BEST BETS
CRIMSON VINE (Race 1)
VALENTINA CHARM (Race 3)
EACH-WAY PLAY
OUT OF AFLICA (Race 5)
FINAL FIELDS
RACE 1 - 1:20PM Coopers Brewery Maiden Plate (2100 METRES)
CRIMSON VINE is knocking on the door running 2nd behind Prickley Prince at Murray Bridge two starts back before running 4th there behind Jajitta Bug. Inside gate the only negative but she gets her chance here. STAY AT HOME is winless from 20 starts but has claims on a good effort two starts back when 4th in the Prickley Prince race at Murray Bridge. GREY FOLLY has been around the mark placed behind Punchin at Murray Bridge two runs back and then 4th behind Bardoutes at Balaklava last time. ITALIAN REDWOOD draws a good gate. CHARLIE’S BOY has been on the improve.
SELECTIONS: 8 CRIMSON VINE, 5 Stay At Home, 9 Grey Folly, 3 Italian Redwood
PLAY: Looks the race for CRIMSON VINE.
RACE 2 - 1:55PM Trimboli Services Maiden Plate (1200 METRES)
FIRST RANK was placed behind Harleen at Murray Bridge on debut and resumed with an OK effort behind Shosanna at Balaklava when 5th beaten just 1.6 lengths. He draws out but looks hard to beat here. PETITE PUISSANCE was OK on debut when 4th behind Surprise Coming at Morphettville. This is a drop in grade and she should be right in the mix. AZTEC DANCER is on debut for the Searle/Callanan and won a recent Morphettville trial and draws a good barrier. DARE TO BE FREE resumed with a good effort behind Aikhal at Murray Bridge and gets an inside barrier. KATINA JOY was placed here last time in work and only battled first-up when 5th behind Crown Moshe at Balaklava. VELVET STAR has been placed at two of four here on his home track and was OK when 3rd behind Vengeance last time.
SELECTIONS: 5 FIRST RANK, 12 Petite Puissance, 2 Aztec Dancer, 4 Dare To Be Free
PLAY: Something on FIRST RANK each-way.
RACE 3 - 2:30PM Gawler and Barossa Self Storage Maiden Plate (1500 METRES)
VALENTINA CHARM was worried out of it by Rubini two tarts back at Murray Bridge before getting well back and making ground behind Off The Cuff as a $1.80 fav at Balaklava last week. Out to 1500m should be a big plus. CORDEN was good running 2nd behind Bardoutes at Balaklava last time and looks the danger. GADIDAE was runner-up behind Prophesier here two starts back before starting favourite when beaten 3 lengths behind Vengeance last time. SOCIAL GROUP was OK running 4th behind On The Cuff at Balaklava last time. NAMADJI ran OK when 4th behind Prophesier at Gawler last time and draws a nice gate. RAPID THUNDERSTORM has trialled OK.
SELECTIONS: 12 VALENTINA CHARM, 2 Corden, 9 Gadidae, 7 Social Group
PLAY: KEEN on VALENTINA CHARM.
RACE 4 - 3:05PM Contract Engineering Rating 0 - 56 Handicap (1700 METRES)
ENLIST was a Strathalbyn winner in May and comes off a good effort at Balaklava when 3rd beaten 1.5 lengths behind May Be Fate at Balaklava. That’s good form for a race like this and he’s perfectly drawn. ALLUSION comes off a good effort running 4th behind Flyway here, the winner has won in town since and he is a winner this track and trip. RUN ON found winning form at Roxby Downs last time out. CHARTIN was a Murray Bridge winner last October and can improve third-up here. TRIANGULUM is another who can improve and was a Naracoorte winner before running 3rd behind Wolf Prince last time in work.
SELECTIONS: 1 ENLIST, 6 Allusion, 5 Run On, 3 Chartin
PLAY: Happy to sit this one out.
RACE 5 - 3:40PM GBJC Life Members Cup Class One Handicap (1100 METRES)
Good race. OUT OF AFLICA created an impression winning at Morphettville on debut as a 2yo and chased home the likes of Dunmaghlas and Ice Symphony early last preparation. She’s trialled OK and gets her chance to regain winning form. MIDNIGHT RUSH was good running 2nd behind The Great Baby at Balaklava last time and draws a good gate to be prominent again. Stablemate MY MALOO has trialled well for his return and was a Strathalbyn winner last time in work. THEBIGSOSSO was a Murray Bridge winner three starts back beating Cool The Jets and can run well in a race like this. PINCHBECK was a Balaklava winner back in March, his form was solid last time in work and he can run well. TICKETY BOOM was good running 2nd behind Left Turn Clyde at Murray Bridge two starts back and must be respected. SHOSANNA comes off a good win over Valieva at Balaklava and she is capable of running well.
SELECTIONS: 7 OUT OF AFLICA, 1 Midnight Rush, 3 Pinchbeck, 9 Thebigsosso
PLAY: Keen on OUT OF AFLICA.
RACE 6 - 4:15PM Irongate Australia Rating 0 - 58 Handicap (1200 METRES)
PRETENTIOUS LASS was a winner here three starts back beating Rose Ring and then placed behind Scripta in Saturday grade and then again placed when 3rd behind Bonnie Gangster last time. She likes it here and looks well placed, her best form is a on rain affected ground. WILLASTON was good running 4th behind Portation on the Parks before he was well found and won by 1.8 lengths here beating Jilladora who was a good winner in a handy city race last time. He looks perfectly placed again. BELLALIQUE won her maiden win here on debut before running 10th behind Starsongari on the Parks in June. She has trialled OK and should give a race like this a shake. AIKHAL ran well at his local debut before running a short-priced favourite and breaking his maiden at Murray Bridge, he’ll find this harder but has upside. LIGHTS OF BROADWAY has been placed at three of five starts, the latest behind Eaglelou back in November. She can run well fresh from an inside gate. PIVOTAL FORCE was a Strathalbyn winner three starts back and gets a wide gate. FOURTH POWER made some ground in the Willaston race. FANTASIC HOST was a Balaklava maiden winner before beating all but McCain here last time and that’s solid form.
SELECTIONS: 10 PRETENTIOUS LASS, 3 Willaston, 8 Bellalique, 1 Aikhal
PLAY: Backing PRETENTIOUS LASS.
RACE 7 - 4:50PM Kingsford Hotel Benchmark 56 Handicap (1500 METRES)
EXOPIPI comes off a big run when 3rd behind Flyway, who has won again since in town, here. She’s lightly raced but been in the money at six of 10 and this looks a winnable race despite a wide gate. SEPORIA has a win and second from four starts here and was OK when 5th behind Dragonface at Morphettville last time. She should run well. BELLA KATHLEEN was impressive winning here on debut when a big drifter, she should roll forward and must be respected again. THE LADIES MAN has been placed his past couple at Pt Augusta and Roxby Downs, he’ll need some luck from a wide gate. FINGOLFIN won a Port Lincoln maiden and is capable of improving sharply here from an inside barrier.
SELECTIONS: 11 EXOPIPI, 12 Seporia, 9 Bella Kathleen, 13 The Ladies Man
PLAY: Backing EXOPIPI.
