Winning Form bring you all of their best bets and tips from Sunday’s Australian racing coming your way from Moruya on 19 December 2021.
Best Bet: UNIQUE PRINCE (Race 8)
Value Bet: AKEED (Race 7)
Jackpot (race 5 – 8).
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
12 | 9 | 10 |
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Cost: R54.00
Race 5
DENMISS is a 7yr old mare taking on the boys, but she won her last start over seven furlongs by 0.7L after racing handy and then hitting the front at the 150M to win easing down at the line. She has a handy draw four and will have 1.5kgs taken off her back thanks to her claiming apprentice to aid her cause.
LAUGHING OR CRYING had solid form before finishing twelfth last time out over nine furlongs, 20.7L adrift of the winner, but he was crowded shortly after the start and then severely hampered at the 500M pole and was not persevered with from that point, so that run is best ignored. He faces a wide draw twelve, but he will be looking to bounce back to some of his better form today.
PANDERING is a 4yr old filly who followed up her penultimate run victory over seven furlongs with a second place finish next time out over the same journey, 1.7L back from the winner. She was last turning last into the home straight that day, but found a powerful finish over the closing stages. From her gate three and with having 1.5kg removed from her allocated weight courtesy of her claiming apprentice, she should be included in all bets.
Race 6
BOMBDIGGITY won his penultimate start over five furlongs and then finished fifth last time out over 1100M, just over three and a half lengths back from the winner. He jumped awkwardly and then hung out on the home turn before shifting out sharply at the 300M mark that day, so should have finished closer to the victor that he officially did. He gets gate three and will be having his peak run after returning from a 26 week break.
COLONEL tried to go from jump to wire and was only collared very late before ending up in second place last time out over 1100M, just over two lengths behind the winner. He faces a wideish gate nine, but he is likely to adopt similar tactics here and could prove difficult to reel in over the latter stages.
PINDARRA’S DREAM is a 5yr old mare taking on males, but she is a speedy sort who was only snared in the shadow of the post when a short-head back from the winner last time out over five furlongs when returning from a 25 week absence. Her draw two will do her no harm.
Race 7
The day’s value bet, AKEED won his penultimate start over six furlongs and was then a tad disappointing when finishing tenth last time out over the same trip, just over six lengths behind the winner, but that was at a stronger center. The gelding showed plenty of toe that day and the form of that race has been franked. From his cozy draw, he should be right up there in the firing line.
ORIENTAL RUNNER has posted two solid last runs, the latest when third over six furlongs, just a half length off the winner. He is another who returns from a stronger center and notwithstanding a wide draw ten, he should give a good account of himself in this line-up.
BLAAZAY had finished second in his two outings prior to disappointing last time out, finishing eleventh over a mile, just over five and a half lengths behind the winner, but he did come wide into the home straight in that contest and the form of that race looks strong as three runners out of that race have subsequently come out and won.
Race 8
UNIQUE PRINCE has won two of his last three runs, the latest over six furlongs by a length. He kicked clear of the opposition at the 200M peg that day and the race was over as a contest from that point. He jumps from gate two and is taken to be the best bet on the day’s program.
BIG STEVE won over six furlongs five runs back and has finished second twice and third once since then, so clearly has solid current form. He chalked up one of those second place finishes last time out over six furlongs, one length behind the winner after being slow away and coming the widest into the home stretch, but still managing to find a strong finish. From gate five, he could emerge as the biggest danger to the top pick.
TORNAC showed plenty of pace when finishing second last time up, just a head back from the victor when returning from a 20 week absence. He is drawn one outside the latter and should be involved in the finish.
