Wednesday 9th April 2025

We move on…

A similar tale from yesterday, with our three roughies unable to place…

On to the midweeks, where we have a girl, a boy and a couple of I Am’s…

The Midweek Seven…

I Am Velvet, Changing Colours

Sandown R4

IAV resumes from a 144 day break, she won her first three races then competed well twice at G3 level, and looks a decent prospect. Has run a couple of trials recently including a win last week under today’s jock. Won twice first-up and expect her to go well as $2.10 fav here.

CC has a fine record to date also (4:2-2) and she resumes from a similar break and has also trialled, with D Lane onboard, and she also profiles well for this as a $4.20 shot.

BET: IAV 10 unit win, CC 3 units ew, exotics

I Am The Empire

Hawkesbury R4

Frontrunner noted with an on-pace win in October then went to the paddock after running well behind our next tip, State of America. Resumed also from a 144 day break 14 days ago with a big win at $15 for us under today’s jockey and has also done well second-up, rates a nice EW chance at $10.

BET: 5 units ew

State Of America

Hawkesbury R5

Went on the win two more after that October win before a close fifth at Listed level. Resumed from a break a month ago over a too-short 1400m needing the run and funds a more suitable assignment at the Kenso up to 1800m and down in grade and ran a tidy third. Up in grade and back to the mile but still capable of featuring here as third fav at $4.60, especially with fav jockey Zac Lloyd up top (6:3-1), watch for him late…

BET: 5 units win

Girl

Ipswich R10

Big improvement at the end of Jan at the Lakeside to run third at big odds then outclassed in Tazzy in a G3. This is more suitable back to the BM70, she’ll be thereabouts from just off the pace, $14 looks generous.

BET: 4 units ew

Splash Landing

Murray Bridge R7

Not far off in two runs since resuming, tends to get back a bit but can figure here if ridden a touch more boldly, should certainly be winding up late. EW at $18 in a very open betting race…

BET: 3 units ew

Little Rich Boy

Murray Bridge R8

Veteran of 85 races, resumed from a 222 day spell with a couple of eighth placings in the past month but needs to lift to feature, almost a year since he won, big odds on offer at $81.

BET: 2 units ew