Group3 NEWMARKET HANDICAP - 1400M (Newcastle 2 Mar)
 

No. Horse Trainer Jockey Barr Wgt

1 PLATINUM SCISSORS Gai Waterhouse D Beasley 12 59
2 SPORTSMAN Gregory Hickman J Ford 8 55
3 NIPS Clarry Conners C Munce 5 54
4 PATEZZA Guy Walter H Bowman 1 53.5
5 SIR DEX Gregory Hickman D Beadman 3 53.5
6 COOL FRONT John O'Shea C Brown 7 52.5
7 GABFEST John Hawkes A W Robinson 10 52.5
8 ARENA VALADORA John Everson R McLeod 11 52
9 PRIME CENTURY (NZ) Graeme Rogerson J Cassidy 13 52
10 PRECISE TIMING Ross Stitt G Boss 4 52
11 SUNSHINE SAM (NZ) John Hawkes R M Quinn 2 52
12 AMEX Alan Bailey Dale Spriggs 6 52
13 ESTAAD Paul Perry L Cassidy 9 52

Current fixed odds market:

Selection Win Place
Patezza $4.00 $1.75
Cool Front $5.00 $2.00
Sir Dex $6.00 $2.25
Sportsman $9.00 $3.00
Nips $9.00 $3.00
Gabfest $9.00 $3.00
Sunshine Sam $9.00 $3.00
Prime Century $21.00 $6.00
Precise Timing $21.00 $6.00
Platinum Scissors $26.00 $7.25
Arena Valadora $26.00 $7.25
Amex $34.00 $9.25
Estaad $34.00 $9.25

Patezza my top pick in a pretty open race. 3 runs back from a spell have all been good. The roomy Broadmeadow track should suit.

Sportsman my next pick. 2 runs back from a spell have been reasonable. Should now be ready to show a bit of form. Long run home should suit.

Also have a liking for Arena Valadora at 25/1 - okay this distance & first-up & Amex at 33/1 – 2 starts back ran an excellent race behind Consular (Sunshine Coast) this distance in record time.

And after all of that, I still may have missed the winner!

#7 GABFEST EW will do me.
Has a nice weight and the distance will suit. Can see him being settled back in the field from a wide draw and then motoring home at the end.

Does anyone give last years winner PLATINUM SCISSORS a chance?

Would have to be at his very best to have a chance in this.....carried 4kg over limit last year to win.....this year has to carry 7kg over the limit!

4 PATEZZA
6 COOL FRONT
5 SIR DEX
2 SPORTSMAN

6 COOL FRONT
4 PATEZZA
7 GABFEST
2 SPORTSMAN

Race 7 4:55 PM R.T.C. Group Newmarket Handicap
Group 3 Apprentices Cannot Claim.
6 $3.5 Cool Front
7 $4.7 Gabfest
4 $6.3 Patezza
13 $8.4 Estaad

I think Sportman and Sunshine Sam....will be doing tris and 1st 4's with these 2 on top...
I reckon there's value in this race..
hopefully horses like Amex, Prime century and Precise timing can fill the places..
Prepared to risk Patezza for 1st as i think he'll be find it tough from barrier 1 ...he likes to get back so he might be in a bit of traffic..

Like Mr Scaramunga and Silver fun in the 2nd and 5th as well..
also think Meadowie Express in the 6th can run a race....

shame i can't actually watch the races..