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Our Sunshine Coast Horse Racing Tips for the weekend.
The feature race is the Listed Tatts Members Cup over 1600m (race 8).
Ligulate (Sunshine Coast Race 8 No. 2)
This five-year-old Domesday gelding has won three of his last four starts and can handle rain-affected going. He won by a narrow 0.2 length margin over 1600m at Doomben on 23 January, then took over at the 200m and raced away for a 2.25 length win over 1815m at Eagle Farm on 6 February. He is drawn wide but normally settles well back in the field so that should not be an issue. Should be able to add this Tattersalls Members Cup to his winning list.
$3.20
Each Way
Howonderfullifeis (Sunshine Coast Race 6 No. 2):
This four-year-old Your Song mare has five wins and six places from 18 starts. She resumed from a 17 week spell for 7 lengths 8th over 900m at Gold Coast on 9 January, then hit the front at the 150m and held on to win narrowly over 1050m at Doomben on 11 February. Should be even fitter now and looks a great each-way prospect.
$7.00
Best Lay
Word For Word (Sunshine Coast Race 1 No. 7):
This five-year-old So You Think mare from the Chris Waller stable is the early favourite in this Class 3 Plate over 1600m. She finished 3.7 lengths 9th over 1800m at Randwick on 9 January, then was winded late for 7.5 lengths 6th over 2000m at Rosehill on 31 January. With four last-start winners in the race she doesn’t offer value.
$4.o0
Race 1
1 Bonaparte
7 Word For Word
8 Wolf Moon
2 Rebel Rock
Race 2
6 Miss Penfold
7 Steinbrenner
1 Guise
8 Makedon
Race 3
2 Sweet Dolly
1 Glorious Ruby
3 Alert And Ready
4 Le Rubis
Race 4
2 Cochrane
6 Hamlet Von Snitzel
3 Gemelon Bolt
15 Tikka Ready
Race 5
1 Kisukano
3 Mass Destruction
5 Simply Fly
12 Iolite
Race 6
13 Chivargo
2 Howwonderfullifeis
5 Katy’s Daughter
11 Je Suis Belle
Race 7
7 Gem Of Scotland
4 Run For Glory
5 Doctor Zous
8 King Klaus
Race 8
2 Ligulate
8 Dissolution
5 Sofie’s Gold Class
7 Star Of Michelin
Race 9
16 Scottish Mist
3 Bering Sea
2 Dio D’oro
14 Lunar Light
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