Alice Springs tips and results

Our price $2.50 · SP $2.20 · Stan Tsaikos

Yule Point has run to a winning standard in every recent start, including two narrow seconds, and has the gate speed to take a handy spot behind the likely leader. The wide draw and top-end weight are minor concerns, but it is the best performed runner in this field and deserves top billing.

Our price $4.50 · SP $6.00 · Paul Denton

Voronya has been very effective at Alice Springs and the distance suits perfectly, with a strong record alongside Paul Denton. The negatives are the 61kg top weight, a first-up return and a likely spot back in the field in a moderately run race. Still a prime place chance with winning claims.

Our price $2.90 · SP $3.30 · Stan Tsaikos

Hellivit is the most likely winner on form. He has a superb record at this track and distance and won two of his last three. The speed map gives him an easy lead in a slow-run sprint, and Alice Springs favours horses that are handy. He carries top weight but is well suited to it.

Our price $7.50 · SP $17.00 · Jessie Philpot

Tango Stepz is the value runner. Her first-up record of four wins from ten is excellent and she has won over this trip at the track.

Our price $8.00 · SP $13.00 · Stan Tsaikos

Bahama Bay is a proven winner here and gets his regular jockey back. The slow tempo and the top weight are both against a backmarker, but his track and distance record is strong and he is capable of better than his last three runs suggest.

Our price $10.00 · SP $21.00 · Dakota-Lee Gillett

He is going to be handy in what looks like a slowly run sprint and gets a good weight advantage.

Our price $3.40 · SP $3.90 · Paul Denton

Won last start at 1000m and has the cleanest run to the front in a race with no confirmed leader. Her record at this track and distance is the best in the field, and the class drop helps.

Our price $13.00 · SP $21.00 · Ianish Luximon

She drew well, carries a light weight and is second up with the stable in form.

Our price $3.20 · SP $2.40 · Lek Maloney

He has been consistently close in stronger grades, including a strong second over 1400m last start, and now drops in class. He should settle just behind the leader on a moderate tempo and the Maloney/Petrick combination is the strongest around. Win record is modest but he rates the most likely winner.

Our price $5.00 · SP $7.50 · Paul Denton

A reliable placegetter who has been solid at this level and drops in grade. His run at 1400m in June was strong and he gets a handy midfield spot behind a moderate tempo. He lacks a winning punch, but he should be in the finish again.

Our price $7.50 · SP $10.00 · Raymond Vigar

The only genuine front-runner in the field and he won last start leading. A moderate tempo is ideal and he could be hard to run down. Top weight and a modest distance record are risks, but he is overpriced for the map he is likely to get.

Our price $5.00 · SP $9.00 · Shuichi Terachi

Limited Risk has been competitive at this class, finishing second last start and winning over 1400m earlier. He gets an ideal on-pace trip and the stable knows the track well. He carries 58kg from a wide gate, which keeps him just behind my top pick.

Our price $6.00 · SP $3.80 · Danielle Hirini

Mr Jones won last start over 1400m and has a good record here. He gets a light weight and an inside draw, and should settle in the first half of the field.

Our price $6.00 · SP $9.50 · Ianish Luximon

Matron Samsing has returned to her best, running second in two of her last three over this trip. She will be off the speed, but a moderate tempo should not hurt her.