Australian Racing: Regan filly fancied at Pinjarra Scarpside

There are seven meetings set to take place on Sunday, including at Pinjarra Scarpside, where nine races are on the schedule.

They also race at Coffs Harbour, Port Lincoln, Nowra, Stony Creek, Sunshine Coast and Warrnambool.

Race 8 Pinjarra Scarpside

Lyrical Angel @ 10.00

Race 4 Warrnambool

Coal River @ 3.80

Race 7 Sunshine Coast

Risk Assessment @ 6.50

Angel goes for Pinjarra glory

The penultimate race at Pinjarra Scarpside is a 1400m Class 1 handicap contest.

Prince Of Santos is expected to feature prominently in the betting as he seeks his first win since breaking his maiden over 1400m at Bunbury in January last year.

The four-year-old contested metro events at Belmont in his first two starts last prep prior to finishing a good third in a similar race to this over 1400m at Bunbury at the end of June.

The gelding was spelled following a below-par effort at Class 3 level over the same track and trip and he rates highly for trainer Summer Dickson.

However, preference is for LYRICAL ANGEL, who showed good form in metro events last prep including when saluting over 1400m on a heavy 8 track at Belmont in May.

The filly placed on two of her four subsequent starts, including when a good third in the 2000m Belmont Oaks, a Listed event held at Belmont in early July.

The 10.00 four-year-old could finish only fifth stepped up to 2200m for the Listed Belmont Classic two weeks later with both of those efforts coming on soft surfaces.

Kieran Regan’s filly resumed with a fifth of six in a 1000m barrier trial at Belmont last month and she is expected to have improved for that effort.

Chris Parnham is a positive jockey booking here and she is taken to overcome a wide barrier to deliver a win.

River ready to break maiden

The fourth race on the Warrnambool card is a 1200m maiden contest set to take place on a soft 6 surface.

Ellis Beach has performed well in two starts to date and he is expected to prove popular with punters for the Paul Preusker stable.

The gelding debuted with a fourth on a heavy 8 surface when contesting a 1200m maiden at Murtoa in July last year.

While the three-year-old was beaten six-and-a-half-lengths that day, it marked a promising debut and he went on to finish third dropped to 1100m for a Horsham maiden last month next time.

Billy Egan is set to partner the gelding for the first time here and, while he holds obvious claims, the once-raced COAL RIVER is the selection.

The son of Shalaa finished one place ahead of Ellis Beach when making his debut in the previously mentioned Horsham maiden.

The 3.80 pick was beaten less than two lengths on that occasion with Will Gordon, on board that day set to ride once more.

Prior to that the youngster had gained valuable barrier trial experience when finishing three-lengths fourth in a 900m event at Ballarat just under two weeks earlier.

Andrew Bobbin’s gelding is expected to have improved for his debut effort and, jumping from barrier three, he looks capable of breaking through for his first win.

Risk to salute at Sunshine Coast

The penultimate race at Sunshine Coast is 1200m Benchmark 60 handicap restricted to fillies and mares.

A heavy 9 track is expected for the race, with RISK ASSESSMENT the pick to register her second career win.

Tony Gollan’s filly showed good form in racing from mid-division prior to finishing a length second in a 1000m Class 1 set weights event at Sunshine Coast first up this prep.

A wide barrier and a switch to frontrunning tactics followed, with the four-year-old finishing a creditable two lengths fifth stepped up to 1100m at Gatton subsequently.

While both of those efforts came on going described as soft, the 6.50 filly does handle heavy surfaces having broken her maiden on a heavy 8 at Beaudesert last April.

Angela Jones is set to ride for the first time this prep and, wearing blinkers for the first time, her mount looks capable of recording a win racing third up.