BEST BETS
FOXICON (Race 7)
EACH-WAY
WHISPERING LADY (Race 4)
VALUE
TOAST THE DEEL (Race 9)
FINAL FIELDS
RACE 1 - 11:32AM Carbine Club of South Australia Inc Handicap (2028 METRES)
SILENT SURRENTE has been in great form and found winning form beating First Immortal here last time. He’s a horse on the up and looks well placed again. MONTEPULCIANO comes off a good win here and maps to get a nice run from the barrier. CAPTAIN BRITAIN was well backed and got going late behind Santelmo Fuego here last week. MORTY was good behind Conqueror on the Parks last time. GAME KEEPER has plenty of ability and is up to a race like this but has plenty of weight.
SELECTIONS: 6 SILENT SURRENTE, 10 Captain Britain, 9 Montepulciano, 2 Morty
PLAY: Watching on.
RACE 2 - 12:07PM SkyCity Handicap (1050 METRES)
Open race. HOWL has plenty of ability, his fresh record is sound. He was being sent for better races this time last year. RUSHAWAY LAD was caught wide last week between Manhatten Times. GRINZINGER PRINCE was a winner here two starts back and OK running 4th behind Lounge Bar Rubi last time. METRO LEGEND resumes on the back of two trials.
SELECTIONS: 6 HOWL, 9 Rushaway Lad, 5 Grinzinger Prince, 4 Metro Legend
PLAY: Backing HOWL each-way.
RACE 3 - 12:42PM David Coles AM Stakes (Formerly National Stakes) (1200 METRES)
IPHIMEDIA was brave here last time when she was pressured in the lead and only gathered in late by CHILLED who has won two of her past three. DOWN LOW worked home well in the same race and getting to 1200m looks ideal HEURISTIC was a good winner here two starts back before beating all but Treasurway in the Breeders last start. STUPENDOUS is the watch, a filly on debut for the Bieg stable who has trialled impressively.
SELECTIONS: 6 IPHIMEDIA, 8 Down Low, 5 Chilled, 10 Stupendous
PLAY: Backing IPHIMEDIA.
RACE 4 - 1:17PM Ken and Helen Smith SA Fillies Classic (2500 METRES)
WHISPERING LADY was good running 4th behind Red Sun Sensation in the Chairman’s Stakes and is a horse looking for this trip. MOYA LASS and WHAKAMANA worked home nicely behind Affair A Suivre in the Oaks and should thrive out in trip. LETSBEFRANKBABY was good in the Auraria two starts back before going home and winning narrowly at Cranbourne on a heavy track. Stablemate STORMY GREY won a Cranbourne maiden win. RAVIN was good in two runs here running 5th in the Auraria before running 6th behind Red Sun Sensation in the Chairman’s last time after missing a run in the Oaks. NOVEMBER FALLS can run a cheeky race.
SELECTIONS: 6 WHISPERING LADY, 4 Moya Lass, 3 Whakamana, 12 Ravin
PLAY: Something on WHISPERING LADY.
RACE 5 - 1:52PM R A Lee Stakes (1600 METRES)
FOXY FRIDA was a good Bendigo winner first-up before a good effort when 2nd behind Caste in the Queen Of The South. She draws well and will take beating. PARTY PRINCESS takes on the older horses here on the back of her impressive Guineas win last week and looks the danger down in the weights. SO SI BON has won almost $2.5m and comes off a solid effort at Sandown when 3rd behind Gunstock last time. He’ll be on speed from the good gate and must be respected. LORD VLADIVOSTOK should be ready to peak here, his City Of Adelaide run when 4th behind MY KHALIFA was OK and he’s been to the trials since.
SELECTIONS: 9 FOXY FRIDA, 10 Party Princess, 4 So Si Bon, 5 Lord Vladivostok
PLAY: Backing FOXY FRIDA
RACE 6 - 2:27PM Thomas Farms Centaurea Stakes (2028 METRES)
THOUGHT PROVOKING comes off a good run when 2nd behind Unusual Culture at Sandown, CAP DE JOIE comes out of the same race, and they look perfectly placed in a race like this. WARM SMILE is a lightly raced import and placed her past two. She draws an inside gate and gets red-hot Jason Holder. LA DRAGONTEA can improve here third-up. AGREEABLE hasn’t been far away.
SELECTIONS: 8 THOUGHT PROVOKING, 4 Cape De Joie, 9 Warm Smile, 1 La Dragontea
PLAY: Backing THOUGHT PROVOKING.
RACE 7 - 3:07PM Petaluma Proud Miss Stakes (1200 METRES)
FOXICON is a smart mare who has won 5 of 9 starts and was a soft 2.25 lengths winner at Sandown. She’ll be on speed and give this a big shake. SNAPPED was runner-up in the same race and draws a middle gate. HYPOTHETICAL has Zapateo form from Sydney and draws wide. GREY RIVER is a good local filly who should be ready to peak third-up. Her two runs back have been solid behind Royal Merchant in the Tobin Bronze.
SELECTIONS: 4 FOXICON, 7 Snapped, 3 Hypothetical, 15 Grey River
PLAY: Backing FOXICON.
RACE 8 - 3:47PM The TAB Goodwood (1200 METRES)
LOFTY STRIKE is a quality colt who chased home I Wish I Win and Giga Kick last time out on a heavy track in Sydney. His previous was super running 2nd in the Oakleigh Plate and Newmarket and he gets a better track here. His best will be hard to beat. ZAPATEO had excuses running 3rd behind Ruthless Dame in the Sangster. Her previous Sydney form was super, and she will be strong late from a wide gate. Stablemate KALLOS is low flying winning twice down the straight at Flemington before a smart Irwin. He’s worked sharply since and maps to get a gun run. ZOUTORI could be an improver from the good gate after getting on late behind SAXATOXL in the McKay Stakes last time. ROYAL MERCHANT looks over the odds on her good win in the Tobin Bronze. ANOTHER AWARD continues to firm on the back of her slashing Sangster 2nd.
SELECTIONS: 9 LOFTY STRIKE, 7 Zapateo, 4 Kallos, 10 Zoutori
PLAY: Something each-way ZAPATEO.
RACE 9 - 4:25PM Grand Syndicates Handicap (1200 METRES)
TOAST THE DEEL came with a perfectly timed run to nail JACKS ON ICE, who maps well from the good gate, here last time. SOMEWATT FABULOUS has a good fresh record and must considered ion a race like this. DASH IT has won her past two and must be respected. Stablemate STARSONGARI can run a race here.
SELECTIONS: 13 TOAST THE DEEL, 3 Jacks On Ice, 7 Somewatt Fabulous, 10 Dash It
PLAY: Something TOAST THE DEEL each-way (2/3).
