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Scott Embry’s Friday Albany Preview

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Race 1

QUICK COOKIE was going 7 days from a 1200 to a 2200m when settling last and finishing last 4.3L adrift of subsequent winner I Love Ya Money. Boy Hill has now split the difference and found her a very suitable C2 1500. So far this prep she has led and won at Mingenew for Sharni Webster at 1300m and again in a C1 at Northam (beating subsequent winners Empire of Rome and She’s A Splinter). Great race for her. KIDDING ME improved sharply a month between runs first-up to second-up. Now has to step to 1500m and carry an extra 1.5kg in a race where her main danger will be rolling. MORIAH only needs to bounce back to what she produced at Kal to be competitive. HEY TRUE BLUE isn’t the same horse who ran fourth in a Melvista and WATC Derby.

Numbers: 1 – 3 – 5 – 2

Suggested Bet – QUICK COOKIE WIN

Race 2

TASMAN JEWEL met with a bit of late support at odds first-up and ran an honest minor behind Racy Ava (who absolutely destroyed them). In the process she beat home I Love Lucy A Lot, Zesty Zoom, Tasman Queen, Token King and No Comebacks and now second-up gets the services of Tash Faithfull. Really weak maiden and as good a chance as any. ZESTY ZOOM was in that same race and it was a day where it was impossible to make any ground. Wasn’t horrible and now gets a senior. TWISTED TRICKSTER is 46 days between runs back to 1200m. The effort two back behind Empire of Rome and Miss Billie Jean reads up really well for this. I LOVE LUCY A LOT will keep grinding away.

Numbers: 6 – 9 – 1 – 7

Suggested Bet – TASMAN JEWEL WIN

Race 3

GOD’LL GETYA, BLINDING LUCK, CARTIER GLOW, QUEEN CARTEL, FLASH OF FINA, IS THIS THING ON – there’s too much speed? Looks a really ugly and really messy race, and it’s hard to get a handle on. IS THIS THING ON might be the one who is capable of letting the speed go and tucking away in behind? Not ab ad effort at Kalgoorlie and then had genuine excuses second-up in a race with more depth than this. GOD’LL GETYA is a 15 start maiden and did an enormous amount wrong at the opening meeting but still impressed (for all the wrong reasons). CARTIER GLOW looks again destined to be attacking outside the leaders? BLINDING LUCK was only gobbled up in the final stride after looking the winner.

Numbers: 8 – 1 – 4 – 3

Suggested Bet – IS THIS THING ON EACHWAY

Race 4

SANDFIRE ROSE has been very nicely placed here by Rob Gulberti. She won back to back races leading and winning at Bunbury (C3 1675) and in Kalgoorlie (Westspeed 1400) before going around a well supported $6 chance on Opening Day at Ascot. It wasn’t a meeting that suited the leaders and she kept fighting on in the finish. Carries only 54.5kg here in a c58+ and is drawn inside of fellow speedsters Polyvanova and Looks. FIGHT IN FLIGHT won first-up last year off 320 days at 1500m and again second-up in another C2 1500 (beating Polyvanova both times). Respect the mare. POLYVANOVA is deep into a campaign too and is rarely far from the winner. May have to breeze here though? HERE FOR CHEQUES was once a m74 rater.

Numbers: 3 – 8 – 4 – 2

Suggested Bet – SANDFIRE ROSE WIN

Race 5 (Best Bet)

NICCYS AFFAIR absolutely bolted in first-up. She sat in the breeze, was fighting for more rein the majority of the race and then bounded clear for a 4L win. Rises 3.5kg here second-up but also finds a race where she should lead without challenge and that makes her really hard to beat again. KAMAKAZI SHOOTER doesn’t win out of turn but was one of few horses to make much ground from the second half of the field on Opening Day. DIABLO LAD can sit leader’s back and follow the every move of Niccy’s Affair which is a nice map. MAKIN PROPHETS likely finds the 1200m a bit short for him, but he will be doing his best late.

Numbers: 2 – 8 – 5 – 1

Suggested Bet – NICCYS AFFAIR WIN

Race 6

NAILEDEM and BRAVE WASP come through the same race and meet again at 1100m. There is a 1kg weight swing on favour of BRAVE WASP and that could be enough to turn around the three quarter length margin. Just a bit wary that he clearly has a think about it, looms and then peaks, but hopefully here he’s able to turn a corner. NAILEDEM will run his usual tough race from the breeze. He gives 110%, Brave Wasp gives 55 (on a good day). MISS ROMPIN was a nice trial alongside dynamite first-up winner Niccys Affair over 600m. She’ll likely get back from the wide draw but she’s a lightly raced mare who should enjoy a good season for Peter Western. CALADAN was woeful at his WA debut. Second-up, back in grade and shades on.

Numbers: 3 – 4 – 7 – 1

Suggested Bet – BRAVE WASP WIN

Race 7

SCREAM was down to go around with 62.5kg at York on Sunday and now instead finds a Albany race with only 53.5kg. He’s going to carry less weight here than he did in a 60+ Graduation last start and only 1kg more than when he led and won at Bunbury beating sharp mare Galway Shawl in the process. He’ll jump, he’ll run and he’ll get them chasing from a fair way out. FLICK THE SWITCH is a great little mare for Sammy Faithfull. She’s getting up there in the handicap now but she hasn’t run a bad race for 3 years. HEADEM was completely unsuited by the track first-up. Wasn’t horrible. GIFT OF THE HEART can track up behind Scream.

Numbers: 6 – 3 – 2 – 4

Suggested Bet – SCREAM WIN

Quaddie (Race 4 – 7)

2,3,4,8

2

1,2,3,4,7

3,6




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