Bendigo tips and results

Our price $2.70 · SP $3.30 · Nash Rawiller

Resonant is the class runner of this race. His half-length second in the Gold Rush at Bendigo is the strongest form on offer, and he came back with a close second over the same 1000m. He has never raced on a Soft track, but a midfield run behind a lone leader at a moderate pace should suit.

Our price $3.40 · SP $2.35 · Ethan Brown

She has a good draw, gets 2kg, and the Maher and Brown combination is strong, so she should improve. But that one run was beaten three lengths and was below Resonant's best work.

Our price $4.00 · SP $4.20 · Declan Bates

Centenary Florin has the class edge from her 2yo campaign, where she ran very well in stronger races, and she drops to Bm64 for her return. Her early speed should land her just behind or outside the lone leader in a race expected to be run slowly, which gives her a big advantage. Fitness and her habit of fading late are the risks.

Our price $6.00 · SP $11.00 · Nash Rawiller

In a race expected to be run slowly with only one natural leader, Nickibi should get a soft time in front.

Our price $4.20 · SP $6.50 · Dean Yendall

His first-up second at Hamilton on Soft 5 was very good: he raced three wide with no cover, hit the front at the 200m and was only run down late by a fitter horse. He's in his second run back, where he has won before, and he drops slightly in class. He should settle just off Romantic Miss rather than fight her for the lead, which takes away some of the keenness risk.

Our price $5.50 · SP $7.50 · Harry Coffey

He has raced in better company and has the strongest finish in the field. His 1100m Caulfield run on Soft 7 was a winning-standard effort despite trouble in the run, and the class drop is significant. Bendigo has been kinder to backmarkers than most provincial tracks. The worries are getting clear runs from the inside draw and the doubt about soft ground. Each-way covers that risk.

Our price $7.00 · SP $8.50 · Holly Durnan

The honest leader of the race, and she handles wet ground. She has been consistent this campaign: a big Warrnambool win, then a close fourth over 1100m against stronger Caulfield company. Leading without pressure and the 2kg claim give her a real chance to kick clear.

Our price $8.00 · SP $15.00 · Lachlan Neindorf

He won the Seymour form race last start on similar ground, beating Yahoo Bar and Melek. He finished off well from midfield in a time good enough to win at this level. He carries more weight now and his record at the trip is placings only. Even so, he places often and handles the soft. His late finishing style also suits the Bendigo straight.

Our price $10.00 · SP $16.00 · Declan Bates

Her Seymour run on the soft was better than ninth suggests: she settled last and kept going over the final stages. The step up to 2400m should suit a filly bred to stay.

Our price $5.50 · SP $7.00 · Harry Coffey

Kiwi Jenni is a lightly raced 4yo mare who keeps improving. Her close third in a Bm70 mile on good ground is better form than most of this field has shown. The concern is that she usually starts slowly and settles last, so a moderate pace could leave her too far back. She should still be finishing among the best.

Our price $7.00 · SP $5.00 · Craig Williams

She has run in Group company, and her second-up Cranbourne fourth had excuses after she was slow out and held up. Third up with Williams and 54kg, she should improve. She has still been beaten twice by Bm62 horses, hasn't won on good ground, and will settle well back.

Our price $3.20 · SP $2.35 · Ethan Brown

The worries are being first-up after five months, his habit of laying in, and a likely back-half spot in a race without much pace.

Our price $8.00 · SP $11.00 · Jabez Johnstone

His two Ballarat wins were faster than anything most of these have run. He had a forgiveable excuse at Seymour when he got into a speed duel on a soft track. Back on a Good track, with the light weight and a jockey who rides Bendigo very well, he can bounce back.

Our price $9.00 · SP $6.50 · Harry Coffey

He was plain first-up in a strong Caulfield race, but he was resuming from a long break and came out of barrier 10. Second-up from barrier 4, he should get a soft run near the lead in a race with only a moderate pace, which is how he won his three races in a row.

Our price $7.50 · SP $15.00 · Shayleigh Ingelse

A genuine wet-track mare who drops in class after racing in strong company interstate. Her first-up run at Hamilton was plain, but she began slowly for a new stable, and her second-up record of three placings from three is a big pointer. The 2kg claim brings her into the race at a light weight, and Bendigo's soft-track pattern suits horses coming from behind.

Our price $4.00 · SP $4.20 · Ethan Brown

The Gold Cup second and Caulfield Cup fifth stand out in this company.

Our price $10.00 · SP $15.00 · Ben Melham

The rain-affected track turns this Irish Group 3 winner into a real chance. Three of his four wins have come on soft ground. He was outclassed in the Caulfield Cup on a good track first up in Australia, but second up, dropping in grade and on his preferred ground, he can run much better.

Our price $7.00 · SP $13.00 · Ethan Brown

A proven soft-ground horse who placed several times in stronger grades last preparation. He returned with an honest fifth at Seymour on similar ground and should come on for the run. His midfield run should get him a good trail behind a strong pace.