Best Bets
Race 6 No.1 Santastico – Suited dropping in grade from City level back to Country races
Race 7 No.6 Runway Ruler (Best) – Expecting improvement fitter 2nd up today and with an easier race map
Turf Talk:
- The track was rated a Soft 5 on Thursday but with clear weather forecast for race day, suggest the meeting will be raced on a Good 4 for the entire meeting
- The rail remains at the True position for today, as it always is here
- The track generally plays very fairly with runners getting a chance to win from a variety of positions, on a dry track it can be an advantage to be close to the rails
Key Stats:
- Justin Pickering brings 3 runners to this track and has had good success here recently. From 14 runners he has a winning strike rate of 35.7% at a POT of +39.2%
- Teagan Voorham is in super form and has been booked for 5 rides. In her last 100 rides she has ridden 16 winners with a POT of +31.8%
Race 6
SANTASTICO was well supported in a much stronger race in Saturday grade last start and led there for a long way before only being caught late. Outside of that he has spent time this prep in stronger races and should appreciate a drop in level for this. He sets up to get a nice run on pace again and will be well suited with a strong jockey.
(1) Santastico
(2) Kova
(6) Mercury Eight
(9) Smart Return
Suggested bet: (1) Santastico (Win)
Race 7
Expecting RUNWAY RULER will be fitter and better suited for this run now 2nd up today. She was coming off a long spell last start and ran along quickly out in front before fading late and being caught. Fitness did look like it gave out that day so she will be better suited here 2nd up now and getting in with a light weight on her back should set her up well to be hard to catch late.
(6) Runway Ruler
(2) Captain Joolian
(1) Emerald Reward
(9) Chillcuz
Suggested bet: (6) Runway Ruler (Win)
