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Scott Embry’s Saturday Ascot Preview

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RACE 1

MAGNIQUE went forward last week and led before being cut down by exciting undefeated 4 year old Smooth Chino. 7 days later she is back in grade, back in distance and likely to be ridden off-speed with the likes of Pin Deep, Art Session, Lucky I Am, Universal Playboy, Last Style Bender and Big Bopper all the kind of horses who like the burn along in front. The best part about Magnique is her versatility and this looks a great chance to park out three deep and swoop over the top late. OVERDRIVE took a while to win her second race but it was parking up close handy to a hot speed and being right place, right time. Same set up here? ART SESSION won his trial in a canter and has the ability to work his way through the grades this prep. THE CALABRESE is wayward and green but he’ll be suited to this tempo.

Numbers: 3 – 12 – 6 – 4

Suggested Bet – MAGNIQUE WIN

RACE 2

FOREVER BOY was really popular in betting first-up coming through a 1450m trial which seems to be the exception to the rule because it’s actually producing! Forever Boy, Noteworthy, Stormageddon all going really well early in their campaigns and this looks a nice stepping stone for him on his way towards some of the staying features. FUNCHAL comes through the same race and will appreciate getting back out to 1800m. She’s trending in the right direction and will be winning one soon. RED SUN SESNSATION is really well placed by Sue Olive. Looks like he’ll fail to get a run in the Northerly next weekend so he’s now a Listed Northam Cup winner racing in a 78+ with a winnable 60kg after the ZJP claim. Back in form and can roll forward into a position. LAVALIER is Group One placed and needs ground.

Numbers: 7 – 5 – 1 – 2

Suggested Bet – FOREVER BOY WIN

RACE 3

AWESOME BOY was only run down late by Noteworthy who had a much softer run in transit. He’s come back in excellent order and run extremely well in both outings so far this campaign. Love these types off the 7 days and would also love to see Brandon Louis just take the race by the scruff of the neck in the early stages and kick him out to lead uncontested. If he rolls into the corner that gives him the best chance of holding out key rival Fast Harry. FAST HARRY is emerging through the grades impressively and had to sustain a big run under 59kg last start. He’s progressive, he’s got gears and he’s looking to win his fifth straight. THEHORSEMAN is back out to his preferred trip. YARRALEA usually wins one per campaign.

Numbers: 6 – 8 – 3 – 9

Suggested Bet – AWESOME BOY WIN

RACE 4

DREAMERS NEVER DIE, WINEACLOCKSUMWHERE and BOLTA are the three winners of the respective Heats of the Tabtouch Regional Championship and do look the only three winning chances on paper. Kalgoorlie vs Albany vs Geraldton. Pike vs Faithfull vs Galati. Fernie vs Faithfull vs Scally. In the end DREAMERS NEVER DIE finally put it all together 6 weeks ago, has the best barrier of the trio and has a weight pull on his rivals. BOLTA showed Saturday level ability as a 3 year old with Dion Luciani and now with Tony Scally has dominated the mid-west. He’ll be charging late. WINEACLOCKSUMWHERE has smashed the clock in both wins but will need to lump 60.5kg and there will be a fair few kicking up underneath. HEAD’EM got to the line well second-up.

Numbers: 5 – 1 – 2 – 4

Suggested Bet – DREAMERS NEVER DIE WIN

RACE 5 

HOT AND HIGH could be a very nice filly of the future. These are considerably better horses that she’s racing at her third career start after winning a Northam Maiden and a 3 year old 0MWLY at Belmont, but sectionally she’s been elite. She’s got a wicked turn of foot and at the SWP conditions of the race she’s in with 53kg. Think she’ll measure up and make her mark. SNITZALATTE was backed into favouritism in the Belgravia and only beaten on the post by undefeated star King of Light. She was a complete forgive in the Placid Ark and should have finished much closer to Winterbottom bound Luana Miss. SHERPA EXPRESS finished second in that event and ran right through the line. MARDUSA has the King of Light, Heeza Phoenix, Rock Fest form. Top liners that trio.

Numbers: 8 – 6 – 2 – 1

Suggested Bet – HOT AND HIGH WIN

RACE 6

MAGNA’S CHOICE was 1200 to 1800 last start and completely luckless. He looked to be bolting and when the gap finally came for him he was bursting through behind Summer’s Legacy. Gets a 2kg weight swing here and can join the three deep line and stay out of trouble. Looks like this is his distance range now. SUMMER’S LEGACY was left three deep without cover from the 800 and still proved too good for them. She’s tough. THE CRIMSON PIRATE was brave last weekend after covering plenty of additional ground and being left a sitting duck to be run down by fellow 3 year old Westbound. They kicked right away from the rest. EXTREME LOVE deserves to win one. She’s flying for the new stable.

Numbers: 7 – 6 – 14 – 12

Suggested Bet – MAGNA’S CHOICE EACHWAY

RACE 7

SEPTEMBER BORN really needed to win first-up to give himself a fighting chance of making the Pinnacles Races that Neville Parnham and connections were eying off. Unfortunately after being held up on straightening, he couldn’t quite grab Asphalt and from there they were forced into running him 7 days later in an Asian Beau. Freshened, back in trip and back in grade. He’s a quality animal and now they can pick off some lower hanging fruit with him. CASTLE ROAD is really well placed by Paul Jordan and gets right down to the 54kg limit. Like the move and think he’ll be in front for a long way. CESSATION is bursting to win a race. She was again enormous in the Mares race last start. KAY TEE WHY didn’t have that same sharpness at 1200m. Might be a short courser?

Numbers: 12 – 13 – 10 – 6

Suggested Bet – SEPTEMBER BORN WIN

RACE 8

BONJOY is the class mare in the race and if she was to win this event likely goes to the same rating as Storyville and gives herself a chance of gaining a start in the Northerly Stakes. The Eurythmic, Asian Beau and RJ Peters is the superior form running into the likes of Watch Me Rock, Diamond Scene, Rope Them In, Cosmic Crusader and even with 58kg she’s really well suited in Mares company. LUVNWAR has the same form lines and has beaten her home in both runs, and meets her better at the weights under the SWP conditions. The only query is the map from barrier 15/16? SECRET ATTRACTION is freshened up and drops out of the Northam Cup when going around favourite. She’s got a great turn of foot. YORGA PRIDE held her own at 1200m and will be better here at 1400. Still eligible for far easier though.

Numbers: 1 – 2 – 8 – 15

Suggested Bet – BONJOY WIN

RACE 9

OVERPASS has already won 2x Quokkas and is looking to rewrite history and become the first horse to ever win three Winterbottom Stakes. Down to a field of 9, only speed horse in the entire race, drawn barrier 2, he should land in front within the first two strides and then from there Josh Parr controls the race and on paper doesn’t even look to have a breeze horse to his outside? That’s a daunting map for rivals and his 1.5L defeat to Ka Ying Rising in the Everest is scary. JOKER’S GRIN is building a cult following and everything has gone perfectly to plan so far this campaign with wins in the Prince of Wales and Colonel Reeves. He’ll park out the back and look to wind up over the top. OSCAR’S FORTUNE doesn’t have the same ability but he’ll likely be the first to come out after Overpass. ROPE THEM IN has returned even better than 2024 when he finished fourth in this race.

Numbers: 1 – 2 – 3 – 5

Suggested Bet – OVERPASS WIN

Same Race Multi – Overpass (Top 2) + Joker’s Grin (Top 2)

The majority of punters will be looking at this as a match race between Overpass and Joker’s Grin and if you’re in that school of thought then why not use the Same Race Multi functionality to turn it into a fixed odds Quinella. The SRM will almost certainly pay more than the tote and you’ll have a leader (Overpass) and the best chaser (Joker’s Grin). Sit on the fence and cheer both.

RACE 10

ROLLING RULER is drawn wide and likely to park worse than midfield. In a capacity line-up with a free wheeling leader like Define Beautiful that means he could concede them a massive head start so we’ll need eachway insurance to be backing him, but thought his effort over 1000 in a 66+ behind a flying Jaz Session was still really good. A 33.84 L600 is very sharp for this grade. Nice horse in the making. DEFINE BEAUTIFUL was set alight by Chris Parnham last time out and seemed to really appreciate being ridden in that manner. MAALIS SONG steps into Saturday company for the first time in his career. Still very new but has a motor. LADY BOSS was a solid WA debut. Just wary that she is a well noted wet tracker.

Numbers: 12 – 15 – 13 – 8

Suggested Bet – ROLLING RULER EACHWAY

Quaddie (Race 7 – 10)

10,12,13

1,2,8,15

1,2

4,8,12,13,15,17

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