SUNDAY: Trackwalker + Best Bet

It's Armidale Cup day on Sunday and TBF has you covered with a Trackwalker report, Key Stats and the Best Bet for the day.

TRACK

Good 4

TRACKWALKER

Lane some penalty but then from lane 2 onwards its pretty even with perhaps lanes 4+ the best. We’d suggest looking for horses that stalk the speed and get to lane 3 or wider

map courtesy of Racing & Sports

BARRIERS

1000m to 1100m – Short run to the final turn. This position is in a mini chute about one third of the way through the final bend making wide gates a disadvantage unless the inside lanes are all off, which we are not suggesting they will be on Cup day

BEST JOCKEY & TRAINER

Ben Looker has 9 winners from 37 rides over the past year giving him a strike rate of 24%. During the same period, trainer Stirling Osland has taken 21 horses to Armidale and walked away with 8 winners at a brilliant strike rate of 38%

NIC ASHMAN TIP

4.55PM Race 7 No.2 BECKFORD $6

“The key is 2 from 2 at Armidale, which is notoriously a tough track and when you find a horse that loves it, stick with them. In addition this, the son of Not A Single Doubt is 3 from 5 when 4UP from a spell and produced a solid rating in town last start”