Singapore Nap
1 March 2013
Race 3 - B 74
1000M Polytrack
Stakes 75,000
STARSTATZ RACING PICKS :*** SOUL COMMANDER
IIZI PICKS ; LAGO BAY
TW (TRACKWATCHER ) PICKS : SOUL COMMANDER ......TRACK FORM 6-1-2-4
VB (VALUE BET) PICKS LAGO BAY (DUE NO 3RD PLACING)
BMW ( Benny's Masterclass Wins formerly called longshot) PICKS : SOUL COMMANDER DUE CAVALLO IS MEDIA TIPSTER'S RACE FAVOURITE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In my rush to meet posting datelines I did a couple of typo errors (since corrected on this blog) and still got the dates wrong. After receiving the trackwatcher/s report I have ammended the order of selections slightly
I am astonished that the passing of my guru Benny Ortega has not been honoured by STC or any of the ex- staff whose lives he has touched with any article on STC wbsite or any of the other publications to honour his contributions to horse-racing in general.
Benny had made many contibutions to promote horse racing with hosting of events at STC premises in his capacity as Chief Editor of The old Racing Guide and dispensing of personal advice to the Senior VPs and Racing Stewards and other STC officials and the current Directors of Racing Guide in the lawsuit sought by Punters Way where the original ruling in favour of Punters Way was overturned on Appeal. I propose STC should name a race in honour of the dearly departed Mr Benny Ortega to honour his contributions to horse racing in general...how about calling it "Benny Ortega Memorial Stakes." I suggest making the race a 2400M event but STC should pick the race distance at its discretion if the 2400M distance is deemed unsuitable.
This week Media Tipsters' top performance of the day fr last Sunday goes to Ma Hui one of the STC Mandarin Race Presenters who did a 6 win feat to go 2nd with 53 wins from 169 races for a 31.36% strike rate. Xiu Fang leads the full card Challenge with 56 wins from 169 races for a creditable 33.14% strike rate. Racing Guide slipped back to 3rd on 52 wins from maximum to go 30.77% while stablemates Tan Thean Loon from the Newpaper are tied in joint 4th with 50 wins for a 29.59% strike rate.
In the Big Race Challenge no Media Tipster scored on Black Ice and I did spot his opening odds of $22 on Advance Race Win (useful handicapping tool) as 2nd favourite to Deep Pockets whose handicap was inferior to Black Ice but my HR system did not notice Black Ice so I did not give him a 2nd thought except to upgrade him to top 4 status behind 9-3-7 when Always Certain came out slightly overweight. After the race my peers told me Black Ice coat was shining and he looked in top condition (assessment of condition in paddock is a skill I have yet to master so Black Ice eluded me!
In the Big Race Challenge my flagship blog STARSTATZ RACING continues to lead with 5 wins from 17 selections for a 29.41% strike rate ahead of Tan Thean Loon , Xiu Fang, Zheng Qiang and Lao Wang. Surprisingly BMW ( just renamed Benny;s Masterclass Wins) is in top form with 7 wins for an amazing 41.18% strike rate.and a $252 return for an investment of $85 for an amazing ROI of 296.47%
PREVIEW OF RACE
There are 3-4 decent chances in todays races but my HANDICAP RATINGS. SPEED FIGURES AND SECTIONALS POINT ME SOLIDLY TO SOUL COMMANDER with very few negatives to worry about. If the pace is fast (i expect good to fast) then Soul Commander or Viva Panata ( has the worst HR figure among the 4 )will be able to pick off the front trio of 5-1-4.
Lago Bay is a classy 1000M specialist with an experienced 3kg claiming apprentice on board and despite his 3 inferior handicap figures he might be able to trap 6 on his inside and get the jump on 6 if Moreira is not at his best or if the odds on Soul Commander are deemed too skinny by their connections. Lago Bay;s figures are a shade weaker than Soul Commander and it will be close if the apprentice is equal in skill to his 3kg claim! Classy Cavallo has the best strike rate among this group of horses but he has weak HR/SF and sectional at this distance which should be good enough to betray his weak Achilles heel against this lot and I feel the 1000M may be too short for his liking!
In order my selections are 6-1-3-2-4-5.
Use 6 as the lone banker for exotics and 1-3 as key horses on the 2nd line and 1-3-4-2-5(if budget is tight leave out 5).
Play a direct forecast on 6#1 as a big bet and do increase bet if 4 remains 1st favourite! Bet a big 3*** big bet on 6 on win only.
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