Canberra tips and results

Our price $5.00 · SP $7.00 · Dale Cole

Her form is consistent and suits the wet ground. She won a BM58 at Gundagai on Soft 7 over this trip, a run good enough to win most races at this level, then was beaten less than a length last start after racing wide without cover on a heavy track. She drops a little in grade and her trainer is going well. The main negative is that she will settle further back than the leaders, but her form reads strongly on the wet. She is a solid place prospect.

Our price $8.00 · SP $17.00 · Nick Heywood

She maps better than anything in the race. Barrier 1 and her early speed should put her right behind the two leaders, and she won her maiden on soft last start. Her last two runs were close to what should be needed here, and she places often.

Our price $11.00 · SP $8.50 · Amy McLucas

His Queanbeyan second was better than it looks. He led, was only just caught on the same kind of ground as today, and that run is close to what should win a Bench. 55.

Our price $9.00 · SP $8.00 · Shaun Guymer

She won over this course and distance last start on soft ground. She won that race carrying 61.5kg and gets a big weight drop today. Soft ground brings out her best: all 3 of her wins have come on it. The step up to Open class is steep. Settling near the back is also a concern at a track that favours on-pace runners, though backmarkers have fared a little better at recent meetings. She rates a solid each-way chance for a strong Canberra stable and jockey.

Our price $10.00 · SP $11.00 · Rebecca Bronett Prag

In April she beat Open company over this track on the same Soft 5 ground, and she has never been worse than second in 5 starts at Canberra. Her best runs are as good as anything in this race. Being first up, her poor last start and a back-running map are real concerns.

Our price $4.00 · SP $4.60 · Nick Heywood

Prophet Time comes into this off the best recent form in the race: she ran third in a BM60 over this course and distance last start, and she now drops to BM50. She should settle just behind a genuine speed battle between Souk and Into The Fire, which suits her. Her soft-track placings are adequate.

Our price $5.00 · SP $8.00 · Claire Ramsbotham

Media Coverage's second at Queanbeyan on a Soft 5 track, beaten a short half-head, was a winning-standard performance and one of the best recent runs in this field. His soft record shows he handles the going, and he can race handy, which suits the track. His poor strike rate, wide draw and extra weight are real concerns.

Our price $7.00 · SP $14.00 · Amy McLucas

Yael's Delight is the value runner. She has the best wet-track record in the field and was running consistently well before her spell. Barrier 6 and a light weight should get her a handy run at a track that favours on-pace runners.

Our price $4.80 · SP $4.40 · Amy McLucas

Has been racing at a steady level and her recent runs are the closest in the field to Hellfighter's. Her Canberra fourth came after a bad start, and she ran on at Moruya for third. The step up to 1600m is a question, and she needs to settle closer than she has lately.

Our price $5.50 · SP $6.50 · Shaun Guymer

His best run over the mile is as good as anything in this field. He has placed at 3 of 5 starts, including on heavy ground. The worry is his racing pattern, because he settles near the back and Canberra maidens rarely suit backmarkers. He comes from a trial, and the rain-affected ground should help.

Our price $9.00 · SP $8.50 · Sairyn Fawke

He won over this exact track, trip and ground last start, racing handy and holding on. Drawn barrier 1, he could hold a spot closer to the speed than the map suggests, and that type of run has been winning here.

Our price $3.40 · SP $2.45 · Claire Ramsbotham

His Bathurst second over 1400m on a Soft 5 was the strongest run by any horse in this field. He had led all the way that day, and that is the pattern that wins Canberra maidens. His first-up run at Hawkesbury was poor and can be excused because the blinkers came off. His soft-track trial in between suggests he is fit and ready. From barrier 8 he should get a handy spot at a moderate pace.

Our price $7.50 · SP $8.50 · Dale Cole

She is proven on soft ground and ran a sound race first up at Queanbeyan over 1000m. Going up to 1200m second up should suit her. Her main risk is that she settles midfield, because Canberra maidens tend to favour horses on the speed.