Ellerslie hosts a 10-race program on Saturday for Proisir Plate Day – the first Group 1 meeting of the season. The track is rated a Soft5 and the rail is in the true position. Showers forecast ahead of raceday could see the track come up closer to a Soft6, but should be racing in good order for the duration with all runners getting their chance. Mitch Davis has been through the form guide and speed maps and has provided his race analysis and betting strategy for each of the 10 races at the Ellerslie meeting on Saturday 5 September below:…

New Plymouth hosts an eight-race program on Saturday, with the track rated a Heavy10 and the rail 2m inside the true from the 1200m to the 800m, then out 4m from the 800m. While the forecast is clear on Saturday, the track is expected to remain Heavy and testing for the duration of the card. Mitch Davis has been through the form guide and speed maps and has provided his race analysis and betting strategy for each of the eight races at the New Plymouth meeting on Saturday 5 September below: New Plymouth Race 1 1 Janka Janka (#1) is…

Wingatui hosts an eight-race program on Friday, with the track rated a Heavy10 and the rail out 4m from the 1900m to the 950m, with the remainder out 3m. Rain for much of the week has already done the damage and it is hard to see the track improving despite a clear forecast on Friday. Mitch Davis has been through the form guide and speed maps and has provided his race analysis and betting strategy for each of the eight races at the Wingatui meeting on Friday 4 September below: Wingatui Race 1 2 Sight To See Sight To See…

Te Aroha hosts a ten-race program on Thursday for the postponed Pakuranga Hunt Cup meeting, with the track rated a Heavy9 and the rail out 4m from the 1400m to the 1000m, with the remainder out 8m. Mitch Davis has been through the form guide and speed maps and has provided his race analysis and betting strategy for each of the 10 races at the Te Aroha meeting on Thursday 3 September below: Te Aroha Race 1 6 Outovstock Outovstock (#6) makes his hurdling debut here for the Nelson/McDougal team, one of the country’s leading jumping stables. He is without…

Ruakākā hosts an eight-race program on Wednesday, with the track rated a Soft5 and the rail out 2m. Mitch Davis has been through the form guide and speed maps and has provided his race analysis and betting strategy for each of the eight races at the Ruakākā meeting on Wednesday 2 September below: Ruakākā Race 1 4 Just Go Boom Just Go Boom (#4) comes here fresh, last seen finishing down the track at Avondale on a testing Heavy track. He had shown enough in his first couple of runs this campaign in much stronger fields at Ellerslie to suggest…

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 Awapuni Synthetic meeting on Sunday 30 August below: Awapuni Synthetic Race 1 3 Platinum Sixty Six Platinum Sixty Six (#3) has been doing much of his recent racing around this circuit and has been a model of consistency without winning. He was last seen finishing 2nd when splitting race rivals Wind Talker and Thelongerulook, where he looked the winner halfway down but was grabbed in the shadows. He looks well placed carrying just…

Wanganui hosts an eight-race program on Saturday for Wanganui Guineas Day, with the track rated a Heavy10. Isolated showers leading into Saturday could see the track come up closer to a Heavy9 come raceday. Mitch Davis has been through the form guide and speed maps and has provided his race analysis and betting strategy for each of the eight races at the Riccarton Park meeting on Saturday 29 August below: Whanganui Race 1 7 All On Black All On Black (#7) is a 3yo son of Proisir making his debut for Tony Pike, having had the benefit of four trials…

Riccarton hosts a nine-race program on Saturday, with the track rated a Heavy9 and the rail out 8m to the 1000m then out 11m to the winning post. Rain during the week has seen the track downgraded deep into the Heavy range and it seems highly unlikely to improve prior to Saturday. Mitch Davis has been through the form guide and speed maps and has provided his race analysis and betting strategy for each of the nine races at the Riccarton Park meeting on Saturday 29 August below: Riccarton Park Race 1 3 Rockman Rockman (#3) ran a huge race…

Te Aroha hosts a ten-race program on Sunday for Pakuranga Hunt Cup Day, with the track rated a Soft7 and the rail out 4m from the 1400m to the 1000m, with the remainder out 8m. Isolated showers ahead of Sunday may see the track slip into the Heavy range. Mitch Davis has been through the form guide and speed maps and has provided his race analysis and betting strategy for each of the 10 races at the Te Aroha meeting on Sunday 30 August below: Te Aroha Race 1 6 Outovstock Outovstock (#6) makes his hurdling debut here for the Nelson/McDougal…

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: Cambridge Synthetic Race 1 3 Sweet Torquer 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…