Former leading jockey John Scorse provides all the tips you need to enjoy a big day out at Canberra's biggest day's racing of the year, Black Opal Stakes Day.
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SCORSE'S SAUCE
CANBERRA - JOHN SCORSE
Best bet
Race 6 No.2 Morton's Fork
Looks set for this race third-up from a spell. Has an ideal gate and a leading jockey and will be very hard to hold out here.
Best Roughie
Race 2 No.8 Denmiss
She has come back in great condition this prep and suited this distance second-up.
Race 1
Tips: 2 Promesa, 4 Timandjack, 10 Brunela, 9 Who's Shout.
Promesa has been brought along patiently and debuted eight days ago when held up at a vital stage. Leading jockey on and should break through. Timandjack's well bred and lightly raced. Resumed with a fast-finishing placing here. Extra distance ideal. Brunela's first two runs back were very strong. Well drawn and extra trip suits. Who's Shout was widely drawn but can finish strongly here.
Race 2
Tips: 7 Te Ata, 8 Denmiss, 4 Tootz, 9 Snitzagirl.
Te Ata's a nice mare who has a strong finish. Suited in this big field and should finish strongly here with Blake Shinn in the saddle. Denmiss had very strong form last prep. Resumed with solid win over 1000m at Wagga. Extra distance ideal. Tootz drops in grade and looks the likely leader. She will be hard to run down. Snitzagirl is a consistent mare who is drawn nicely.
Race 3
Tips: 10 Stephan, 2 She Knows, 3 Perizada, 8 Bella Vella.
Stephan is a smart type. Has been out of the placings only once in 10 starts. Well drawn and has a great chance. She Knows is a very smart mare who is a good weight carrier. Comes here third-up and ideally drawn. Perizada is a very smart mare racing on her home track. She will look the winner at some stage.
Race 4
Tips: 2 Coterie, 1 Yulong January, 4 Final Award, 7 Labernum.
Coterie is a very consistent horse who looks beautifully placed here third run back from a spell. Drawn to get all the favours. Yulong January is a smart type with a super record. Not far away in listed company, looks a good chance second-up. Final Award is showing great potential. Big win at Kensington and unsuited last time. Labernum will need some luck from awkward gate.
Race 5
Tips: 1 Flow, 2 Snippets Land, 3 Don't Give A Damn, 10 Who's Knocking.
Flow is a smart type resuming here. Races well fresh. Recent trial very good. Hard to beat. Snippets Land is contesting this race for the third time. Has a win and a placing and looks well suited down in grade here. Don't Give A Damn has the speed to offset wide gate. Very well weighted. He will look the winner at some stage.
Race 6
Tips: 2 Morton's Fork, 10 Domed, 6 Samadoubt, 9 Our Peaky Blinders.
Morton's Fork looks beautifully placed at his third run this preparation. Well drawn, top jockey, looks to get all the favours. Domed is a nice staying mare who is great value here. Big track with the speed on. She will be strong late. Samadoubt is a consistent on-pacer having first try at this trip. Our Peaky Blinders comes here third-up. Winner two of three tries this trip.
Race 7
Tips: 5 All Cylinders, 9 Rome, 3 McLaren, 11 Pin Sec.
All Cylinders had a big performance from a wide gate last time at Randwick behind Tenley. Rome is first-up into this race. Stable have a great record in the Opal. This will be ready. McLaren dominant first-up win then failed to handle the soft. Big chance on top of the ground.
Race 8
Tips: 1 La Biere Choisie, 2 Surjin, 16 Dublin Diva, 4 Alvin Purple.
La Biere Choisie is not a noted first upper, but a smart mare all the same and well suited from an ideal gate. Cheeky chance here. Surjin was disappointing both runs this prep, but could certainly strike back. Dublin Diva is an impressive type, better for two runs and well drawn.
