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Friday night best bets & punting strategy at Melton (17/01)
Tim O'Connor • January 17th, 2025 4:39 pm
Tim O'Connor has done the form for tonight's meeting at Melton Entertainment Park.
R1 – 6.19pm – BENSTUD STANDARDBREDS PACE – 1720m
9 – Vee Em Gee Macray10 – Wattlebank Arnie4 – Mona Mia1 – Seve
Playing a couple at odds here in the opener at Melton. Vee Em Gee Macray has been running well from back in the field in recent times and looks overs, while Wattlebank Arnie also brings a class factor to the race.
BACK: 9 Vee Em Gee Macray and 10 Wattlebank Arnie – 0.5 unit (win)
R2 – 6.53pm – NUTRIEN EQUINE PACE – 1720m
3 – Shonny Lou10 – She Really Matters5 – Sports Wrack2 – Auckland Red
R3 – 7.28pm – WASTE SENSE TROT – 1720m
5 – Coconut Mickey3 – Tunbridge7 – Watts Up Raptor11 – Kota Bharu
Coconut Mickey has been running some great races of late and really looks ready to find the winner’s circle again.
BACK: 5 Coconut Mickey – 1 unit (win)
R4 – 7.58pm – PRYDE'S EASIFEED PACE – 1720m
1 – Illawong Phoenix
2 – Tinsel Tiara
3 – Alcatraz Girl
4 – Icanmotor
2 – Tinsel Tiara
3 – Alcatraz Girl
4 – Icanmotor
Worried about being buried back along the pegs here with Illawong Phoenix, but if he can settle a little handy, he should be able to give this race a shake. His effort when second to Celestial Zodiac two back is good enough to take this and that horse has won again since.
BACK: 1 Illawong Phoenix – 0.5 unit (win)/1.5 units (place)
R5 – 8.34pm – CENTRE STATE PRINTING PACE – 1720m
1 – Alfredjohncrusader8 – Writteninthesky9 – Fulloffight5 – My Atlantis
Alfredjohncrusader clearly the one to beat here, but Fulloffight has gone super his last couple. Made up good ground after a bad start two back to be beaten just 4.5m and was huge from the chair last time at Bendigo.
BACK: 9 Fulloffight 0.5 unit (win)/1.5 units (place)
R6 – 9.09pm – CATANACH'S JEWELLERS PACE – 1720m
9 – Ata Rangi1 – Calypso Mistress5 – Capitalism6 – Morvah
Ata Rangi has been running great races in good company and good time. This looks much easier than his recent outings. Keen.
BACK: 9 Ata Rangi – 2 units (win)
R7 – 9.44pm – HIP POCKET WORKWEAR CASTLEMAINE PACE – 1720m
6 – Rocco Americano5 – Tough Shaz1 – Popcornfriday7 – Arnies Army
Rocco Americano turned in a top performance last weekend at Shepparton when he sat parked and boxed on bravely to be beaten 7.4m in good time behind Kia Ora Beauty. He was the first horse home off the pegs and while Tough Shaz looks hard to beat here, he’s worth an each-way play.
BACK: 5 Rocco Americano – 0.5 unit (win)/1.5 unit (place)
QUADDIE
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 111, 8, 995, 6
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