Gawler tips and results

Our price $6.50 · SP $9.50 · Tala Hutchinson

The obvious map horse. With nobody else wanting the lead he can roll along at his own tempo from barrier 2 on a track where on-pace runners hold a clear edge. The Balaklava flop last week is a concern, but the visors were new and he was better at Murray Bridge before that. The Clarken and MacGillivray stable does well at Gawler and the jockey has a strong record for them.

Our price $5.50 · SP $10.00 · Andrew Stead

He gets back and needs to run home over the top of tiring runners, and a moderately run 1500m at Gawler with its short straight rarely rewards that pattern.

Our price $5.50 · SP $13.00 · Jordyn Weatherley

A Victorian import with maiden form that reads better than most of these. His Kilmore second and Stony Creek runs were strong efforts in staying maidens, and at Stony Creek over a mile he ran home hard for third. The obvious questions are fitness first up, a wide draw and a stable that never seems to win at Gawler, and the moderate tempo will not help a closer.

Our price $3.60 · SP $3.10 · Todd Pannell

That Murray Bridge maiden was a weak race that fell apart, and the runners behind him have since produced nothing.

Our price $3.20 · SP $2.60 · Kayla Crowther

Extra Chill is the form horse dropping in grade. Her three recent runs at Strathalbyn and Morphettville have all been at or near a winning standard for a Class 1, including a strong finish from the tail on Good ground last time when the blinkers came off. The map is the concern: a slow tempo on a short-straight track favours the on-pace runners, and she needs a genuine gallop. Still, she has the class edge over this field and the step to 2100m suits.

Our price $6.50 · SP $10.00 · Ben Price

Empirestateofmind is the each-way value. His Murray Bridge second in this grade over 2000m, when he came from wide out and still ran to a winning standard, is as good as anything in this field.

Our price $6.00 · SP $7.00 · Jordyn Weatherley

Limbering is the obvious leader in a race with only two genuine front-runners, and Gawler's tight circuit rewards horses that get to the front and dictate. She was beaten just over two lengths at Balaklava last week and has won at this track before.

Our price $8.00 · SP $18.00 · Margaret Collett

Sazerac has stepped up sharply this preparation, winning at Bordertown over a similar trip after a strong third at Strathalbyn, and she beat two of today's rivals last start. She has placed at this track and distance and draws well in barrier 2.

Our price $5.50 · SP $4.40 · Connor Murtagh

His debut third at Murray Bridge on Good ground, when he settled midfield and worked home, was a quality run for a first starter and he should be sharper second time out. The concern is the map: he is expected to be near the back, and Gawler sprints rarely go to closers.

Our price $7.00 · SP $9.00 · Noel Callow

Just Like Lisa has the strongest body of recent form in the race and is a proven Good-track performer with a Gawler win to her name, but barrier 12 in a 1100m race here is a real problem. Callow will need to either roll forward early and burn petrol or ride for luck from the back in a fast-run race.

Our price $7.00 · SP $15.00 · Caitlyn Munro

His Bordertown second was a genuine run to a winning standard and he has been consistently competitive in Restricted 56 grade, with the majority of his career wins coming on Good ground. The draw and rider booking are legitimate negatives, but with a fast pace expected from two leaders and a midfield spot on offer, he should be finishing hard when others are stopping.

Our price $5.50 · SP $3.80 · Todd Pannell

Ilustrious Warrior broke through at Bordertown on soft ground 12 days ago and now rises to Class 1 with 60kg, untested on a good surface. In his favour are barrier 1, Todd Pannell staying on, a stable going well and a forward racing pattern that suits Gawler.

Our price $5.00 · SP $11.00 · Campbell Rawiller

On form alone Star Casino is the horse to beat. His two 1500m wins at Port Augusta in June and July were the best runs in this field by a clear margin, and his third at this grade in July was full of merit. The two subsequent failures came at 1400m and on a soft track he has never handled, and he is now back on good ground at his best trip with a map that should deliver him a midfield sit behind a hot speed.

Our price $5.50 · SP $6.50 · Todd Pannell

Royal Fox produced the best recent run at this class level in the field when a close second at Murray Bridge on good ground two weeks ago, and the run before that was a sound placing after interference. He needs the race to be run at a genuine tempo, and with three horses wanting to lead he should get it.

Our price $11.00 · SP $12.00 · Kayla Crowther

Allegedly is a consistent placegetter who ran a handy fourth in the same Murray Bridge race Royal Fox finished second in, and he did it sitting on the speed. From barrier 2 with a light weight he can take up a forward position on a track where on-pace runners win far more than their share, and if the leaders overdo it he will be the one picking up the pieces from just behind them.