Melton Harness Preview - Friday, May 15

Melton Harness Preview - Friday, May 15

• Tim O'Connor
Melton lights up Friday night with an 8-race harness program, with Tim O’Connor providing his race-by-race preview, tips, staking plan and quaddie plays. Race 1 Each Way OVERVIEW: TEERDEE (6) has perhaps shown the most promise to date of these two-year-olds and looks ready to break through for her maiden win. She produced a big run on debut from back in the field for third and then sat parked for over a lap last Friday at Geelong and only went down narrowly in second. The small field suits and she can prevail at the third time of asking. WESTERIA (3) has hit the line nicely…
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Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 9th May

Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 9th May

• Tim O'Connor
Melton hosts Saturday night harness action with Tim O’Connor offering his race-by-race preview and tips. Race 1 OVERVIEW: Great race to start the night where there’s a host of winning chances and it’s great to see the return of exciting mare SWEET IDEAL (12). She closed last campaign with a down-the-track finish in the Make Mine Cullen at Ballarat in January, but oozes top-end speed and showed her class with a sizzling Melton trial in late April to ready for her return. It’s never easy from outside the back row, but if the tempo is on, she will take no end of holding out late. KOSIMO (9) was kind to followers when he saluted at nice odds last Friday night and he’s got another…
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Geelong Harness Preview - Friday, May 8

Geelong Harness Preview - Friday, May 8

• Tim O'Connor
Geelong hosts Friday night harness action under lights, with Tim O’Connor offering his race-by-race preview and tips. Race 1 OVERVIEW: Maiden event to start the night at Beckley Park and TEERDEE (9) looks to set up nicely here drawn two off the back row. On debut last Friday, she settled last and made a sustained run wide on the track through the last lap for third in a race five of these horses contested. She had the best last half of the race despite doing plenty of work three and four wide, and did a great job to only be beaten 8.8m. HOLD ON…
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Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 2nd May

Melton Harness Preview - Saturday 2nd May

• Tim O'Connor
Melton hosts Saturday night harness action featuring the Listed City of Melton Plate and The Stampede, with Tim O’Connor offering his race-by-race preview and tips. Race 1 OVERVIEW: Stacks of chances in the opener and I don’t mind one that I think will start genuine each-way odds. His name is PRIORITISE (1) and he brings form from the Sunraysia to Melton. Last time out at Mildura, he worked very hard to find the front and still kicked late to only be beaten 1.4m by the handy Bizzness Class. He competed competitively through the Cup series before that, has good gate speed and should get a nice trip on the fence in a race that has pace aplenty off the front row.…
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Melton Harness Preview - Friday, May 1

Melton Harness Preview - Friday, May 1

• Tim O'Connor
Melton lights up Friday night with an 8-race harness program, with Tim O’Connor providing his race-by-race preview, tips, staking plan and quaddie plays. Race 1 Each Way SELECTIONS: KOSIMO (10), ZENARIO (9), SERGEANT LOU (5), SPRINGFIELD AFFAIR (7) OVERVIEW: KOSIMO (10) and ZENARIO (9) are the two runners that appeal in the opening event at Melton on Friday night. The two clashed at the same track last week, with KOSIMO (10) held up briefly at the turn before sprouting wings late to finish third behind ZENARIO (9), who chased hard for second behind winner Talern Lofty. Both were great runs, but I’ll lean to KOSIMO (10) given he was…
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Melton Harness Preview - Saturday, April 25

Melton Harness Preview - Saturday, April 25

• Tim O'Connor
A strong eight-race ANZAC Day card awaits at Melton on Saturday night, highlighted by the Group 1 Sumthingaboutmaori Trot, with Tim O’Connor delivering his race-by-race analysis and selections. Race 1 OVERVIEW: Looks to be speed aplenty here in the opening event with REPELLING (4) and SOHO DARKNSTORMY (7) the two most likely to power for the front. For that reason and given the likely solid tempo, I’m happy to focus on a back row runner in SON OF MAC (11). He was able to storm home over SOHO DARKNSTORMY (7) to win a race three starts ago at Melton and his subsequent two have had excuses given position in running. He is arguably the class runner of the field here, and while the draw…
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Melton Harness Preview - Friday, April 24

Melton Harness Preview - Friday, April 24

• Tim O'Connor
Melton lights up Friday night with a 10-race harness program, with Tim O’Connor providing his race-by-race preview, tips, staking plan and quaddie plays. Race 1 OVERVIEW: ZENARIO (10) is a progressive pacer from the McNaulty stable who resumed with a runner-up placing behind KOSIMO (12) at Melton on April 10. That was a funny-run race with Jilliby Illuminate tearing along in front, and KOSIMO (12) was able to enjoy a peg-line run before being presented at the right time by Jack Laugher. I fancy ZENARIO (10) can turn the tables here from the nice trailing draw and should be ready to fire second-up from a break. KOSIMO (12) is…
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Bendigo Harness Preview - Saturday, April 18

Bendigo Harness Preview - Saturday, April 18

• Tim O'Connor
Saturday night action comes from Bendigo, where a strong harness racing program awaits under lights. Tim O’Connor provides a race-by-race preview, tips and quaddie selections to help punters attack the Bendigo card. Race 1 OVERVIEW: Looks speed aplenty here to start the metropolitan meeting at Bendigo, where we see a quality field of trotters over the 1650m trip. While it’s not certain, EL RESAMO (3) looks the most likely early leader, but he will probably cop some pressure given so many fast beginners around him. He was great sitting parked when third in the Terang Trotters Cup last time out…
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Geelong Harness Preview - Friday, April 17

Geelong Harness Preview - Friday, April 17

• Tim O'Connor
Geelong hosts Friday night harness action under lights, with Tim O’Connor offering his race-by-race preview and tips. Race 1 OVERVIEW: COLTRANE (1) has his tricks, but looks to be a pretty progressive trotter for the Jess Tubbs stable. He broke his maiden in incredible style after galloping at Ballarat at March 19, then came from well back under little driving to win again at Terang. He looked to be travelling into the race nicely at Maryborough last time out, but copped some interference and then eventually broke. The pole draw is some concern given an apparent lack of gate speed, but if he trots the whole way he should give this a real shake. Local trotter LEANNE LEEANN (2) is racing really…
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Mildura Harness Preview - Saturday, April 11

Mildura Harness Preview - Saturday, April 11

• Tim O'Connor
Mildura hosts Saturday night harness racing, headlined by the Mildura Pacing Cup. Tim O’Connor provides a race-by-race preview and tips. Race 1 OVERVIEW: Mildura Pacing Cup night kicks off with the final for the 0-49 pacers where G B BRAVE (2) and NEVS DREAM (3) progress through as the two heat winners. Both horses were able to lead their respective qualifiers and dash home too strongly for their rivals, with NEVS DREAM (3) running a quicker mile rate but slower last half than G B BRAVE (2). There doesn’t appear much between the two, but G B BRAVE (2) might just have the advantage given the inside gate. He was good closing off…
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