It is Easter and so Oakbank hosts the famous day with a re-jigged format as the Great Eastern is run on the Saturday.
We can’t tip in the jumps races, especially so early in the season.
One horse who is flying at the moment is Tatoosh.
We found him last week and he’s backing up carrying no weight after a 3kg claim.
He can race forward or back and sweeping into the race looks a good option in the big field.
There isn’t a great deal of winning form amongst rivals so his confidence could translate again. Happy to take the price on offer again.
Later in the big sprint on the day the Oakbank Stakes, Benz sets up well.
While he hasn’t been winning he’s been running such honest races including one at Listed level at Moonee Valley.
This course is a little like MV in that it is tight and turning with a short straight. Hoping for him to be near the speed then easing out to the centre where many winners come at Oakbank on carnival days.
Because of the jumps races, the course will not be overly firm and that helps him.
SAY FROM SA
BET OF THE DAY (1): Race 4 #8 Tatoosh @ $2.80
BET OF THE DAY (2): Race 8 #6 Benz @ $3.10
