Winning Form share all of their best bets and tips for Friday’s racing coming your way from Muswellbrook on 01 April 2022.
Best Bet: SCHILLER’S MYST (Race 5)
Value Bet: MORE SUNDAYS (Race 8)
Jackpot (race 5 – 8).
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
9 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
5 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | 10 | 13 |
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Cost: R54.00
Race 5
The day’s best bet, SCHILLER’S MYST is a 4yr old filly taking on the boys, but she followed up her penultimate run victory over a mile with a third place finish next time out over 1500M, just over a length behind the winner, but that was at a stronger center and she did come five wide into the home straight. The form of that race has stood up well with four runners out of that contest subsequently winning. In addition, she was reported to have been lame in her near-fore. She does return from a 20 week rest and has not had a barrier trial, so her fitness will have to be taken on trust, but from gate six, she could prove hard to topple.
DANZA IN THE DARK finished strongly when showing marked improvement to win his last start over seven furlongs by 1.3L and the form of that race has been franked. On that last effort and from a handy gate two, he is sure to appreciate the slightly longer trip of today’s race.
CHESTNUT SCAFFA has finished closer to the winner in each of his last three runs, the latest when second over 1300M, 1.3L adrift of the victor. He tried to go from jump to wire that day and was only run out of it late. If he has continued down that same path of improvement, he should be involved in the finish. He gets a wideish draw eight, but on the plus side, he will get 2kgs taken off his back thanks to his claiming apprentice.
Race 6
SATIN RIBBONS is a 3yr old filly taking on males. She missed out on her hat-trick after wins over 900M and five furlongs when finishing second last time out over five furlongs, just a length behind the winner. She showed plenty of toe that day and the form of that race appears strong with two runners out of that contest having subsequently won. She has her first run since an 18 week break, but she has won both of her barrier trials to showcase her well-being. She will have to overcome a wide draw thirteen, but she should use her early gate speed to move across without expending too much energy.
BUGALUGS has consistent formlines to his name and battled all the way down to the wire, only to be denied victory in the shadow of the post last time out over five furlongs by a short-head. From his kinder draw three, he should turn in another honest performance today.
PRIMAL SCREAM completed his hat-trick after two wins over five furlongs and a penultimate start victory over 1100M. His latest win over five furlongs was a narrow short-head victory, but he raced just behind the leaders that day and then struck the front at the 300M mark, before holding off the chasing pack in the dash down to the wire. He faces a wide gate twelve, but he should nevertheless be included in all bets.
Race 7
A 4yr old filly and a 6yr old mare could fight out the finish to this race and complete the exacta, but ITA gets the nod for top spot. Her last three runs have yielded two seconds over six furlongs and the latest a third place when stepping up to a mile, 2.7L behind the winner, but that was at a stronger center, so the effort was commendable. She stayed on well that day and despite a wide gate twelve, she should be doing her best work late.
WELSH LEGEND came four wide into the home stretch before ending up in fourth place last time out over ten furlongs, 5.3L adrift of the winner and seems likely to enjoy the drop in trip. She returns from a 14 week rest, but has had the benefit of three barrier trials, finishing fourth in the latest. She has a cozy draw four and should be viewed as a big runner in this line-up.
JAZZLAND overraced in the middle stages and was also reported a being slightly lame in his off-fore when ending up in tenth place last time out over 1900M, 5.7L adrift of the winner, so that effort is best ignored. He will have to negotiate gate eleven, but he will be hoping to bounce back to his better form today.
Race 8
MORE SUNDAYS has won two of his last three outings, the latest by a short-head over 1300M. He bled in one nostril that day and was immediately rested for 8 weeks. He returns here after having had the mandatory barrier trial, where he finished second. If over the setback and from gate three, he is made the value bet on the day’s card.
TWO BIG FARI has posted two solid last performances, the latest when second over seven furlongs, 0.8L back from the winner. He returns from a 13 week absence, but he did win his only barrier trial to prove his fitness. The gelding has pulled a wideish draw eight, but he will get 3kgs removed from his allocated weight courtesy of his claiming apprentice.
ADAMAS PRINCE had his consistency rewarded with a victory in his latest start over six furlongs by just under half a length and the form of that race has been franked. From his kinder gate four, he should make his presence felt here.
