Australian Racing Tips – Tuesday 23 November 2021 – Newcastle

Best Bet: MIRACLE DAY (Race 6)

Value Bet: SPELLCATCHER (Race 5)

Jackpot (race 4 – 7).

Cost: R90.00

Race 4.

A 4yr old filly and a 6yr old mare could fight out the finish to this race and complete the exacta, but the top choice, LADY REDWOOD is taken to lead the pack home. She has cracked pole position and has finished second in her last two starts, the latest over 2100M, one and a half lengths behind the winner, despite being slow away and taking a bump shortly after the start. She finished her race off well that day and on that effort, she should have no issue with going the extra ground. KADASHI had her consistency rewarded with a two-length victory last time out over eleven furlongs. She ran down the leaders at the 100M mark to win going away. From her handy gate four, she could emerge as the biggest danger to the top pick. EPORTO finished third in his last outing over 2100M, just under five lengths and a half lengths adrift of the winner, but he has pulled gate two and will have the blinkers removed for today’s race. If this move has the desired effect, he should be right up there when they hit the line.

Race 5.

There are four unraced runners in the field, so as is always the case in these types of races, a keen eye should be kept on the betting markets to get some indication as to whether the connection believe that they can win first time out. Any betting support for a runner or runners should be respected. Of the raced runners, SPELLCATCHER may prove to be the best. He finished third when making his debut over five furlongs, 0.8L back from the winner and was immediately rested for 42 weeks. He returns here after having had three barrier trials, winning the last two. He will have to negotiate draw twelve, but the fact that his connections have brought him back into racing after such a lengthy absence would seem to suggest that they believe that he still has something more to offer them, and as such, he is taken to be the value bet on the day’s card. FOOLISH showed plenty of speed when making the expected improvement to finish second last time out over 1100M, just under half a length behind the winner. From draw five, he could continue with that improvement to threaten the first selection. The gelding renews his rivalry with ASSIDUITY who finished fifth in the race mentioned above, 2.7L behind the winner. He faces a wide draw thirteen, but he would have learnt from that experience and with the natural improvement that can be expected, he should be a factor here. In addition, he gets a set of blinkers fitted for the first time and these should keep his mind on the job at hand.

Race 6.

MIRACLE DAY had finished third and second in his two runs prior to winning his maiden race last time out over five furlongs by 1.8L when returning from a 22-week break. He came four-wide into the home straight that day, but kicked clear of the opposition at the 200M pole to effectively put the race to bed. He takes on stronger here, but jumps from a cozy draw four and is taken to be the best bet on the day’s program. VELORUM overraced in the middle stages before ending up in third place last time out over six furlongs, 4.3L off the winner. He is drawn one inside the former and will get 4kgs removed from his allocated weight courtesy of his claiming apprentice. TUPELAWARA is another who won his maiden race last time out over five furlongs by 1.8L. He showed plenty of toe in that race and whist drawn out wide in gate ten, he should use that early gate speed to move across without expending too much energy.

Race 7.

This looks to be a tricky race to end off the Jackpot with plenty of runners in with a realistic chance of finding the winner’s box, so some caution is advised. The narrow top pick goes to SOUND AND VISION who posted an improved effort to put four lengths between himself and the rest of the field when winning his last outing over 1300M. He finished his race off well that day and although drawn the widest of them all in gate sixteen, be is likely to be dropped out of it in the early stages and then start to pick off the front runners over the closing stages. VIKING POWER is seldom too far off the action and finished second in his last start over seven furlongs, 4.8L back from the winner. He has a far kinder gate five and should record another honest performance today. DREAM ECLIPSE was slow away and found himself towards the back of the field, but found a powerful finishing bust to claim victory in the shadow of the post, winning a head over the six furlongs. He will have to overcome a wide draw ten, but he should be doing his best work late.