Manahi Classic 2017 day Tips – Morphettville Races 1/4/2017

We take a look at today’s Morphettville card of racing which is the feature race meeting in SA with the running of the Manahi Classic. We give our tips for each of the nine races on the card.

 
Race One: 1 Danger Deal

Race Two: 2 Goose Green

Race Three: 1 Let’s Tango

Race Four: 4 Ask Me How I Know

Race Five: 5 Time To Test

Race Six: 11 Arizona Wildcat

Race Seven: 10 Billet Doux

Race Eight: 5 The New Boy

Race Nine: 2 Sooboog

 

Best Bet: Race Nine Number 2 Sooboog

Next Best: Race Three Number 1 Let’s Tango

Best Value: Race Seven Number 10 Billet Doux

 

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Racing News:

A dominant win in a race named for the great Sunline has I Am A Star ready for her shot to become the first filly since that champion to win the Group 1 Doncaster Mile.

Sunline won the first of two Doncasters as a three-year-old in 1999 and I Am A Star’s trainer Shane NIchols believes the filly can run a big race on Saturday if she handles the rain-affected conditions.

“If she doesn’t get too much of her toe in the ground – if it’s firm enough – she’ll run out of her skin because that run on Friday night (in the Sunline) topped her off nicely,” Nichols said.

“She’s improved off that and is just in a good place at the moment.”

But Nichols admits it’s a significant challenge facing the Group One-winning filly in the Doncaster with 52kg on a track rated heavy on Friday.

“Probably my biggest concern is the fact I’ve got a three-year-old filly who is a real quality filly but there is a lot of horses close to her in the weights,” he said.

“The last filly to win it was Sunline. The freaks are the fillies who win that race. And while she’s a great filly, is she a freak?

“She’s going to have to be to win.

“She’s had a wonderful preparation and she couldn’t do anything to disappoint me at this stage, but when you’re racing in these big handicaps you certainly need everything in your favour.”

I Am A Star arrived in Sydney from Victoria on Friday morning and Nichols said she handled the trip with aplomb.

Her six wins including the Myer Classic have been on good surfaces.

“”We wouldn’t be happy if it was in a heavy nine or ten range but I think if it got into the soft range, which is looking likely, we’re more settled with that position,” Nichols said.

“We’re not going to get to Good so if we can just get into the soft range we’ll be content with that, and definitely run, and she’ll run the socks off them,.”

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