Port Lincoln tips and results

Our price $2.70 · SP $2.50 · Tala Hutchinson

The form horse in a weak maiden and the one best built for this circuit. He led at Port Lincoln last start over 1210m and fought on for third, beaten less than a length, and the rise to 1350m suits. Tootell and Hutchinson both strike at better than 20% here, and from gate eight he should control a moderate tempo. Wet form is only fair but he has placed on heavy going. The one to beat.

Our price $6.00 · SP $5.00 · Brooke King

She nearly won over this trip here in March when she settled fourth, hit the front at the 400m and was nosed out on the line, which is exactly the profile that wins at Port Lincoln. Her fresh run over 1210m was sound, closing from the back. The second-up record is bare and she has no soft-track placing, but Brooke King is riding with confidence and gate seven should let her settle close.

Our price $12.00 · SP $26.00 · Jemma Gutte

A three-year-old second up from the inside gate who should land in the first three or four and never leave the rail, which counts for plenty around here.

Our price $3.80 · SP $11.00 · Alyssa Webb

Two runs, both in the mud, both on speed and both full of merit: a fighting third on heavy going and a fourth on soft where he led and kept giving. He is a natural fast beginner, but the outside gate is a real cost at a track where ground lost early is rarely made up. His stable has had a lean run and has never won here. Strong claims, but the draw stops him topping the list.

Our price $14.00 · SP $9.50 · Caitlyn Munro

Drawn to get the run of the race from gate three and she is one of the few in this field with the speed to lead or sit outside the leader, precisely the profile this circuit demands. She did exactly that here over this trip in February before fading.

Our price $20.00 · SP $31.00 · Dylan Caboche

The one natural leader in a moderate-tempo maiden, and Port Lincoln is unforgiving to anything that gives her a start. Her best run came here over this trip when she held a forward spot to the line, and if she crosses cleanly she can dictate and be in front on the turn where it counts.

Our price $4.50 · SP $9.00 · Murray Henderson

Chesteray is the likely lone leader in a race where front-runners dominate at Port Lincoln. He drops weight from his last-start win and has a strong soft-track record. While the class rise is a query, his tactical speed and fitness give him a big chance to dictate.

Our price $6.50 · SP $6.50 · Brooke King

Resumed last preparation with two solid runs here over 1350m, going down by a length when second and then fourth after making ground from midfield — the exact pattern that gets horses home at this circuit. She has a win at today's trip and her best form is on rain-affected ground, which matters given the surface. Barrier five should see her settle within striking distance.

Our price $9.00 · SP $8.50 · Stacey Metcalfe

The one horse who looks certain to lead, and at this track a soft lead is a serious weapon with only a short straight to the post. He is a proven commodity here at 1210m — three wins and three seconds — and his second-up record is sound. The risk is that he has folded late in his last two runs over this trip and now has to cross from gate eleven at nine years of age.

Our price $9.00 · SP $8.00 · S H Sit

He drops out of a slightly stronger grade and should lob in midfield rather than last.

Our price $4.60 · SP $7.50 · Caitlin Tootell

Beaten a nose over 1000m here at this grade last start after leading, and she should get a similar forward trip from gate three. Second-up, she has placed in five of six soft-track runs and rarely runs poorly. The query is the extra 200m and a thin win strike rate, but this is a modest field.

Our price $7.00 · SP $10.00 · Connor Murtagh

A genuine course specialist: five placings from eight starts here and three placings from four at this trip. The long break is the risk and fitness has to be taken on trust.

Our price $3.20 · SP $2.60 · Rochelle Milnes

The clear form horse. Last start over this trip here he was slowly away, settled worse than midfield, worked into third by the 400 and charged late to be beaten a whisker in the best run of the race. He trialled well on the wet here and won second-up last preparation. Barrier five suits and he maps to improve into the leading division before the turn, exactly the pattern that wins at this venue.

Our price $9.00 · SP $9.00 · Connor Murtagh

A genuine wet-tracker with two wins from six on rain-affected ground, one of them here over this trip when he sat outside the leader and took over late. His fresh run was plain, tiring after working into the race, but his second-up record is much stronger and the winkers go on first time. From gate four he can hold a spot in the first half and improve into the leading division at the right time.

Our price $13.00 · SP $17.00 · Shuichi Terachi

A Port Lincoln regular with three wins and three placings from 17 starts here, including a front-running win over this trip in lesser company. He drops in class from a sharper race, has the gate to settle in the first four and, on his best form here, is good enough to fight out the finish. The wet surface is the query after three soft-track attempts without a placing, and his new rider is out of form.

Our price $12.00 · SP $26.00 · Jade Doyle

He has done exactly that on soft ground before, leading throughout over 1400 at Casterton. His last run here is a write-off, having reared at the start and been forced wide without cover. If he gets an uncontested lead into the short straight, he could steal a break on this field.

Our price $12.00 · SP $26.00 · Rochelle Milnes

A genuine Port Lincoln specialist with ten wins around this circuit, and he was not knocked about first-up. He strips fitter second-up, draws well and reunites with the rider who knows him best.

Our price $5.00 · SP $7.00 · Rochelle Milnes

Pick 'n' Mix is the one best suited to Port Lincoln. She has the gate speed to lead, did exactly that here last start before Sassy For Sure grabbed her late, and now meets that mare 2kg better off. Her record is honest and she's a genuine on-pace threat in a race where the front three turning for home almost always decides it. Soft ground is the one query after an old bleeding episode.

Our price $26.00 · SP $61.00 · Tala Hutchinson

Another Bride is the value runner. She has won twice over this track and trip, including leading all the way here last start, and her jockey rides this circuit well. The negatives are a wide gate, a jump in class and no soft-track experience, but her course affinity makes her worth a small each-way ticket as a rough place chance.