Exciting racing from Flemington this Friday night, along with excellent stakes racing from Randwick. I encourage all racing fans to watch the big races this week, either live, or at australianracing.com (“replays” tab).
Here are my 100% morning lines for the Friday night races 1A, 3A and 4A (all at Flemington).
| FLEMINGTON RACE 1A (9:50 PM EDT) | ||||||
| Betting | Est. Peak | FAIR | ||||
| Number | Horse | Post | Effort Pattern/Form | Effort | ODDS | |
| 11 | Stingray | 3 | Fastest trial on key day | 100.0 | 3/2 | |
| 14 | Guajeo | 6 | Fast filly – gets five pounds. | 96.0 | 7/2 | |
| 3 | Dragons Eye | 4 | Top connections, won trial | 93.0 | 9/1 | |
| 12 | Euchre Star | 7 | Very well bred, may want longer | 93.0 | 9/1 | |
| 15 | I’ll Take the Lead | 14 | Competitive in trial with Guajeo | 93.0 | 9/1 | |
| 7 | Jabali | 16 | Right there in trial with Dragons Eye | 92.0 | 17/1 | |
| 5 | Harcourt Street | 12 | Best sprint pedigree in the field | 90.0 | 30/1 | |
| FLEMINGTON RACE 3A (11:05 PM EDT) | ||||||
| Betting | Est. Peak | FAIR | ||||
| Number | Horse | Post | Effort Pattern/Form | Effort | ODDS | |
| 3 | Paximadia | 14 | First up, huge back numbers. | 45.0 | 3/1 | |
| 14 | Murtle Turtle | 5 | Consistent. Can win. | 43.0 | 9/2 | |
| 6 | Le Mans | 3 | Looks more like a router. | 40.0 | 9/1 | |
| 13 | Miracle To Me | 9 | Likes to win – dangerous in this field. | 40.0 | 9/1 | |
| 1 | Churchill Dancer | 4 | Lone win at this track. | 39.0 | 12/1 | |
| 5 | Lucky Striker | 13 | 39.0 | 12/1 | ||
| 7 | Pyrrolic | 10 | 39.0 | 12/1 | ||
| 4 | I am Titanium | 7 | 38.0 | 20/1 | ||
| 9 | Essential Element | 2 | 38.0 | 20/1 | ||
| 8 | Baker Boy | 1 | 37.0 | 50/1 | ||
| 10 | Oliver | 6 | 37.0 | 50/1 | ||
| FLEMINGTON RACE 4A (11:45 PM EDT) | ||||||
| Betting | Est. Peak | FAIR | ||||
| Number | Horse | Post | Effort Pattern/Form | Effort | ODDS | |
| 12 | Chloe In Paris | 4 | Huge jock upgrade to Boss. Big debut number. | 45.0 | 3/1 | |
| 5 | Bring A Ring | 9 | TWO first up wins – don’t ignore. | 41.0 | 6/1 | |
| 10 | Anatina | 3 | Adds to the early pace. | 39.0 | 8/1 | |
| 4 | Calcatta | 14 | Has Flemington straight experience. | 38.0 | 10/1 | |
| 6 | Mezeray Miss | 10 | Good early speed. Can handle the straight. | 38.0 | 10/1 | |
| 7 | Menage A Charge | 11 | Exits fast race. 2nd up today. | 38.0 | 10/1 | |
| 8 | My Little Friend | 7 | 1st up, 2nd time down the straight. | 38.0 | 10/1 | |
| 9 | Romancingthestone | 6 | Very quick early. Factor. | 37.0 | 14/1 | |
| 11 | Melrose Place | 2 | Big jump up in class today. | 35.0 | 40/1 | |
| 13 | Leia | 16 | Looks slow in here. | 35.0 | 40/1 | |