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Lincoln Moore's Gawler Preview

BEST BET: ALLUSION (Race 6)

EACH-WAY: FREE HAND (Race 8)

VALUE: MYSTICANO (Race 3)

 

RACE 1 - 12:36PM TAB / SABOIS Three-Year-Old Maiden Plate (1100 METRES)

OUTLAWS REVENGE had jumped out well prior to a good debut when the finished hard late behind Zoushine. DAILY SPIRIT beat him home on that occasion, but I think the former has some serious upside and happy to be with him at the better price. DAILY SPIRIT is a danger. She has been placed at three of four. SCOTCH ON THE ROCK has been around the mark and will win a maiden, while THRILL KILL has had three trials and draws a nice barrier. BACK TO FRONT has trialled OK and INDIA GAZELLE won a Balaklava trial.

SELECTIONS: OUTLAW’S REVENGE, Daily Spirit, Thrill Kill

 

RACE 2 - 1:11PM South Australian Bookmakers League Benchmark 64 Handicap (1705 METRES)

BAJAN looks ready to fire here getting out to 1705m after a good effort behind Don’tdreamit’sover at Morphettville last week. He has one win and three placings from five starts here and maps to get a lovely run from barrier three. AUSSIE SOJOURN is a progressive type who was off the bit before the turn before proving too good for rivals last time. This is a step up in class but the extra trip looks ideal, though she might need a touch of luck from a sticky inside date. GOING GAGA is going to win a race shortly, he again finished off well behind Territory Titan last time which is good form for this. JACK’S A CRACKER has won two of his last four, both at Strath, and will make his own luck from the gate. Stablemate MR EPIC has been around the mark but has plenty of weight. TIGNANELLO was good at Murray Bridge two starts back and looks an improver here.

SELECTIONS: BAJAN, Aussie Sojourn, Jack’s A Cracker

 

RACE 3 - 1:46PM Holdfast Insurance Benchmark 68 Handicap (1200 METRES)

Looks a race in two. TAKEN OFF has won three of six and will take benefit from his latest effort when he got back behind Just Chipping Away on a track favouring leaders. TULLYS GOLD loves it here with two wins and a second from three starts. He defeated Bajan two back before a good run behind Aten but has a slightly sticky gate. TONY’S REWARD is an interesting runner, formerly with Bjorn Baker and now in the Macdonald/Gluyas yard. He’s trialled OK and look for any market support. MYSTICANO is the blow out. She won three (placed four) of 12 here, draws a gate and can finish over the top of rivals. She is well over the odds at $17. LOVE MAGIC draws the inside and is going well.

SELECTIONS: TAKEN OFF, Tullys Gold, Mysticano

 

RACE 4 - 2:21PM Bronwen Darrall Memorial Class One Handicap (1200 METRES)

MUNSTER has been sent out favourite at both runs in Australia and was cut down by Call Me Shamus at Morphettville last week. He draws perfectly ad gets his chance. HARPUNA has a handy record and draws a good gate. He had his chance behind Ambidazzle last time but his previous effort at Moonee Valley was very good. POSSUM BORN is an improving type, while DIHHI has trialled OK for her first-up run.

SELECTIONS: MUNSTER, Harpuna, Dihhi

 

RACE 5 - 3:01PM GJ Civil Benchmark 58 Handicap (1100 METRES)

A lot to like about ULTIMATE VICTORY’S Murray Bridge win, coming off the speed and showing a nice turn of foot. He’ll settle off the speed and be strong again late. ROCK HARD was back to winning form two back before a handy run behind Just Chipping Away last time. THE RAVEN looks well suited here, beat Four Of A Kind two starts back and will get a good run from the gate. OLIVE GROVE draws wide but was a good winner at a price last time.

SELECTIONS: ULTIMATE VICTORY, The Raven, Rock Hard

 

RACE 6 - 3:41PM Dave Binyon Memorial / SABOIS+ Benchmark 68 Handicap (Heat Ten Southern Speed Series) (2105 METRES)

The McEvoy pair at the top hold the key here. ALLUSION has been costly for punters but his recent form has been solid enough to make him the one to beat here. The inside gate is the only concern. CLASSIC WEIWEI was a good 3yo who went to Penola and failed to beat one home after easing from $2.40-$3.30 I thought his first-up run this prep was very good and he can improve with a few gear changes, mainly the blinkers going off. GALAHAD GURU has won two of his past four at Strathalbyn, he was good behind Charossa up in class last time which is a strong form line for a race like this. ACE ATTACK goes well this track and trip and beat I’m Bulletproof here last time. THE RED SEA has been around the mark in similar races and is the pick of the Grant Young trio.

SELECTIONS: ALLUSION, Galahad Guru, Classic Weiwei

 

RACE 7 - 4:21PM Cornerstone Stud Sir Prancealot Series Final (Fillies & Mares Benchmark 64)(Qualified Horses) (1200 METRES)

Open race and not many that haven’t got some appeal. OUR BENEVENTO ticks a lot of boxes from the good barrier with Todd Pannell riding and she led throughout this track and trip to win last start. MAGIC DEE stormed home from well back behind LOVE MAGIC here last time and draws a nice gate. TINNY BAR BLUE should be right in the thick of the action from the good barrier. UNSCOPEABLE is probably the only horse in the race who can’t win on recent form.

SELECTIONS: OUR BENEVENTO, Tinny Bar Blue, Magic Dee

 

RACE 8 - 5:01PM Adelaide Plains Bloodstock Benchmark 58 Handicap (1505 METRES)

FREE HAND has talent and was game first-up from spell behind Dazzling Damsel. She has a win and two placings from five starts here. She draws out but will take beating and the $5.50 with tab.com.au looks each-way value. NAKHEEL jumped favourite when third behind Exalted Lauretta but draws wide, while SYLVAN CREST is shooting for three wins on end here and has been in the money at five of seven starts here at Gawler. MOUNT MADEIRA looms as an improver second-up for David Jolly.

SELECTIONS: FREE HAND, Sylvain Crest, Nakheel

 

RACE 9 - 5:41PM Coopers Brewery Benchmark 82 Handicap (1100 METRES)

Good quality race to finish the day, with the Phillip Stokes pair of TERBIUM and SIZZLEFLY holding the key. TERBIUM looked a potential star when he won the G3 Zedative. His form hasn’t quite got back to that but he looked very good winning a recent Morphettville trial by seven lengths.  SIZZLEFLY was placed in the Redelva and hasn’t been seen since running down the track behind Parlaphone in the Lightning Stakes. BIG EFFORT draws the inside gate and was game beating all but PORT VALE first up. That is a solid form line for this. BEAUTIFUL FLYER wasn’t beaten far in the Christmas Handicap last time and could be a blow-out. TEQUILA TIME has a good record and beat all but Savatoxl two starts back and that form stood up at Listed level last week.

SELECTIONS: TERBIUM, Sizzlefly, Big Effort

 

IMAGE: Our Benevento winning at Gawler recently.

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