Mitch Davis has been through the form guide and speed maps and has provided his race analysis and betting strategy for each of the seven races at the Cambridge Synthetic meeting on Friday 28 August below:
Sweet Torquer (#3) comes here on the short turnaround from Saturday, where she was parked wide with cover for the duration but stayed on nicely to the line for 4th. She is having her first start on the synthetic surface, which is a slight query, however being locally trained you’d expect Sam Logan would have exposed her to it in her work. She looks nicely placed down in the weights carrying just 53.5kg after Tom Wigram’s claim. Should take some beating in a maiden of this quality.
| 3. Sweet Torquer (7) 53.5kg57364 |
Lerado (#2) comes here on the short turnaround from the meeting here last week, where he didn’t have any favours in the straight and went to the line untested into 4th. He shouldn’t have any traffic issues from his wider draw in this small field, where he should be a pair back from the speed with cover throughout. Should be poised behind the speed turning for home and get his chance to go on by these late.
| 2. Lerado (4) 54kg31624 |
In The Vineyard (#10) is a locally trained filly who ran 2nd at this course and distance last start, where connections lodged a protest due to interference in the straight but were unsuccessful. She draws a nice middle gate here, where she should be able to obtain a handy position just off the speed throughout under George Rooke. She’s had a few chances to break her maiden this time in but this looks her best chance yet. Can go one better.
| 10. In The Vineyard (6) 54kg42352 |
Lhasa (#1) had more or less lost the race at the 800m mark last start, where he wasn’t able to lead and was always going to struggle to make ground off a hot speed under his big weight. While he has to lug a sizeable impost again here, he should be leading this time around, as I’d expect him to have Perfect Dividends covered for early speed over the first 200m from the respective draws this time. From there, I don’t expect Sam McNab to be handing up the front and he should get his chance to run a much improved race. A class horse on his day who can take some beating in this despite the impost.
| 1. Lhasa (4) 62.5kg0X634 |
Indian Falls (#7) is a 4yo Niagara mare resuming for Keith Hawtin, last seen finishing down the track at Ellerslie back in April where she got back and made no impression. She had put in some respectable efforts last season prior to that last-start run and has form around much stronger opposition than what she meets here. She maps to land back of midfield from her handy draw, as she may find some of these a touch too sharp over the first couple of furlongs. May need further, but could be finishing over the top of these late. Looks a solid each-way chance.
| 7. Indian Falls (4) 56.5kg5530X |
Pink Gin (#4) ran a good race for 2nd last start at this course and distance, where she was finding the line well but couldn’t reel in handy mare Chatelle Rose, who was able to dictate terms in front. She maps to again settle off the speed in a 970m contest that looks to have a strong tempo engaged – possibly a touch more speed than what was being set out in front last start. If they overdo it in front, they’ll be struggling to hold her off late in the piece. Hard to beat.
| 4. Pink Gin (4) 57.5kgX0112 |
El Speedy Man (#1) comes here on the short turnaround from last week where he battled on fairly to 7th, but was racing down in trip over 1550m in a much stronger race that day. He looks far better suited getting back out over the 2000m journey here while also sliding back in grade. The wide draw will likely see him get back off a moderate speed early, which may well set up nicely for Samantha Collett to make a mid-race move, as she did when winning on him a few starts back. Looks clearly the one to beat if he brings his A game.
| 1. El Speedy Man (8) 60kg01417 |
