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No good tonight was the Gator ... 1 winner only. 'Safari JJ' will hopefully provide a few winners for us tomorrow 'Hellbent' salutes in the William Reid Stakes ... very impressive and a terrific ride by Williams. Weir gets another Group 1. The First4 paid over 8k yet all the horses involved in the finish were decent. Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing D77? ha ha Spanish Reef was also quite imposing in the Sunline Stakes ... destined now for Sydney and could do well up there - worth following at least.

Rosehill track currently rated as a heavy8 but with no more rain forecast the track might end up being rated as a soft7 improving as the day goes on. There's a bit of wind about tomorrow so that might dry the track out a bit as well. What we do know is that the conditions won't be like last year where the track was rated as a heavy10

Yeah the 'Get On' crew call James Jordan 'Safari JJ' - suit related? Anyway, we've at least got a couple of his tips in advance - I'll be getting on! They all tipped well last week especially 'Gator' who tipped a heap of winners - he's another who knows his stuff.

Hard work trying to find a best bet but here goes ... 'Kings Will Dream' - Mornington Cup Race 7 No.11 ($3.10) The horse has been in fine form, has drawn a good barrier and is trained by Darren Weir. And the extra distance should suit. $3.50 was available yesterday so the punters are coming for it.

It's not a bad field D77 ... 'Crack Me Up' is another with claims as it knocked off a very good field at it's last start (Care to Think ran 2nd) ... and again, it ran a good time in doing so. I'm going to put my first 3 in order in a trifecta and do the same with a first4 ... Winx, Kementari, Happy Clapper then Crack Me Up. I reckon the form reads that way and each combo in order only costs $1 for the full dividend (if successful) I keep going back to Sunlight & Written By and I can't split them Wadda ... they've drawn barriers right next to each other as well (4 & 5) I will be including Santos, Performer, Estijaab & Seabrook into a trifecta/first4 as well. There's about 8 or 9 realistic chances but the top 2 that I mentioned have both been ultra-impressive. I can see both horses breaking from the rest and then having a duel all the way to the line a la 'Our Waverley Star' & 'Bonecrusher' - wouldn't that be something to see?

Well that's good news Wadda ... trying to do the form is hard enough as it is! And we don't want a repeat of last year's conditions. A few points re Rosehill ... Gailo Chop is 1.80 Fav in the Ranvet Stakes ... next is Single Gaze at 7.00. Harlem is at 11.00 The 5 other runners in the Winx race are all good horses and nearly all are in good form ... 200k for 2nd is like winning a 330k race whilst the 3rd place prizemoney (100k) is like winning a 180k race. So there's a bit to play out - Kementari & Happy Clapper have been running some very slick times of late and will chase hard. You can still get 5.00 for 'Ace High' in the Guineas ... 'Vin de Dance' has firmed from 9.00 into 6.50 - the horse won the NZ Derby a few weeks ago. Hmmmmm. You can get 4.80 for 'Sunlight' & 6.00 for 'Written By' in the Slipper ... a bit overs for both? 12.00 is available for Santos. Nice odds all round. Supido, Thronum & Secret Agenda are entered for both the 'William Reid Stakes & The Galaxy.

I've reached a dead-end Wadda ... however, he might give them out on 'Get On' which airs on a Thursday night on the racing channel. I reckon we'll probably end up doing what we did last week ... but I don't ordinarily like betting on the run.

It changes a lot of the thinking doesn't it Wadda? ... especially in the Slipper where a bolter could get up if the track is really heavy. 'Written By' has won on a heavy8 though ... and then we've got 'Santos' and my favourite 'Sunlight'. The winner could come from those 3. But if the conditions are really heavy then who knows? 'Performer' has drawn wide as has Estijaab'

Well ... there's your exacta/quinella Wadda (Ace High/Cliff's Edge) I reckon they've got the others covered. D'argento could run on. The query is the weather and the state of the track ... given the forecast at best it might end up being a soft 6 or soft 7 but it could end up being heavy conditions.

Even the Tab are paying 5.00 ... and Sportsbet. Ladbrokes 4.60. But it's all-in betting I believe. It will shorten you'd reckon. A week ago it was showing 3.00 so it's another mystery.

You can get 5.00 for 'Ace High' Wadda ... which, by the way, is very good odds as I'm as confident as you are with regards to the horses chances. Might be 'All-in' betting but it could be assumed that the horse will run (?) While I'm here, here's a link to all the Podcasts from Radio Station RSN927 ... this morning's interview by Michael Felgate with trainer Colin Little was fascinating (scroll down to Racing Pulse on that link to listen) Other podcasts to look out for within that link are ... 'The Verdict' (Mondays) & 'The Breakfast Club Podcast' (Monday to Friday) ... there's a stack of others though.

It's such a shame with Chautauqua ... at his best the horse has breathtaking finishing speed. Of course, the horse has won over $8.8Million for the connections but let's hope the end isn't nigh anyway. And there's another story connected to 'Tom Melbourne' ... apparently Blake Shinn had the persuader tangled up with the reins for the last 300 metres in Saturday's Ajax Stakes ... so the horse wasn't given every chance to win. Good old Tom just can't take a trick. Anyway, a picture tells a thousand words ...

Whilst the focus well & truly goes to Rosehill next Saturday for the 5 Group 1 events there's also 3 decent races at Moonee Valley on Friday evening including the Group 1 1200m William Reid Stakes 500k (an excellent field assembled too) There's also the Sunline Stakes (Group 2) & The Alexandra Stakes (Group 3) on at the Valley as well. Anyway, here's a replay of 3 of those Group 1's from last year's Golden Slipper Day.

Here's a replay of yesterday's Group 1 Coolmore Classic ...

Jamiroquai with a couple from their 2017 album (Automaton) - some more acid jazz ...

Here's an array of talent with a classic from a ways back ... followed by Eric Clapton with Ramblin' on My Mind,

There's a bit of movement hey ... Green Bay let go of Rodgers favourite receiver in Jordy Nelson. Well, more to the point, they offered him such a low deal that it seems that they were ushering him out the door. It's a ruthless business. At least we've finally brought in a decent tight-end in Jimmy Graham. Muhammad Wilkerson is a welcome addition as well. The new GM seems to have changed the thinking with regards to free agents - and not within time. The Raiders aren't paying Nelson that much (15mil over 2 years) ... I would have found a way to keep him or those dollars.

Or, if you got an early collect or 2 Wadda you can keep your initial stake (and a bit extra) and then keep betting with your winnings. I looked up his twitter account but couldn't find his tips ... a google search was no good either. It's a mystery.

As for James Jordan's tips ... if you chose to not back any of his odds-on/even money tips today then you may have only had 5 only win bets at Morphettville. 4 of them saluted paying as follows ... 2.50, 3.30, 3.50 & 4.00. The other lost by a nose and was paying 3.30. 2 of his 4 odds-on chances won for an overall win rate of 6 from 9.

Backing each horse to win seperately might be the go much like it could be with James Jordan's tips. Break even or turn a handy profit if the strike rate is at least 50%. I will be doing it that way at Morphettville next week. As for our tips ... back them straight out and do a 4 pick multi just in case (?)

Best Bet Strike Rate 27: 15 - 5 - 1 Australian Group & Listed Races

I did a few trifectas based on his picks but that didn't work It's multi them up if we can get the tips early or just back his picks to win straight out (as they come) ... but it's early doors Wadda. The good bit is that he could save us doing the form in Adelaide ... he certainly knows what he's talking about.

A couple more races worth a look at ... Tonight - Ascot 1000 Guineas 3yo Fillies Race 7 (8.05pm) Sha Tin (Sunday) $3.5Million Hong Kong Derby 2000m (7.35pm) Quite a number of familiar horses in the HK Derby and it's interesting that the age of the horses is 4 ... must be something to do with universal birthdates in the Northern hemisphere. Is it an Jan 1st?

Looks a good horse worth following Wadda. Jamie Kah (the jockey) was saying that it's a very special horse so there you go. Good pick D77 2 from 4 today with our best bets ... the 2 that missed were disappointing though. James Jordan is worth following too ... 6 wins from 9 and could have had a couple more.

@Wadda We Sing James Jordan likes Despatch in the last