Canberra Preview & Best Bets - Friday August 19
Belmont Park Preview & Best Bets – Saturday August 20
Our form expert Adam McGrath provides Belmont Park tips for Saturday’s horse racing.
Belmont Park Tips 20/08/2022
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Race 4 No. 4 UNIVERSAL PLEASURE
This mare showed last preparation that she has plenty of ability. She finished 1.4L off the winner in the Listed Jungle Mist and has shown that she can race well when fresh. Soft track is no issue with her being by Universal Ruler, the only real concern is if she ends up 3 or 4 pairs back on the fence from barrier 1. Hoping she can sit behind the leader and then strike at the top the straight.
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Race 2 No. 2 KICK A GOAL SON
Another open race so we will go each-way with the Jason Miller trained gelding. Last preparation this horse could have won a couple more if luck had of gone his way. Trial was good and showed he should handle these conditions and Brad Rawiller should get a lovely map in the race from barrier 6. Happy to play each-way at $7.40/$2.30. Logical danger is Reign Of Fire who finds the weakest race of his career.
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Race 9 No. 9 ARCADIA GRACE
Very, very, very interesting way to finish. I could happily put my money on Catalpa, Heart Of Coeur, Power Of St George, Positive Impact & Arcadia Grace and still not find the winner. It will be a wide leg in the quaddie but I’m going to play Arcadia Grace each-way. This is a horse that had so much hype surrounding her in the early stages of her career. Maybe they got it wrong and she’ll be more suited 1400m-1600m. She recorded some nice sectionals last start, Michael Grantham is a jet and despite the negative draw I’m going to hope that she can fly home late at $7/$2.60.
