Awesome Surfer and Tree Bandit both look very hard to beat in the first of eleven races at Tattersall’s Park.
Tree Bandit has lived up to his name robbing punters pockets in five starts here running two seconds and three thirds from his five starts however Moorleah trainer Russell Watts has been waiting for a wide box and tonight from seven he believes the bandit will display his true ability.
Awesome Surfer on the other hand has only had the one start in Tasmania for a second here to Bane last week.
This son of Pure Octane has had only the four starts but has won at Sale over 440m and was well backed last week. Perhaps the quinella could be the way to go with Shanghai Rex looking next best.
The eight Tote Maiden Thousand Semi Finals will attract plenty of interest.
Heats were conducted last Friday night with a number of good runs being recorded.
The most impressive of these was the Graeme Moate trained Shanlyn Hirdy (R8) who ran a best of the night 26.31 to win his heat effortlessly.
Other top performances were recorded by Emerald Lee (R3), Franklin
Bluboy (R4), Zavance Man (R9) and all three look well suited again.
Best Bets: R4 No 5 Franklin Bluboy, R6 No 8 Lika Whisper, R8 No 7 Shanlyn Hirdy.
Best E/W: R2 No 3 Tommy Teeko, R7 No 7 Din’s Thunder, R11 No 3 Left Seattle.