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Our Canberra Racing Tips for Wednesdays meeting.
Affinity Beyond (Canberra Race 4 No. 8)
This four-year-old Starspangledbanner mare trained by Luke Pepper has three wins and two places from eight starts. She resumed after 46 weeks for a 1.54 length win over 1050m at Wagga on 28 November, then jumped awkwardly and was winded late for 3.6 lengths 6th over 1000m at Randwick on 12 December. Since then she won a Canberra trial and is a leading hope.
$2.70
Each Way
Designer Dance (Canberra Race 6 No. 3):
This six-year-old mare has had two wins and eight places from 16 starts and has been placed at her last three runs. She drove to the front and looked the winner but peaked late to finish 0.1,0.8 lengths 3rd over 1400m at Nowra on 6 December, then chased hard for 0.8 lengths 2nd in a Highway Class 2 handicap over 1300m at Randwick on 19 December. She looks a good each-way chance again.
$7.00
Best Lay
Fuchsia Rose (Canberra Race 3 No. 7):
This three-year-old Vancouver filly is the early favourite in this maiden handicap over 1400m and has recently changed trainers from Chris Waller to Keith Dryden in Canberra. She has raced twice for 9.4 lengths 7th over 1200m at Kembla Grange on 24 October, then made some ground from well back in the field for 6.5 lengths 8th over 1500m at Kembla Grange on 14 November. She looks too short a price on her form to date.
$2.70
Race 1
3 Lamington Drive
1 Antilles
2 Cloud Nine
4 Ruler Of All
Race 2
3 Jobkeeper
1 Nuremburg Castle
6 Boho Chick
8 Propose A Toast
Race 3
10 Reelclass
3 Ambari
7 Fuchsia Rose
9 Physcoa
Race 4
8 Affinity Beyond (BB)
7 Snitzagirl
2 Shores Of Avalon
1 Major Time
Race 5
1 Invincible Dash
3 War Deck
7 Axion
2 Nicholas
Race 6
5 Propose To Me
3 Designer Dance
7 Eurosay
4 Hezredhot
Race 7
3 River Mac
9 More Shots
7 The Burning
5 Mizno
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