Petes Said So ready to storm home in Shirley Turnbull Memorial

26 December 2022

Menangle pacer Petes Said So gave connections a big thrill racing in the recent Inter Dominion series and now faces his next task.

The gelding will race in tonight’s $50,000 Shirley Turnbull Memorial at Bathurst’s Carnival of Cups meeting.

He will have to overcome an outside second-row draw to be successful in the feature.

Petes Said So qualified for the Inter Dominion Grand Final in Victoria after racing consistently throughout the heats, including a second-placed effort in one of the qualifiers.

He then finished sixth in the final, only beaten nine metres by the winner I Cast No Shadow.

Leading metro trainer Belinda McCarthy has a two-pronged attack in the feature with her recent Menangle winners Jilliby Kung Fu and Mach Shard while premiership-winning horseman Paul Fitzpatrick has his last start winner Jay Ok engaged. 

Fitzpatrick raced Zeuss Bromac in the recent Inter Dominion series and the entire finished fifth in the $500,000 final.

 

The iForm best bets for Monday:

 

Bathurst best bet

Race 8: Manly Mach (1)

Vast improvement at his past couple suggest he will take some stopping on pole position.

 

Bathurst next best

Race 7: Tough Talks (2)

Unlucky not to finish closer here last and draws to keep favourite players very honest.

 

Dubbo best bet

Race 5: Yareadyfreddy (6)

Talented type who will be hard to beat if he brings his best.

 

Leeton best bet

Race 2: Be My Girl (1)

A filly on the rise who should lead from this draw and from there looks awfully hard to run down.

 

Play the exotics

The Bathurst quaddie

Race 5: 10-5-13-12-14

Race 6: 3-2-1-5-8

Race 7: 11-2-10-3

Race 8: 1

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