BEST BET
CRIMSON VINE (Race 3)
BELMONT AVENUE (Race 5)
EACH-WAY PLAY
TICKETY BOOM (Race 6)
FINAL FIELDS
RACE 1 - 12:45PM Dutton’s Easy to do business with!! Maiden Plate (1200 METRES)
AIKHAL was sent out big odds but good beaten 1.1 lengths in 3rd behind Gusty Way at $51 first-up in SA. He draws out but finds a winnable maiden, you have to take a very short price, but he does look the horse to beat. WIRREALPA had specking at Naracoorte on debut when 3.7 lengths 5th behind Favashem. He can run well. DARE TO BE FREE showed speed when 6th on debut at Balaklava back in March. She has trialled well here, draws a good gate and must be given plenty of respect. RELLEUM is on debut for Bruce Potter and ran third in the same trial.
SELECTIONS: 1 AIKHAL, 3 Wirrealpa, 5 Dare To Be Free, 9 Relleum
PLAY: Keeping an eye on the betting with RELLEUM.
RACE 2 - 1:20PM Carlton Draught Murray Bridge Gold Cup - 7th October Maiden Plate (1400 METRES)
RUBINI was good running 2nd behind Cool The Jets at Morphettville in city class two starts back and then 4th here behind Gusty Way. He draws out but looks to have found the right race to break his maiden status. VALENTINA CHARM was good when 2nd behind Queen In The North at Balaklava two starts back before jumping favourite when 4th in the Cool The Jets race at Morphettville. She’s been back to the trials, draws out but is going to be in the finish here. SOCIAL GROUP was placed at his last five runs from a break but was getting up in trip. He should give this a shake fresh. BUSH INFLUENCE was well beaten in what could be a strong maiden behind Mintulee and can improve.
SELECTIONS: 4 RUBINI, 10 Valentina Charm, 2 Social Group, 7 Bush Influence
PLAY: Something on RUBINI.
RACE 3 - 1:55PM Moods & Sads @ Cup Launch -1 Sept Book Now Maiden Plate (1800 METRES)
CRIMSON VINE is ready to win running 4th first-up here behind Chipson before she got back when 5th behind Bella Kathleen at Gawler. She was solid beaten 3 lengths behind an impressive Prickley Prince here last time, the drop in trip suits and she gets her chance. JAJITTA BUG has been placed at two of his past three, the latest when 3rd behind Prophesier at Gawler last week. He draws wide but must be respected. FINAL REIGN draws a nice barrier and had trialled OK before being well beaten behind Lotto Fight at Balaklava. CRYSTAL GAZE was better at her second start but still well beaten behind Prophesier at Gawler.
SELECTIONS: 11 CRIMSON VINE, 7 Jajitta Bug, 15 Final Reign, 12 Crystal Gaze
PLAY: Keen on CRIMSON VINE.
RACE 4 - 2:30PM Happy Retirement Leon Macdonald Three-Year-Old Maiden Plate (1200 METRES)
ANDAMOOKA comes off a good effort running 4th beaten 2.2 lengths behind the talented Second Coming here. She draws a nice gate and looks the one to beat. David Jolly also has NOVUS ACTUS who had market support but was beaten 6.3 lengths behind Second Coming here on debut and SEVEN SHOTS who was beaten just 3.6 lengths in the same race at his debut. THE BACK PAGE has had three trials ahead of his debut, the latest running 4th behind Sir Leapalot here but he draws the outside. THE ICE CUTTER ran OK on debut here behind Gusty Way at $201.
SELECTIONS: 12 ANDAMOOKA, 10 The Back Page, 8 Seven Shots, 7 Novus Actus
PLAY: Something on ANDAMOOKA each-way.
RACE 5 - 3:05PM Functions @ Bridges Event Centre Benchmark 60 Handicap (1800 METRES)
BELMONT AVENUE had market support and was good beaten 1.7 lengths behind Exalted Fire at Gawler last time. He draws out with a big weight but gets the claim and is going to give this a big shake. CRYPTO CURRENCY was OK beaten 4 lengths behind Jaguary on the Parks last time out and he gets the blinkers again. SIX FOOT SONG comes out of the same race beaten 5.7 lengths, he is a winner here and capable of running well. BADONKIDONK is a winner here and fitter for one run back. He gets the inside gate and can improve quickly here. SEA OF SECRETS was a back to back Strathalbyn winner and only battled behind Campobasso at Gawler. FLIGHT DECK has been placed at three of five starts here and draws a good gate.
SELECTIONS: 1 BELMONT AVENUE, 2 Crypto Currency, 3 Six Foot Song, 4 Badonkidonk
PLAY: Keen on BELMONT AVENUE.
RACE 6 - 3:40PM Fred Vella Tyre & Crash Repair Class 1 Handicap (1000 METRES)
TICKETY BOOM was OK here first-up in the same race beaten 3 lengths behind Fly The Line when he was towards the inside. The wide gate suits and he’ll be in the finish and worth an each-way ticket. She drops back from the 1050m to the 1000m here which looks ideal, and she’ll take some beating again despite the wide barrier. LEFT TURN CLYDE was a good winner here two starts back before another solid effort up in class when 4.8 lengths behind Merchant Boss on the Parks. ZOULANE was well beaten behind More Sugar here last time and can improve. SEND IT has been specked early in betting.
SELECTIONS: 1 TICKETY BOOM, 2 Left Turn Clyde, 11 Zoulane, 8 Send It
PLAY: Something on TICKETY BOOM each-way.
RACE 7 - 4:15PM Northpoint Murraylands Rating 0 - 58 Handicap (1200 METRES)
Open race on paper. WANALOAN has been placed at her past two behind Pretentious Lass at Gawler before being beaten 3.1 lengths behind Bubble Over here. She draws out but is going to be in the finish here. CLOSED VAULT was a Balaklava winner two starts back beating Glacier Grey and resumed from a long break when 7.6 lengths 11th behind Jean Valjean on the Parks. He was a winner his only second-up run, draws a nice gate, and looks the horse to beat here. JIVE BABY has a good record here and has been freshened since running down the track behind Another Ponzi at Balaklava. She has the two trials under her belt and can give this a shake. Stablemate PIVOTAL FORCE was a Strathalbyn winner two starts back before being beaten 8.5 lengths behind Portation at Gawler, the winner is a nice horse, and he can improve in a race like this. JUSTAKIDD should have won over the border two starts back and was OK beaten 3.4 lengths behind Zero Inn here last time. He draws out but gets Jason Holder. SMART ALICK has been knocking on the door, he was OK behind Portation at Gawler two runs back and then beaten 4.3 lengths behind Seven Secrets at Gawler last week. YARDSTICK comes off a good Bordertown win, he draws out but must be respected. SO YOU CAN was placed in that same race, he hasn’t been far away in recent starts and must be given some thought.
SELECTIONS: 10 WANALOAN, 2 Closed Vault, 13 Jive Baby, 7 Justakidd
PLAY: Something on CLOSED VAULT and JIVE BABY each-way at big odds (1/4).
