Strong-willed Sir Sway a leading contender in Saturday’s Gytrash Series Final at Morphettville

Sir Sway is the best horse Jason Jaensch has trained so far, which makes the gelding’s troublesome antics off the track well worth enduring.

Sir Sway, ridden by Lachlan Neindorf, wins at Morphettville last start. Picture: Makoto Kaneko

Sir Sway is the best horse Jason Jaensch has trained so far, which makes the gelding’s troublesome antics off the track well worth enduring.

The four-year-old has won six races within the past 12 months, including one at stakes-level, and is a leading contender in Saturday’s Gytrash Series Final (1200m) at Morphettville on Sportsbet Finals Day.

• ‘There to assist': Caulfield makes pitch to host 2026 Cox Plate

He’s a talented sprinter, with an attitude to match, giving his handlers a hard time away from the track as Jaensch strives to untap the gelding’s full potential.

“He’s very hard to handle on the ground at times, you start the truck up when we go to the track on a Tuesday or a Thursday and he’s hooning around his yard for you to take his rugs off and put him on the truck,” Jaensch, who trains in partnership with mother Sue, said.

“You’re leading him up and he’s dragging you around, jumping all over you at times.

“He’s very hard work on the farriers. After he (farrier) shod him last time, he was just about finished and he launched on him and kicked him in the elbow.

“He came out and won a week later and the farrier said ‘just as well he won’.”

Sir Sway’s last-start win at Morphettville impressed Jaensch, with the gelding fighting off Sixteen Reasons despite being challenged strongly. 

Sir Sway holds off the chasing pack in the penultimate at Morphettville 💪

Lachlan Neindorf now has won half the card with one to come 🔥 pic.twitter.com/J0CRO1Gt8Q

— Racing.com (@Racing) November 2, 2024

• Destination unknown for The Gong contender

It was a welcome return to winning ways following three respectable runs in Melbourne that yielded sixth, eighth and fourth-placed finishes.

“I’m very happy with how he responded, it was good to see him get back after a couple of runs in Melbourne,” he said.

“There’s a fair bit of improvement to come, the first run at Flemington, he hit a softer track which he hadn’t really raced on and it was down the straight, so it was all learning for him.

“Moonee Valley, he just didn’t handle the track, he got back in among them all and he obviously didn’t handle that real well.

“The Caulfield run was really pleasing. He actually picked up again after the Caulfield run, he got home and he switched on again into another gear.”

In-form hoop Lachlan Neindorf, who was aboard last start, will again partner Sir Sway on Saturday.

Originally published as Strong-willed Sir Sway a leading contender in Saturday’s Gytrash Series Final at Morphettville