Ascot 22/10/2022

Conditions

Rail – 8m
Track – Soft 5
Forecast – Max 24 degrees, mostly sunny

Race 1 – TABtouch – Better Your Bet Plate – 1000m – 12:36pm

1 – Brave Halo
6 – Guarding Heaven
2 – Catch The Red Eye
3 – Cashew Later

Race 2 – Guinness Handicap – 1000m – 1:14pm

5 – Short Talk
2 – Ghost Who Walks
6 – Disco Donut
4 – Olga Louisa

Race 3 – Tabtouch – Westspeed Platinum Handicap – 1600m – 1:50pm

3 – Keeper Sweet
2 – Henchard
1 – Ginger Baker
6 – Pretty Friar

Race 4 – Crown Perth Handicap – 2200m – 2:35pm

6 – Mystery Island
5 – Blackwater Bay
10 – Devonia
7 – Sowar

Race 5 – The Beyond Blue Walk For Robert Harvey Handicap – 1400m – 3:15pm

2 – Big Screen
9 – Nero King
13 – Sweet Tea
10 – Pennys Afield

Race 6 – PKF Perth Handicap – 1200m – 3:50pm

1 – Mood Swings
9 – Above The Peg
5 – Universal Pleasure
7 – Featherweight

Race 7 – Drummond Golf – Belgravia Stakes – 1200m – 4:25pm

2 – Amelia’s Jewel
1 – Snowdome
6 – Rumour Says
5 – Uncle Gerard

Race 8 – Amelia Park Handicap – 1200m – 5:02pm

9 – Bustler
3 – Trade War
14 – Real Danger
8 – Rockin’ Rupert

Race 9 – The Quokka Slot Applications Close 26 Oct Handicap – 1600m – 5:39pm

6 – Chili Is Hot
5 – Billy Ray
10 – Speed Dream
7 – Position Of Power

Best Bet

Race 8 – Bustler

Quaddie

R6: 1, 5, 7, 8, 9
R7: 1, 2, 6
R8: 3, 5, 9, 14
R9: 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12

Confidence rating

I wasn’t expecting the track to get downgraded to a soft 5, so that’s going to make things interesting. Races 1, 5 and 9 I thought were pretty even, while I’ve gone for a bit of value in race 2, which always makes me a little bit nervous.

Last Week’s Results

R1:exacta
Winners in top 4: 7/9
Top picks: 1st, 3rd, -, 2nd, -, 1st, 1st, 1st, –
Best bet: 2nd
Quaddie: Yes
Profit:+2.1 ($1ew on top tips & $2ew on bb)