Winning Form brings you all of their best bets and tips for Friday’s racing taking place at Albury, Australia.
Best Bet: CARDIFF (Race 6)
Value Bet: TEMOIN CHAUD (Race 8)
Jackpot (race 5-8). – Cost: R54.00
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Race 5.
IMPRESSIVE LASS is a 3yr old filly taking on the boys, but she goes for her hat-trick after wins over six furlongs and the latest over today’s distance by three lengths. She raced handy that day and then hit the front at the 200M mark and then strode away from the field to record a comfortable victory. She has drawn gate seven and the trio of wins is very much on the cards. AZALY returns from a 21 week rest and has not had the benefit of a barrier trial, so his fitness will have to be taken on trust. He followed up his penultimate run victory over ten furlongs with a second place finish next time out over eleven furlongs, one length behind the winner, but he had to be held up between the 300M and 150M mark that day and should have finished closer to the winner than he did. He takes a big drop in distance, but nevertheless could emerge as the biggest danger to the top choice from his handy draw two. PHILIPSBURG overraced in the middle stages and came three wide into the home straight when missing out on his hat-trick last time out over seven furlongs, finishing just over a length back from the winner. He will have to overcome a wide gate thirteen, but he will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways here.
Race 6.
With the late scratching of one of his main rivals, the door may have opened for today’s best bet, CARDIFF to chalk up his fourth career victory. He won his penultimate start over 1100M and then finished fourth over the same c&d next time out, just over a length and a half behind the winner. He is a speedy sort who is sure to put his draw two to good use. BOMBDIGGITY also won his penultimate outing, but in his case, over five furlongs. He followed that up with a fourth spot finish next time out over the five furlongs, 1.6L off the winner, but the form of that race has been franked to boost his hopes in this contest. He has a wideish draw eight, but he should be right up there when they hit the line. HEAVENLY BRIDGES follows the above trend as she also won her penultimate start over five furlongs and then ended up in eighth place next time out over the same five furlong dash, just over four lengths adrift of the victor. She is a 5yr old mare taking on males, but she did jump awkwardly in that last run which hampered her chances of victory. She faces a wide draw ten, but could be involved in the finish here.
Race 7.
ENTENTE has shown marked improvement in this last two runs since returning from a 17 week rest, the latest when only run out of it late to end up in fourth place over this distance, just under two lengths behind the winner. The break was obviously just what he needed and if he has continued down that same path, he could find himself in the winner box, despite jumping from gate seven. SILENT SOVEREIGN is a 4yr old filly taking on boys, but she is seldom far off the action and was making good late progress when finishing fourth last time out over a mile, just under two and a half lengths back from the victor. She will have to deal with draw eleven, but she should give the males a good run for their money. DECLARES WAR completed his hat-trick when victorious last time out over this distance by a length. He finished well that day and although draw out in gate eleven, he should be included in all bets.
Race 8.
The day’s value bet, TEMOIN CHAUD is a 4yr old filly taking on the boys, but she had her consistency rewarded with a 1.8L win last time out over six furlongs. She burst clear of the opposition at the 100M pole that day and was eased down coming up to the wire. The form of that race has stood up well and from gate six, she may prove too good for this line-up. ZAKERIZ has his first run since a 33 week break and has not had a barrier trial, but he has cracked pole position. He missed out on his quartet of victories last time out when finishing second over 1500M, just under a length adrift of the winner. He came three wide into the straight that day and should have finished closer too the winner than he officially did. However, six runners from that race have subsequently won a race, so that formline is solid. SWAGGER had finished second in his two runs prior to winning his last outing over seven furlongs by a length, this despite being forced three wide approaching the home turn. He will have to overcome a wide draw twelve, but he is likely to be dropped out of it early and should start picking off the frontrunners over the latter stages.
