Oakleigh Plate (G1) - Caulfield Saturday 25th February

[Macca_]

Noms -

OAKLEIGH PLATE 1100M

Of $352000 Of $350000 and $2000 trophy. 1st $210000 and trophy of $2000, 2nd $63000, 3rd $31500, 4th $15750, 5th $8750, 6th $7000, 7th $7000, 8th $7000. (GROUP 1). No allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 18+3 EM

No Horse Trainer Rating
1 ECONSUL (NZ) David Hayes (103)
2 GONSKI Tim Martin (93)
3 GRACE AND POWER David Balfour (99)
4 LEONE CHIARA Danny O'Brien (101)
5 MISS ANDRETTI David Mueller (104.5)
6 PIRATE ISLAND Lloyd Kennewell (68)
7 PROPRIETOR Paul Perry (101)
8 QUEEN OF THE HILL Lee Freedman (99)
9 SNITZEL Gerald Ryan (104)
10 SOLAR ANTIQUITY Robbie Griffiths (102)
11 STRATUM Paul Perry (106)
12 STRIKELINE Brian Mayfield-Smith (102.5)
13 TAKEOVER TARGET Joe Janiak (111)
14 VIRAGE DE FORTUNE Bruce McLachlan (108)
15 WHAT'S THE MAIL Mathew Ellerton (102)
16 WILDLY John McArdle (101)
17 WRITTEN TYCOON John O'Shea (97)

Nice one.

 

[Nuffs]

wow. another great sprinting race in melbourne

when will sydney learn?

what's the mail will be great odds and could run a great race

otherwise, takeover target (provided weight wont break him), virage de fortune (can she back up? what weight will she get? probably only 2kg less than TT), and written tycoon (great lightweight chance)

 

[Macca_]

Form -

http://www.rsb.net.au/PUBLISHING/DOWNLOADS/FREEFORM/RD2502CAUL.asp?racenum=08

 

[Nuffs]

main chances for me are takeover target, virage de fortune, what's the mail and solar antiquity which could be good value

 

[Nuffs]

TT fav at $2.75
VDF @ $3.00

might look at a little bit e/w on whats the mail @ $34

but i'm still sticking with VDF with the weight pull over TT

 

[Macca_]

No. Selection Win
001 Takeover Target $2.75
007 Virage De Fortune $3.00
012 Gonski $7.00
009 Snitzel $8.00
008 Miss Andretti $15.00
010 Solar Antiquity $15.00
005 Stratum $17.00
006 Wildly $26.00
002 Econsul $34.00
003 What's The Mail $34.00
004 Proprietor $34.00
011 Grace and Power $101.00

 

[Moffo]

VDF will kill them although it is backing up

 

[Nuffs]

as bossy says in the Telegraph today, VDF and TT are weighted certainties in this race. i think TT will struggle at Caulfield (first trip anti-clockwise???) and VDF can steal an easy lead and with 51.5kg will be too hard to catch

 

[Cletus]

I'm sticking with TT but it's a close call with VD. Matbe the quinella is the go.

 

[Macca_]

Macs Numbers -
7 from 1

No point with the rest. VDF to beat TT.

 

[Foz]

Snitzel goes well 2nd up.
Speed battle with Virage De Fortune worries me though.
They could be left sitting shots.
Not a good race to bet on.