BEST BET HOLMES (Race 1) SANDASTAN (Race 4)
EACH-WAY EXTRA HOT (Race 5)
RACE 1 - 1:40PM Adelaide Plains Bloodstock Maiden Plate (1700 METRES)
Holmes has been placed at his past three, the latest when 3rd behind The Penske File at Murray Bridge. That looks good form for this, and he's been well found since markets opened. GILDED AGE was 3.6 lengths 3rd behind Apache Discreet at Murray Bridge before he covered ground and was beaten 3.6 lengths in 5th behind Chiq Magnet at Naracoorte. He's got ability and should be in the mix. FLYING YANK has been placed at two of her past three, the latest behind Devil's Dexter at Murray Bridge and draws to get a nice barrier. HONDURAS could be ready to improve.
SELECTIONS: 1 HOLMES, 7 Gilded Age, 11 Flying Yank, 8 Honduras PLAY: Backing HOLMES.
RACE 2 - 2:15PM Holdfast Insurance Brokers Fillies & Mares Maiden Plate (1200 METRES)
Popstar Princess caught the eye when she finished off strongly beaten a length behind The Journo here. She gets blinkers for the first time and looks hard to beat here. RICH LADY was placed twice at Balaklava in Nov/Dec and was sent out $1.85 favourite last time when 5th behind Novus Actus. EXALTED KATE was good first-up beaten 0.8 lengths behind Call It Quits here and draws a nice gate, AMBER NOOK was OK on debut beaten 4.1 lengths behind Sellix at Oakbank. HEIDI HEIDI HO is on debut for Travis Doudle and is well in the market.
SELECTIONS: 13 POPSTAR PRINCESS, 5 Rich Lady, 4 Exalted Kate, 8 Amber Nook PLAY: Backing POPSTAR PRINCESS.
RACE 3 - 2:50PM Kingsford Hotel Colts, Geldings & Entires Maiden Plate (1200 METRES)
Solesun is a talented colt who resumed and was wide and did a good job when 3rd behind A Samurai Mind at Murray Bridge. He gets the blinkers for the first time and should take some beating DOUBLE YOU OWE comes out of the same race on debut and was a drifter in betting but showed plenty of fight to run 2nd. He draws the middle. HISWAY had good backed when 2nd behind Novus Actus before another good run when beaten 2.3 lengths 5th behind Zanthron on the Parks. He draws wide. THEORIZER was OK when on speed beaten 2.2 lengths behind Call It Quits here last time. MCLEOD is with Jon O'Connor and has been well beaten in two trials but gets blinkers for his debut. MASTER FLYNN is on debut for the Searle/Callanan stable and was well beaten a Parks trial.
SELECTIONS: 13 SOLESUN, 2 Double You Owe, 3 Hisway, 8 Theorizer PLAY: Backing SOLESUN.
RACE 4 - 3:25PM Contract Engineering Benchmark 58 Handicap (2100 METRES)
Sandastan has been racing very well and won three straight before he went around $61 and was good beaten 4.2 lengths behind Yellowbrick Road at Morphettville in the Lord Reims on the weekend. He gets a 4kg claim and should take beating. CRIMSON VINE was impressive first-up from a break when a 4 lengths winner over Murray Bridge before he was $3.10 into $2.80 favourite and was plain beaten 6.4 lengths behind Puissance Dusoleil here. She jumps in trip, is much better than last time and is the danger. WOLF PRINCE was well found in betting when he was too good for Sesar at Gawler last week. He should be in the mix. URBAN BOY can be thereabouts.
SELECTIONS: 1 SANDASTAN, 6 Crimson Vine, 2 Wolf Prince, 7 Urban Boy PLAY: Keen on SANDASTAN again.
RACE 5 - 4:00PM Gawler Arms Hotel Rating 0 - 58 Handicap (1700 METRES)
Mavette has been in good form and chased hard when 2nd beaten 0.7 lengths behind Puissance Dusoleil here last time. He looks top pick in a very open race. RUN ON was placed at KI behind Crowley's Creek before a good win over Muffla there last time. He's unplaced in two runs here but must be respected. GOGOLF GURU was a good Strathalbyn winner two starts back before she was OK beaten 3.5 lengths in the same race last time. RUE BUNGAN has been on the heels of the placegetters at his past couple, the latest at Hamilton. He draws a nice gate. THE ICE CUTTER is more than capable of improving in a race like this.
SELECTIONS: 1 MAVETTE, 8 Run On, 6 Gogolf Guru, 7 Rue Bungan PLAY: Something on MAVETTE.
RACE 6 - 4:35PM Coopers Brewery Australian Lager Benchmark 56 Handicap (1500 METRES)
Extra Hot caught the eye at Strathalbyn behind Pretentious Diva before coming from a long way back to win at Kangaroo Island last time. She draws wide, out of trouble and should be in the finish. CALL IT QUITS ran some nice races last time in and resumed with a win here beating Exalted Kate and should take some beating after the claim. PULAMBI was placed behind Lucille Rose at Strathalbyn before being beaten 5 lengths in 9th in the Kristobel race on the Parks. I'M KENNY hasn't done a lot here on his home track a but does come out of some better race. RADIANT KNIGHT comes out of the same race beaten 3.9 lengths in 4th.
SELECTIONS: 8 EXTRA HOT, 3 Call It Quits, 9 Pulambi, 1 I'm Kenny PLAY: Backing EXTRA HOT each-way.
RACE 7 - 5:10PM Sanders Fodder Rating 0 - 56 Handicap (1200 METRES)
Not A Single Bid has won two of his past four and was a Balaklava winner two runs back beating Tiny Rebel before running 2nd behind Yeelanna here. RUBINI won a Murray Bridge maiden last July and is fitter for one run back from a spell when 5th beaten 1.9 lengths behind at Balaklava in the Not a Single Big race. THE BIG FREEZE can be an improver from a good barrier with no weight on her back. BENE MAGIC was a Murray Bridge winner on debut and could be an improver with the blinkers going on. CATALINA BLUE wasn't beaten far at Oakbank last time. NO ENTITLEMENT was runner-up at Strathalbyn in December and can run well.
SELECTIONS: 2 NOT A SINGLE BID, 3 Rubini, 4 The Big Freeze, 6 Catalina Blue PLAY: NOT A SINGLE BID on top but no value and wide in last leg of quaddie.
