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Racing and Sports highlight our standout plays for Australian TAB meetings on March 9.
Australian thoroughbred meetings are today conducted at Canberra, Morphettville, Coffs Harbour and Ballarat.
MORPHETTVILLE: RACE 7 @ 4:45PM (AEDST)
Looks four main hopes then a few each way chances. Keen on King Of Leogrance (4) from the O'Brien yard who know this race well. Emerging stayer improving his rating every run. Soft win last time and despite the draw expected to go close. DABIYR (3) was strong last time when game in defeat behind the favourite and meets him slightly better at the weights. Looks a leading hope and will give a sight. DARK ALLEY (15) is a promising lightly raced stayer quickly putting it together. Nice weight drop and peaks for this. Rates a strong chance to run this right out. YOGI (2) is fitter now and should appreciate the step up to 3200m here. Qld Cup placegetter this trip just three back. Take beating. Each way hopes go to EPERDUMENT (8) who is in career best form of late and has a nice draw and light weight. HEART OF GRACE (11) and NAVAL WARFARE (6) could sneak into the minors on their best. SELECTIONS: Stick with King Of Leogrance
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CANBERRA: RACE 6 @ 4:30PM
Good early pace with Gone By and Promotions candidates to lead. Knickpoint (1) wasn't beaten far before the break in Listed level in Melbourne. Was heavily supported resuming at Warwick Farm on the heavy and didn't really get into it. Made quick amends spacing a BM74 at Canterbury when bet into the red. Gets the rail and McEvoy today and is the one they have to beat. Stablemate PROMOTIONS (5) won the Maiden easily resuming and then was okay on the heavy and after again a well-backed favourite. Bowman rides and will use the handy gate. Has been kept up to the mark with a trial. FOXBOROUGH (8) couldn't have been more impressive winning the lead-up race here looping the field and winning comfortably. He has more up the sleeve and represents some value in morning markets. McDonald rode both Knickpoint and Promotions at their last starts, but sticks with the promising SAVOURY (2). He led and won the Canterbury BM70 second-up and will keep getting better. Will push forward just needs to run the extra 150m right out to be a serious contender. SELECTIONS: Backing #1 Knickpoint and a Godolphin quinella wouldn't surprise.S
COFFS HARBOUR: RACE 2 @ 2:15PM
In A Step to spear over from a wide gate and lead from Vernazza at a slick tempo. Vernazza (2) led and gave a nice kick when joined in the straight only to go under narrowly last time out at then end of 1015m at Grafton. Very fit now and drops from a Class 3 to a Class 2. Great chance to go one better. GANGIKA (1) settled just off the pace then let down nicely to score over 1007m at Taree last start. Kept fresh since that run so looms as a major threat again from a favourable barrier. IN A STEP (4) resumed over 1000m at Taree recently and battled on fairly in heavy ground to finish 4th. Placed 2/2 at this distance so comes right into calculations. Betting watch on SUGAR BABY (3) who hasn't raced since July 2018 but has ability. SELECTIONS: Like #2 Vernazza.
BALLARAT: RACE 4 @ 3:00PM
The roughie My Girl Trudy goes fast and should lead. Not much depth to the form so Godolphin's Flensburg (3) looks a terrific chance to break through. Turned in a real eye-catcher over this distance at Sale last start, launching a powerful finish from the furlong to just miss out. Has only raced twice so is open to plenty of improvement. SERENGETI (7) was there on the corner but his condition gave out and he tired to miss a place when resuming over 1400m at Pakenham last time out. Fitter and will appreciate the longer trip today. MINOLA (8) did her best work late to get up for 4th when returning from an eight-month spell over 1200m at Donald recently. Bred to relish this sort of journey. HERNANDEZ (4) is an each-way hope after a steady start to this campaign. SELECTIONS: Very keen on the chances of #3 Flensburg.