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HomeHorse RacingAustralian Racing Tips - Friday 31 March 2023 - Muswellbrook

Australian Racing Tips – Friday 31 March 2023 – Muswellbrook


Best Bet: CEASEFIRE (Race 5)
Value Bet: SIBAAQ (Race 7)

Jackpot (race 5 – 8)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

8

5

2

1

4

4

1

11

 

6

4

4

Cost: R54.00

Race 5

CEASEFIRE has finished second twice in his last three runs, the latest over six furlongs, just a half-length behind the winner, when returning from a 26-week break. He had to be held up early in the home straight that day and was bumped at the 200M mark. The resultant objection against the winner was however overruled and the original result stood. The gelding jumps from gate six and will be hoping to make amends today and is taken to be the best bet on the day’s card.

DAMAGED has finished closer to the winner in each of his last three runs, the latest when fourth over 1100M, just over one length adrift of the victor, but that was at a stronger centre. He finished strongly from some way back, this after coming the widest of them all into the home straight. He is drawn wide in gate nine, but he has his peak run after returning from a 16-week rest and could emerge as the biggest threat to the top choice.

ZOUOLOGIST followed up his penultimate run victory over six furlongs with a seventh-place finish next time out over 1300M, but just over two lengths back from the winner. He jumped awkwardly in that event and then raced three wide without cover, but still managed to stay on well over the closing stages. From a handy draw two and with him having 3kgs taken off his back thanks to his claiming apprentice, he should be involved in the finish.

Race 6

Two 5yr old mares and a 4yr filly could fight out the finish to this race and complete the trifecta, but TUCSON VALLEY is taken to lead the field home. She has consistent formlines to her name and tried to go from jump to wire when finishing third in her latest outing over 1100M, just under a length back from the winner. From her wide draw ten, she is likely to attempt similar tactics today and turn in another honest performance today.

MISS JAY FOX has put in two solid last runs, the latest when finishing seventh over six furlongs, just over a length and a half off the victor, but she only saw daylight at the 250M pole on that occasion, before finishing off her race well and the form of that race has bee franked. She does return from an 18-week rest but has had two barrier trials, finishing second in the fist and winning the latest. From her kinder draw five, she should be right up there when they hit the line.

FUMIKO was slow away, finding herself towards the tail of the field and came three wide into the home stretch, but delivered a powerful finish to end up in fourth place last time out over 1100M, just under a half-length behind the winner. She jumps from a useful draw three and will be having her peak run after returning from a 15-week absence. She should be included in all bets.

Race 7

The day’s value bet, SIBAAQ is seldom far off the action, finishing sixth last time out over 1500M, just 2.7L back from the winner, but it should be noted that he was hampered at the start before making good late progress over the latter stages. He has pulled a cosy draw three and will be having his peak run after returning from a 16-week rest.

GEM SONG put his disappointing penultimate run over 1300M behind him when finishing second next time out over seven furlongs, just a half-length behind the winner. He was returning from a 15-week spell that day and raced just behind the leader, before battling all the way down to the wire. He has finished sixth in a subsequent barrier trial and although drawn wide in gate fourteen, he should use his early gate speed to move across without expending too much energy.

HOSIER on the other hand has cracked pole position. He is the stable companion to the latter and missed out on his hat-trick after two victories over a mile, when finishing twentieth over the same journey, 20.3L adrift of the winner, but he jumped awkwardly and also had to be held up approaching the home turn that day. The form of that race has however stood up well with two runners out of that contest subsequently winning. The gelding has his first run since a 21-week break, but has had the benefit of three barrier trials and makes a solid backup for the yard.

Race 8

UZZIAH resumes after a 19-week absence but has had two barrier trials to showcase his well-being. His last three runs have yielded a first and two second-place finishes and he was slow away and raced three wide without cover and into the home straight, but struck the front at the 200M mark and was only snared in the shadow of the post to be denied victory by a head last time out over six furlongs. The form of that race has proved to be strong, with four runners out of that event subsequently winning and although drawn wideish in gate seven, he looks to be the one to side with here.

JOHNNY DASH is drawn one outside the top pick and missed out on his hat-trick after wins over 1100M and six furlongs when finishing ninth last time out over six furlongs, 10.2L adrift of the winner, but he was slow away that day after being restless in the starting gates, so that effort is best ignored. He has his first run since a 17-week break but has and the two barrier trials, finishing third in the first and winning the latest and will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways today.

RESTRICTIONS has had two runs since the relocation from Hong Kong and returning from a 53-week spell, winning his penultimate start over 1100M and then showing plenty of toe before finishing second next time out over six furlongs, 3.8L behind the winner. He will have to deal with a wide draw eleven, but fact that his connections have brought him back into racing after such a lengthy absence seems to have been justified and he may well still have something more to offer them.

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