RACE 1 - 11:50AM Thomas Farms Handicap (1200 METRES)
Audrey Grace made good ground on the Parks behind Lonrodex two starts back before starting favourite at Geelong when 2nd behind Lovie May last time. She draws a nice gate and gets her chance to find winning form here. JILLADORA was impressive beating Sixteen reasons two runs back before running 7th behind The Great Baby, she draws out but looks the danger. OUR SHINING STAR has been knocking on the door running 2nd behind Alpine Flyer at Murray Bridge before running 2nd behind Demando on the Parks last time which is good form for this. PRICILLA'S CHOICE is on the back-up from running 4th behind Connemara Queen on the Parks last week. DISCO TILMORN has won two of her past three and has been in the money at two of three starts here.
SELECTIONS: 1 AUDREY GRACE, 3 Jilladora, 4 Our Shining Star, 8 Pricilla's Choice
PLAY: Backing AUDREY GRACE.
RACE 2 - 12:22PM SkyCity Maiden Plate (1100 METRES)
Episodic is a former NSW galloper who was narrowly beaten first-up in SA behind Bulls On Parade here. He gets the inside gate and looks the horse to beat. Stablemate THE GENERAL PUBLIC debuts for the Clarken/O'Shea stable and finished 2nd in a recent Gawler trial. UTILITARIAN is the watch on debut for the in-form Michael Hickmott stable, he's trialled OK and has been well backed since markets opened. ABSOLUTE LARRAKIN debuts for the Lesnikowski/Hannemann stable and has trialled OK. INOTELL resumes and has placed at seven of 18 starts. SNIPER'S NIGHTMARE was good running 3rd behind Ladymeansbusiness at Murray Bridge last time and draws a nice barrier. CARARADA has placed at five of 10 starts and was good when 3rd first-up behind Braveman'sgame on the Parks.
SELECTIONS: 10 EPISODIC, 7 Utilitarian, 3 Inotell, 5 Sniper's Nightmare
PLAY: Keen on EPOSODIC.
RACE 3 - 12:57PM Petaluma Maiden Plate (1100 METRES)
Blue Chip Girl has been placed at three of four Victorian starts, the latest when a $2.70 favourite at Bendigo in April. She draws a middle gate and should be fighting out the finish here with the winkers going on fresh. LOSESOMEWINMORE debuts for the Richard and Chantelle Jolly stable and won a recent Gawler trial nicely. ASTROMANCER has shown ability running 4th here behind Declared and then beaten 2.1 lengths behind Second To Nun before a break. The stable is flying and she gets an inside gate. ROYAL HANDED has had three trials ahead of his debut for the Clarken/O'Shea stable winning the latest at Gawler and he draws a nice barrier. TALKIN' ITALIAN made good ground first-up form a spell behind Huggle Time at Murray Bridge and has trialled again since. BATTLE ROYALE is on debut for Michael Hickmott and has trialled OK, stablemate TOGETHERFOREVER ran 2nd in the Stawell trial for Dane Smith and must be kept safe.
SELECTIONS: 8 BLUE CHIP GIRL, 3 Losesomewinmore, 7 Astromancer, 4 Royal Handed
PLAY: Happy to watch on.
RACE 4 - 1:35PM Fleurieu Milk Company Handicap (2051 METRES)
Oath Of Omerta was very good first-up beaten 1.4 lengths behind Validated before an OK effort behind Exalted Fire on the Parks. He's trialled since but gets out to a suitable trip and looks hard to beat here. DISAGREEABLE MISS finished strongly when narrowly beaten behind Insulation on the Parks. MONTEPULCIANO has plenty of weight but has been racing well, stablemate DOES IT has been around the mark. FLIGHT DECK was a last-start winner here with EXALTED RUTH running third. BOOKER TEE comes off a Warrnambool win beating Mulga Lil and has been mixing it over the jumps, stablemate PRINCETON AWARD finished last in the same race but was placed at Sandown three starts back.
SELECTIONS: 4 OATH OF OMERTA, 2 Disagreeable Miss, 1 Montepulciano, 6 Exalted Ruth
PLAY: Backing OATH OF OMERTA each-way.
RACE 5 - 2:12PM Spring Racing Carnival at Morphettville - (Oct. 14th - Nov 11th) Handicap (1541 METRES)
Angry Skies looks ready to peak here after three runs back from a break, the latest beaten 2.15 lengths behind No Surrender at Sandown. He has form around some good horses from earlier in the year and should take beating. BOOGNISH was placed in the Lightning Stakes behind La Danseuse Rouge and then 5th in the Behemoth behind See You In Heaven. She finished strongly when 2nd behind Versetto here last time and should be in the finish. CEERSEVEN come from the back to win nicely first-up at Bendigo, he's another Victorian who has run well behind some good horses and tackled a the G2 Alister Clark at Moonee Valley back in March. SEEKING GLORY stuck on OK first-up in SA when 4th behind Demando on the Parks and maps to get a nice run.
SELECTIONS: 1 ANGRY SKIES, 4 Boognish, 3 Ceerseven, 2 Seeking Glory
PLAY: Something o ANGRY SKIES each-way.
RACE 6 - 2:47PM Sydney Robert McDonald Memorial Handicap (1200 METRES)
Jean Valjean looks hard to beat. He didn't have a lot go right when he closed sharply late to run 3rd behind Calla Dream last time on the Parks. The big track should suit. Stablemate SIXTEEN REASONS was narrowly beaten by Jilladora two runs back before running 4th behind Lonrodex and should get every chance from the inside gate. BELLENGER was a winner here back in February before beating Chicago Storm on the Parks. His first-up run when 3rd behind Alpine Flyer was solid, he gets a 3kg claim and should take some beating. AIR ASSAULT strips fitter for one run back when 4th behind Esecutore here. He won the Sires' last time in and will appreciate the drop in weight. Stablemate ARUGAMAMA was good first-up from a spell when 3rd behind THE GREAT BABY who is chasing three on the bounce after beating Fleurieu Flipper. TEST THE LAW has been in the money at three of four first-up and has trialled OK for this.
SELECTIONS: 6 JEAN VALJEAN, 12 Sixteen Reason, 1 Bellenger, 10 The Great Baby
PLAY: Staying with JEAN VALJEAN.
RACE 7 - 3:22PM PFD Food Services Handicap (1200 METRES)
Lord Luker has been racing well and was good again last week running 3rd behind Connemara Queen. ANDREW'S MEMORY is a horse to watch, he finished 4th behind Stonecoat in the Adelaide Guineas before a spell and has plenty of upside. BRAVEMAN'SGAME comes off a win on the Parks beating Into The Light, he can be thereabouts. The third of the Hickmott horses is MCCAIN coming off a fast finishing Balaklava win on Wednesday. He draws a nice gate and gets some weight relief. MIDNIGHT RUSH draws a nice barrier and was a good Gawler winner two starts back and gets out to 1200m here.
SELECTIONS: 7 LORD LUKER, 6 Andrew's Memory, 5 McCain1, Braveman'sgame
PLAY: Something on ANDREW'S MEMORY each-way (1/4).
RACE 8 - 4:02PM Camp Quality/Caesarstone Handicap (1050 METRES)
Ana Jaahza won on the synthetic at Ballarat on debut and then finished 2nd behind Brave Mead in the Listed St Albans Stakes at Moonee Valley. She draws a nice gate and looks perfectly placed here after the claim. KRISTOBEL showed plenty last time in running 5th in the Cinderella Stakes before getting her maiden out of the way at Balaklava. She's trialled nicely and maps well from barrier four. BOLTED IN won two of his first three before running 3rd behind Steparty at Flemington back in June. He gets an inside gate and won a recent trial beating GIVE SOME LIP who resumes here for the Clarken/O'Shea stable and was OK on debut here in March behind I Am Unstoppable. HARLEY'N'ROSE chased home Air Assault in the Sires before a break and gets blinkers for his return to racing. LADYMEANSBUSINESS showed plenty of fight to score at Murray Bridge last time and draws a nice gate. KINETIC JEWEL is on debut for the Stokes stable and has trialled nicely.
SELECTIONS: 4 ANA JAAHZA, 6 Kristobel, 3 Bolted In, 2 Harley'n'rose
PLAY: Backing ANA JAAHZA.
RACE 9 - 4:37PM W H Wylie Handicap (1100 METRES)
I'Mlovin'Ya couldn't have been more impressive winning the Listed Redelva Stakes here in May first-up from a break before she was on the quick turnaround when down the track in the G1 Sangster. She's dynamic fresh and should take some beating. HYPOTHEITCAL was placed behind Snapped in the G3 Proud Miss Stakes and resumed with a good run when 2nd behind Acromantula at Moonee Valley. She draws a perfect gate and looks the danger. AITCH TWO OH resumes from a long break. She won the G3 Red Roses last time in work, draws a nice gate and must be respected on the back of a couple of trials winning her latest at Gawler. GREY RIVER is a good horse also first-up, she ran 2nd in the Proud Miss behind Snapped before running fifth at Flemington and has trialled OK running 2nd behind TAUNTING who is another good horse first-up, he flies fresh but draws wide. CALYPSO REIGN has been in the money at four of eight this track and trip and gets blinkers again. SWEETENED hasn't done a lot wrong in SA and was a good winner two runs back. ZAC DE BOSS brings some solid Victorian form here, beaten a length behind Benedetta at Flemington last time but draws a sticky gate.
SELECTIONS: 7 I'MLOVIN'YA, 2 Hypothetical, 5 Aitch Two Oh, 10 Grey River
PLAY: Backing I'MLOVIN'YA each-way.
RACE 10 - 5:15PM Twilight Racing October 6th at Morphettville Handicap (1600 METRES)
Soames was well backed when 4th behind Prince Jofra on the Parks last week. He was a soft maiden winner at Murray Bridge prior and looks well placed here after the claim from a wide barrier. FLYWAY is going super winning at Gawler and here before chasing home Connemara Queen last week on the Parks. Back to the mile looks ideal. LOMAX drops back in trip after running 2nd behind Chartin a Murray Bridge over 2000m, he can be somewhere in the finish. SPITFIRE SUN draws a nice barrier and won at Gawler and Bordertown before being beaten 2.6 lengths behind Angaston last time. TEXAN WINDSTORM comes off a good win beating SET TO PROPHET here while stablemate SIX FOOT SONG is another back in trip but nicely drawn.
SELECTIONS: 8 SOAMES, 2 Flyway, 3 Lomax, 7 Spitfire Sun
PLAY: Something on SOAMES but going wide in the quaddie.
