3/10/2011 Tips & Best Bets – Morphettville
Racing in South Australia heads to the Parks circuit at Morphettville on Monday for an eight event program with David Hayes and Nathan Rose set to combine on several leading chances.
Racing in South Australia heads to the Parks circuit at Morphettville on Monday for an eight event program with David Hayes and Nathan Rose set to combine on several leading chances.
The shape up of the Spring carnival will rely heavily on Turnbull Stakes day at Flemington on Sunday with some key big race aspirants set to stake their claims. With the Melbourne show coinciding with the race day, the meeting will start at 10.30am and finish at 2.40pm Melbourne time.
The Country cup carnival in Victoria heads to Murtoa on Sunday for the $22,000 Murtoa Cup (2050m) with the feature race attracting a crack field highlighted by several city class performers.
Promising rider Nathan Rose looks set to dominate the meeting at Morphettville on Sunday. With an excellent book of rides, he looks a strong bet for the Jockey Challenge.
If the forecast is right, then it appears that another feature race day at Randwick will be run on a wet surface. Nonetheless, it should be a superb days racing, with nine blacktype races, as well as four group ones, plus the juveniles step out in the Gimcrack and Breeders… Read More »
Due to the AFL Grand Final, racing in South Australia heads to Strathalbyn on Saturday. On paper it looks like it will be a competitive meeting. There is a chance of rain, the track is a good 3 and the rail is in the true position.
With it being AFL grand final day on Saturday, Victorian racing heads to Mornington for the Ansett Classic (2413m) with a few handy types looking to heighten their claims for a possible crack at the Caulfield Cup (2400m).
A good card of thoroughbred action is set down for Eagle Farm on Saturday. A bit of rain that has hit the track will force it in the dead/slow range and the rail is in the true position throughout.
A cracking program kicks off the night racing season at Moonee Valley on Friday night, with the highlight being the clash between Sepoy and More Joyous in the $500,000 Group One Manikato Stakes (1200m).
Tulloch Lodge will take aim at the Wyong meeting on Friday with a two pronged attack. Both horses, Blended and Polar Eclipse, are still maidens with the former being on debut, but they each look well placed to break their maiden status.
An excellent card of racing has been assembled for Kyneton on Thursday. The weather is overcast, the track should be a dead4/dead5 and the rail is in the true position throughout.
It’s always tough to find winners on the Northern Rivers of New South Wales and the Thursday meeting set down for Grafton is no exception with a nine race card, full of fields that look to be very even.
Racing in the sunshine state heads to the Gold Coast on Thursday for a strong seven event card. Perfect weather is the forecast for the day with the track to be a good 3.
Future Saturday winners look set to be on show on Wednesday at the meeting set down for Doomben. The seven race program will be run on a dry surface with the rail out 11m throughout.
The rain that has hit Sydney over the past few days has forced the track at Canterbury to have some give in it. The track will be in the dead/slow range when racing heads there on Wednesday.
With the kick off of night racing at Moonee Valley on Friday night, racing heads to the country on Wednesday at Ballarat with a good card of seven races.
I think there are potential city class gallopers set to strut their stuff on Tuesday at Kembla Grange. There is a chance of showers, the track to be either good 3/dead 4 and the rail is out 2m from the 1000m- Winning post; True for the remainder.
Victorian racing heads to Echuca on Tuesday. Perfect conditions are in store and the rail is out 1m from the 1600m-1000m; True for the remainder.
A couple of breeding experts will have an eye on the debut of Rich Megastar, who runs in the opening race at the Tamworth meeting for Monday. the four year old mare is by Stratum out of Rich Megadale, who was a super little mare who won a couple of… Read More »
A super book of rides should see Nikita McLean prove hard to beat in the Jockey Challenge when racing heads to Hamilton on Monday for an eight event program.