Adelaide Cup Day Punt Preview: 11th March 2024

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BEST BETS
BOGUES (Race 1)
BOOGNISH (Race 3)

VALUE
ANOTHERHOUSE (Race 2)

RACE 1 - 12:30PM Croser Handicap (2000 METRES)

Bogues comes to SA on the back of a dominant Bendigo win beating Early Warning by 3 lengths. He gets Jamie Kah and the jump to 2000m looks ideal Fellow Victorian Crimson Vine looks suited down in the weights and was OK up in trip behind Sandastan last time. Karaka Kiwi has been racing well. Rabtat draws well.

SELECTIONS: 4 BOGUES, 9 Crimson Vine, 1 Karaka Kiwi, 3 Rabtat
PLAY: Backing BOGUES.

 

RACE 2 - 1:05PM Bone Dry Wines Handicap (1100 METRES)

Lovely Lookin'' won consecutive city races before she took on G2 level in Melbourne and was well beaten in the Tranquil Star. She came home and was well beaten as an odds-on favourite before a break but has trialled well and draws perfectly for her return. Anotherhouse was good first-up from a break beaten 1.2 lengths behind Vexatious Dancer here, he's lightly raced and has plenty of upside. Bolted In resumes, he showed plenty early on and has been to the trial ahead of his return. Damien Lane goes on and he can run well. Mintulee is a nice filly who was back to winning form on the Parks last week, Miss Subtly won well last time but this looks harder, likewise Gusty Way.

SELECTIONS: 8 LOVELY LOOKIN', 4 Anotherhouse, 5 Bolted In, 6 Mintulee
PLAY: ANOTHERHOUSE looks the value.

 

RACE 3 - 1:40PM Dominant Handicap (1050 METRES)

Boognish is a nice horse who was good in the Lightning and Behemoth Stakes early last campaign, placed twice here in Adelaide before she went to Moonee Valley and was beaten a tick under a length behind Farh Flung. She's trialled up nicely and should take some beating with Jamie Kah taking the ride. Bon's Your Back comes off consecutive wins at Mount Gambier and Stawell and gets an inside gate for the Dabernig stable with Damine Lane riding. Storyteller has ability and has trialled well. Tosen Water has a good record and has draws a nice gate with no weight. Jilladora is capable in a race like this but drawn out. Brazano pulled good ground late of Emerald Court last time who has won its past couple.

SELECTIONS: 4 BOOGNISH, 1 Bons Your Back, 9 Storyteller, 3 Tosen Water
PLAY: Keen on BOOGNISH.

 

RACE 4 - 2:15PM SkyCity Handicap (1600 METRES)

 Marvelous Night should be able to roll forward from the good gate and stuck on well after being hammered in the lead on the Park last week. Bond Street Beau could be an improve at his second campaign for the Clarken/O'Shea stable.Ghetto Supastar looks an improver here from a good barrier. Jenkins draws out but can be in the mix.

 

SELECTIONS: 5 MARVELOUS NIGHT, 6 Bond Street Beau, 3 Ghetto Supastar, 1 Jenkins
PLAY: Staying with MARACOURT.

 

RACE 5 - 2:50PM The Fotobase Group Morphettville Guineas (1600 METRES)

Easy Dun looks an exciting horse who came from a mile off them and rounded up rivals in a matter of strides to win by 2.25 lengths at Bendigo on Debut. He looks well above average. A Samurai Mind created a big impression winning first-up at Muray Bridge where he looked in trouble before picking up late to run down rivals. He also looks above average. Air Assault caught the eye first-up from a spell when he 4th behind Snapped in the City Of Marion, he's going to be even better over further but looks for him late. Time To Chat has the inside gate and won a Sandown maiden two starts back before running 5th beaten 8.5 lengths in the G2 Autumn Classic at Caulfield last time. Poppin' Champagne is another Victoria who was a $1.60 favourite when she won by 2.25 lengths at Moe last time and gets Jamie Kah.

SELECTIONS: 2 EASY DUN, 4 A Samurai Mind, 1 Air Assault, 9 Time To Chat
PLAY: Backing EASY DUN.

 

RACE 6 - 3:30PM Quayclean C S Hayes Memorial Cup (1600 METRES)

Meridius ran well when 2nd in the Magic Millions Cup on the Gold Coast and was OK beaten 2.35 lengths behind Jennilala at Flemington last time. Thirsty Guest has been set for this and he worked home well first up behind Wild Imagination over 1400m, the mile looks ideal. Second To Nun has been flying and she won four straight before she stuck on well up to the 2000m behind The Map in the JRA Plate last time. Tapinforpar was patiently ridden to get the money on the Parks last week.

SELECTIONS: 4 MERIDIUS, Meridius, 9 Thirsty Guest, 6 Second To Nun, 5 Wild Imgination
PLAY: Something on MERIDIUS.

 

RACE 7 - 4:15PM TAB Adelaide Cup (3200 METRES)

Amade comes back to SA on the back of a slashing 3rd in the Torney Cup when he missed the start and should have won. He was third in this race last year when he should have won, he won the Geelong Cup in the spring and is the proven two mile horse. The Map is weighted to win, she gets 5kg off Amade and her lead-up for has been super winning the JRA Plate before running 2nd behind the vastly improved Yellowbrick Road in the Lord Reims. Excelleration comes in on the back of a very good Launceston Cup win, he's a horse trending the right way and should have no issues with the trip. Alhambra Lad was 2nd in Launceston and is a horse who has been racing very well, like wise Grand Pierro who has placed in both the Hobart and Launceston Cups. Skelm  could be ready to fire and ran OK in this race two years ago.

SELECTIONS: 1 AMADE, 4 The Map, 3 Excelleration, 7 Yellowbrick Road
PLAY: Backing ADAMDE each-way.

 

RACE 8 - 4:55PM Thomas Farms Manihi Classic (1100 METRES)

Austmarr is lightly raced and was a Sandown winner last time when she led throughout for a soft win over Mighty. Jamie Kah rides and the wide gate suits. Grey River is a nice mare resuming. Her best is right up to winning a race like this and she's a dual winner fresh. She won the Wylie last time in and hasn't raced since the G3 Northwood Plume at Caulfield in October. Aitch Two Oh has a great record here over the 1100m. She comes off a Durbridge win, draws the inside gate and is going to take plenty of running down. Walk Like An Angel resumes, she a nice filly with a lot of upside. She was a soft winner in 3yo company two runs back and has trialled well for her return.Sweetened just missed first-up last time in the Lightning Stakes and has been specked. Penthouse is an interesting runner who has performed ell in good race in Sydney and Melbourne and wasn't beaten far behind Indian Pacific at Moonee Valley last time. Viviane won three in succession in Melbourne at the back of her last campaign and chased home Kallos first-up but draws out. Celsius Star is chasing three wins in succession

SELECTIONS: 8 AUSTMARR, 5 Grey River, 2 Aitch Two Oh, 10 Sweetened
PLAY: Backing AUSTMARR.

 

RACE 9 - 5:35PM Grand Syndicates Handicap (1200 METRES)

Dunmaghlas draws out but was a good winner last time out back in class. The Great Baby is a nice horse with upside and won consecutive races last time in. He's trialled up well. Prairie Flower has been in the money at four of six starts here and was runner-up behind Ice Symphony at Ararat last time. Sir Kingsford has a good fresh record. Copperfield is first-up for David Jolly.

SELECTIONS: 4 DUNMAGHLAS, 8 The Great Baby, 2 Prairie Flower, 12 Copperfield
PLAY: Wide in the quaddie.


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