There are some good races right across the board on Wednesday, and hopefully, there are winners to be had. Here are my five plays for the afternoon.
Bet one: Win – Warwick Farm Race One – number two, Brilliant Choice
This horse should be a clear-cut favourite. He was keen when debuting over 1250m at Canterbury but despite that, he hit the front and looked home for a few strides but was nabbed near the peg by Maid Of Heaven, who likely goes around in the Ming Dynasty and is a promising filly.
Bet: $30 Win at $3.5 (BetEasy)
Bet two: Win – Sandown Race Five – number five, Miss Pandanus
This is one of the better bets of the afternoon.
There were several weeks between runs when racing over 1200m on the Lakeside course last time where she was in need of the run but her finale was pretty good behind Memento.
Bet: $40 Win at $2.8 (Sportsbet)
Bet three: Win – Sandown Race Seven – number three, Satori
I’m hoping to get better than $5 on this offer at the time of writing this.
He trialled up nicely prior to resuming on the Synthetic at Geelong where he absolutely bolted in under Anthony Boyd and smashed the clock relative to the meeting.
He drew outside Illumicon, so I am hoping he gets cover or the cart over. If so, he is the horse to beat.
Bet: $20 Win (Tote)
Bet four: Win – Gold Coast Race Eight – number two, Tabbing
Given how well he is racing at the moment, I’m surprised $3+ is the offer. He is strung together by three sharp wins prior to racing in a decent 1200m at Doomben where the bias probably didn’t help his cause when the third-to-dominant winner was Fiery Heights.
If that race hasn’t busted him, he looks the one to beat and appears to get a soft time of it on speed.
Bet: $30 Win (Tote)
Bet five: Win – Balaklava Race Seven – number three, Datura
This looks to be a good meeting at Balaklava and most are keen on this bloke.
He was heavily backed when racing at Gawler last time but if you were on, you probably knew your money was toast after he did a power of work to find the front.
Buried Treasure proved far too good but beat the rest comfortably. I would love Jamie Kah to take a seat with him so he can chase. I am nervous about the top weight, but Datura looks the one.
Bet: $50 Win at $2.3 (Sportsbet)
Total Spend: $170
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