Arlington Friday..

PE has been rather good to most of us the last few weeks,hope it continues tomorrow for the Slumdog Guys..


Sophies choice is a cracking price and surely places at least?


EW double for me tomorrow Sophie`s Choice and Slumdog Oscar


Go on the Oscar WOOF WOOF!!

Wishing the boys with Slumdog all the very best today!!! I hope he comes home lonely!!!

For me Dancing Kiwi in the 3rd and Lily Lei in the 4th are best.

Happy punting

Good morning and txs Tommy

Slumdog is just coming out the maidens, however at around 7/1 must be considered a good solid ew bet plus you can get better than evens for the first four fixed odds with your bookie

We hope for a BIG race

good punting!

MEL KAPLAN RXP

When Empressionante last met Sophie’s Choice, it was in a 1400m race at Fairview and she held on to secure victory by 0.75 lengths.

She is 3kg worse off with Sophie’s Choice, who has the better record at Arlington where they clash over the same distance in Race 5, a FM 85 Handicap.

On paper Sophie’s Choice should have Empressionante’s measure but there is strong evidence that her year-younger rival has made improvement in the interim and she gets the nod to confirm the form.

On her last run, when pipped on the post by La Destina, the daughter of Captain Al had Russian Lace 2.50 lengths behind her. That was over 1300m and Empressionante is better over 1400m. Russian Lace had previously finished 1.25 lengths behind Sophie’s Choice over 1400m at this track.

All of Tafaani, Scripture and Brassy Britches were further back in the La Destina race and Empressionante should take their measure again.

Laura’s Gift has a length to find on the selection on that 1400m Fairview run but is now 2kg better off. She is capable of pulling it off but has a wide draw to contend with. Being a filly who prefers to race from a handy position, No 10 barrier could be a huge disadvantage. It is also significant that Nadine Rapson, who was aboard both fillies in their most recent races, has taken the ride on Empressionante.

Inverness need only reproduce the form of her latest run over the same track and trip to be hard to beat in Race 2, a Maiden Plate for fillies and mares over 1400m.

I slightly favour Sophie's Choice but it would count against her if the track is running like on Tuesday, when it favoured handy or front runners. Dancing Kiwi ran very well when hampered last week and has a decent chance, but I'm not strong on anything today.

Lucky 15 eachway

R1 - Right on the money
R5 - Empressionante
R6 - Fantasia Island
R8 - Jordan Delta

Good luck Dave...if Slumdog runs well today he is surely one for the notebook...Impressive maiden win and good pace...like Magic says if the track runs like Friday he should be there...

My PA for today [hope it's a present]

Leg 1: - 1,2,9,10
Leg 2: - 1
Leg 3: - 1,2,3,5,14
Leg 4: - 3,6,7,8
Leg 5: - 1,2,7,8
Leg 6: - 3,7,10
Leg 7: - 1,7,9,10

R1 920 FOR 50% [I believe the cape horses battle at Arlington until they prove me wrong]

Pick 6:

Leg 1: - 1,2,4
Leg 2: - 1,2,5,14
Leg 3: - 2,3,7
Leg 4: - 1,2,3,5,7,8,9
Leg 5: - 3
Leg 6: - 1,3,5,6,7,10,11

R882 for 50%.

All to come places [open on the tote] 5 to come... R500

Race 2: 9 - Flichity
Race 3: 1 - Lector
Race 4: 9 - Star Dreamer
Race 5: 8 - Laura's Gift
Race 6: 8 - Fly With Vengeance

Good Luck...

Got a bit of a soft spots for greys,so will have a small e/w on Cassiopeia to send us home happy..

Morning Matthew, if you watch that race again you will see how much Lector is hampered on the bend and into the straight. In the closing stages of the race D J Detzky hangs in(not making contact) but forces Lector across towards the rail which results in Dancing Kiwi checking although the appie was trying to go through a gap that wasnt there. The stipes upheld the objection because they had made it but no suspension was given to Fransie....Forbes was not questioned about earlier event and neither was Kennedy.

On the strength of that we make Lector a very big runner in todays race. Swingers with Summer School as well. A good double would be Muthakar (race 1) onto Lector.

FormStar's best bet is Strike Craft in the 5th with computed odds of 2-1, currently 7-1 at the bookies. Jordan Delta in the 8th is also selected with a very similar odds differential.

Lector is a big runner, no question about that! I can't find one standout horse on today's card, very competitive racing.

I'm trying doubles: Flichity onto Lector. Lector onto Laura's Gift. Lector onto Fly with Vengeance. Lector onto Pink West. Watch Khathi today...got few good rides.