Rotorua tips and results

Our price $3.40 · Wiremu Pinn

She has finished second or third in all three starts on soft ground and has a good draw. A fast pace should give her a run late. Trainer form is cold and she has won only once, but she is the most likely winner.

Our price $5.00 · Michael McNab

She can sit just off the speed from a handy barrier. The soft ground is the question and she has faded late before, but she looks a solid place chance at least.

Our price $6.50 · Lynsey Satherley

She is a proven soft-track performer who has placed against better, and a fast pace should help her run on late. The wide draw on a tight track and first-up status hold her back, so she looks better for a place than a win.

Our price $9.00 · Bruno Queiroz

She is a late-finishing mare who ran well in her best recent runs, and the likely fast pace should help her. She is a heavy-track specialist and has had a soft-ground run without a win, so she is not certain.

Our price $4.80 · Floor Moerman

His second at Hawera last start in the same class on Soft 7 was the strongest run in the race, and he is lightly raced and still improving.

Our price $6.50 · Sam McNab

The inside barrier and a good soft-ground record put him right in the mix. His last start can be ignored, as he had a wide draw and was ridden at the back. Two starts back he was racing prominently at this class. With a nice light weight and an in-form stable, he gets a good run on the rail. Solid place chance with winning claims.

Our price $9.50 · Jack Taplin

A horse with the best raw ability in the field when at his best, with a maiden win and a sixth in very strong runs on heavy ground. The last two starts have been disappointing in Bm65 company, but he was stuck a long way back at Matamata.

Our price $13.00 · Tom Wigram

Dropping to 55kg changes things in a race where most of the field carry 58kg and above, and she has the speed to take the good draw and lead.

Our price $3.80 · Michael McNab

She is a proven soft-track performer who has won at this class and settles off the speed. With five likely leaders, a fast tempo should suit her midfield run. Her recent efforts have been at a winning standard.

Our price $7.00 · Jack Taplin

Diamond Jak has been the form horse of this group over recent weeks, winning three of his last five, including an Open Hcp on Soft 5 at Ellerslie. He gets home well from midfield or back, which should suit a hot pace. He is a strong each-way chance.

Our price $7.50 · Lily Sutherland

Solidify has been running to a strong standard in Open company and sits on a light weight. He has a good soft-track record and has placed in his last three starts. The risk is a hot pace, as he likes to lead and will have company.

Our price $3.20 · Bruno Queiroz

The best form in the race. He won twice over 1200m on Soft tracks earlier this year, running a standout time at Trentham. He was always going to find last start's Ellerslie 1400m a stretch and ran on reasonably. Back to sprinting, second up and drawn handily, he should settle just off a moderate pace and be hard to hold out, despite 59kg and cold connections.

Our price $5.80 · Michael McNab

A consistent sort who has been placed repeatedly in good sprints, with a very strong first-up record. His Trentham second on Soft ground ran to a high standard and his Otaki second from a wide gate showed he kept finding.

Our price $5.20 · Joe Doyle

Improving fast, and the most progressive horse in the race. She has won three in a row, including a wildly good win on a heavy track at Te Aroha. The jump to Group 3 is a large one and her record on Soft is thin, but she carries a light weight, leads or sits handy, and the soft surface and weekend pace map both suit her. She is the main danger.

Our price $7.00 · George Rooke

At 50kg she is carrying a feather, nine kilograms under the top weights, and her form is solid for a young filly, with a Guineas win and a string of placings. She is unproven against older rivals, but the weight edge on a Soft track at 1200m is real.

Our price $3.70 · George Rooke

She is consistent, proven on soft ground and ran a good race at this grade last start. She is second-up and should improve on that run. The 11 barrier and a settle back in the field are worries on a tight circuit with a moderate tempo, but her class and soft record outweigh them. I rate her the most likely winner.

Our price $4.50 · Michael McNab

The light weight helps. She faces a big class rise and her soft-track record is thin, with a wide barrier on a turning track. The numbers suggest she can handle the lift, and she should be running on late. She is a solid place chance and a genuine winning chance.

Our price $5.00 · Craig Grylls

War Queen drops in class after running ninth in an Open handicap and has a good draw. She has a front-to-handy running style that suits this track. Her second-place run at Ellerslie on Soft 5 was a good one at this grade. Recent form is on the slide and the stable is cold.

Our price $11.00 · Munna Alam

Hakushu looks overpriced. His best form, in a win and two seconds at Bm65 level on soft ground, was strong enough to beat this field. He is racing at a rising trend and has a handy weight. First-up from a spell and a class rise are real risks, and the jockey is out of form.