Far from an enthralling card, but a few plays early and one a bit later…
Race 1:
Not a lot of depth in the first dirt race of the season. #8 Viva Council pulled up lame when last seen but showed no signs of that when easily winning a trial. Inside speed and the jockey/trainer combo connected well in dirt sprints last season. He may not be much of a price, but…
#4 Gold Comet is around 20-1 on the overnight odds. Dam hasn’t dropped much other than one special sib known as Invasor, and this one is also by Exchange Rate, so there were no surprises to see him run well in a dirt trial towards the end of last season, albeit in very slow time. Exotics interest at that price.
Race 2:
Another race of poor quality, with the two early favs a combined 1/46 lifetime. Let’s go with #6 Moon Peaks, who has won a trial impressively up at the China training facility since the barn change.
Race 3:
Currently in the black, so can take a stab here with #10 Well Dragon. Wasn’t disgraced last time out in his dirt debut, and is eligible to improve having done a lot of work in the off-season.
Race 4:
#3 Winwin Thirtythree was not disgraced in his Class 4 runs and now drops back to Class 5, where he hasn’t missed the board in four tries over the course and distance (in this class). Trialled nicely for this and has a great chance to get his first lifetime win.
I’ve been following #7 Galaxy Racer for a while now, and he’s worth including in the exotics.
Race 7:
#6 Czarson looked very good winning a recent trial on this surface for the new barn. G2 placed runner in Australia has had excuses in his two HK starts: debut was over 1000m on a yielding track, and last time raced quite keenly after arriving to the gates with blood in his mouth.
PLAYS:
R1 WP 8
R1 EX 8/3,4
R2 WP 6
R3 WP 10
R4 WP 3
R4 EX 3,7/3,7
R7 WP 6
Good luck!
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