AU - Colac - Race 8

Thoroughbred

16 Runners

9.9f

Benchmark

Turf

GOOD 4

24.5K

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Verdict

SQUANDER (7) had just one top-three finish from her first 12 starts but has been in white-hot form of late with two wins and three seconds from his past five. Was beaten 1.5 lengths in town last start, a repeat of which would be good enough here. COSMIC (14) is a late-maturing Japanese mare who has improved each run this prep and looks like she will relish 1 ¼m. OUR PARAMOUR (8) settled well back when 7 lengths from the winner in eighth over 1 ?m at Sandown-Hillside last start when hard in the market, which was a less impressive effort than her fifth at Seymour the run before. Blinkers off here and draws beautifully to bounce back. MY UNCLE DID IT (12) raced on the speed last start and battled on well but found one better over 1 ?m at Camperdown. Drawn terribly but has Harry Coffey on.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
7	Racing well recently. Last start held ground to the line 2nd of 9 at Sandown-Hillside 0 - 62 on January 21 over 1m, 1.5 len behind Powerful Torque with 127lbs at $10. Before that ran on from midfield and won by a nose at Stawell Bm56 January 4 over 1 ¼m defeating Torbelo with 130lbs at $6.50. Hasn't missed a quinella spot in her past five starts and draws to shake the life out of this. 1st Pick 7 Squander Jockey: Tom Madden Trainer: Aaron Purcell J: Tom Madden T: Aaron Purcell	118	-	-	-	25%
Analysis Racing well recently. Last start held ground to the line 2nd of 9 at Sandown-Hillside 0 - 62 on January 21 over 1m, 1.5 len behind Powerful Torque with 127lbs at $10. Before that ran on from midfield and won by a nose at Stawell Bm56 January 4 over 1 ¼m defeating Torbelo with 130lbs at $6.50. Hasn't missed a quinella spot in her past five starts and draws to shake the life out of this.
14	Recent form sound. At the latest run favourite, won by 2 len at Warrnambool Mdn-Sw January 11 over 1 ¹/16m defeating Zetheros with 127lbs at $2.70. The run before that came from midfield, 2nd of 11 at Warrnambool Mdn-Sw on December 31 over 1 ¹/16m, head behind Reel Hot with 127lbs at $3.50. Improver who is ready for this trip now. 2nd Pick 14 Cosmic Jockey: Jack Hill Trainer: Shane Jackson J: Jack Hill T: Shane Jackson	113	-	-	-	19%
Analysis Recent form sound. At the latest run favourite, won by 2 len at Warrnambool Mdn-Sw January 11 over 1 ¹/16m defeating Zetheros with 127lbs at $2.70. The run before that came from midfield, 2nd of 11 at Warrnambool Mdn-Sw on December 31 over 1 ¹/16m, head behind Reel Hot with 127lbs at $3.50. Improver who is ready for this trip now.
8	At the latest run second last of 9 at Sandown-Hillside 0 - 62 on January 21 over 1m, 7 len behind Powerful Torque with 128lbs at $3.60. Before that 5th of 13 at Seymour Bm62 on December 28 over 1 ¼m, 3 len behind Oak Beach with 129lbs at $14. Well below market expectations last start, but blinkers come off here and draws well. 3rd Pick 8 Our Paramour Jockey: Liam Riordan Trainer: Mark Walker J: Liam Riordan T: Mark Walker	92	-	-	-	8%
Analysis At the latest run second last of 9 at Sandown-Hillside 0 - 62 on January 21 over 1m, 7 len behind Powerful Torque with 128lbs at $3.60. Before that 5th of 13 at Seymour Bm62 on December 28 over 1 ¼m, 3 len behind Oak Beach with 129lbs at $14. Well below market expectations last start, but blinkers come off here and draws well.

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