See below for our expert Friday daily racing tips for April 17th including Echuca best bets and Ascot tips!
Echuca - Race 5 3:20pm
No. 7 Epice Dieu
Epice Dieu is third up and primed to strike today at Echuca.
The Robert Hickmott-trained gelding finished midfield in BM64 company at Ballarat when resuming before only just missing in a similar race last time.
Fitter third-up today, this looks a perfect race for him.
Echuca - Race 7 4:30pm
No. 4 Johnny Rocker
Johnny Rocker resumes this afternoon, and I thought that the Country Discovery looked an ideal feature race for him.
The Jukebox entire is Group 1 placed, and while he hasn’t won a race in a short while, he’s turned in some fine performances around some of the country’s best sprinters in recent preps.
He’s trialled well and at around the $8 mark today (at publish), we can have an each way play.
Ascot - Race 6 5:42pm
No. 8 True Blue Bondi
True Blue Bondi can transition into metro company successfully today at Ascot.
The Bondi gelding finished second, beaten half a length at Belmont on debut before giving them a galloping less in a Pinjarra maiden last time out.
Fitter third-up, he can go on with it today.
Ascot - Race 8 6:53pm
No. 2 Watch Me Rock
Watch Me Rock is in slick form and looks the one to beat in today’s Good Friday Stakes at Ascot.
The Grant & Alana Williams-trained gelding returned to action to win over 1200m here in February, and after a luckless run in the Bunbury Stakes, he has recorded consecutive wins at Listed level.
He’s fit, William Pike rides, and he is my best of the day.