AU - Toowoomba - Race 1

Thoroughbred

17 Runners

6.5f

Benchmark

Turf

GOOD 4

35.2K

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Verdict

THATS ARCHIES GIRL (6) has returned in career-best touch this prep and is desperate to break through. Has been chasing from tricky spots before charging late. Blinkers should sharpen her up and she retains the 7lbs claim. This is her best chance yet and she should prove hard to beat. PERLE DE CHOCOLAT (10) led pillar-to-post when resuming at the Sunny Coast and has been okay since without striking. Drops in class and should be at her top now. DEEP TIARA (9) drove hard to score here in what has proven a red-hot form reference, producing four subsequent winners. Full of confidence now and shouldn't be bothered by the extra trip. UPSTART LOVER (12) is ticking along well and knows the circuit. FIRE AND LIGHT (1) could cause a late scare fresh if they overdo it in front.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
6	Finished strongly from well back at Gold Coast last week when fourth, beaten just under a length by Exceed Perfection on good ground. That backed up her Eagle Farm third on soft ground, where she charged home from a long way back as the well-supported favourite. Blinkers go on and she looks ready to put it all together. 1st Pick 6 Thats Archies Girl Jockey: Kelsey Lenton Trainer: Nick Keal J: Kelsey Lenton T: Nick Keal	155	-	-	-	39%
Analysis Finished strongly from well back at Gold Coast last week when fourth, beaten just under a length by Exceed Perfection on good ground. That backed up her Eagle Farm third on soft ground, where she charged home from a long way back as the well-supported favourite. Blinkers go on and she looks ready to put it all together.
10	Eases back from Saturday company after finishing seventh in a 3-4yo Benchmark 70 at Eagle Farm, beaten three and a half lengths after jumping awkwardly and racing wide throughout. Her previous Benchmark 72 fourth at the same track was better than it reads, also at long odds and wide throughout. Better suited here and Michael Rodd back aboard is a plus. 2nd Pick 10 Perle De Chocolat Jockey: Michael Rodd Trainer: Kristie Clark-Peoples J: Michael Rodd T: Kristie Clark-Peoples	146	-	-	-	29%
Analysis Eases back from Saturday company after finishing seventh in a 3-4yo Benchmark 70 at Eagle Farm, beaten three and a half lengths after jumping awkwardly and racing wide throughout. Her previous Benchmark 72 fourth at the same track was better than it reads, also at long odds and wide throughout. Better suited here and Michael Rodd back aboard is a plus.
9	Broke through in a Benchmark 55 over 5 ½f at Toowoomba last start, beating Lady Willpower by a length after travelling well and finishing with authority from back in the field. She was only fifth in a Class 3 at Dalby before that, beaten six lengths, but did steady near the 2 ½f. Extra ground is the query, but her local record is strong. 3rd Pick 9 Deep Tiara Jockey: Jake Bayliss Trainer: Troy Pascoe J: Jake Bayliss T: Troy Pascoe	101	-	-	-	8%
Analysis Broke through in a Benchmark 55 over 5 ½f at Toowoomba last start, beating Lady Willpower by a length after travelling well and finishing with authority from back in the field. She was only fifth in a Class 3 at Dalby before that, beaten six lengths, but did steady near the 2 ½f. Extra ground is the query, but her local record is strong.

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Claiming Race

A race in which horses are entered for a certain price, or claiming tag, which is also their sales price. An owner can claim any horse entered for the tag before the race begins, and owns them as soon as the gates open.

Blinkers

A hood worn on a horse’s head to limit side vision, which can improve concentration. Blinkers are added or removed to relax a horse or give it more focus.

Yielding

A rain-soaked turf condition often producing a slick or heavy course and slower finish times.