01 May 2020 | Tim Walker
Ahead of tonight’s Gloucester Park meeting, get the thoughts of the key players in each of the 10 races.
RACE 1 – Better Your Bet With TABtouch Pace
2.Greg Bond (The Buckeye Bullet): “He’s got a strong chance. He’s got the advantage over the better ones. Hope he can hold up and be hard to beat.”
3.Chris Voak (Roman Art): “Hoping something can pressure the favourite. He’s an each way chance.”
4.Shannon Suvaljko (Roll With Me): “He’s going well but with nice horses drawn on the inside he needs a lot of luck. He will love the distance.”
5.Aldo Cortopassi (Art Tutor): “He’s actually working well. There’s speed drawn inside. We will come off the gate and drive for luck.
7.Gary Hall Snr (Balcatherine): “She needs luck. The race needs to be run upside down.”
RACE 2 – Better Your Industry With TABtouch Pace
1.Chris Voak (Bee Seventeen): “I think they do like sitting with him. I get the feeling we will sit on Valbonne.”
2.Michael Grantham (Valbonne): “He’s very quick off the gate so I’ll be intent to hold the lead over 2500.”
4.Gary Hall Snr (Eloquent Mach): “I think he will win. I think he can find the lead too.”
5.Kim Prentice (Soho Thunderstruck): “He’s trained on well but I can see him parked again and going to be a sitting duck over the 2500. In saying that I can still see him finishing in the money.
7.Shannon Suvaljko (All The Whispers): “He’s ready to run a race but it’s a hard draw. Follow in the next few starts.”
RACE 3 – Community TAB Pace
2.Justin Prentice (Always An Honour): “Good last start and worked well this week. Hopefully he can settle on the speed and be an each way chance.”
4.Aldo Cortopassi (Dreamy Nights): “Best when he’s up front. There’s speed inside. We will let him run the gate. He’s not a nice horse to drive when he’s back in the field.”
5.Shannon Suvaljko (A Boy Named Rosie): “Ran home well last start. Follow him when he draws a marble.”
6.Michael Grantham (Bletchley Park): “I’d probably have Always An Honour in front. Dreamy Nights is also quick and only goes well in front. I thought Aldo would push the button early and put me in a good spot.”
8.Greg Bond (Mighty Santana): “Racing well. He’s consistent. Bailey knows the horse. From the eight things need to go our way.”
RACE 4 – Better Your Club With TABtouch Pace
1.Ross Olivieri (Iceenothink): “He’s a sit sprint horse. He’s got to stay in the comfort zone.”
2.Aldo Cortopassi (Im Soxy): “We will have a crack. He’s got good speed. Realistically we will sit on Bully if he gets there early.”
4.Shannon Suvaljko (Tommy Be Good): “Racing well. Can run a place with luck.”
7.Greg Bond (El Jacko): “Looks like Chicago Bull’s race on paper. We will sit him up and hope to run a place.”
8.Ross Olivieri (Im Full Of Excuses): “Needs to improve off the last run. On his best form he’s a place chance.”
9.Gary Hall Snr (Chicago Bull): “Only bad luck will beat him.”
RACE 5 – TABtouch WA Oaks
1.Terry Ferguson (Sports Package): “She has got choices. She’s got the speed to lead.”
2.Stuart McDonald (My Sweet Deal): “The draw looks okay for her but it’s a tough race. I’m hoping to cross the one and lead.”
3.Ross Olivieri (Double Expresso): “Very happy with her. She pulled up that well from the previous run. She’s got plenty of options.”
4.Shannon Suvaljko (Tiffany Rose): “On the way up but it’s a difficult draw with the favourite drawn inside us. Will run a good race.”
6.Colin Brown (Fifty Five Reborn): “She has peaked for the Oaks and is versatile. However barrier ‘draws’ make it a gimme for Double Expresso.”
7.Chris Voak (Run For Mercy): “It will be a better race if something other than Double Expresso leads.”
10.Aldo Cortopassi (Star Fromthepalace): “Three the fence is the best place to be in a race like this. If you go back to her third against the boys in the Western Gateway, she can sprint well and run top three.”
11.Greg Bond (Intheskyrocket): “Hopefully she can find the line and run third to fifth.”
12.Michael Grantham (Sweet Maddison): “Never had the chance to sit with her. Tonight definitely going to be the opportunity to do it. For us I think it’s going to be perfect.”
RACE 6 – Laurie Kennedy Race For Roses
1.Chris Voak (Bettor Pack It): “She’s coming to the end of her campaign. At her best she can lead and run a mighty race.”
2.Aldo Cortopassi (Delightfull): “Never driven her before. Hope to get her away well and then work from there.”
6.Terry Ferguson (Bettor Copagoodone): “She’s been a revelation. She’s well bred. She’s been a bit disappointing but I think she got confidence in Albany. She’s digging in and putting it all together.”
8.Shannon Suvaljko (Arma Indie): “First-up but she’s a good hope. On a good beginning she will go close.”
9.Justin Prentice (Pick My Pocket): “She went well last week. If she can step well, I thought she was an each way chance.”
10.Ross Olivieri (Madame Meilland): “Not the safest beginner from the stand. Following them out should be okay. Take her on trust.”
11.Michael Grantham (Miss Sangrial): “Run last week was really good. I’m happy with her. She probably is the prominent mare in this race. I think she will be hard to beat.”
RACE 7 – Download The TABtouch App Today Pace
1.Matt Scott (Brookies Jet): “He will lead and be hard to beat.”
3.Aldo Cortopassi (Marquisard): “We will go forward off the gate and hopefully find the breeze. One or two out wide might press forward and we might get a nice run. We will need some luck.”
6.Matt Scott (Qtown Rip Roaring): “Racing well but he needs a little bit of luck.”
RACE 8 – TABtouch Giddy Up Premium Form
2.Chris Voak (Real Zeal): “Needs the run.”
3.Gary Hall Snr (Our Rhytmn N Blues): “Each way chance. Never had the chance to lead. He has in this race.”
4.Shannon Suvaljko (Sarge) “Hard draw. Wait for an easier draw.”
6.Aldo Cortopassi (Pradas Ideal Dahling): “He looks one of my best drives. Last week he was super. Jumped some tape down the straight. If he brings his A-game he’s in the race.”
RACE 9 – TABtouch Race Replays Pace
2.Michael Grantham (Machlani): “Form on paper isn’t too flash. He’s got some reasonable horses to his outside. We’re going to be bullish early to get in front of Bhagwan. I’m keen on him.”
7.Gary Hall Snr (Sir Galahad): “He’s a chance. He will probably be outside the leader. We need to stay in front of Taroona Bromac. He’s done plenty of work for this race.”
8.Greg Bond (Taroona Bromac): “Sir Galahad will probably try and stay ahead of us. We haven’t race him for more than a fortnight. He’s a strong chance in that race.”
RACE 10 – Off The Track WA Pace
2.Gary Hall Snr (Raksjameson): “I don’t know about his gate speed. He’s impressive though and in trackwork he’s alright.”
4.Chris Voak (Real Rocket): “Each way. I qualified him at trials. He won the trial not in a great time. I think long term he has the makings of a Golden Nugget horse.
6.Gary Hall Snr (Copy N Pace): “Each way. He went well the other night to beat Beaudiene Western.”
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