Best From The West - June 18th

Talented filly Dainty Tess makes her return off a short break and looks to set a decent standard in the opening event at Belmont on Saturday.

The Simon Miller trained High Conviction is the current $1.50 favourite and while promising we are more than happy to side with Dainty Tess.

On current exposed form one cannot possibly have High Conviction priced as short as she is with the filly priced predominantly on blue sky i.e. priced on what we are led to believe she can do.

Trainer Simon Miller has not been one to hide his high opinion of his filly but as a result you are forced to take well under the odds.

High Conviction was an impressive winner at the mid-weeks, however comparatively she recorded the slowest time of the day and while a sectional mark up, she was far from extraordinary.

Whispering Brook is one of the best 2YO fillies we have seen in W.A. and if High Conviction is deemed not far off her talented stablemate then yes she would be a good thing on Saturday, however on current evidence we are willing to take her on.

Dainty Tess is a winner of three of her five starts and has continually recorded time figures ahead of the bare form.

The drop back to 1000m should be no concern and with Pike sticking aboard we are more than happy to take the price on offer.

The Sean Casey trained Vega Magic couldn't have been any more impressive defeating the older horses last start and appears a good thing in the fourth event.

Having displayed plenty of ability last time in, Vega Magic has proceeded to take that next step when winning with a leg in the air by over five lengths.

Successful in recording a new career peak, he rises 2kg at the weights but still appears extremely well placed.

Although already odds-on, we still feel there is still a bit of juice in his current quote as we have him marked a $1.40 chance on Saturday.

A 12% edge is more than adequate to be having a wager and from the favourable draw it should prove a fairly painless watch.

He is one of WA's most promising sprinters and is expected to continue his rise through the grades on Saturday.

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BET OF THE DAY (1): Race 1 #2 Dainty Tess @ $3.00

BET OF THE DAY (2): Race 4 #1 Vega Magic @ $1.70