Winning Form share all of their best bets and tips for Wednesday's racing coming your way from Hawkesbury on 13 April 2022.
Best Bet: THALASSOPHILE (Race 5)
Value Bet: MISS FOX (Race 6)
Jackpot (races 5 – 8)
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
9 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 1 | 15 | 7 |
Cost: R54.00
Race 5
The day’s best bet, THALASSOPHILE had her consistency rewarded with her second career victory when winning last time out over six furlongs by putting 6.3L between herself and the opposition, despite being slow away and coming the widest of them all into the home straight. She then hit the front at the 150M mark and the race was over as a contest from that point. She has drawn gate five and has her peak run since returning from a 16-week rest and could prove hard to topple here.
CALGARY QUEEN has cracked pole position and is seldom too far off the action, finishing third in her latest outing over six furlongs, just over three lengths behind the winner, but it should be noted that she jumped awkwardly that day and was bumped at the 150M pole. She has her peak run after returning from a longer 18 week break and gets a set of blinkers fitted for the first time. If these have the desired effect, she should be a big runner here.
CRAZY TRAIN followed up her penultimate run victory with a fourth-place finish next time out over 1500M, 3.2L back from the winner, but she came three-wide into the home straight before staying on well over the closing stages. She returns from a 30-week absence, but has had the two barrier trials, winning the latest and from draw seven, she should be involved in the finish.
Race 6
MISS FOX is a 5yr old mare taking on the boys, but she won her penultimate start over six furlongs and then finished second last time out over today’s sprint distance, just a head behind the winner. She was returning from a 29-week spell that day and had to be switched at the 250M mark, so can be considered an unlucky loser. The form of that race has been franked and from gate six, she is taken to be the value bet on the day’s card.
GARRISON has finished second in his last two starts over six furlongs, the latest when 0.8L off the winner when returning from a longer 47-week absence. He gets a handy draw four and 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.
SALINA DREAMING is another 5yr old mare in the race and has also finished second in her last two outings, the latest over five furlongs, 3.3L behind the winner, but she had to be held up on the home turn that day, but still managed to finish off her race strongly, suggesting that she should appreciate the extra ground on offer here. She is drawn one outside the latter and will have 1.5kgs taken off her back thanks to her claiming apprentice to aid ger cause.
Race 7
TOO MUCH CAVIAR put his disappointing penultimate run behind him when finishing a short-head second last time out over six furlongs. He was returning from a 16-week rest that day and if he is able to repeat that effort, he looks to be the one that they all have to beat jumping from draw five.
JERLE is drawn one inside the top choice and won over 1100M three runs back. His next two outing were over five furlongs, finishing five lengths adrift of the victor in the latest when returning from a 20-week break. It should however be noted that he was bumped shortly after the start in that race and that he may well do better today over what appears to be a more suitable trip.
DEMOCRACY MANIFEST won his penultimate start over five furlongs and then finished second last time out over six furlongs, 1.8L behind the winner, but the form of that race has stood up well with five runners out of that contest subsequently winning. He does return from a 26-week rest, but did finish fourth in his only barrier trial to prove his fitness. The gelding faces a wide draw thirteen, but he is likely to be dropped out it in the early stages and then start to pick off the frontrunners in the dash down to the wire.
Race 8
MARNIX missed out on his hat-trick after two wins over seven furlongs when ending up in fourth spot last time out over the same journey, one length behind the winner, but he had to be held up on the home turn before finding a powerful finish. He has a cosy draw three and with better luck in running today, he should be right up there when they hit the line.
TAMPERING has won two of his last three outings, the latest over 1300M by 2.3L. He struck the front at the 250M mark that day to win going away. From gate five and with having 1.5kgs removed from his allocated weight courtesy of his claiming apprentice, he could emerge as the biggest threat to the top pick.
BORN A KING has consistent form lines to his name, finishing second last time out over twelve furlongs, just a head back from the winner, notwithstanding being bumped shortly after the start and being hampered at the 500M pole, before finally coming the widest of them all into the home straight. He has his first run since a 14-week break but has finished fourth in both of his barrier trials. From a useful draw two, he should be included in all bets.
