Sunday 8th December 2024
BOOM! BOOM!
Three winners (including TWO Hall of Famers!), three seconds, two thirds and four fourths, giving us a returning dividend percentage of almost 43%!
Top of the tree was Ladies Man, taking out the Mufhasa at Trentham at $11.20/$2.90.
Next was Sunchyme, whom gave then a bath at Rosehill at $10.40/$2.90.
The other winner was Berkeley Square at $6.00/$2.35.
Places for Waitak, Crocetti, Enrico, Gentileschi, Drift Net, Ang Pow, King of the Bounty, Mombasa, and Ruler Rocket.
Ten on a busy Sunday and unusually includes four from Sha Tin on Hong Kong Cup day.
Sunday’s Top Ten…
Vistown
Te Aroha R7
Kicked off this prep OK but has gone backwards since… Back up to the mile might help, but improvement needed, $19 on offer.
BET: 3 units ew
Valieva
Murray Bridge R1
Huge from the back on debut July last year, has had a couple of spells since and wasn’t far off earlier in the year. Placed two from three first-up, trialled up a couple of weeks ago with a second so must rate a decent EW shot in this, $14.
BET: 4 units ew
More Snitzel
Murray Bridge R6
Bold run at Mt Gambier for a close second 23 days ago, paying $7.80 the place, and while he’s up in grade here and out to the 1800m, he does get Zac Lloyd up top, and rate him an EW shot at a delicious $34.
BET: 3 units ew
Spirit Of Pluto
Armidale R5
An astonishing finish late October ago produced a win at $8.20. We had written her off at the final bend when seemingly out of it in last place, but he produced a withering burst of speed, winning by over two lengths! Up in grade 28 days ago (both at this T&D) and did it again. Up in grade for this but it’s hard to knock winning form, keep safe at $7, watch for him late again!!
BET: 5 units ew
Electric Evie
Armidale R6
Cleared maidens in May before a close ninth at Tamworth. Resumed three weeks ago from a 5 month break and finished on for third, and will have taken benefit from that run. Watch for here late again over the longer 1300m, like this track, EW chance at $11.
BET: 4 units ew
Divakara
Sunshine Coast R5
Massively impressive in March here in only his second race, came from dead last to win by nearly four lengths when odds-on. Resumed six weeks ago here with an eye-catching fast finish for second, missed a run last week and look primed to win this as $1.75 fav.
BET: 10 unit win
Without A Fight
Sha Tin R4
Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner resumed after a year away with a big finish for third behind Via Sistina in the Champions Stakes. Second up last year he won the Caulfield Cup, and he’s been working well since arriving in Hong Kong. $5 fav, Zahra onboard, we’re all over him!
BET: 5 units ew
Recommendation
Sha Tin R5
Zahra on this lad too, not sure he’s up to this as a $61 shot, this fav look hard to beat, but maybe a place…
BET: 2 units ew
Antino
Sha Tin R7
Tremendously consistent and B Shinn has a great record up top. His win in the Toorak was amazing followed by a close second in the Cantala, that form makes him the leading contender here as an $8 shot.
BET: 5 units ew
Straight Arron
Sha Tin R8
Second in this last year but done little since. $41 on offer, EW, with this fav hard to beat…
BET: 2 units ew
