Neil Davis

One of only two selections all day: Confidence:2/5 Value Bet of the day 1st $12 4.Lae Zee has a very good bog track action which could get her into a place or if they go hard could win. Goes well on the fresh side and has a 4kg allowance. RP $4.50, $7 and $2 Top 3

A well timed finish on Lae Zee, value bet of the day, gets Hyeontaek Oh his first winner at Matamata at a great price of $12. Didn't touch her with the whip and nice balance. Looks a 4kg claimer worth following.

@TracksideNZ One tough horse. The sectionals he set were strong and proved he is one tough horse! ( Start to finish ) Race time 1.34.58 14.12 10.99 11.56 11.48 11.16 11.03 11.63, 12.62

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@GuerinSports I was at the Matamata open day 20 November with about a dozen others. At the end I asked trainer Andrew Scott for a winner -he thought for a few seconds and replied to us all, Ohope Wins, she’s a very smart filly.

BUSY GIRL: ATC Oaks winner Ohope Wins was a maiden exactly 100 days ago. Since then she has won two Group 1s (the NZ and Australian Oaks) and two Group 2s, had two different trainers in two different countries and two different sets of owners. Been a bit going on here.

And Ohope Wins, bet of the day, completes the multi of the day-$10 returns $225

Terrific win by Bona Sforza at Riccarton. Only recommended bet at Riccarton at $9, Rated price $3! Perfect ride by Ace Lawson-Carroll and top training by Samantha Finnegan.

@HuntRacing What did you think of McNabs ride on Glance? Just had to get out wider on the turn and she would have cleaned them up.

@HuntRacing That will be interesting to see. Last race the first 3 came from the fence so unless something drastic happens see no reason why it would.

Inside barriers were Gold today at Royal Riverton. Barrier 1 = 5 winners and barrier 2 = 2 winners. History shows that Monday/Day 2 evens out.

@TracksideNZ @HuntRacing Thanks Stephen. Great analysis. The sectionals live on trackside are really helpful too- especially the 200m ones. You have to allow around a second for the opening 400m as it looks as though it is hand triggered.

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And they averaged 12.39 to the 600 over the same distance in the next race.

He averaged 12.73 seconds to the 600m. Top ride.

Thanks to a perfectly rated front running ride by @rorymhutch, Geneva leads all the way. Rated him a $2.20 chance and a well deserved win. Congrats Kylie Hoskins on presenting him so well.

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Leroy Brown was a bad bad boy, but Girl Talk $7.50, was a good good girl, and Value bet of the day, made it 4 winners from 6 selections for a very profitable day.

The track at Tauranga obviously favouring front runners on the rail. Leroy Brown should lead in the 7th race,kick on the turn and be too fast. 3 winners from 4 selections so far today including a $6.50 winner and $12 winner.

@elonmusknews30 Yes

A nice eachway bet in Race 1 today. Race 1 Bonus Back Race 4.Ridgeview Vicky last start ran a close fast closing third alongside We Found Love, a race rival. This time she has drawn better and if she can land closer to We Found Love, looks a decent chance of outfinishing her.

@GuerinSports Really good read. We all strive for work/ life balance, and he had the nous to recognise it had swung too much one way and had the courage to do something about it.

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Another Value Bet of the day gets up: Palmarow $15 r6 New Plymouth after her excellent sectionals last start and race set up. And a top ride!

ROMANOFF (3 g Belardo - Tsarina Belle) narrowly defeats his stablemate in the New Zealand 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) for Pam Gerard & Bruno Queiroz @BallymoreStabls 🏆 He becomes the third Group 1 winner for BELARDO ✅ The gelding was a $75k buy for Ballymore Stables, @PMBRacing & Catheryne Bruggeman from @HaunuiFarm at the @KarakaChat National Yearling Sale⭐️ @BearstoneStud