Winning Form share all of their best bets and tips for Friday's racing coming your way from Tuncurry on 9 August 2024.
Best Bet: LAIZABOUT (Race 9)
Value Bet: CHILLING (Race 7)
Jackpot (race 6 – 9)
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
8 | 5 | 8 |
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Cost: R54.00
Race 6
LORD FINLAND raced up with the leaders and chased hard to the line when winning his last start over 1600M by a head and the form of that race has been franked. He gets gate six and could chalk up a quick double.
Two 5-year-old mares could chase him home, with the slight preference going to HOTZINO who raced three wide throughout and had to be eased at the 100M mark when ending up in eighth place last time out over 1400M, 5.2L behind the winner. She has a handy draw two and will be having her peak run for her new trainer after returning from a 23-week break.
THE YOUNG YEARS delivered a strong finish to win her last outing over 1600M by a short-head in the shadow of the post. The mare faces a wide draw nine, but on the plus side, she will have 4kgs taken off her back thanks to her claiming apprentice and should be included in all bets.
Race 7
The day’s value bet, CHILLING goes for his hat-trick after victories over 1200M and the latest over 1100M by one and a half length. He struck the front at the 100m mark that day to win going away and whilst drawn wideish in gate eight, he could still prove hard to topple.
AYE AYE SKIPPER won over 1000M three runs back, finished eighth in his penultimate start over the same sprint trip and then fourth in his latest outing, also over 1000M, just over a length behind the winner, but he did race three wide without cover in that event. The gelding has his peak run after returning from a 17-week rest and will have to negotiate a wide gate eleven, but he should use his early gate speed to move across without expending too much energy.
WANDJAD put his disappointing penultimate start over 1600M behind him when going from jump to wire to win his next start over 1200M by just under a half-length. He was having his first start for his new trainer that day and returning from a 37-week spell and from one gate inside the latter, he is likely to attempt similar frontrunning tactics today.
Race 8
RUN RORY RUN has consistent formlines to his name and although recorded as finishing fifth last time out over 1200M, he was just over a length back from the winner, this after racing three wide without cover. He looked like a winner at the 200M pole, but was run out of it late and from his useful draw two and with 4kgs removed from his allocated weight courtesy of his claiming apprentice, he looks to be the one to side with here.
KING RUPERT did not get the clearest of passages in the home straight when ending up in seventh spot last time out over 1100M, 5.7L behind the winner and that was also at a stronger centre. The gelding has pulled gate five and should be right up there when they hit the line.
NEVADA SMOKE is a 7-year-old mare taking on the boys, but she had to be eased at the 100M mark when just failing to collar the winner by a short-head last time out over 1250M, so can be considered an unlucky loser. She is drawn one inside the latter and will get the services of a 2kg claiming apprentice.
Race 9
LAIZABOUT showed plenty of toe when putting six and a half lengths between himself and the opposition to win over 1000M on debut. He would have learnt from that experience and with the natural improvement that can be expected and from a cosy draw three, he is taken to be the best bet on the day’s card.
HOT BANDIT has finished closer to the winner in each of his last three starts, ending up in third place in the last two outings, the latest over 1200M, just a half-length behind the winner. He jumped awkwardly on that occasion, but recovered quickly to sit just behind the frontrunners and then battled all the way down to the wire. The gelding returns from a 20-week break without having had the benefit of a barrier trial, so his fitness will have to be taken on trust, but notwithstanding a wide draw nine, he could emerge as the biggest danger to the top pick.
SUPREME COMMAND followed up his penultimate run victory over 1000M with a sixth-place finish next time out also over 1000M, three lengths back from the winner. He now has his peak run for his new trainer after returning from a lengthy 46-week spell and whilst drawn wideish in gate eight, he will have 2kgs taken off his back thanks to his claiming apprentice and should be involved in the finish.
