Hastings tips and results

Our price $4.50 · SP $11.00 · Joe Doyle

Clearest form horse in the race. Has absolutely thrived at 2100m-plus through winter, winning last start under a big weight and placing the two prior. Drops significant kilos today, draws the fence, and maps to dictate or sit outside the other leader. Soft going is fine for him.

Our price $6.50 · SP $4.70 · Michael McNab

His Ellerslie 2200m run showed he stays, and McNab strengthens the chance. However he is short enough given only limited proven staying form and a tricky draw if the leaders slow it right up. Include for the finish but Tukituki and Eliud rate stronger on pure form evidence.

Our price $9.50 · SP $20.00 · Kelly Myers

Overlooked on the class drop. Has been racing and placing in stronger Bm75 races over this track and trip, and the return to Bench 65 is a clear relief. Draws perfectly to race handy without pressure.

Our price $4.50 · SP $5.30 · Courtney Barnes

Strong each-way and genuine winning threat. Thrives at 1300m, won fresh last start and is historically effective second-up. Inside draw and light weight let him race handy in a moderate tempo.

Our price $7.00 · SP $10.60 · Sam McNab

Track specialist who has won both prior Hastings starts and handles Soft ground well. Fresh enough after a solid Open third from a wide alley last start. Expected to push forward and dictate or sit outside the leader in a moderate tempo.

Our price $9.00 · SP $5.50 · Jonathan Riddell

Lightly raced gelding heading the right way. The latest Hastings run was much better than the bare fifth suggests and he had already finished second over a similar trip on Soft. Second-up is a plus and the local stable wins its share here.

Our price $9.50 · SP $12.00 · Toni Davies

Reliable filly who has done little wrong, finishing second on Soft at her last two. Maps to settle in the first half and the featherweight is a genuine aid in a compressed handicap.

Our price $10.00 · SP $35.00 · Corentin Berge

Value angle. She arrives off a clear win and a string of honest placings, and the on-pace map at Hastings is a plus in a race lacking depth of genuine leaders. Each-way appeal against more fancied runners with bigger questions.

Our price $4.20 · SP $6.50 · Masahiro Hashizume

Young mare built for this surface and trip. Two wins and two seconds from five, all on rain-affected ground, and she handled Bm75 company last start. Draws the fence, carries only 54.5kg and should either lead or sit perfect.

Our price $9.50 · SP $21.00 · Joe Doyle

Won over this track and trip on Heavy two starts back and maps to race handy.

Our price $3.50 · SP $3.90 · Craig Grylls

Pounce is the form horse. She won the Sunline Vase last start on Soft, settling handy and finishing best, and she already has two soft-track wins from three attempts. The inside alley lets her find a midfield spot without work in a moderate tempo. Equal weights and a fit preparation seal the case.

Our price $6.50 · SP $8.50 · Michael McNab

Silhouette ran second to Pounce in the key lead-up on Soft and has done all her racing on rain-affected tracks. She keeps finding the frame and McNab’s booking is a clear plus. From barrier four she can travel midfield and finish into a moderate pace.

Our price $11.00 · SP $18.00 · Masahiro Hashizume

Pinafore ran a massive race when second at Hastings over 1200m a fortnight ago, finishing strongly on wet ground. She already has soft-track form and course-and-distance experience.

Our price $3.40 · SP $4.20 · George Rooke

Excite is the clear form horse. He has already won a stakes race, contested elite two-year-old grade, and returns second-up after a honest first-up third at Ellerslie over this trip. Take him to win.

Our price $8.00 · SP $9.20 · Masahiro Hashizume

Angels Halo is the improver in the race. A Soft-track maiden winner who already ran a strong race on Heavy, she comes here second-up for a trainer in ripping form. The draw and weight help, and her recent performances suggest she is running into her prime.

Our price $15.00 · SP $16.20 · Wiremu Pinn

Platinum La Danse ran her best race last start when she flew from last to second in the Canterbury Belle on a Heavy track. She is tough, race-fit and gets weight relief.

Our price $8.00 · SP $4.20 · George Rooke

Home-track wet-track winner last start and a reliable type who finds the frame often. Soft 5 is ideal enough given his Heavy and Soft record, and 54kg helps the class rise. Barrier 11 is the main query at a two-lap 2000m, but Hastings is fair and he can still get a midfield toe. Solid each-way third selection.

Our price $9.00 · SP $18.00 · Sam McNab

Won a Soft 2100m feature earlier in the year and runs well second-up. Can sit handy when leaders go only moderate, which fits this map. The 62kg and age are fair concerns, yet at twelves he is longer than his Open credentials deserve against several horses still climbing through the grades.

Our price $11.00 · SP $15.00 · Masahiro Hashizume

Best value in the race. A genuine wet-tracker who has already measured up in Group company, including a Foxbridge third and a solid Otaki Maori run.

Our price $5.50 · SP $11.20 · Jim Chung

Came True is the form pick. His latest Hastings 1400m third on a Heavy was a genuine wet-track effort in this grade, and he already owns a win and multiple placings at the trip on rain-affected ground. From barrier four he can lead or sit handy in a moderate tempo on a fair Hastings circuit. Soft 5 on the improve suits a horse that thrives when there is moisture.

Our price $6.50 · SP $3.80 · Abinith Simon

His return third on Heavy was a solid Bench 65 effort and he remains open to improvement.

Our price $14.00 · SP $43.50 · Liam Kauri

Hard Rock Cafe is the value runner. He won at Hastings over this trip on Heavy twelve days ago and his wet-track record is genuine. Midfield with a chance to finish into a moderate tempo on a fair track.