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Northern Pike {Take 3} and no favourites or feature last start winners in the Stradbroke
Followers of William Pike would be feeling no pain whatsoever as the Western Australian Postilion transitions into a carnival feature race winning megastar
The Stradbroke handicap has proved to be one of the most unpredictable races in the world and punters could do well to either ignore the race completely or lay the favourites, those horses at the top of the weights and last start winners of feature lead up races.
Those looking for a mid-century experience could head out to Sandown. Stare at at the windswept seagull infested desolation and bear in mind that 65,000 people attended the inaugural meeting almost 60 years ago.
Eagle Farm
William Pike Special
Race 2 Bullfinch (5) Race 3 Marakopa (10) Race 4 Holstein (6) Race 6 Kolding ((2) Race 7 Sheeza Belter (16) Race 8 Isotope (15) Race 9 Written Beauty (3)
Each way Double {Parlay Formula 1 & 2)
Race 7 Huetor (3) Race 8 Alligator Blood (5)
Feature Race Standout Quinella/Duet with *horse
Race 6 Sky Racing Q22
The Chosen One (1) Kolding (2) Huetor* (3) Maximal (9) Hopeful (11)
Race 8 TAB Stradbroke
Apache Chase (3) Alligator Blood* (5) Buffalo River (14) Wild Planet (8) Isotope ((15)
Sandown
Best Bets
Race 3 Parisian Dancer (3) Race 4 Star of Chaos Race 5 Unusual Culture (3) Race 6 Teofilo Star (15) Race 8 Umagawa (18)
Melbourne Mick’s Daily Double
Race 7 Ladbrokes Mega Multi Handicap
Chief Altony (1)* Visinari (3) Falls (4) Kipps (5) Vituvius (16)
Race 9 Ladbrokes Punter Assist Handicap
Perssan (1) So Si Bon (5) Mankayan (6) Don’t Doubt Dory (11) Hezashocka* (13)
Stand Out Box Quinella and Duet with * horse
Toby’s Lucky Long Shots
Sandown
Race 5 Farrenic (4) Race 7 Independent Road (2) Race 9 So Si Bon (5)
Eagle Farm
Race 6 Kolding (2)
Race 8 Wild Planet (8)
Toby’s Titanic Lay of the Day
Race 6 Sandown Gate Crash (3)
Race 7 Sandown Visinari (3)