Selections:
#6 - Field Wiri (ROUGHIE OF THE DAY) - $12.00
#1 - Recommendation - $5.50
#11 - Dame Cartland - $4.20
#3 - Powerful Peg - $5.50
BEST BET - #6 - Field Wiri (ROUGHIE OF THE DAY)
Field Wiri hasn’t done much wrong in her two starts this prep. When resuming at Gosford over the 1100m as an odds on fav she went across heels and drove up for an impressive first up win in the last 200m. Then went on to Gosford when nearly making it 2 from 2, losing both front plates during running and still scraping into second place. She looks to be improving this prep and I think she finds a winnable race, mapping to sit on the speed which is where you want to be in this one and should still have something in hand on the straight.
THE DANGER - #1 - Recommendation
Recommendation has to be respected here racing under Tim Clark for the Maher and Eustace camp. He comes into this second up after placing third in BM72 company at Warwick farm, running a good time in the process and pulling up with some abrasions to the nose. He drops back in grade here and the race doesn’t look to have much speed at all, from the wide gate I think he jumps on the bunny and finds the lead easily, gives them something to have to run down and they might not get there.
VALUE BET - #11 - Dame Cartland
Dame Cartland comes off a first up win at Kembla Grange when resuming after 20 weeks at the track over the 1200m on firm ground as a short favourite and lived up the price taking over at the 300m and racing away. He had plenty on that field and progresses up to this now for a harder test.