Best Bet Ascot r4 Savvy Ruler ; Ran 2nd last start to last Saturday’s impressive winner Buthlezi . I agree with the market in that it’s a race in two with Masmelo , Pike from a much better barrier gives the Mare the nod over the filly.
Best SRM Ascot r9 Miss Veuve (n5) top 3 and Galilea (n6) Top 4 ; Anyone left standing at Ascot r9 on Melbourne Cup Day is going to jump on the #PIKEINTHELAST bandwagon and smash Dominatus into unbackable odds coming off a Northam maiden win. He is the logical choice but I’m going to search for better value and include two backmarkers with jockeys who very rarely ride Ascot. Miss Veuve is airborne and ran 2nd to Battle Commander who won the Westpeed Platinum 1600m on Saturday , this is no harder than that race. Galilea took 17 starts to win her maiden over 1300m with an incredible last to first run. Flooded home again over 1500m in a c1 next start and can run top 4.
Best Quinella Bunbury r2 No’s 1 & 9 ; Reconnaissance has shown above average ability at trials and her 1 start resulted in a 2nd against the older horses. Perfect Score is part of a Cerise N white army targeting the maidens with n1 Soldier CJP choosing to ride here over Ascot. Blinkers on and the obvious danger.
Bunbury Best Bet r4 Publicise ; Debut run was a non event after missing start , led til the shadows at start 2. Drops to maiden grade for first time and the pads coming off is a good sign.
Bunbury SRM r7 Zippy Zany N1 & Galway Shawl N4 Top 3. ; Zippy Zany was off n gone last start before caught late by a smart one , beating the rest comfortably. Galway Shawl was a good debut winner and nothing really went right 2nd up in a better race than this , still hit the line off a chequered package. There are a couple of others with claims at odds so top 3 for insurance.
Best on Breeding Geraldton r6 Truly Gallant : Full Brother to group 1 winner Truly Great , this horse jumped $20 on debut and put in a remarkable run . He settled a long last after being slow away and then ran away from them over 1210m. On that and breeding , the 1420m can only be more beneficial and it looks a mouth watering clash with Hillside Monarch who was sensationally plunged into $1.55 first up and supporters were never in any danger of being let down.
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