Echuca tips and results

Our price $4.20 · SP $8.50 · Cian Macredmond

Ciaron Maher's stable is going well and she is second up. The problems are that all of her best work is on the synthetic and she has never placed on turf in four Good-track runs; she also maps midfield, an unfavourable spot at Echuca, and her rider is out of form.

Our price $4.50 · SP $7.00 · Lachlan King

The only runner here with a real body of form. He has twice finished close-up in country maidens, including a strong effort when leading on heavy going, and he maps perfectly: he should sit just off a hot tempo from gate six. Still a maiden, and his best runs have come on wet tracks, so Good 4 is a query, while the stable is in a cold patch.

Our price $4.80 · SP $13.00 · Dakotah Keane

She is well drawn in four and comes from a stable with a solid recent strike rate, and a tongue tie goes on first time. Her jump-out placings are only fair and she looks likely to get back, which is a worry in a speed-dominated sprint.

Our price $3.80 · SP $7.50 · Cian Macredmond

Julep brings the strongest recent form, having led and been run down for second over 2000m last start. With the speed map showing little early pressure, she should control the tempo from the front or sit second. The switch to winkers signals intent. She has a soft-ground query and is unproven at the trip, but she gets the best map in an open maiden.

Our price $8.50 · SP $17.00 · Jack Martin

She is a progressive mare from a good stable who closed well over 2000m last start and looks suited by the longer trip. The obvious risk is that she concedes a slow tempo to the leader and needs luck from off the pace.

Our price $6.50 · SP $15.00 · Logan McNeil

Has found a rich vein over this trip, twice finishing runner-up at 2050m, the latest when only a head away after being held up. Consistently runs to a competitive standard and maps to sit handy from gate five in a slowly run race. The knock is a poor winning strike rate and a jockey without a recent winner. Strong place claims.

Our price $5.00 · SP $8.00 · Neil Farley

Comes off a solid second in similar company and drops back from a stronger grade. The concern is his get-back style in a race that may be run at a muddling tempo, and he lumps top weight. Worth including for the placings.

Our price $6.00 · SP $12.00 · Zoe Waller

The 1400m is clearly his go.

Our price $7.50 · SP $7.00 · Cian Macredmond

Crackerjack Hatch made an encouraging return with a fast-finishing second at Casterton, and her earlier maiden win at Geelong was a smart performance. She is prepared and ridden by a combination with a handy strike rate and looks suited settling in behind the speed from midfield. She has been placed at this trip without winning and her second-up runs have been ordinary, so she shapes as more of a place chance.

Our price $8.00 · SP $9.00 · Adam McCabe

Second-up with a run under his belt, he can improve again and he handles good ground.

Our price $3.20 · SP $3.80 · Jack Martin

Echuca specialist with three wins from five starts here, all over this short course. Comes off the best run in this field — a fast-finishing second at Donald last week where he settled last and got within a length. Drops slightly in class, drawn well in two, and the genuine tempo ahead of him plays to his turn of foot. The one they all have to beat.

Our price $5.50 · SP $4.00 · Sarah Field

Won her last start leading throughout at Wangaratta, running right up to a winning standard, and has two placings from three at Echuca. Maps to be right on the speed in a race that should suit handy types. The query is the dry track — her wins have come on rain-affected or synthetic ground — but her form and map are good enough to be in the finish.

Our price $5.50 · SP $12.00 · Chelsea Jokic

Consistent on-pacer who looks the one to control this from gate two. Two recent seconds at this level and he maps to lead or sit handy in a race without much pressure - the profile Echuca rewards. The knock is a modest winning record and a stable/jockey combination in a lean patch, so he's a narrow win call rather than a confident one.

Our price $6.50 · SP $10.00 · Mitchell Aitken