FROM THE STAND

Race 1: The connections were on Cliveden at $5 and then the money came on the QOP and started $4.20. Just Favulous went in the book at $4.80. Winner Archer’s Treasure was $3.50 into $3.40 and not backed on track.

Race 2: A quiet betting Benchmark 80 with little bets written; punters could not work out the market and let the race go.

Race 3: A good betting race with interest in most runners. There were good bets on Sassy Enuff at $3.60 and a phone bet of $800 at $3.50. The scratching of Brooks Girl changed the market and saw the price on Dark Son tumble into start at $1.60 with a late bet of $2000 at $1.70 and plenty of cash support on track made it a bad result for most bookies.

Race 4: Another good betting race where bookies got to lay most of the runners. The connections of Barney’s Law and there were plenty on them of track took the $2.60 early and backed it into start $2.20 favourite. The winner Rajo Miss had supporters at $9.5.

Race 5: Bookies put up $1.80 Maddiara and punters snapped that up quickly. There was a good phone bet of $2000 at $1.70. The winner Simply Splashing was $7.50 into $6 and a good result for the bookies.

Race 6: Another blow out for the punters, with the heavily backed Rerun going down. The winner Raingurl was the biggest shortner of the night, being backed from $7 to start $5.50 and with follow-up cash bets on track. One punter claimed a bookie with a $500 cash bet at $6 to give a bad result. Race 7: Punters came unstuck again with the heavily backed Mountain Courage going down; being backed from $2.20 into start $2. The winner Papa Jo was backed on the QOP $2.70 into start $2.40 but no money came back to track to give the bookies a good result and go home winners.