The HDR stable has two runners today in SUGARPIEHONEYBUNCH and VALENTINO’S ON at Ballarat Synthetic.
Ballarat Synthetic
Race 2 (1:30 pm) Whitford Liquid Waste Maiden Plate 1200m
No.15 SUGARPIEHONEYBUNCH – Mitch Aitken (Barrier 2)
SUGARPIEHONEYBUNCH (2) heads to Ballarat on Monday to tackle a 1200m Maiden (Race 2, 1.30pm). She has drawn gate two and Mitch Aitken will ride.
SUGARPIEHONEYBUNCH obtains a run today at Ballarat on the Synthetic track which is perfect for her as she wants to be on top of the ground. A few of the key chances come out of the field, which makes this task a little easier for her. Mitch knows the horse well and with the right run in transit, she could be winning this.(Stable)
TAB WIN Fixed Odds – $12 (as at 11am)
Race 8 (4:30 pm) Hygain Winners Choice BM58 Handicap 1400M
No.3 VALENTINO’S ON – Maddi Price (Barrier 7)
VALENTINO’S ON (7) heads to Ballarat on Monday to tackle a 1400m BM58 (Race 8, 4.30pm). She has drawn gate seven and Maddi Price will ride.
VALENTINO’S ON gets back onto her favourite surface having run just fairly first up on the turf track here at Ballarat. That was a stronger race, no doubt, but she was still plain late despite being up on what was a solid enough tempo. This mare excelled once she got onto this synthetic track last year, winning two from two and posting solid enough ratings in each. She has been back to the jump-outs at Burrumbeet between runs and I thought she went super there, showing good speed before not being knocked around late. Back into BM58 grade and onto her favourite surface she looks very hard to beat.(Form Analyst Matt Welsh)
VALENTINO’S ON gets back onto the synthetic track, where she has shown good form in the past. Once again there are a few scratchings which bring us into barrier seven, Maddi Price is onboard claiming 4kgs but this mare doesn’t need a lot of riding so having the four-kilo claiming apprentice is no effect. She is fit and well coming into this off the back of a solid jumpout at Burrumbeet last week. Should be featuring in the finish. (Stable)
TAB WIN Fixed Odds – $5 (as at 11am)