Welcome to our horse racing preview and betting tips for racing at Pakenham, Albury and Bathurst on Monday, June 16th.
Luke Krahe is back with his preview, with five selections throughout the course of the day! Check them out below.
Horse Racing Tips: Monday, June 16th
Pakenham Race 2
(10) Relette showed tactical speed at her first two starts this prep when placing, the second of those has proven a good form reference with two subsequent winners coming from it. Last start at Sale she sat up on the speed, took over early in the straight and although well beaten, she was sticking on ok when steadied late on what was clearly not the best part of the track. She looks suited on the poly track here where she should be able to control the race from the front. (2) Ruban Bleu gets the blinkers for the first time and will find this a lot easier than what he raced at his first prep, he over-raced back in the field resuming and expect him to be a lot closer in the run. He is the main danger.
Pakenham Race 4
(11) Wiseman is one of a few babies taking on the older horses under the set weight conditions of the race, he resumed well enough at Mornington two back and ran on well into second behind an impressive winner. He then went to town against his own age group and was outclassed, he didn’t make any ground but that was standard for the way the track raced that day. This looks a stack easier, a little concerning getting onto the synthetic for the first time but that is the issue with many of these. Drawn well, maps to be mid-field and stepping up to the 7 furlongs, he should be hitting the line well.
Albury Race 3
At the time of writing we are faced with a Heavy 9 track at Albury, (4) Lemon Splice is unknown in the wet so we are taking a little gamble, but some theorists say if you handle the synthetic then you also handle wet. He won his maiden on the syntho at Pakenham before tackling the SA Fillies Classic, he had an interrupted campaign last time with a throat issue and has had one run back. She was very plain over the mile at 58 grade, this looks no harder with the conditions being a Class 1 and Maiden. She may still want further but you know she will run the trip, look for her late! (6) Whicker looks the main danger but has been up forever, she is also likely to get back early so the tactics will be crucial but very happy to lay her. (1) Eric The Axe looks the leader and may get away with some cheap sectionals and could be worth a saver.
Bathurst Race 4
(4) Encumbrance has been to the races on three occasions. She was a bit one-paced on debut in a harder race, then went to Muswellbrook and was on the speed before hitting the lead and getting grabbed late. She was well backed at about even money last time in a harder Goulburn maiden, led them up and gave every little at the back-end. The winner of that race has since come out and won comfortably at Class 1 grade at Kembla, the lead looks there for her today and it could be just a matter of keeping the tactical advantage and position on her main threat, (1) Mr Costigan. (9) Air Blazer stays under notice for the Gerald Ryan team and the Cowells on debut, any money for him and I would save on him.
Bathurst Race 5
It looks quite an even affair on paper and presuming that there is still three place dividends, (4) Harry New Shoes looks a great each-way bet to nothing. He is a winner on the soft going at his only attempt, he was backed heavily in his last start at 74 grade up the road at Wellington, hopefully he can settle as close as he did that day when he chased solidly to go down by a length. Last time he raced here at the track was in a harder race and he hit the line really well. Expect that there will be money for him so monitor the betting post-scratching time.
(4) Harry New Shoes E/W
$5.50
