Daily Racing Tips – Oaks Day Special

Oscar’s Fortune is worth forgiving on his latest run in the G2 McEwen Stakes at The Valley.  

There were no real excuses offered after weakening up on the speed, finishing second last in what was a disappointing effort all around. 

The son of Rich Enuff was enormous fresh in the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield the run prior though, looking the winner up until the 50m mark where he was headed by the fast-finishing Bellatrix Star, who went on to run second in the Coolmore Stud Stakes on Saturday.  

Third-up and back to 1000m now, this sets up as a nice consolation prize in a slightly easier race. 

Running By was down to race on Tuesday but connections have instead opted for this sightlier easier contest.  

Ciaron Maher’s mare clearly never handled the wet conditions in her second start in the Let’s Elope Stakes, tiring late after racing on speed where she was beaten 8.5 lengths in the end.  

Her previous win first-up at Caulfield over The Open was full of merit though, running on late to get the upper hand over the final 100m in a BM84 contest.   

Back on top of the ground now and proven third-up, she looks well-placed to make amends if she gets some early from the wide gate in the Hong Kong Jockey Club Stakes.   

Go ahead and trust Damian Lane here in what is a typically tough Country Final to try and line up.  

Lane was in charge on Oh Too Good first-up at Geelong a couple of weeks ago first-up, the pair peeling out wide from midfield to let rip down the centre of the straight for a comfortable 1.75-length win.  

This is a much trickier assignment from a horror gate, but the mare by All Too Hard does look the one to beat having found the money in all five races she’s contested so far. 

Hurry Curry was scratched from the Wakeful Stakes on Saturday when she reared at the gates causing Jamie Kah to sustain a face injury.  

The Kiwi-bred daughter of Ocean Park finished midfield the start prior in the Ethereal Stakes, having her chance at a hat-trick denied when she never really let down with her usual turn of foot after working to the outside from midfield 

That said, she’s had two solid runs over 1800m and 2000m to get her ready for this, while the magic man Joao Moreira also gets a crack in the saddle this time chasing his first VRC Oaks win.  

Drawn a tidy gate and likely to settle midfield, this looks a nice setup for her back on her home track.