Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Cambridge Harness on Thursday 23 April. Cambridge Harness Race 1 6 Twist And Tango Nice bit of relief here for Twist And Tango (6) tonight after taking on some strong fields in the last two. Best pointer to this is the win three starts back. Something similar to that here and should be right in the fight for a very long way.  Selections: 6-2-8-5-4  Cambridge R1 Open Race time:  6. Twist And Tango (6) J: Zachary Butcher 5×160T: Barry Purdon & Scott Phelan 3.60WIN 1.40PLACE Forget last Friday’s Auckland episode. Solid runs on this track prior. Each way.…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Motukarara Harness on Wednesday 22 April. Motukarara Harness Race 1 5 There He Goes A maiden win probably should have already unfolded for There He Goes (5) after a string of handy enough efforts in good fields, but there won’t be a better opportunity than this one to break through. A small field to negate from the widish draw but anything close to the second last time out should be good enough to win.  Selections: 5-1-6-7-4  Motukarara R1 Open Race time:  5. There He Goes (5) J: Sam Thornley 45202T: Sam Thornley 1.85WIN 1.09PLACE Did all…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Addington Harness on Sunday 19 April.  Addington Harness Race 1 9 Johnny Trotter He won with a leg in the air and both eyes closed at Methven last week and while Johnny Trotter (9) faces a step up in grade here today, he has the ability to handle it without too many issues. Just needs to get things right early and from there he’ll be the one to beat. Selections: 9-12-5-8-2  Addington R1 Open Race time:  9. Johnny Trotter (9) J: John Dunn 33×01T: Robert & Jenna Dunn 3.20WIN 1.60PLACE Smart Meth victory after…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Alexandra Park Harness on Friday 17 April.  Alexandra Park Harness Race 1 7 Black Beauty Third up from a spell tonight and off the back of a cracking second when last produced, talented three-year-old filly Black Beauty (7) looks primed for success tonight. Has a big season ahead of her and is still on the way up, but even from the wide draw should be able to find the right spot to be a major factor.  Selections: 7-8-1-11-10  Alexandra Park R1 Final Race time:  3rd 7. Black Beauty (7) J: Matthew White…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Addington Harness on Friday 17 April.  Addington Harness Race 1 1 Sacetas For natural brilliance and push button speed, Sacetas (1) probably has this field covered but he can, at times, be his own worst enemy. Gate speed to use and a draw to use it from, the 2600m looks right at his maximum for now but if he can pinch a couple of quarters early then he’ll ramp it up on the way home and deliver.  Selections: 1-5-6-3-4  Addington R1 Open Race time:  1. Sacetas (1) J: Thomas Borcoskie 7×120T: Robert & Jenna Dunn 1.75WIN 1.06PLACE Dragged…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Cambridge Harness on Thursday 16 April. Cambridge Harness Race 1 8 Lexington Queen Getting back onto the all weather can be key for Lexington Queen (8) here. She’s got as much ability as any horse in this race and even from the wide draw if she ran up to her Canterbury trial form then she’d be awfully hard to beat in this line up.  Selections: 8-3-2-13-7  Cambridge R1 Final Race time:  1st 8. Lexington Queen (8) J: Andre Poutama 07×24T: Peter & Vaughan Blanchard 5.00WIN 1.95PLACE For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz/racing. Data…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Winton Harness on Thursday 16 April.  Winton Harness Race 1 1 Imperious Girl As the winner of all three of her last public runs, Imperious Girl (1) comes into today with a lot of expectation hanging over her. Has looked pretty smart and run a bit of time too, so just needs to overcome the inside draw for a debut and should be too good for them.  Selections: 1-7-6-2-6  Winton R1 Final Race time:  1st 1. Imperious Girl (1) J: Craig Ferguson T: Craig Ferguson 1.50WIN 1.07PLACE For current odds on all of our…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Addington Harness on Wednesday 15 April.  Addington Harness Race 1 1 Jack’s Eyre A huge slide back in grade here for Jack’s Eyre (1) who was last seen running a strong fourth behind Ukraine on Easter Rewards night. Is compiling a really good record and from the inside draw here with Cheree Wigg in the bike, looks hard to beat.  Selections: 1-6-9-8-4  Addington R1 Open Race time:  1. Jack’s Eyre (1) J: Cheree Wigg 24214T: Greg & Ben Hope 1.85WIN 1.14PLACE Solid up in grade following clinical Ash win from the ace. Expected to…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Winton Harness on Sunday 12 April.  Winton Harness Race 1 4 Roger That One from one in appearances at the races and there’s a bit of word around the traps that Roger That (4) is on a march toward the top of the two-year-old tree here in NZ. Really nice trial at Addington 10 days ago, which while nothing flashy in the result, looked great to the eye and the small field here means he should win with no fuss. Selections: 4-2-1-3  Winton R1 Open Race time:  4. Roger That (4) J: Carter Dalgety…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Friday’s Night of Champions meeting at Cambridge Harness.  Cambridge Harness Race 1 4 Layton David It’s been a productive start to the racing career of Layton David (4) with two really strong efforts followed by a below par one last time out. Back to the trials since and looked very sharp with a key gear change clearly working. Small field suits him here and he should be hard to beat. Selections: 4-5-3-1-2 Cambridge R1 Open Race time:  4. Layton David (4) J: Tony Cameron 257T: Mark Jones 3.00WIN 1.18PLACE Safely held…