Tango Tara and Still Hungover carry the major hopes of Harness Racing Victoria form analysts Jason Bonnington and Nikkita Ross at Cranbourne this evening.
Andy Gath’s New Zealand import ran a gutsy fifth placing to Jimmy The Irishman in a fast-run race last weekend at Bendigo and Bonnington thinks he can take out the Mark Gurry and Associates Pace, which comes up after Alex Ashwood’s mare goes around as a likely odds-on favourite in the Dani Lewis Memorial Pace. Ross has marked her as the best bet of the meeting.
Bonnington and Ross will headline the expansive Trots Vision coverage from Cranbourne and jumped on radio for the two-hour Friday Form Panel show on SEN Track yesterday to preview the meeting.
They worked through the entire nine-race card, where they shared four on-top selections.
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SELECTIONS
JASON BONNINGTON
RACE 1: HULI NIEN (7), MAJOR MANBAR (10), THE LAST CHANCE (5), FYNN FROST (6)
RACE 2: ENHANCE YOUR CALM (5), IMSETTOGO (6), IS THAT A BID (7), ROYAL CHARLOTTE (3)
RACE 3: STILL HUNGOVER (8), SHE WILL ROCK (1), BELLADONNA GIRL (2), ORBIE (5)
RACE 4: PLATINUM SPARKLE (7), FARADY HANOVER (4), DANCING FINN (3), PRAY TELL (6)
RACE 5: TANGO TARA (5), VANDANTA (9), SAHARA SIROCCO (7), STRUVE (6)
RACE 6: TORRID SAINT (4), TRIPLE EIGHT (9), MALCOLMS RHYTHM (8), ALWAYS FAST (1)
RACE 7: BRANDLO PRINCE (5), TRAVEL BUG (6), PEREGRINE PHOENIX (3), HAVEHORSEWILLTRAVEL (11)
RACE 8: DENIS WILLIAM (6), SANDAY (7), YIANNI (1), DAYLIGHT AT DAWN (8)
RACE 9: JEMSTONE GLORY (10), MISTER MACEDON (8), HIS DREAM LIVES ON (1), LENARD ESS (6)
Best: Tango Tara
NIKKITA ROSS
RACE 1: MAJOR MANBAR (10), MACH LE MORE (3), FYNN FROST (6), HULI NIEN (7)
RACE 2: IMSETTOGO (6), ENCHANCE YOUR CALM (5), IS THAT A BID (7), ROYAL CHARLOTTE (3)
RACE 3: STILL HUNGOVER (8), SHE WILL ROCK (1), BELLADONNA GIRL (2), ORBIE (5)
RACE 4: PLATINUM SPARKLE (7), FARADY HANOVER (4), DANIGN FINN(3), PRAY TELL (6)
RACE 5: TANGO TARA (5), VANDANTA (9), SAHARA SIROCCO (7), STRUVE (6)
RACE 6: MALCOLMS RHYTHM (8), TORRIS SAINT (4), ALWAYS FAST (1), TRIPLE EIGHT (9)
RACE 7: BRANDLO PRINCE (5), PEREGRINE PHOENIX (3), HAVEHORSEWILLTRAVEL (11), NEPHEW OF SONOKO (7)
RACE 8: YIANNI (1), SANDAY (7), DAYLIGHT AT DAWN (8), DENNIS WILLIAM (6)
RACE 9: MISTER MACEDON (1), LENARD ESS (6), JEMSTONE GLORY (10), HIS DREAM LIVES ON (1)
Best: Still Hungover