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Today see's the running of the $22,000 Albany Weekender Golden Bracelet over 1600m for Fillies and Mares with local trained Movie World set to tackle in form Esperance mare Just Sue who has won her last four starts over in the Bay Of Isles. Movie World was placed in last years Bracelet, whilst Just Sue ran fourth, both mares have been in great form this season.
Race One: Magic Master racing below best and need to improve. Go Red Dot improves with racing and placed at last two outings. Connacht Ranger resumes. Placed at Pinjarra three starts back and overall form fair. Lukaston placed last two without ever looking the winner. Good draw and chance again. Oscar Doctor placed Bunbury at third race start when racing first up .Drawn wide but has claims. Cheval Magic good effort at second race start but has to overcome a wide draw here. Aliento very good effort at debut when slow away and made good ground. Well drawn. Competitive Street just beaten last start and overdue to break through. Six placings in eleven starts. Halo Park placed Mt Barker three runs back form since only moderate. Octane Molly placed at Narrogin last outing. Will need to further improve. Vojo drawn wide at WA debut after Albany trial win. Salvado Street not far away at debut here.
Race Two: Pulashaky faded last start after leading. Worth one more chance at each-way odds. Cut & Dried six placings in fourteen starts and proven costly. Not without prospects here. Eternal Advice very good effort last start this trip when second. Close to breaking through. Jarnac doing best work at finish this trip last start. Lightly raced and has prospects. From The Fire not disgraced last start 1600m. Still need to do better. Reflective Image fair effort this trip last start. Drawn to get run of the race. Good Girl Lucy nice effort last start after working hard early. Capable of surprising.
Race Three: Impact rating resumes may find this too short. Week Bix easy winner this trip and company last start. Hard to toss again. Lovely Lucy battling third here last start. Need to further lift to win. Weekly Express down on form this trip will suit better. Billyaintsilly placed last start, big drop in weight but up in class. Punk'd won two of last three. Harder here but field does not have a lot of depth.
Race Four: Viscount Cameron solid effort 2nd up this distance. Up 4kg on last run but will strip much fitter. Burnzy won two of three at Esperance this season. Looks well placed here. Timely Reign in great form won this trip last start, but up in weight and meets runners with an extra run under their belt. Sir Clase disappointing of late but good record this trip and track. Attadale ran on well just fading late this distance last start. Will strip fitter. Don't Tell Toby big effort to win 1600m last start from near last. Up in class has won the trip. Royalistic good 1600m winner two starts back in milder company.
Race Five: All Spots ultra consistent and close to a win, Drawn to get run of the race. Albanyorascot won Maiden two starts back then moderate effort over 1600m. Worth another chance. Hurricane Show yet to be placed in three WA starts but solid effort Pinjarra last start. On The Double good effort when third last start over 1600m. Capable of winning. The Mighty Boosh won two starts back but need to reproduce that run here. King's Tribute not faraway at latest few efforts but finding a win hard.
Disco Reveller fighting effort last outing was best run in WA, this is harder. Ruberian placed 2000m two runs back. Has not won for sometime.
Race Six: Alsaah Warrior well back first up 1600m. Will strip fitter here. Commandeer just caught on line last start 1600m. In good form and overdue to break through. Chaddie just won 1600m last start in milder company. Up 2kg but has prospects. I'm Called Earl form since Maiden win fair and has claims. Jazzy Saint solid effort last start 1600m. This not any easier. Publicans Horse Esperance form good and worth some thought. Gotanygoss won Maiden two runs back and good effort last start. First start this distance. Megablitz not far away at three runs back and close to a win. St Peregrine back in class with form fair this trip more to his liking. Whittingham doing best work at finish last few. Is capable of surprising.
Race Seven: Phormium city form solid over more ground. Will carry 57kg and has two wins at the trip. Just Sue in great form Esperance with four straight wins. Won three times the distance will carry 56.5kg. Movie World in good form and top effort 1800m last start. Placed this race last year will carry 58.5kg. Our Calendar Girl broke long run of outs Narrogin 1700m. Harder here but well weighted. Trimconnection on the way up with two wins at latest outings. Untried this distance. Dark Humour has not fired in two runs back. Can do better. Street Darling up in class but very good effort last start this trip.
Race Eight: Jake The Musk easy all the way winner 1300m Mt Barker. Looks hard to beat again. Redford very good run second Mt Barker first up. Solid claims. Aintnolady broke through at third race start. Harder here but shows promise. Son Of Thunder placed first up at Narrogin 1100m. Overall form has been moderate. Montclar Miss bounced back with easy Maiden win Mt Barker. Can go on with it. Ridgewood Manna mixing form with bad barrier manners. Chance on best behaviour. Russian To Win racing well below best, but drawn to get a good run.
Race Nine: Donargy has been racing in top form Esperance and solid prospects here. Versaint has big weight here and need to improve on two runs back. Carminemadonna races in great form with three wins. Harder here and drawn wide. Jackass resumes here previous form fair and good record this trip. Saramento ultra consistent with placings last four starts. Well overdue to win. The Keillor Kid racing in solid form and not far away last outing. Each-way chance again. Blazing Icon disappointed last two runs and barrier here won't help. Speedy Bohemian just missed placings at three runs back and will need to work here from wide barrier. Stockmans Dream surprised with narrow win 110m last start. Mixes form and hard to follow. Why So Blue disappointing since resuming and need to improve.
Full Selections (After scratchings)
Race 1 7. ALIENTO 10. COMPETITIVE STREET 3. CONNACHT RANGER 4. LUKASTON
Race 2 3. ETERNAL ADVICE 2. CUT AND DRIED 5. JARNAC 13. GOOD GIRL LUCY
Race 3 2. WEEK BIX 3. LOVELY LUCY 6. PUNK'D 4. WEEKLY EXPRESS
Race 4 3. TIMELY REIGN 2. BURNZY 1. VISCOUNT CAMERON 4. SIR CLASE
Race 5 5. ON THE DOUBLE 2. ALL SPOTS 3. ALBANYORASCOT 4. HURRICANE SHOW
Race 6 2. COMMANDEER 3. CHADDIE 10. MEGABLITZ 5. JAZZY SAINT
Race 7 3. MOVIE WORLD 2. JUST SUE 5. TRIMCONNECTION 4. OUR CALENDAR GIRL
Race 8 1. JAKE THE MUSK 2. REDFORD 9. MONTCLAR MISS 5. AIN'TNOLADY
Race 9 5. SARAMENTO 1. DONARGY 3. CARMINEMADONNA 4. JACKASS
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