Selections:
#8 - Taikun Tommy - $6.00
#4 - Burdekin - $3.60
#3 - I'mtimmyzou (ROUGHIE OF THE DAY) - $11.00
#11 - Door Into Summer - $7.50
BEST BET - #8 - Taikun Tommy
Taikun Tommy represents the Chapman stable and has to be given another look here. He raced two weeks back at Grafton in a strong race where he set near last in the run from out wide and was held up at a crucial time, not able to improve too much in the run there. Before then he raced here over 100m less than this when making excellent headway from the back of the field to place third, beaten only a length when clocking some of the best late splits of the meeting. He looks good to go off the back of that run and will relish the extra 100m.
THE DANGER - #4 - Burdekin
Burdekin is one of many Cavanough representatives for the day at the track for the top trainer here and has to be respected combining with Nock (18% strike rate) on the current favourite Burdekin who is shouting out for a win after a bunch of consecutive close placings and gets his chance here to go one better from barrier one, with added fitness from the run over the 1200m last time out now out to 1400m all seem like a good set up and I am keen to see him run on Friday.
VALUE BET - #3 - I'mtimmyzou (ROUGHIE OF THE DAY)
I'mtimmyzou could get a cheap time of things from out front here. The four year old Gelding has been up for some time but has been afforded breaks between racing and has been holding form since putting together a couple wins on the bounce a few runs back and ran over the mile last time out at Coffs where he sped out to lead and only faded in the last 200m, looking strong until then. He maps to find the front again quite easily from a midfield barrier draw and back in 200m looks to be the distance he wants right now. Top chance.