Australian Racing: No Coffs Harbour trouble for She’s A Bad Girl

There are four meetings set to take place on Tuesday, including at Coffs Harbour, where a nine-race program is scheduled.

Race 7 Coffs Harbour

She’s A Bad Girl @ 6.00

Race 7 Rockhampton

Parade Ground @ 2.60

Race 5 Wodonga

Darn Hot Miss @ 3.00

Girl to register Coffs Harbour win

The seventh race of the day at Coffs Harbour is a 1012m Benchmark 58 handicap expected to take place on a heavy 8 track.

Boambee Beach is likely to have her supporters, having shown a liking for wet tracks in the past.

The daughter of Hellbent has registered top-two finishes in six of her 13 starts on soft or heavy going, however it’s of note that only one of those efforts was a win.

The four-year-old has placed twice this prep, including over 1000m in a Class 3 handicap on good going here on her penultimate start.

Brett Bellamy’s filly arrives here on the back of a heavy track fifth over 1000m at Ballina earlier this month and her jockey that day Bella Youngberry is again set to ride.

The Damien Lane-trained SHE’S A BAD GIRL is preferred on this occasion however, with the mare another who is proven on heavy going.

This five-year-old has recorded two seconds and a third from three starts on heavy tracks, with the most recent of those efforts a third over 1007m at Taree in June last year.

While the pick has been unable to win since, she has recorded some good efforts in defeat, including placing in the top three in three of her last four starts.

The daughter of Deep Field lost out narrowly when beaten into second in a Benchmark 58 handicap over 1000m at Scone on her penultimate outing.

She’s A Bad Girl followed that effort up with a solid third when beaten less than two lengths in a Class 1 handicap over 1000m at Dubbo last month.

The mare has been freshened since that effort and jumping from barrier nine she is taken to record a victory under Anna Roper.

Parade to score at Rockhampton

A soft 5 track is expected at Rockhampton with the seventh race on an eight-race card a 1200m Benchmark 70 handicap.

Clinton Taylor’s Diddley Squat is expected to have his supporters, with his sole disappointing effort this prep coming in a metro event at Doomben in February.

The gelding has gone on to place in both subsequent starts, including when third in a similar race to this over 1100m here earlier this month.

Montana Philpot takes a valuable two kilograms off the five-year-old’s back, with the pair expected to feature prominently in the betting.

Epaulette gelding PARADE GROUND is the selection here however, having registered a first up victory when contesting a Class 2 handicap here just under a month ago.

Jumping from barrier one, the four-year-old came home over a length clear of his nearest pursuer when jumping at $6 for a 1200m event.

Trained by Ricky Vale, the selection was winning for the second time at this track, having delivered a victory over 1500m on a wet track here in July last year.

Apprentice Mckenzie Apel, on board last time out, is again set to ride and with a good barrier they look up to completing a double.

Miss to triumph at Avoca

The fifth race on an eight-race card at Wodonga is a Benchmark 0-62 handicap set to take place on a good 4 surface.

DARN HOT MISS takes the eye here, with the filly having registered a number of good placed efforts, prior to breaking through for her first win at Avoca at the end of last month.

The daughter of Too Darn Hot came home two-and-a-half-lengths clear of her rivals when contesting an 1860m maiden on a good surface that day.

The three-year-old demonstrated that she can be competitive against winners when losing out by half-a-length in finishing runner-up over 2100m at Benalla subsequently.

Ben Brisbourne’s filly contested a Benchmark 58 handicap that day and she looks capable of going one better with Lachlan King booked to ride.