Racing’s Kiss of Death – June 29

This week’s selections cover the June 29 meetings at Moonee Valley and the Sunshine Coast.

Results for June 22 selections

Tips which were either scratched, outside the prescribed track conditions or too short in price

Scratched – Soledad, Brian’s Honour, Classic Elle (Randwick meeting abandoned)

Track outside prescribed range – nil

Odds too short (less than $6 SP) – Police Gazette

Tips where the SP was in the $6-$9.50 range (1 unit bets)

Nil

June 22 results:   No selections, no units bet, no winners

2013 results:  45 selections, 45 units bet, 9 winners, 13 placings, SP return of 67.50 units (50% PoT), BOB return of 75.90 units (69% PoT)

2011-2013 results: 182 selections, 182 units bet, 24 winners, 52 placings, SP return of 181.50 units (-0.3% PoT), BOB return of 202.80 units (11% PoT)

Tips where the SP was in the $10+ range (0.5 unit bets)

Flemington – Another Prelate ($11.00 SP) – second

Eagle Farm – Benny’s Buttons ($15.00) – unplaced

June 22 results:   2 selections, 1 unit bet, no winners, 1 placing

2013 results: 22 selections, 11 units bet, 4 winners (1 dead heat), 2 placings, SP return of 24.00 units (118% PoT), BOB return of 27.75 units (152% PoT)

2011-2013 results: 91 selections, 45.5 units bet, 8 winners, 10 placings, SP return of 46.00 units (1% PoT), BOB return of 53.90 units (18% PoT)

Overall Results

June 22:  2 selections, 1 unit bet, no winners, 1 placing

2013:  67 selections, 56 units bet, 13 winners (1 dead heat), 15 placings, SP return of 91.50 units (63% PoT), BOB return of 103.65 units (85% PoT)

2011-2013: 273 selections, 227.5 units bet, 32 winners, 63 placings, SP return of 227.50 units (0% PoT), BOB return of 256.70 units (13% PoT)

Saturday June 29

Moonee Valley (tips based on a track rating range of good 2 to dead 5)

Race 4 No. 6 Imoto

• Forgive her last run against the boys (when she was stuck near the rails on a day where the outside going was best), gets back down to 51 kilos against the mares here, 4 starts at the trip for 3-0-1, 6 starts when third-up or further into a campaign for 3-1-1.

Race 7 No. 9 Gig

• She is definitely better fresh (8 starts for 3-3-1 when first or second up, 7 starts for 0-2-1 therefater), 10 starts at the trip for 3-3-1, beat Group-placed Al Aneed 3 starts back and ran second to dual Group 1 winner Platelet 5 starts back, drawn barrier one.

Race 8 No. 2 Clear For Action

• Speculating a bit that he’s raring to go off an 88-week break, but his form lines are outstanding for an RB89. Ran 3 Group 1 second placings in Singapore in his most recent 5 starts, 4 starts at the trip for 3-0-1, won both of his previous first-up runs, only unplaced once in his career, drawn barrier one.

Sunshine Coast (tips based on a track rating range of dead 4 to slow 7)

Race 7 No. 1 Belltone

• The only horse in the field coming back from the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (often the bets form reference for this race in recent years), won at Group 3 level the start prior, won this race last year, career record of 20 starts for 8-4-2 when you remove his first-up stats.

Race 8 No. 8 High Kin

• Wins the Ipswich Cup last start in a couple more strides (form through Voila Ici and therefore Quintessential looks sound for this race), now has 5 starts for 3-1-0 when third-up or further into a campaign, NZ-bred horses have won 9 of the last 12 Caloundra Cups.

 

Thanks to Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images AsiaPac for use of the photo