Winning Form share all of their best bets and tips for Saturday’s racing coming your way from Randwick on 9 March 2024
Best Bet: THINK ABOUT IT (Race 7)
Value Bet: C’EST MAGIQUE (Race 10)
Jackpot (race 7 – 10)
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | 4 | 13 |
Cost: R54.00
Race 7
THINK ABOUT IT has won both of his Group 1 races and finished third last time out 1300M, just under a length and a half behind the winner. He returns from an 18-week break, but has had two barrier trials, finishing second in the first and third in the latest. Although drawn the widest of them all in gate eight, he could prove hard to topple and is taken to be the best bet on the day’s card.
ESPIONA is a 5-year-old mare taking on the boys and was returning from a 14-week rest when finishing third last time out in a Group 1 event over five furlongs, 0.7L back from the winner. She was slow away that day and was crowded shortly after the start but finished off her race well. She gets a handy draw two and could be the biggest danger to the top pick.
PERICLES has cracked pole position and finished well to end up in second place last time out over seven furlongs, one and a half lengths back from the victor. The gelding has his peak run after returning from a 14-week rest and should be involved in the finish.
Race 8
MILITARIZE is a three-time winner from his six Group 1 races and was bumped shortly after the start and came three wide into the home straight when finishing second in his latest outing over seven furlongs (G2), two and a half lengths off the winner. The colt was returning from a 16-week break on that occasion and from his useful gate four, he could be adding to that G1 total today.
TOM KITTEN was bumped at the 1000M pole, becoming unbalanced and then did not get the clearest of passages in the home straight, only seeing daylight at the 250M mark, but he did finish off his race strongly to end up in fifth spot last time out over seven furlongs (G2), three and a half lengths adrift of the winner. Whilst drawn wideish in gate eight, he will be having his peak run after returning from a 15-week rest and should be right up there when they hit the line.
CELESTIAL LEGEND was bumped at the start, but struck the front at the 100M mark to win going away last time out over 1400M (G2). The colt faces the widest draw of them all in gate eleven, but he should be doing his best work late.
Race 9
OSMOSE joined the leaders at the 250M mark and then stayed on well when just failing in the shadow of the post to hold on for victory, eventually getting beaten a short-head last time out over ten furlongs (G2). She gets a cosy draw four and looks to be the one to side with here.
Although THALASSOPHILE is recorded as finishing fifth last time out over seven furlongs, she was just 1,8L back from the winner, this after coming three wide into the home straight and returning from a 12-week rest. She faces a wide draw ten, but she should turn in another honest effort here.
LEKVARTE completed her hat-trick in her penultimate start and then finished fifth last time out over 1300M (G2), four and a half lengths back from the winner. She is drawn wide in gate fourteen, but she 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.
Race 10
The day’s value bet, C’EST MAGIQUE was returning from a 14-week break and stayed on well when finishing third in her latest outing over six furlongs (G3), 1.2L back from the victor. She would have come on further with that run under her belt and from a handy draw two, she will be hoping to chalk up her second career win here.
CALL DI jumped awkwardly bumping another runner, but recovered quickly to pick up the lead, before being run out of it late to finish second last time out over seven furlongs (G2), 2.8L off the winner. She has her first run for her new trainer and is returning after a 17-week absence, but she has had the benefit of three barrier trials. If fully settled into her new surroundings, she should give a good account of herself here, notwithstanding a wide draw twelve.
TINTOOKIE has consistent formlines to her name and had finished second in her last two starts prior to ending up in fifth place last time out over six furlongs, just under two lengths behind the winner, but she did jump awkwardly that day and had to be held up at the 300M mark, so she had her excuses. She has pulled gate seven and should be included in all bets.
