Balaklava Cup day preview and tips: Wednesday, September 13
It's one of the feature meetings in the state and it looks a very competitive edition of the Listed Balaklava Cup this year.
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R4 No. 2 - Katim's Club
Roslyn Day's mare rattled off a couple of impressive wins to kick off the campaign, including one at this venue last month, before heading to town last month. She finished seventh but that effort was much better than it looks on paper as she was in the firing line early and they went far too hard but she managed to keep fighting and was only beaten 2.4 lengths. She's got to carry weight but she's a city-class mare and should be winning this.
Todd Pannell (62.5kg)
Roslyn Day
5yoM (b) America x La Rieuse
Career
18 3-6-2
Earnings
$92,470
Wins
16.67%
Places
61.11%
Last 10
10 1-3-2
Win Range
1200-1400m
1st up
4 1-1-0
2nd up
4 1-2-0
Dist
1 1-0-0
Track
3 2-1-0
Trk/Dist
1 1-0-0
Jockey
4 2-1-1
Firm
0 0-0-0
Good
12 2-5-2
Soft
5 1-1-0
Heavy
0 0-0-0
N9 No. 1 - Fleurieu Flipper
The six-year-old ran really well first-up, finishing second to The Great Baby in town earlier this month. He's got a win and a second from two previous second-up efforts and should appreciate a drop in class.
Todd Pannell (62.5kg)
Roslyn Day
6yoG (b) Host x Just Flipper
Career
23 4-6-0
Earnings
$104,350
Wins
17.39%
Places
43.48%
Last 10
10 2-1-0
Win Range
1200-1600m
1st up
3 0-2-0
2nd up
3 1-1-0
Dist
1 0-0-0
Track
5 1-0-0
Trk/Dist
1 0-0-0
Jockey
1 0-0-0
Firm
0 0-0-0
Good
18 4-5-0
Soft
4 0-1-0
Heavy
0 0-0-0
Has been racing well in town this prep without winning and should find this a lot easier. He's got more upside than his rivals, should enjoy a lovely run from barrier three and looks hard to beat.
Jake Toeroek (59.5kg)
R & C Jolly
4yoG (brown/black) Ambidexter x Lifting
Career
17 3-4-0
Earnings
$95,675
Wins
17.65%
Places
41.18%
Last 10
10 2-1-0
Win Range
1200-2035m
1st up
4 0-1-0
2nd up
3 1-1-0
Dist
2 1-1-0
Track
1 1-0-0
Trk/Dist
1 1-0-0
Jockey
12 3-3-0
Firm
0 0-0-0
Good
11 3-2-0
Soft
5 0-2-0
Heavy
0 0-0-0
R2 No. 1 - Staying Strong
This is one of the worst races you'll see - a 2200m Class One where the field of 10 combines for four wins from a combined 191 starts. However, Staying Strong has been racing well recently, finishing 0.8 of a length behind Bellavardo and Smiling Assassin last start (they both raced well in town on Saturday) and doesn't get beaten far. He doesn't face much opposition here and won't get many better chances to win a second race at his 38th start.
Dylan Caboche (59kg)
Jan Taylor
7yoG (b) Rebel Raider x Too Cool To Fool
Career
46 2-1-3
Earnings
$95,170
Wins
4.35%
Places
13.04%
Last 10
10 1-1-1
Win Range
2050-4065m
1st up
8 0-0-0
2nd up
8 1-0-0
Dist
8 0-0-0
Track
8 0-0-0
Trk/Dist
7 0-0-0
Jockey
24 1-1-1
Firm
0 0-0-0
Good
25 1-0-1
Soft
19 1-1-1
Heavy
2 0-0-1
Really competitive race. Have put Montign (4) on top, he's got a great winning strike-rate and drops back to the minimum after a good run in the Listed Leon Macdonald Stakes last start. If the pace is on, he'll be hitting the line well. Silente Surrente (10) also caught the eye in that race, doesn't get as much weight relief but has been set for this contest. She will be much closer in running from a good gate and will be in the finish. Hopon Harry (8) has a terrific record over this trip and is another who will benefit from a big drop in the weights. He carried 59kg when a narrow third in town last time out and drops to the minimum here. He will need a bit of luck from an awkward gate. Think Ironclad (1) can run an improved race. At his best he'd blow them away but he's only been fair in two starts back and perhaps the engagement of Brad Rawiller will help.
Balaklava Race 8
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Tqcsi Balaklava Cup (1600m)
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16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16.5 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||
34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 31 | ||||
11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13.5 | 14 | 12.2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||
8 | 8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 10 | 10.5 | 9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | ||||
12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14.5 | 15 | 12 | 12.4 | 12 | 12 | 13 | ||||
17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 17.8 | 17 | 18 | 18 | ||||
5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.5 | ||||
6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | ||||
11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12.5 | 13 | 9 | 10.8 | 11 | 9.5 | 11 | ||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7 | 7 | ||||
126 | 126 | 151 | 126 | 140 | 300 | 151 | 201 | 126 | 151 | 126 | ||||
101 | 101 | 126 | 101 | 140 | 200 | 151 | 111 | 101 | 101 | 101 | ||||
9.5 | 9.5 | 10 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11 | 11 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | ||||
81 | 126 | 151 | 126 | 180 | 240 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 126 | 126 | ||||
34 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 36 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 31 | ||||
41 | 41 | 51 | 41 | 50 | 55 | 41 | 43 | 34 | 51 | 41 | ||||
Market percentage
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123 | 120 | 116 | 120 | 103 | 98 | 123 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 120 | |||
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