Phar Lap tips and results

Our price $6.00 · SP $4.50 · Matthew Cartwright

A stakes-exposed colt who ran to a winning standard in a strong juvenile contest. He draws the inside gate, a genuine advantage at Phar Lap where outside barriers struggle in sprints, and he has shown he races well fresh. The query is the 1200m — he led and weakened over this trip in the Champagne Stakes — but from barrier one he can control and will take catching.

Our price $5.50 · SP $3.10 · Sima Mxothwa

An unraced filly from a stable and jockey partnership that wins regularly, and she has drawn well in barrier two.

Our price $16.00 · SP $26.00 · Mereana Hudson

A fit mare who raced near the pace and ran to a competitive standard over a shorter sprint earlier in the prep. She must prove she stays 1200m, having weakened late recently, so treat her as a value gamble rather than a banker.

Our price $7.00 · SP $6.00 · Yogesh Atchamah

Drawn nicely in three and the stable does well here. Expected to improve with that experience behind him and the wet ground is a plus on pedigree.

Our price $8.00 · SP $10.00 · Triston Moodley

Improving type from a leading stable with an excellent jockey/trainer record. Drawn well in four and likely to be handy, which suits this track. His last run was better than it reads — restrained early and held up late.

Our price $7.00 · SP $7.50 · Matthew Cartwright

A progressive filly who was runner-up over this course and distance and closed well for second at Timaru last start. She has run some big races on rain-affected going. The obvious negative is the wide draw, which is a genuine disadvantage in a Phar Lap sprint, but her consistency and progressive profile keep her in the finish.

Our price $11.00 · SP $7.50 · Hayley Hassman

Two starts back she led and stuck on for third on a heavy track; last start she found the grade too rich.

Our price $11.00 · SP $26.00 · Matthew Cameron

A debutante from a stable absolutely flying at present, with the kind of inside draw that helps around Phar Lap. Her sire is a dependable producer of early speed and soft-ground runners.

Our price $4.20 · SP $4.00 · Terry Moseley

She brings the strongest recent formline into this race, a closing second here over 2200m on soft ground at her most recent start. Only lightly raced, she is clearly on the improve and the wet conditions are in her favour. Drawn to get a reasonable run, she looks the one to beat. The main query is a likely slow tempo, which may leave her with plenty to do late.

Our price $8.00 · SP $8.50 · Mereana Hudson

She looks the likely controlling speed after leading and battling on for third over 2200m on soft ground at her latest outing. With no obvious pace rival engaged, she could dictate a slow tempo, and front-runners are suited at this track.

Our price $3.20 · SP $2.50 · Triston Moodley

The most reliable form line in a weak maiden — three seconds and a third from eight starts, including two placed efforts over this trip. Second-up after a sound fresh placing, he keeps finding the line. The wide draw and his habit of settling back are the worries on a track that favours handy runners, but his class should carry him close.

Our price $8.00 · SP $5.00 · Yogesh Atchamah

Her last-start fourth in a stronger 1200m suggests she is on the improve. The stable's cold spell is the obvious knock, but the map and the clock make her a genuine place hope.

Our price $16.00 · SP $27.00 · Alyssa Parris

A veteran without a win, but he has the strongest course-and-distance record in the field with two seconds over this exact trip at Phar Lap and he handles wet ground. From a handy draw he can be in the right spot.

Our price $8.50 · SP $7.00 · Brandon May

Maps to lead from the inside gate in a race with only one genuine front-runner and a predicted slow tempo, which plays straight into Phar Lap's leader-friendly bias. She has won here over 1600m and handles wet ground.

Our price $4.00 · SP $3.40 · Michael McNab

In-form mare who has won twice from four starts at the mile and handles soft going. She settled handy and ran to a winning standard when third in a stronger Riccarton BM65 last time, and she gets the ideal inside draw at a track where handy runners dominate. Top jockey McNab is a plus.

Our price $7.50 · SP $10.00 · Sima Mxothwa

Ultra-consistent mare with an outstanding wet-track profile, having won once and placed six times from thirteen soft-track starts. She was placed at Riccarton over the mile last time and went close on Soft 7 before that, doing her best work late. She suits a testing mile, but she is yet to win in ten attempts at 1600m, which tempers the win case. Each-way appeal.

Our price $7.50 · SP $7.00 · Corey Campbell

She won second-up earlier in her career and handles soft going, and the draw is kind. The knock is her get-back style in a race likely to be run at a slow tempo.

Our price $10.00 · SP $18.00 · Leah Hemi

Track specialist who won over this course and distance on soft ground last start, coming from midfield with a strong finish. She has a solid record at Phar Lap and handles wet tracks, and she appears to still be improving.

Our price $3.50 · SP $2.80 · Hayley Hassman

The class runner dropping from a stronger BM75 line-up into this grade. He has placed in five of eight starts over 1200m and handles rain-affected ground, with two wins and three placings from twelve soft-track outings. The stable is winning at 25% and barrier 7 is fine. The knock is a modest career win rate and the odd flat run, but nothing else here brings his level of form.

Our price $9.00 · SP $19.00 · Matthew Cameron

A naturally handy galloper who maps to be right on the speed, which is exactly where you want to be at Phar Lap. The jockey is going well at this venue and the horse has already won over the trip.

Our price $16.00 · SP $26.00 · Krishna Mudhoo

A track-and-distance winner who gets the perfect inside gate and, in a race with no obvious leader, may be able to control the tempo. He owns one of the faster 1200m times in the field and maps on the speed.

Our price $5.00 · SP $4.60 · Jasmine Fawcett

A progressive four-year-old who has done nearly all her racing on soft ground and is yet to miss a place at 1200m. She has competed in age-group stakes races, so the step to this grade holds no fears, and she won a maiden with a powerful late surge last prep. Her stable is flying and the jockey rides this track well. A strong finisher who should be charging late.

Our price $4.80 · SP $5.00 · Michael McNab

Booked with a top jockey and the stable pairing has an outstanding record together. But she resumes after a long break from a wide gate 17, and this stable has a very poor strike rate at this course.

Our price $12.00 · SP $21.00 · Matthew Cameron

A consistent mare who saves her best for soft ground, placing in four of six starts on rain-affected going, and every run has been over this trip. Improving with racing and ridden by a jockey who goes well here.

Our price $2.70 · SP $2.40 · Hayley Hassman

His wet-track record is the best in the field and he comes from a leading stable. The query is the draw and a likely midfield settle on a track that favours handy runners, but his turn of foot can overcome it.

Our price $7.50 · SP $11.00 · Liam Kauri

The trainer's outstanding record at this track is a big pointer, and this gelding is a genuine 2200m horse with three wins at the trip and a course-and-distance success. He handles soft ground. The negatives are a jockey yet to win here and a habit of settling well back, which is a real concern on a track that rewards handy runners.

Our price $6.00 · SP $6.00 · Matthew Cameron

Dropped back from Open company last start when a closing second at Riccarton, and her recent efforts are among the best in the field. She settles just off the pace, and the strong early speed expected here should set up her late surge. A wide draw in 13 is a knock on a track that rewards on-pace runners, but she has the class to overcome it. One to have in the placings.

Our price $18.00 · SP $51.00 · Bridget Grylls

The value play. A one-in-three career winner whose best efforts — two recent wins on rain-affected ground — stack up with anything in this field, and she is drawn to get a soft run from barrier four.