Good morning, A great day of racing with the Cox Plate making it very interesting. With a storm forecast for Melbourne to hit around 2pm, I suggest putting your Cox Plate bet on hold. Drops Of God looks very well placed to win. Verona Rose is the best value bet in Australia. No live updates today. Enjoy the ride. Neil Bet of the Day Race 5 7.Drops Of God $1.70 FF Value Bet of the day Randwick Race 8 3.Verona Rose $7 FF Multi of the Day with the two above both to win $10 returns $111.90 Race 1 Confidence:2/5 1.Don Giuseppe on debut at Hastings he drew out and was caught five wide in the open to the straight. Then let down a strongly to finish a game third in the best closing sectionals. That was a very strong effort. Drawn better here and looks hard to beat. RP $3.60, $4.40 FF Race 3 Confidence:3/5 8.Grocer's Girl went a very good race last start when second to smart System of Play with daylight to third. She drops to maiden company and should be on the pace, maybe with cover and looks very well placed to win. RP $2.60, $3.20 FF Race 4 Confidence:3/5 6.Pilates looks the best horse in this race. Her win fresh up was very impressive in excellent sectionals. She will get back again but there looks to be at least an even pace here which is all she needs to win and Michael McNab is on. RP $1.90, $2.40FF Race 5 Confidence:4/5 7.Drops Of God is a very good mare. She relaxes well, has early speed, trailed up perfectly and drawn the ace. In her trials she led all the way at Taupo and ran the best last 400 and 200 all day and won easily. Then she drew wide at Ellerslie, dropped back and came home under her own steam for second. We are backing her on potential as she rates below these, but she is very, very good, and is ready to win. RP $1.50, $1.70 FF Race 6 Confidence:3/5 5.Top Shelf won very well here fresh up and rated very well then was caught 3 wide in the open and ran a strong 3rd at Matamata. Her best form is here and she looks very well placed to add to that winning record. RP $1.80, $2.35 FF $3 Leg Up Boost Race 7 Confidence:2/5 12.La Prima Dama won fresh up at Trentham over 1400 leading all the way. There is a lack of pacemakers in this and with her light weight, she can go forward and dictate and be the one to run down. RP $6, $9 FF Race 8 Confidence:2/5 1.Young Jackson ran on strongly fresh up and was caught wide second up and did ok. Third up here he looks tougher to beat and he us better than R65 grade. RP $4, $4.50 FF Riccarton Race 1 Confidence:2/5 7.Delight last start at from the wide draw she snagged back to the rear. She hooked widest in the straight and came home hard for third in the best last 400 and 200m against the on pace bias. Third up here from the better draw, can win and is a nice eachway bet in the first. RP $4, $5.50, $6.50 FF Odds Surge Race 2 Confidence:2/5 3.Canheroc has been racing very well and is looking for this distance and has been set for this race. Well weighted and despite his age can win. RP $4. $5.50 FF, $6.50 Odds Surge Race 3 Confidence:2/5 1.Super Accord drew 1 on debut, shared the pace on the inner, then kept up a strong gallop to just go down on the post. He should improve with that experience , drawn 1 and his main rivals still look green or drawn out. RP $3.60, $4 Ff, $4.60 OS Race 6 Confidence:2/5 10.Corcaigh Fresh up she drew wide and settled back then came through on the inner and charged late for a close second. She ran by far the best closing sectionals and won second up last campaign. Strikes 1600m here and looks well placed. RP $6, $10 FF, $12 OS Race 7 Confidence:2/5 5.So Fear got a soft lead and beat a better field last start. He ran excellent sectionals though in the context of the race and day and maps to get a soft lead again. And if she gets it, and there is every chance she will from barrier one, will be very hard to run down. RP $3.70, $4.80 FF, $5.50 FF Randwick Race 8 Confidence:3/5 3.Verona Rose ran a nice 3rd fresh up and came from last to run a very good second to race rival Lazzura. The draws are in her favours this time and Lazzura has drawn wide. Verona Rose had a trial to make sure she was at fever pitch for this target race and she looks great value tom win this. RP $3.00, $7.00 FF
