Riccarton Park tips and results

Our price $4.20 · SP $3.90 · Kyle Wilson-Taylor

Second-up for the powerful Walker/Bergerson stable and the most reliable profile in a wide-open maiden. Handles give in the ground.

Our price $8.50 · SP $4.50 · Terry Moseley

The concerns are real: 13 starts without a placing, fresh up after five months, and never placed on a soft track.

Our price $11.00 · SP $12.00 · Jack Taplin

A genuine overlay in an open maiden. She has placed at Riccarton over this trip, handles soft ground, is drawn to get a soft run in barrier 5 and gets in light at 54.5kg. Worth an each-way ticket.

Our price $3.20 · SP $2.60 · Triston Moodley

Kenny Rae's yard is the strongest represented here and his debutants are typically wound up, while the jockey-trainer link is the most productive in the field.

Our price $5.00 · SP $7.00 · Hayley Hassman

Won the Welcome Stakes here second-up last preparation and strips fitter for a strong fresh-up fifth where she was in the thick of it. Drawn well in gate three, from a yard going at 40%, with a win and a placing from four starts at Riccarton. Has never won beyond 1000m and rises sharply in grade, but her closing speed rates the clear second pick.

Our price $6.00 · SP $8.50 · Triston Moodley

Race-day debutant by Proisir from the Lance Robinson yard, which wins 17% of its Riccarton starters. Triston Moodley, a 12-win rider here, takes the mount, and the inside gate is the sweet spot for 1200m sprints at this track.

Our price $7.50 · SP $7.50 · Leah Hemi

Genuine mile specialist with three wins from five at the distance and a 31% career strike rate. Two starts back she powered home to win a Bm75 over 1600m, and she has since run third in Open company on heavy ground. She can settle handy from barrier 5, which suits this track, and the stable-jockey combination is a positive. Last start was plain, but that was over a sprint trip.

Our price $9.00 · SP $11.00 · Tom Wigram

Comes out of Open Handicap company, where he ran a competitive fourth over this track and trip on slow going, settling on the speed. That class relief is a major plus, and he has two wins at Riccarton and three on soft ground. Top weight and a winless record at the mile temper enthusiasm, and his rider is yet to win in 20 rides, but he is a deserving place chance.

Our price $5.00 · SP $4.60 · Jack Taplin

Improving four-year-old who ran second in this grade over this trip at Riccarton last time, settling handy and finding the line well. He gets the inside gate, a real edge in staying races here, and the stable and rider are going well together. His soft-track record is the only query, but he is fit, rising and clearly open to more improvement.

Our price $5.00 · SP $4.10 · Hayley Hassman

He has won on soft ground and likes to race handily, which suits Riccarton staying events.

Our price $7.00 · SP $11.30 · Brandon May

A mare who saves her best for wet ground, winning on heavy going two starts back and closing hard for fourth on soft at this meeting last month. She settles back and finishes well, which can work in a moderate-tempo staying race, and she is proven in these conditions. The step up to 2000m for the first time is the obvious question mark.

Our price $16.00 · SP $41.90 · Bridget Grylls

Veteran stayer who thrives in the wet and ran a big race for third over this course and distance last time, closing from well back. She stays the trip, handles soft ground and has repeatedly placed in similar company.

Our price $4.00 · SP $3.60 · Jack Taplin

Riccarton specialist who has won seven times here, three of them over this exact course and trip, and won here on a Soft 5 in June. He led throughout to win his last two starts, most recently an Open handicap at this track, and looks the class horse of the field. The on-pace bias in Open grade suits, though the 60kg top weight and a likely challenge for the lead are the queries.

Our price $5.00 · SP $3.70 · Mereana Hudson

Progressive five-year-old who won his most recent start over 2000m at this track, leading and running right to the line. He has won or placed in half his Riccarton starts and enjoys a strong record with this rider.

Our price $8.00 · SP $11.00 · Akshay Balloo

Improving mare who caught the eye running a close third in a hot Open handicap here two starts back, making ground from midfield.

Our price $9.50 · SP $7.50 · Hayley Hassman

Won an Open handicap at Riccarton before a spell and represents a stable striking at 40 per cent. He is two-from-five first-up and fills the placings regularly on soft ground. Barrier 10 is awkward and he has only one soft-track win, but his class and the yard's form keep him well in the mix.

Our price $6.00 · SP $4.80 · Tom Wigram

Second-up mare who brings the strongest recent form into the race. She was right in the finish at this track and trip last month in a stronger grade, races well on soft ground and has an excellent record at Riccarton. The light weight of 54.5kg helps and she can take a sit off what should be a hot early tempo. Slight worry is that she is often handy to a fast lead, but she is the one to beat.

Our price $7.50 · SP $4.80 · Lemmy Douglas

He has won fresh before so the spell is not a major concern, and the inside-middle draw plus a fast tempo should give him the run of the race. The knock is that he has never won on a soft track, although he has placed in half of his soft-track starts.

Our price $7.00 · SP $4.80 · Kyle Wilson-Taylor

She was runner-up at this track and trip last start and has won both times she has been second-up. However, she is drawn wide in 14 and does her best work on the speed, which is a real concern with three front-runners likely to burn along in a fast-run 1200m on a soft track. Place claims look stronger than win claims.

Our price $13.00 · SP $27.00 · Leah Hemi

She settles back and runs on, which suits the hot tempo likely here, and she was competitive at this track and distance earlier in the preparation. Drawn nicely in six and will be finishing hard.

Our price $6.50 · SP $3.90 · Jack Taplin

She does resume after 122 days with no wins fresh and has drawn the outside gate.

Our price $11.50 · SP $8.00 · Hayley Hassman

A consistent type who was a solid third at this track and trip last start and has two wins from six starts at Riccarton. He races handily and should be well placed in a race without a genuine leader. The concerns are the top weight of 59kg on a soft track, and the fact he has never won in five attempts at 1400m.

Our price $12.00 · SP $11.00 · Alyssa Parris

The value runner. A Riccarton 1400m specialist with three wins from eleven starts at the track and trip, she drops out of much stronger company and gets in with only 54kg from a handy draw. Her recent efforts have been better than her finishing positions suggest.