Winning Form share all of their best bets and tips for Saturday's racing coming your way from Eagle Farm on 15 June 2024.
Best Bet: BROADSIDING (Race 6)
Value Bet: COEUR VOLANTE (Race 7)
Jackpot (race 6 – 9)
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
1 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
3 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
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Cost: R90.00
Race 6
BROADSIDING completed his hat-trick when winning his last start over 1400 (G2) by a length, despite racing three wide throughout. He delivered a powerful finish to win going away that day and the step up in journey should not prove an issue as he won his penultimate outing in a Group 1 event over the same journey. From his handy draw two, he could prove hard to topple and is taken to be the best bet on the day’s card.
He renews his rivalry with BITTERCREEK who has consistent formlines to his name and followed up his penultimate run victory over 1200M (G2) with a fourth-place finish next time out in the race mentioned above, but he raced wide from a poor draw that day, before battling all the way down to the wire. The colt faces another wide draw in gate ten and as the pair meet on the same weight terms today, he may be difficult to reverse that result.
ZOUNA is seldom far off the action and finished second in the same race as the above pair, just a length behind the top pick. He also raced wide throughout in that event, but stayed on well over the closing stages. The colt has a kinder draw five and should once again be involved in the finish. There should not be much separating the second and third picks, but the top choice should claim his second Group 1 title.
Race 7
The day’s value bet, COEUR VOLANTE won over 1400M (G2) three runs back, finished fourth in her penultimate start over 1600M (G1) and then fourth again in her latest outing over 1200M, 4.7L behind the winner, when returning from a 28-week break. She finished strongly from too far back that day and would have come on further with that run under her belt. The filly faces a wide draw thirteen, but she should be doing her best work late.
CHINNY BOOM put her disappointing penultimate start over 1100M behind her when winning by three and a half lengths next time out over 1200M. She went from jump to wire that day and from draw six, she is likely to attempt similar frontrunning tactics today.
C’EST MAGIQUE finished fourth last time out over 1200M (G2), 1.8L back from the winner, but she raced three wide without cover on that occasion and came four wide into the home straight. The form of that race has however stood up well with two runners out of that contest subsequently winning. She faces a wide gate eleven, but she has her first run for the powerful Chris Waller yard and if fully settled into her new surroundings, she should give a good account of herself, considering that she finished second in her only barrier trial since moving stables.
Race 8
This looks to be a tricky race with plenty of runners in with a realistic chance of finding the winner’s box, so some caution is suggested. Two 4-year-old fillies could fight out the finish to this race and complete the exacta and the tentative top selection goes to BENEDETTA who is taken to lead the field home. She has won two of her last three starts and finished third in the other, the latest victory coming over 1200M (G1), albeit by just a head and has finished fourth in a subsequent barrier trial. The filly jumps from gate six and will be hoping to chalk up a quick double.
MAGIC TIME followed up her penultimate run victory over 1400M with an eighth-place finish next time out over 1300M (G1), 6.6L adrift of the winner, but she jumped awkwardly in that event and was bumped on the home turn, so she had her excuses. The filly gets a wider draw nine, but nevertheless, she should be right up there when they hit the line.
VILANA had his consistency rewarded with a 3.8L victory last time out over 1200M (G2), despite hanging in down the home stretch. The gelding faces an even wider gate fourteen, but he should not be lightly dismissed.
Race 9
FAWKNER PARK missed out on his hat-trick after two victories over 2000M when finishing third last time out over the same journey (G1), just a neck behind the winner, but it should be noted that he was slow away that day, before finishing off his race strongly, suggesting that he will appreciate the extra ground on offer today. The form of that last race has been franked and from his useful draw three, he looks to be the one to side with here.
LIGHT INFANTRY MAN was returning from a 30-week spell and raced three wide from the halfway point when ending up in seventh spot last time out over 1600M, just over two lengths off the victor. He also hung in down the home straight and was reported to have lost a shoe in running that day. He has pulled gate five and should be making good late progress over the latter stages.
HUETOR won over 2000M three runs back, finished fifth in his penultimate start over 1800M and then fourth in his latest outing back over 2000M, 1.3L behind the winner, but he was slow away that day. The gelding will have to overcome a wide draw seventeen, but he is likely to be dropped out of it in the early stages and then start to pick off the front runners over the latter part of the race.
