Tim's Tips for Mornington Cup Day
TIM HABEL was a racing journalist with the Sun, then Herald-Sun for 36 years and now works as a contributor for The Age. His selections are published mid-week and each Saturday.
MORNINGTON SATURDAY APRIL 20, true, track soft 5
RACE 1: BRIGHELLA 1, Perspiration 2, Bisdee 3, Snack Bar 4
RACE 2: MAWKEB 1, Thought Provoking 2, Cabaca 3, Maracana 4
RACE 3: RANVEER 1, Squad 2, Fasuto 3, Manhattan Transfer 4
RACE 4: GALERON 1, Mankayan 2, Brayden Star 3, Arran Bay 4
RACE 5: END ASSEMBLY 1, Dubai Poet 2, Who Dares 3, Pantelone 4
RACE 6: RIPROAR 1, Grid Girl 2, Gates 3, Dolphin Skin 4
RACE 7: SEA WHAT I SEE 1, Moya Lass 2, Daiquiri 3, Savoir Faire 4
Sea What I See is aiming for a fifth successive win. She looks destined for stakes class, queries are the 59kg and does she have another peak run in her. Moya Lass won well first-up and is the improver.
RACE 8: DENY KNOWLEDGE 1, Hopeful 2, First Immortal 3, Strawberry Rock 4
Impossibly hard Cup with Melbourne, Sydney and NZ formlines clashing. Load up leg.
RACE 9: PINTOFF 1, La Daneuse Rouge 2, Maharba 3, The Inferno 4
Pintoff resumes now in the Maher yard. He's very good fresh and they don't jump out any more impressively than his 1000m stroll to win at Cranbourne 1000m April 8. La Daneuse Rouge is also good fresh but has the extreme draw, Maharba is ready to peak.
RACE 10: DASHING 1, Frigid 2, Asgoodassobergets 3, Cadmus 4
Two chances, Dashing may be slightly stronger than Frigid at the end of 1600m.
BEST BETS: Galeron, Mawkeb. VALUE: Pintoff.
THE $20 FLEXI QUADDIE
1st leg: 1, 3, 4, 7, 10
2nd leg: 1, 8, 10
3rd leg: 3, 4, 17
4th leg: 10, 15
For a $20 outlay you would receive 33 per cent of a $1 dividend.
