Ascot r2 Rulelee ; Has gone from a tease maiden horse to putting them away very softly at last two last starts. Westpeed Platinum races are not typical Saturday grade races so the step up isn’t as big as it looks. 1400m , 1300m back to 1200m some concern but she should settle close enough to use her turn of foot to round them up.
Best Multi Ascot r3 Trade War into r5 Trix of the Trade ; Try hard not to tip odds on favourites as they rarely indicate their true chances of winning. Trade War @ $1.95 is justifiable given he doesn’t run into the flying Cheval de Vega and conditions are expected to be much more favourable than last time when leaders dominated. Trix of the Trade just looks classes above his opposition. While the winning margin wasn’t a space job last time . the jockey was very kind to him and this is no harder , in fact it’s a near identical field. The current multi price of $2.83 is a decent bet .
Best Bet Ascot r7 Cristal Dane ; Has gone from an inconsistent mare capable of a big run on her day to a most consistent performer since the stable change. From an outsider she seems to have relished the tactics change of now going forward in her races. If Watson can get her to at least outside the leader without burning too much petrol then she should prove very hard to catch . The 3kg claim is ideal however punching into a strong south westerly headwind may not be so monitor earlier races for a guide.
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