Otaki tips and results

Our price $5.00 · SP $2.60 · Lisa Allpress

His 11th on debut came after he was hampered and raced greenly from a wide gate, and the run was better than the result. He draws barrier 2, carries light weight and should improve with experience.

Our price $4.20 · SP $4.00 · Leah Hemi

A consistent filly who has placed in all 3 runs and won her maiden over 1100m with a strong finish. She gets the best of the draw on the rail and carries light weight.

Our price $5.00 · SP $8.00 · Toni Davies

A lightly raced filly who is improving, second up from a spell, and who ran a solid fourth in a maiden from a wide draw in heavy going.

Our price $4.80 · SP $4.80 · Lily Sutherland

He handles wet ground, is at the right class and should be handy from barrier 4.

Our price $5.20 · SP $7.50 · Liam Kauri

A solid and honest mare who relishes 1200m and wet ground, and a drop from BM75 to BM65 gives her a class edge. She ran creditably in a stronger race last start and comes in with a light weight.

Our price $5.50 · SP $6.00 · Jonathan Riddell

He has won on soft ground and over this trip, and his run two starts back was a very good one. He rates a fraction shorter than Intention on proven soft form but not clearly better, so he sits second on form.

Our price $6.50 · SP $4.70 · Hyeontaek Oh

A consistent placed horse who has a strong case on trends: he is second up, came off a strong second at Bm65, carries a light weight with a claim, has a good draw and is from a stable running hot. The drawback is that he rarely wins and has not won over 1400m. A strong chance to run a place and could win if things fall right.

Our price $9.00 · SP $13.90 · Floor Moerman

She drops in class, has wet-ground form and a stable winning at a very high rate, and she closes well when the race is run honestly. Worth an each-way chance as the value play.

Our price $8.00 · SP $27.00 · Liam Kauri

Royal Flower looks the best value in the race. A likely fast tempo should help her finishing run. The wide gate and a sprint trip shorter than her usual are the concerns, but her wet-track record is strong and she is 8 to 14 points longer than her chance warrants.

Our price $9.00 · SP $16.00 · Lisa Allpress

Amend is a consistent type who has been placed in most of his starts, including his best at 1200m. He ran well in Open company on Soft 7 at Te Rapa two starts back and is seasoned on wet tracks.

Our price $12.00 · SP $13.00 · Kavish Chowdhoory

Sinbin is a long shot with some appeal. She has a good draw at barrier 4, a sound distance and Soft record, and ran fourth at Otaki on Soft 5 over this trip. She is fresh-up and her last two runs were plain, so she needs to improve, but a light weight and an in-form jockey help.

Our price $5.00 · SP $6.50 · Kavish Chowdhoory

He has already won this course and distance, has two wins from six at 1400m and two from five on soft, and his heavy sixth at Hawera two weeks ago was a much better performance than the placing suggests. Gavin Sharrock has won eight of his last 20 starters. Barrier 11 is only a mild knock.

Our price $6.50 · SP $4.20 · Corentin Berge

That profile keeps her in the first three.

Our price $3.60 · SP $5.00 · Hayley Hassman

He won on soft at Te Rapa, then ran a strong third against open-class rivals last start. He should be handy in a likely slow-run race, and he is second up with a hot stable and jockey.

Our price $6.00 · SP $7.50 · Kelly Myers

On pure ability he may be the best horse in the race, with his recent wins at 1600m on wet ground coming against rivals of similar standard. The concern is the wide draw and a likely slow tempo, which could make it hard to make up ground.

Our price $4.20 · SP $4.50 · Floor Moerman

Won last start over this exact trip at the same grade, and she did it comfortably. A mid-field draw in a race likely to be run at a steady tempo suits her, and the stable is flying.

Our price $7.50 · SP $14.00 · Kavish Chowdhoory

Her recent runs carrying 68kg were among the best in the field, and she now gets around 10kg relief at a track and distance where handy runners are favoured.

Our price $9.00 · SP $17.00 · Liam Kauri

A seasoned veteran who has been running well above this grade and drops in class with a much better draw than last start, when he was wide and never had a clear run. Light weight and a 2kg claim help in the soft going.

Our price $8.50 · SP $14.00 · Kelly Myers

A tough veteran who has been right in the finish of races like this and is a proven stayer on wet tracks.