Harness Tips

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Methven Harness on Sunday, October 11.  Smart filly Queen Lizzy (5) picks herself here. With a smart career record in the age groups, she’s shown versatility in very good fields throughout her career and this is a nice step down in grade. From the good draw should be handy throughout and hard to run down. Selections: 5-12-15-9-8 Lovely up and coming trotter Enchanted Star (1) has been fantastic in both career runs and looks one who should pick one up pretty quickly. Really found the line with purpose here last week…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Addington Harness on Friday, October 9.  Just held up enough here near the top of the straight last week to make a difference, but perhaps this is the week that Always Be Batman (4) takes bad luck out of the equation. Good draw to use and he’s a quality horse who if able to find the markers and control things would prove awfully hard to run down. Selections: 4-8-7-5-1 A mistake fresh up at Oamaru put an end to the chances of Axel Rose (7) but he’s too good of a…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Alexandra Park Harness on Friday, October 9.  Good runs in behind Mama’s Wish and Wat Next in the last two performances from Another Collect (4) and if either of those runners was here they’d be $1.10 and shortening. Doesn’t win them out of turn but never far away from the action and looks incredibly well placed here. Selections: 4-2-3-5-1 First up for a new campaign after just one run earlier in the season Field Of Gold (1) looks to have benefited from some time to the side judging by the recent…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Cambridge Harness on Thursday, October 8.  Don’t think there’s any argument that Awesome Choice (11) is the best horse in this race, but he’s also his own worst enemy at times. If he can keep the head down and do everything right here tonight he’ll win this and there’s enough extra on the price to have a play and find out. Selections: 11-5-3-9-1 Good progression from the first up run to the strong third last time out from Aldebaran D B (4) and with further improvement he looks a strong chance…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Invercargill Harness on Thursday, October 8.  Really nice preparation runs in workouts and trials from Royal Pat (3) who looks a quick winner. Has had the wood on Tactical Chevron who is favourite for this in the most recent trial and if the manners are there then should grab a win on debut. Selections: 3-1-6-5-7 A bit like a broken record at the moment but Rakamick (1) has to be rewarded with a victory soon. Continues to race extremely well and is only ever one start away from potentially grabbing another…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Addington Harness on Wednesday, October 7.  Still getting her head around the trotting caper but former pacer Evangalist (5) gets to the mobile here today which could well be a huge assist to her chances. Allows an opportunity to find her rhythm and while you wouldn’t expect her to blast to the front, she could find her feet before launching and looking to run them into the track. Selections: 5-3-1-6-4 Some tidy trial form to be brought forward to the first race-day appearance by Ben From Accounts (10) including a very…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Addington Harness on Friday, October 2.  Building nicely through the campaign Brewster Baker (1) is going to grab a win at short notice and with the aid of the good draw tonight it might well be now. Taking ground off of some pretty nice ones in the last few starts and if close enough turning in then should get them for speed. Selections: 1-8-3-6-7 A really nicely bred pacer, Bella Mae (8) debuts tonight and has shown a whole heap of ability in her public runs to ready for this. Looks…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Alexandra Park Harness on Friday, October 2.  Got it all wrong at the start last time out and took no part but with a clean getaway tonight then Muscle Memory (3) can get the form back on the right path. Looks like a trotter who can quickly work through the grades and has by far the biggest ceiling of anything in the race. Selections: 3-7-1-4-9 With a couple of runs under the belt now, would expect Time For Change (1) to be getting pretty close to peak levels. Finds the right…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Methven Harness on Sunday, October 4.  Has returned from a spell in fine fettle and the last effort from Lap It Up (3) when sitting parked at Orari was massive. Always looked capable of winning a maiden and with a clean getaway today and another run close to the speed there’s a win for the taking. Selections: 3-1-5-14-12 A string of really good efforts lately from Brookies Player (8) and another win looks pretty close at hand. Tricky draw to work from today but is good enough to stay out of…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Gore Harness on Thursday, October 1.  The form around KD Corona (4) heading into today looks superb for a race like this. Placed behind the talented Way Coola at Oamaru and runs in behind Redback Bob prior to that. Going well and deserves a winning turn and there’s a big chance of one coming today. Selections: 4-5-7-1-2 A superb trial victory at Ashburton last week from Eyes Of An Angel (7) who boosted a final 800m in better than 55 seconds and looked superb doing it. Can stay out of it…