Eagle Farm Tips for the Tattersall's Tiara & WJ Healy Stakes 25/06/22

Eagle Farm hosts the Group 1 Tatts Tiara on Saturday which is well supported by a number of stakes races, including the Group 3 Healy over 1200m.

In the feature Tatts Tiara I'm with a gun mare who looks the class and was a complete forgive last start after getting too far back.

Whilst in the Healy look for the Snowden's to continue their dominance, with a last start winner who can improve again! 

Track Conditions

Eagle Farm is currently rated a Good 4 with the rail +6m 1600m-1000m and +8m the remainder.

Fine conditions are predicted in Brisbane for the remainder of the week and on Saturday.

As always refer to the early races for a good guide on track bias.  

Eagle Farm Race 8 - Tatts Tiara 1400m (G1 Fillies & Mares WFA)

The Map

There should be good speed early here with a number of "go forward" types engaged.

Being fresh and as per her usual pattern Annavisto (11) could be the most likely to carve across early and take it up.  

Vangelic (8)  and Shout The Bar (2) both have good natural speed and are likely to use their low draws to advantage, in an attempt to go forward.

The genuine tempo could set this up for a run-on profile, with Away Game (17) well suited in this regard if ridden back again. 

The Favourite 

This looks to be a target race first up for Annavisto ($5.50) for a great camp who know how to set them up

She is a tough on-speed type who certainly has the ability to take control from out in front.

If she cruises across and there is no pressure getting to the top, expect she proves very hard to run down.  

 Best Racing Tips

I'm with Away Game who is the class runner and been in plenty of stoushes like this before. She had excuses last start a Eagle Farm, where she simply got too far back and was given no chance with the ride. Looks the big improver. 

Annavisto is an interesting runner first up from one of the shrewdest yards there is. The Price/Kent camp would have poured the work into her and have her trained to the minute for this Group 1 assignment. Rachel King some query as rider. 

Nudge I'm convinced has a big one in her and this could be it! She has a lethal turn of foot late and if the speed goes on early up front, she can be the one dropping on them all late. Needs favours, however they could come. 

Kiku Interesting Waller runner who beat a few of these home last start when winning at Eagle Farm. She is rock-hard fit and should get the ideal run form gate 10 (in the moving line with plenty of cover throughout).  

1^st Away Game  

2^nd Annavisto

3^rd  Nudge

4^th  Kiku

Eagle Farm Race 9 - W.J. Healy Stakes 1200m (G3 Quality Hcp)

The Map

Expect a genuine speed in this with both Prime Candidate (12) and Greyworm (8) likely to charge forward.

Ranges (6) gets the dream run just in behind the speed, although they also have the tactical speed to lead if they choose..

Race favourite King Of Sparta (5) loves the speed on, and as a noted back-marker is the best of the run on profiles.

 

The Favourite 

King Of Sparta ($3.10) Arrives first-up following two solid trial hit-outs.

His racing profile is normally to get well back and then loop them all inside the final 100m.

He should receive a perfect run from gate 5 and explode late to rush home and be in the finish. 

 

 Best Racing Tips

I'm with Ranges who was a nice run last start to win at this track and trip. He had some favours last start, however I expect there is sill more improvement to come. Gate 6 is perfect and he can choose to lead or sit just in behind the first pair. 

Blondeau is from the powerful Waller yard and has the gun rider booked in James Orman (can win on anything). He simply got too far back here last start behind Ranges and ridden a touch closer can improve significantly. 

Shooting For Gold Blew the start last time out when probably should have gone much closer. He was a complete forgive run last start and did enough late to suggest he is ready to win, given more luck here. 

King Of Sparta has plenty of class and finds a race that does lack some depth. He typically needs the speed to be on which allows him to get home hard, and if there is warp-speed tempo he should be in the finish. 

 

1^st  Ranges

2^nd Blondeau

3^rd  Shooting For Gold

4^th   King Of Sparta