Ascot r4 SRM : Golden Dore & Winning Shuffle Top 4 ; Both horses are coming off very impressive, fast finishing maiden victories . Golden Dore was on debut so should have plenty of upside. Winning Shuffle has to repeat a spike in performance but is still lightly raced and is 3rd up so should still be on the up this campaign. While Divine Impact is technically down in grade the form from her first up win is not as strong as the class suggests and she is jumping from 1000m to 14000m 2nd up. Can absolutely beat these but no way could I take the odds on qoute , hence the SRM and perhaps a little spec on both to win.
Best Bet Ascot r6 Pin Deep ; Speedster who can sustain high speed over the short course trips. There are a couple of roughies who are drawn inside him that could possibly try and hold him out early but I’m confident he can sit outside one of them in a worst case scenario and still hold off the swoopers. If he does burn to the front then it should be game over. A little embarrassing picking a $2 pop as the best bet however I have it rated at $1.70 ish in this field.
Ascot r7 Border Force ; While I don’t have much separating him and Snippy Sean , I’m banking on the barrier advantage being the difference . Also has the 1600m runs under his belt if it gets willing at the end.
Best Value Ascot r8 Camera Action ; I concede barrier 12/13 over the 1200m at Ascot will probably be a bridge too far however after having a good collect at $3 last start, I can’t let it go round at $17 without a little each way bet . Horse is flying and with luck in running , hopefully 3 wide with cover , she’s better than a $17 chance.
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