Had a couple of solid wins last weekend but boy oh boy didn’t Zac Lloyd have a stinker? The Marquess ride was mind boggling, Commemorative’s a little more forgivable, but either way both resulted in my two most confident plays going down and thus, after a couple of weeks without profit, we need to get back in the green ASAP. A lot of value on this card I feel, let’s get stuck in.
Track Report: The weather is fine, the track is Good 5 currently but with sun expected we should have a Good 4 on race day with some cushioning. Rail in the true position, the track shouldn’t be AS fast as the previous few weeks so I expect fair as fair can be racing.
Race 1 – 1100m Midway (Bm72)
Vindication for me in this one pretty simple. Yet to win at this distance in 8 tries but with a potential on pace bias for the day I am happy to think this is where the curse could be broken. Split Mogo Magic and Smashing Eagle a few starts back and those are 2 horses that I have very high opinions of.
Fire And Ice another horse who could be under the radar here for sure. She is a swimmer, the wetter the better, any sort of cushioning under her toes will bring her right into this one. If the Sun comes out and it does end up rock hard, stay away. But any cloud cover and a little drizzle to keep it damp, make sure she is in your exotics.
Chief Conductor is a chance for sure, wouldn’t have it marked that short, which is why I can’t entertain a win bet on it, but he should be thereabouts in the finish. Anna Roper is flying in the country right now and came out and smashed them last weekend in her first city win with Much Much Better and she will attempt a cut and paste run here with a go go go approach.
Lancaster Bomber is always amongst the pack in races like this, 7/62 shows he is an absolute stalwart of the grade and finds it tough to win, but he always has to be in the exotics in case he pops his head up at the right time.
Selections: 5-6-2-7
Suggested Bet: Vindication Each Way
Race 2 – 1200m Catanach’s Jewellers (Bm78)
Happy to take Wizard Of Oz here in a very open race. Been running super without winning too many races this prep but has found himself sticking to the task in some stronger fields than this. Should push forward from the wide barrier, hopefully doesn’t get caught in too much of a speed battle and pushes all the way down the straight.
Pioneer River has been looking for starts in stronger races than this but just hasn’t been getting them, so the camp has settled for this one and they find a winnable field. This is a horse that needs it to be dry, so if you’re on, pray for sun. Should set the pace and give them something to chase. Best work comes at this distance, he is a serious player for sure.
Dollar Magic been running really well this prep without winning at the country and midweek grades and jumps back to Saturday metro grade. Reece Jones knows the horse quite well and should try and stalk Pioneer River wherever it goes and try and run past it late.
Atmosphere didn’t show a lot of muster first up behind the likes of Kibou and Garza Blanca, but the drop in class should help and is a must in exotics.
Selections: 11-4-9-1
Suggested Bet: Wizard Of Oz Each Way
Race 3 – 1200M Tab Highway Hcp (C3)
The Highway here which is always tough to pick so I want a familiar horse and that is Iron Will. It’s a horse that is a highway stalwart and you know will be there/thereabouts in the finish and I can currently grab each way odds for him so why not. He should push to the front and give them something to chase, hopefully he holds on all the way down the straight.
Love Shuck is an interesting prospect here as he is nominated for a Stakes race later in the card, but the camp haven’t decided where he goes. I hope he goes here as he’d have a much stronger chance in winning in my opinion. Gets to the front from the 3rd barrier, Tommy Berry on board, he’ll give him every chance to find a 3rd straight win.
Super Extreme another what you see is what you get customer with Highway grade races. Sherry taking over from Dylan Gibbons here is interesting as usually I would consider that a downgrade but Sherry is riding very very well at the moment, so I think he can have a serious chance late with a clear run.
Florino obviously a chance, lightly raced, 3/4 in his career and has lead all the way capabilities, but last week reminded me to stick to my guns and stay off favourites in a Highway.
Selections: 7-20-5-11
Suggested Bet: Iron Will Each Way
Race 4 – 1600M Egroup Protective Services (Bm78)
Sequestered appears to be the best horse in the race for sure after scalping the likes of Garza Blanca on Everest day. She is a lightly raced 4YO for the Cummings camp that to me looks to have a tonne of upside an could potentially progress to much stronger races than a BM78. The 1600 should suit now and I expect a very strong showing.
Hollywood Hero is as consistent as they come and I usually speck him just about every start, which is why I was so annoyed that when he finally won last start, I wasn’t on. In saying that, I can’t be on him again, fingers crossed he doesn’t make me regret it again. Expect him to set the pace and be the one they have to run down.
Cinque Torri and Pervade the only other 2 in the race I could entertain, but I really do believe Sequestered is the good thing of the card.
Selections: 8-7-9-3
Suggested Bet: Sequestered Win (BEST BET)
Race 5 – 1200M Tab Brian Crowley Stakes
I like General Salute, I really do. I would love to see what he can do over 1400-1600 even though he failed on Golden Rose day. To be fair to him, he was just outclassed. Back to a much easier field here and if the tempo is hot he has the turn of foot to run over the top of them in my mind. He’s only finished a length off of horses such as Tiz Invincible and Cylinder so far this prep and they’d give this field a thumping.
Midnight Opal has crushed his rivals at very short quotes in both starts to date in his career and it would be great to see him continue the form and pick up a stakes win for Nathan Doyle, who I regard very highly amongst the crop of young trainers coming through. Watch for him late.
Mumbai Muse has the formlines to be the winner here with close finishs behind Autumn Ballet, Kimochi and Tiz Invincible earlier this prep, so this is certainly a drop in competition. 1400 hasn’t really been her go so the drop back to 1200 should really suit, so finally braking her maiden here wouldn’t prove too shocking.
Fire Lane has a mixed bag of form. Hasn’t really performed over this distance before so that is a knock on its chances, but like others mentioned, has that Kimochi and Tiz Invincible formline that could prove to be the difference.
Selections: 2-8-10-9
Suggested Bet: General Salute Each Way
Race 6 – 1800M Toyota Forklifts Craven Plate
I have always liked the way Huetor goes about its business. I thought he was a Group 1 winner in waiting when h first hit our shores and he proved m right by winning back-to-back Doomben Cups. He started his Spring prep a bit late this year which was interesting to me. His run in the King Charles Stakes is a forgive in my mind, as the distance and track pattern didn’t suit him at this point in his career. Up in distance, down in grade, he only runs well.
No Compromise is usually a horse that wants it further than this but his turn of foot and the softer deck brings him right into this one. Tommy Berry also gets to reunite with him for the first time in a long time and he has only ever had success on him. Expect him to fly into the conversation late.
Numerian could 100% easily steal this one by getting a super easy lead. He is the only natural pace in the race and he is in the first barrier. Hyeronimus is one of the better leader jockeys in NSW right now, so he will prove very hard to get past.
Renaissance Woman is she back? 2 really strong runs so far this prep including a gutsy open class win on Everest day suggests she very well could be. Like many of them in this one, her best work is done late, so if she is within striking distance going around the bend, watch out!
Selections: 1-3-2-10
Suggested Bet: Huetor Win
Race 7 – 2000M G1 Spring Champion Stakes
Medatsu here, call me crazy. These 3YO stayers have been super super average this year so there’s nothing to suggest a roughie can’t take this one. Kiwi Import that won really well on debut, at this distance, which a lot of the field actually haven’t seen before. He is a potential Derby horse and I think he can find his way into the money and at such large odds, I am happy to have a very small each way play on him. He should sit middle of the pack and fly late. Waller horses grow a leg 2nd up and that’s how he finds himself. Conditions shouldn’t matter either which helps.
Tom Kitten obviously the biggest threat in the race, he is short favourite after all. However, he is becoming quite the money pit for punters, constantly getting too far back before flashing home for a placing. If he can be a little more forward in the field going around the bend he should be getting over the top of them.
Raf Attack is racing like he will at up 2000m here. Won the stayers stakes race on Everest day narrowly over Tom Kitten due to one simple reason, he got out to a strong lead and never gave up. I can see that happening again her if he doesn’t get trapped wide from that barrier.
Port Lockroy was good without doing too much behind most of this field in the Dulcify before deciding to drop back to midweek grade for a successful confidence boosting win. Can track the leaders and be strong late.
Selections: 10-2-1-6
Suggested Bet: Medatsu Each Way
Race 8 – 1400M The Invitation
Opal Ridge for me. Espiona all things considered should be too strong for them after her Everest run, but put simply, Opal Ridge is a horse that has been waiting for a chance at a better grade for a while now and she deserves this. Dyl Gibbons on board, should give her a peach, Should sit behind a hot tempo and show her hand late. I think she is the best value chance in the race.
Magic Time looks to be a horse with a big future if she continues to be as well placed as she has been so far. Lightly raced and 4/6 with a whole lot of upside in my opinion. Jumps to her toughest task yet, but she has the form to suggest she has a good a chance as any here.
D-Day has come for Alcohol Free. Is she a complete and utter bust? We find out here, as she gets a softer track and a more suitable distance. If she runs terribly again, it is time for the breeding barn.
Selections: 5-2-7-1
Suggested Bet: Opal Ridge Each Way
Race 9 – 1600M Cincotta Chemist Callander-Presnell
All things considered Arctic Glamour should be winning but I cant have her that short in a race like this no way, she can win without me.
Instead I will go Namesake, has to form of my boy Ozzmosis, which is something I like to see and quite frankly he has always been a horse that has screamed mile to me and he finds it here. Maher and Eustace must be respected and at the price he is at currently I don’t think they have been.
Snowman wants it dry, but whatever the weather I feel he is a strong chance dropping back to the 1600m mark. He should be up amongst the leading pack, potentially taking a sit off them to hopefully get carted right into it late.
Ostraka is running well enough I feel to find its way into the placings.
Selections: 1-11-7-8
Suggested Bet: Namesake Each Way
Race 10 – 1400M National Jockeys Trust (Bm78)
Gringotts to finish the day, boring I know, but I think he is quite the talented horse and should be beating this crew. I think he sits behind the leaders, stalks them and flies past them in the straight.
Fall For Cindy probably the only horse I can realistically see as a threat as she has been racing really really well at the midweek level. Gets her pet distance, pet conditions and an in form Tom Sherry on her back, watch for her late.
Felix Majestic and Russian Conquest round out selections for the exotics.
Selections: 4-10-3–2
Suggested Bet: Gringotts Win
Top Selections For The Card
Race 1: Vindication
Race 2: Wizard Of Oz
Race 3: Iron Will
Race 4: Sequestered (Best Bet)
Race 5: General Salute
Race 6: Huetor
Race 7: Medatsu
Race 8: Opal Ridge
Race 9: Namesake
Race 10: Gringotts
Quaddie
Race 7: 1,2,6,10
Race 8: 2,5,7
Race 9: 1,7,11
Race 10: 4,10
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