Jason Teaz gives his form comments for the meeting at the Cambridge Raceway on Thursday June 23.
Race 1
11 Chasing Great
4 Strength Of Heart
7 The Last Gamble
3 Whimsical Wizard
CHASING GREAT has somehow been beaten into placings in her two north island starts thus far,keep going she will win one of these very soon.Should be too good. STRENGTH OF HEART is the most reliable maiden in the race and should only have improved with the run here a fortnight ago, will lead them a merry dance. THE LAST GAMBLE's next win isn't far away either, needs only to have an ounce more luck and she wins. WHIMSICAL WIZARD is bred in the purple and has shown good ability at the latest trials, looks like another 6 months could be her friend though.
Race 2
11 La Bet
8 Kuyomi
1 Needamargarita
13 Alexia Rose
The Dickie stable is unstoppable right now and they have a massive hand here. LA BET comes out of one of the form maidens of the season last week at Alexandra park and from a bad draw ran on strongly wide out, cops another bad draw but has a good finish. Stablemate KUYOMI wasn't bad off her second row draw in the same race last week. Not a strong field so include .NEEDAMARGARITA gets the plum draw and has been going well at recent workouts, unplaced Saturday but never saw daylight in behind placings. ALEXIA ROSE keeps getting shocking draws which is eliminating her winning chances but a must for first fours. GIRLS ARE BEST had some steering issues first up but sure to be better tonight.
Race 3
3 Aldebaran Bonny
7 Great Fantasy
8 Chinski
4 Recycle
Tricky contest with many of these dropping out of the feature trot to intermediate company. Of them ALDEBARAN BONNY was extra good with the senior driver up last time and on ability and manners can win this. GREAT FANTASY had to be a big improver on fitness from his first up run and 2200m suits as he loves a lead and steps well. CHINKI exceeded expectations first time out of maidens last time here, still dicey early but is getting better every week. What do you do with RECYCLE? like Comalco its been going bankrupt lately and looks unsettled in his gait but at his best he will enjoy this company and be thereabouts, at his worst....
Race 4
5 Hezashadowplaya
3 Alterior Motif
12 The Greenkeeper
6 Super Actor
HEZASHADOWPLAYA hasn't done anything wrong at his trials this time in, won nicely here 3 weeks ago before running 3rd behind Hot n Treacherous and Marathon Man 2 weeks ago, has gate speed and will be hard to get past. ALTERIOR MOTIF has been the buzz horse after qualifying 12 seconds under time but recent workouts suggest he's gone backwards rather than forwards and lacks ringcraft behind mobile, for all that has a heap of talent and will start favourite. THE GREENKEEPER keeps running great sectionals in defeat and if they go crazy in front he has his chance to run over top. SUPER ACTOR was a blackbooker last time after getting help up at every turn and will surprise a few shortly.
Race 5
6 Ideal Agent
3 Pansoacificjet'
10 Whisky Neat
11 Ruby Baby
Hard to believe IDEAL AGENT is only 2 from 13 but he's never far away and in an even field is top pick. PANSPACIFICJET saw plenty of the track here a month ago and since has run 4th at Pukekohe trials in fast time,f inally gets a decent draw to utilize gate speed. WHISKY NEAT is likely to again be short but draw means it'll be harder for her then last time. RUBY BABY and TOMMY TUKAA are fresh up stablemates, stable doesn't show them up at workouts so tread carefully. JODY DIREEN won well at workouts 2 weeks ago and is the drop back chance here. Has big gate speed also.
Race 6
2 Safrakova
10 She Reigns
9 Xebec
6 Lukyanova
SAFRAKOVA won well here first day back a month ago, set for this 2200m race again and will as always give a great sight. The 30m is never easy for really good horses to overcome at Cambridge but SHE REIGNS is class and back in this company even from the backmark she is a huge chance, definite short course specialist. The real XEBEC stood up 2 weeks ago and now he's in form he will be in first three again. LUKYANOVA is a local first up but has had plenty of work an is a short course specialist.
Race 7
10 Nurburgring
1 Jive
8 All Yours
2 Letherhairdown
NURBURGRING has a poor winning strike rate and that may explain why he arguably should've won the last 2 starts, hard to ignore the fact he's a southerner who has only been to Cambridge once for a win so top pick in this grade. JIVE went close to winning 2 weeks ago, another that is forever running on and finds one better but a must here. ALL YOURS is fresh but has shown up at workouts at Pukekohe recently, won well here pre lockdown when horribly out classed next time, back to this company despite draw has to be considered. LETHERHAIRDOWN was too bad to be true last week ,go again. If they use PRIME SILVER'S gate speed then she's a first four chance.
Race 8
11 Lagertha
6 Emmber
1 Doc Holliday
2 Hawthornden Hunk
LAGERTHA keeps winning and courtesy of the penalty free win win last time gets thrown in to this race, top pick. EMMBER is another first up tonight but workouts have looked good, beat similar horses to this pre lockdown. DOC HOLLIDAY gets in to the 1 draw courtesy of the preferential barrier draw and has stepped up a few lengths since winning here a month ago. HAWTHORNDEN HUNK was a last start maiden winner treated harshly by the rating system hence has been sold to America but will look to go out with a big run tonight.
Race 9
1 Mach Little Soaky
5 Parker
7 Flying Steps
8 Warloch
Hard to go past MACH LITTLE SOAKY in this one, gets the ace draw and has been well readied for this with some fast run workouts last 2 weeks, if he can continue to back up then he get s a good enough trip to win this. PARKER and FLYING STEPS will love being back in mobile races tonight and given the harsh handicaps they've had lately they will be dangerous. If they go hard the sit sprinting WARLOCH will run over them or go through them like last time.
Race 10
7 Sunset Red
4 Drum Withers
3 Itsthefinalcountodown
9 Mighty Monica
SUNSET RED is still a heartbreaker, Would have gone close to winning last week had she not wobbled up straight, that was an exceedingly harder field then tonight so top pick. DRUM WITHERS was the sectional standout from the last meeting and a similar run has him one or two. ITSTHEFINALCOUNTODOWN beat Alterior Motif at workouts 2 weeks ago and ran time, so will be ready. For minor prizes MIGHTY MONICA will cover no extra and could be the blowout. VANHALEM and THE BATMOBILE both drop out of amateur company to this tonight, The latter was horrific but is lining up again so take on trust to atone.
