Harness Tips

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 Methven Harness on Sunday 12 April.  Methven Harness Race 1 4 Johnny Trotter Got it wrong at the start last week at The Mot and took no part but expect Johnny Trotter (4) to be able to turn things around pretty quickly here and get a win on the board. Shaping up like a winner, just needs the legs to go in the right places early and he’ll be away and laughing.  Selections: 4-11-13-2-1  Methven R1 Open Race time:  4. Johnny Trotter (4) J: Jacob Dunn 333×0T: Robert & Jenna Dunn 3.70WIN 1.55PLACE Got it wrong…

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…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Addington Harness on Friday 10 April.  Addington Harness Race 1 6 The Coalman He doesn’t win them out of turn these days but tonight provides a great opportunity for The Coalman (6) to get back into the winners’ circle. Has been really strong over the past six weeks and lands in a reall suitable race tonight. If he can jump and find the markers, he’s well in play. Selections: 6-8-9-2-10 Addington R1 Open Race time:  6. The Coalman (6) J: Samantha Ottley 22326T: Mark Jones 3.50WIN 1.55PLACE Pay to forget unlucky…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Palmerston North Harness on Thursday 9 April.  Palmerston North Harness Race 1 5 Kink Missed Tuesday’s meeting after stepping out at Cambridge late last week and the effort of Kink (5) there was excellent in a very strong field. 40m handicap to contend with here but will overcome that without any issues and looks a strong chance to start the night. Selections: 5-6-1-2-3  Palmerston North R1 Final Race time:  3rd 5. Kink (5) J: Michael Hay 23613T: Rodney Dickson 1.75WIN 1.08PLACE For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.tab.co.nz/racing.…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Addington Harness on Wednesday 8 April.  Addington Harness Race 1 7 Kowhai Nugget A really dour and determined victory by Kowhai Nugget (7) at Ashburton last time out and slides into the amateur grade off the back of that. Should find things a little easier once again and even from the wide draw will land on the speed at some point and look to out-tough rivals.  Selections: 7-2-5-1-6  Addington R1 Open Race time:  7. Kowhai Nugget (7) J: Cheree Wigg 80×21T: Greg & Ben Hope 2.20WIN 1.14PLACE Improved one spot on resumption to score…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Addington Harness on Saturday 4 April.  Addington Harness Race 1 13 Better Be Quick More bad than good of late from Better Be Quick (13) and while a sticky draw needs to be negated, she’s been good in much better fields than this in her career and looks capable of making her own luck. Big chance if the cards fall her way.  Selections: 13-15-9-14-11  Addington R1 Open Race time:  13. Better Be Quick (4) J: John Dunn 64075T: Robert & Jenna Dunn 2.90WIN 1.45PLACE Not far off as favourite here 27 Mar after unlucky…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Motukarara Harness on Monday 6 April. Motukarara Harness Race 1 4 Mattie Nevin Three really strong efforts from Mattie Nevin (4) since resuming from a spell and finds a pretty nice race for the next assignment here. Has a lot of high speed and if able to find a helmet to follow and then unleash they might not be able to deny her late.  Selections: 4-3-8-6-9  Motukarara R1 Open Race time:  4. Mattie Nevin (4) J: Samantha Ottley 71283T: Mark Jones 0.00WIN 0.00PLACE Closed well after waiting for a gap in Meth mile, 22 Mar. Sure…

Matt Markham gives his best in all races at Ruakākā Harness on Monday 6 April.  Ruakākā Harness Race 1 5 Santanna Mach The old boy, Santanna Mach (5) ticks yet another harness racing venue off the list here at start 274 and he’s going near enough too that he can be considered a strong winning chance in this field. Likely to look to roll forward and keep them honest and will out-tough most of them.  Selections: 5-3-1-9-8  Ruakaka R1 Open Race time:  5. Santanna Mach (5) J: Cheree Wigg 44075T: Michael House 0.00WIN 0.00PLACE Continues to battle away and overdue a placing. Cover…