Selections and Best Bets For Warwick Farm: 5th January 2022

Selections and best bets from Chris Scholtz for the Warwick Farm meeting on January 5 plus Trial Watch and Blackbook Reports.

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WARWICK FARM January 5

Best Bet

RACE 4: (3) Sword Point

For Value

RACE 3: (2) Kirkeby

RACE 7: (16) The Crimson Idol

RACE 1: 4-9-1-2

RACE 2: 11-3-10-7

RACE 3: 2-4-9-13

RACE 4: 3-7-1-4

RACE 5: 6-9-4-10

RACE 6: 12-4-15-2

RACE 7: 16-13-11-2

 

TRIAL WATCH REPORT

NOTED TRIAL RUNNERS

WARWICK FARM WEDNESDAY: Cyber Attack (R1); Stick To Your Guns (R1); Taborca (R1); Broken Arrows (R6); Café Royal (R6)

CANTERBURY FRIDAY: And We Danced; Belle Espoir; Fire And Ice; Tick Tick Tick; Dame Cartland; Barani; Proud Image; Portray; Madame Pommery

ROSEHILL SATURDAY: Belle Espoir; Invinciano; And We Danced; Wairere Falls; Yiyi

WYONG SATURDAY: Proud Image; Jawaani; Kung Fu Muchu; Lucilight; Fielding

RECENT TRIAL WATCH WINNERS: Moonshine Lady; Nikohli Beagle; Flucuate; Divine Future; Shadow Devil; Roheryn; Coolangatta; Russian Conquest; Sherringford; Don't Doubt Katie; The Bopper; Elzamee; Written Doubt; Embeller; Starboreta; Nasturtium; Rise Of The Masses; Excelness.

TRIAL POINTERS

CANTERBURY December 21: The John O'Shea-trained CYBER ATTACK (54.04; 35.30) posted a strong 885m heat win in fast time for the session

NEWCASTLE December 7: CAFE ROYAL trialled strongly to finish second in his 800m heat (48.67; 34.28) in his first appearance since July. Covered plenty of ground but was always under a good hold and should perform well fresh.

BLACKBOOK REPORT

Eligible Blackbook Runners – January 1

Nil

RECENT BLACKBOOK WINNERS: Mass Destruction; Dzsenifer; Coventina Bay; Five Kingdom; El Padrino; Totally Charmed; Brookspire; Bacchanalia; Our Heidi; Born A King; Mr Cancun; Ligulate; Spirit Of Gaylard; Superstorm; Vianello; Minhaaj; I'm Thunderstruck; Elusive Express.

Blackbookers – Selected January 1

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DESERT ICON: Import ready to show his best.

KEY LARGO: No luck. Ready to win.

NUDGE: Good mare back in form.

SOXAGON: Strong efforts since resuming.

SQUID GAME: Prefer over 1200m-1400m.   

TOOMUCHTOBEAR: Stay with him. Needs 2000m.


Racing and Sports

Chris Scholtz

Managing Director Tronta Media P/L; Contributing Editor Racing & Sports
Chris is an award winning racing media professional working in the print, radio and online mediums since 1971 and managing director of his own racing industry media company since 1988. He has covered all of Australia’s major racing carnivals, numerous international events and is widely recognised as a leading form assessor and race analyst. Chris brings his passion for racing to racingandsports.com.au as its contributing editor since its launch in 2000.