engagement of Beadman.

Meanwhile, Patinack Farm's promising three-year-old Onemorenomore is likely to be retired to stud after scans revealed he will be sidelined for a year with a leg injury.

The son of Red Ransom slipped after trackwork at Warwick Farm on Tuesday and is believed to have bone chips. Onemorenomore, an $800,000 yearling buy, was part of Nathan Tinkler's massive investment in racing in 2007. As a two-year-old, he won the group 1 Champagne Stakes by four lengths, one of his two wins in 12 starts, but his best days were ahead of him.

Patinack head trainer John Thompson would not confirm the injury yesterday but said: ''It's been a bad day, and leave it at that.''

Thompson had just walked from the stewards' room where Rumour And Scandal was sent back to the barrier trials after being a late scratching from the fourth race.

The three-year-old was due to make his debut but became stirred up behind the barriers and, when he eventually went in, burrowed under the stalls and did a lap of Canterbury.

Earlier, former jockey Mark Schmetzer landed a betting plunge with He's In Demand as it became his first city winner. The six-year-old was backed from $6 in to $3.60.

''He was my first winner as a trainer at the Sapphire Coast, and he had put the writing on the wall for that win [at Canterbury] at his past couple of starts,'' Canberra-based Schmetzer said. ''It's a good way to end the year.''

Apprentice Daniel Ganderton will return to the saddle on New Year's Day after Gai Waterhouse cleared him to ride but the 21-year-old is likely to transfer his indentures to Paul Messara next week. Ganderton has been sidelined since breaking his leg at Newcastle in September.

Meanwhile, jockey Jim Cassidy's outburst after being suspended at Randwick on Saturday is under review by Racing NSW, and a decision about whether he will face a charge will be made next week.

Cassidy chose not to appeal against the suspension, and will start his five-meeting ban from Saturday.

 

STORY COURTESY OF THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD