New Plymouth Raceway tips and results

Our price $2.80 · SP $1.90 · Kavish Chowdhoory

The most reliable runner in a weak maiden. It has been placed on soft ground and ran on solidly last start at Woodville. The 2000m trip is an unknown, and ten starts without a win is a concern, but the field is modest and it should be involved late.

Our price $4.80 · SP $6.00 · Jonathan Riddell

A second-starter that already has a taste of a longer trip on soft ground and ran sensibly on debut. With a steady tempo expected and the stamina proven, it can improve on that run.

Our price $5.50 · SP $6.50 · Kelly Myers

Fleurs Star has been placed twice on rain-affected tracks and gets a handy weight drop. The stable is in superb form and she comes off a good run behind a stronger finish. Slow starts are a concern, but a moderate tempo should help if she can find cover. She is a genuine each-way chance with a winning shot.

Our price $9.00 · SP $6.50 · Mereana Hudson

He should be prominent again from a fair gate in a moderate tempo, and that front-running style can be an advantage.

Our price $2.90 · SP $2.45 · Michael McNab

Progressive four-year-old from the powerful Walker/Bergerson yard who won her maiden over this trip on soft ground last start and was runner-up over this track and distance on a Soft 6 earlier in the year. Drawn to get the gun run behind what shapes as a slowly-run race and gets a top stable rider aboard. The knock is a sizeable class rise and three extra kilos, but she has the most upside of anything here and should be in the finish.

Our price $6.00 · SP $9.50 · George Rooke

Consistent six-year-old mare with three wins who comes off a strong staying success at Cambridge and was placed at a stronger grade before that. She handles soft and heavy ground, is drawn to settle in the first four, and her rider has won on her before. The negatives are top weight, a ten-length defeat two starts back on soft ground, and just one prior attempt at the mile. She is a genuine each-way chance.

Our price $7.00 · SP $6.00 · Craig Grylls

The only natural leader in the race and drawn the inside, so she projects to control a slowly-run mile, which is a big tactical edge. She led throughout to win on heavy ground in August and placed twice on that surface before it. The negatives are significant though: no placings in four soft-track starts, a poor fading effort after leading last time, and a first try at 1600m. Worth including on the map but not one to trust with the win.

Our price $9.00 · SP $21.00 · Samantha Collett

Honest mare who is a proven wet-tracker with two wins and plenty of placings on soft ground, and she has five placings from nine starts at this track. She won a Bm65 on soft two starts back and closed solidly over this trip last start. The knock is that she is yet to win over a mile in 18 tries and may be too far back in a race with little tempo.

Our price $6.00 · SP $4.40 · Craig Grylls

Gate four should let him settle in the first handful without doing any work, which is a plus in a maiden on a Soft track.

Our price $8.00 · SP $5.50 · Rihaan Goyaram

The only runner here with a genuinely useful piece of 1200m form — he settled handy and stuck on well at Hawera before a fair resumption at Taupo where he worked wide throughout. Second-up now, out to 1200m, with the inside gate and wet-track experience already under the belt. The rider is without a recent winner but has been placing consistently.

Our price $4.20 · SP $3.00 · Lisa Allpress

Consistent mare who has placed in six of 11 starts, including three seconds on soft ground. First-up after 200 days but has placed both previous fresh runs. The knock is she's yet to win, but this is a weak maiden and she gets her chance.

Our price $5.50 · SP $9.00 · Craig Grylls

Showed strong form last prep, including a close second at this track over 1600m. Wide draw and get-back style don't help.

Our price $13.00 · SP $19.00 · Mereana Hudson

Placed twice from five starts, including a second over this track and distance on soft ground. Goes well fresh with two placings from two first-up runs.

Our price $8.00 · SP $7.00 · Jim Chung

Willoughby White ran the best race of his preparation last start on soft ground, finishing fourth from a wide gate, and he backs up quickly. He knows the track and drops in grade, so he should be in the mix.

Our price $10.00 · SP $16.00 · Floor Moerman

A small each-way saver is appealing.

Our price $2.60 · SP $2.20 · Craig Grylls

The clear form horse. A dominant Hawera winner two starts back, he then ran a solid fifth in a competitive Bm75 at Waverley after settling handy, closing well on soft ground. He handles the wet, has Craig Grylls aboard and is drawn to get the right run.

Our price $4.60 · SP $8.10 · Kavish Chowdhoory

Best on form in a race with no obvious leader. She ran fast early last start at a higher grade and faded, and she is back second up, where she has won both starts. The class drop and soft footing suit.

Our price $3.60 · SP $4.70 · Kelly Myers

The weight helps.

Our price $15.00 · SP $41.90 · Floor Moerman

He won his maiden at this track on a Heavy surface and has the wet-track form to run into the placings if things go his way. Barrier 1 should help in a slow race. The weight and class are against him, so this is a small each-way chance only.