Australian Racing: Super Solar to shine at Pakenham

There are three meetings scheduled to take place in Australia on Monday with Pakenham, Wagga and Barcaldine all set to host racing action.

Race 6 Pakenham

Super Solar @ 4.60

Race 6 Wagga

Choice Witness @ 4.80

Race 6 Barcaldine

Momack @ SP

Super set to salute at Pakenham

The synthetic track is in use at Pakenham with the sixth race of the day a 1600m Benchmark 70 handicap.

Grahame Begg’s Inexorable is expected to jump as favourite, having won two of his three starts this prep.

The four-year-old’s sole defeat came when beaten less than a half-a-length when racing on the Heath course at Caulfield in May.

The Dandino gelding raced over 1200m at Benchmark 64 level that day, with both of his subsequent wins coming over 1400m at this circuit.

Jordan Childs’ mount won in Benchmark 64 company on both occasions and he holds obvious claims stepping up in distance.

The veteran SUPER SOLAR is preferred here, however, having been in good form so far this prep including in winning two of his last four starts.

The first of those two victories saw the son of Makfi triumph in a 1590m Benchmark 64 handicap at Wangaratta at the start of May.

Two second-place finishes followed, including when contesting a 1600m Benchmark 58 handicap here last month.

The 4.60 grey went on to finish one place better when contesting a Benchmark 64 handicap over the same course and distance just over two weeks ago.

Reece Goodwin’s representative jumped from a wide barrier that day and he boasts a better draw for this contest.

The pick is seeking his tenth career win in this event and, with Daniel Stackhouse a positive jockey booking, he looks up to completing a double.

Witness ready for Wagga success

Eight races have been scheduled at Wagga with the sixth race on the card a Benchmark 66 handicap over 1200m.

A heavy 9 track is expected for the race with Three Musketeers expected to have his supporters for the Andrew Dale team.

The four-year-old is a dual winner from nine career starts, including when taking out a 1300m Benchmark 64 handicap at Wangaratta at the start of May.

The son of Pride Of Dubai went on to finish fourth in a 1000m Benchmark 82 handicap held on good ground here on his only subsequent start.

The gelding is set to race on heavy ground for the first time here and CHOICE WITNESS is the pick for this contest.

Trained by Ben Brisbourne, the 4.80 filly has shown up well in all three starts this prep including when winning a 1000m Class 3 at Corowa on her return to action.

A good second over the same distance in a Benchmark 66 handicap at the same venue followed, two weeks later prior to a third at Echuca when last in action.

The selection was beaten a length in a 1200m Benchmark 66 handicap having jumped at big odds for that Echuca contest.

The four-year-old is the winner of her only previous start on the forecast heavy going and she looks up to registering her first win over this distance.

Momack to record Barcaldine win

A soft 6 track is expected at Barcaldine, with MOMACK taking the eye in the sixth race of the day, a 1200m open handicap.

The eight-year-old is an 11-time winner from 57 starts to date, including five victories on soft ground.

The gelding’s most recent success saw him triumph by a narrow margin when contesting a 1400m open handicap at Gayndah a month ago.

The selection went on to place second when beaten just under one-and-a-half-lengths in a 1200m plate contest at Injune a week later.

Rodney Hay’s representative has Chloe Hay up here and a win can help the jockey improve on her impressive 21% strike-rate (83/388) from her rides so far.