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Some nice races this Sat, he's one!

HYPERION STAKES (1400 METRES)
1 MARASCO Fred Kersley 59
2 SCENIC SHOT Daniel Morton 59
3 STAR LASER Allan Macpherson 59
4 ZHAMENKA Louise Newman 59
5 SCENIC BLAST Daniel Morton 56.5
6 WESTERLY BREEZE Shane A Edwards 56.5
7 HIFALUTIN Lou Luciani 54

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And another!

KARRAKATTA PLATE (1200 METRES)
1 AMELIA'S REASON Lou Luciani 56
2 GRAND NIRVANA Fred Kersley 56
3 HAWKEYE MORT Arthur Mortimer 56
4 LIQUIDATION Darryn Pateman 56
5 PEGASE Joe Byrne 56
6 RUSSELL ROAD Fred Kersley 56
7 SHEENASAIDGREY Ken Williamson 56
8 TEN DEGREES John Betts 56
9 ZEDA MAK Wally Mitchell 56
10 BRAVA FORTUNE Neville Parnham 53.5
11 CASSANDARA SHADOW (NZ) Shane A Edwards 53.5
12 DANERIP Fred Kersley 53.5
13 DARNTIME Frances Taylor 53.5
14 JUST MARIKA Frank Maynard 53.5
15 ROSA DELAGO Spencer Knight 53.5

Small field but the race holds a bit of interest with Marasco 2nd-up & the 2 Scenics returning from eastern state campaigns. Both are recent trial winners.

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..and yet another

W.A.T.C. DERBY (2400 METRES)

1 AITCHISON William Godecke 56
2 BEST BEWARE Lindsey Smith 56
3 BLUECLASE Brad Graham 56
4 CONDOR EXPRESS Angela Smith 56
5 DASH INCREDIBLE Gary Nicol 56
6 FAMOUS ROMAN Ken Williamson 56
7 KEY DYNASTY Darryn Pateman 56
8 MYTHICAL MAN Michael Pateman 56
9 PROART Shane A Edwards 56
10 SCENIC BULLET Daniel Morton 56
11 SEYMOUR SNAKE Darryn Pateman 56
12 VEROSSI Warren Radford 56
13 YURO Bob Turrell (Jnr) 56
14 ETERNALISM Chris Stelmach 53.5
15 GRAND JOURNEY David Brideoake 53.5
16 STAR ENCOUNTER Adam Durrant 53.5

most forms has best bet and double, what does double mean?

marasco r5
sheenasaidgrey r6
yuro r7
forest frolic r8

You've got me Mr Quaddie, I'll do some research & get back to you ;)

Saturday 5 April
 

I like these EW today - all were beaten favourites at their last outing & look strong chances of redeeming themselves..,,

Ascot R1 H2 Ma Ma Machine
Ascot R3 H2 Capuchin
Ascot R8 H4 Forest Frolic
Ascot R9 H6 Bundy Jack

Lots of rain in Perth at the mo, might see a track downgrade a bit later ;)

More than a downgrade. Ascot has been abandoned.

What does a double mean in tipping?

Yep a big downgrade :D cheers ;)

What happens to the meeting and more importantly the plate and derby? There was some connections gunning for the Golden Slipper if it won today.

If track ok meeting on tomorrow, free entry.

Thanks!

You're welcome :) Starting to clear up a bit now.

from another forum - 70mm+ of rain at ascot today

Is Ascot likely to be held today, anyone know?

the watab site has a track rating of slow for today so i guess they will be racing

6.3 Pen

6.3 is quite bad. Must be waterlogged. I'd say there will be a fair few scratchings.

1/3
2/3
3/2
4/1
5/3
6/4
7/14
8/1
9/3

only a hand-full 10 race program surprising!

r1 ma ma machine [placed dead track] found and kept [winner heavy]

r2 three amigos [placed slow] king croesus [placed heavy] starlight grey [placed dead]

r3 wingate street [winner dead] capuchin [winner slow] ready for luck [winner dead] king risca [winner slow] love a buzz [winner dead]

3rd & 2nd

three amigos [winner]

r4 zhamenka, kaleido, friartruck & tribal warrior [all placed dead] reactive thunder [placed wet] wild frankie [winner slow]

track now dead

king risca [winner] nice odds

zhamenka [winner] wild frankie [2nd] reactive thunder [4th]

marasco won ok but liked more the run of the runner-up scenic shot
others opinion?

r8 kounthekash & danny blue ew

r9 xaarlington & sky marshall ew

sky marshall [winner] & big chunk of the quartet [got with 1st 4 selections - daily dabble thread]
made up for what had been a mostly losing day for me

Although Marasco won with a bit up his sleeve, he didn't appear to have the acceleration that he had a year or so ago...I hope it is just a fitness thing and that he has a lot of improvement in him

That blinding speed he had seems to have gone, looked like he took ages to win on Saturday. But looking at sectionals he still ran 34.00.
Scenic Shot was a surprise. Got flatfooted, but his last 100m was unreal.

Ma Ma Machine 3rd
Capuchin dnp
Forest Frolic 2nd
Bundy Jack dnp

Sad to see Westerly Breeze retire likely heading to stud in the upcoming breeding season. 5 wins (inc WA Oaks) from just 16 starts & placed on another 6 occasions. $323,850 in prize money. Watching with interest the arrival of any offspring.

Remember backing her in the listed Northerly Stakes over 1400. Got 20/1. Ran a bold race. Just getting warm out wide last bit finished about 1.5 lens behind the winner. Her last 600 was one of the quickest in the race. Not bad for a mare at best over middle distance.

What say u guys can Megatic mix it with the eastern state's 3yos