Ararat hosts its annual Cup meeting on Sunday, with a competitive program highlighted by the 2200m Ararat Cup. The tight-turning circuit can often favour horses racing on speed, making barriers, race shape and tactical positioning particularly important.
Mitch Lewis has run his eye over the feature and found a runner in flying form who looks well placed to continue his winning streak through the country cups.
Ararat is a tight-turning country circuit often favouring horses that can settle on speed. Getting into a prominent position and building momentum around the bends can be crucial.
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(1) Aftermath is in flying form through country cups having easily won the St Arnaud & Mortlake Cups recently, this may be a touch harder but he is dropping in weight and again maps to be positive in the run, he should be hard to beat in this set up if he runs up to recent form.
(9) Nothingelsematters has won two of his last three starts and boasts a strong record at the 2200m trip, he will drop 6kgs in weight for this today so should be strong late.
(13) Saveadateforme ran well for 2nd in The St Arnaud Cup and drops in weight again today, rising in distance also looks suitable so he should go close again in this set up.
Suggested bet: Backing Aftermath
