THREE RUNNERS FOR THE OAKS

We have three runners at Belmont tomorrow but we can only win one race at the very best. That is because all three runners are engaged in the Belmont Oaks, a Listed race for three year old fillies over 2000m.

I have won this race three times before and have run a few placings along the way. All three of my runners tomorrow have a great chance in the race and I will be very happy if either one of them happens to bring home the chocolates.

The top weight SECRET VAULT is no doubt the class runner of the field. She has been running good races however she has failed to greet the judge for a while now and this is her first try at the distance. I don't see that as any great concern as she has been running on strongly in her recent races. She has had a few runs this prep and is very fit. Not sure if she will handle a wet track but no reason to think otherwise.

My next runner SNOOKIE THE BOOKIE has had two runs so far since a let up and I reckon she is spot on for the race. In saying that she may not have the class of some of the other runners but she can take up a good position and will keep going. Her placing over 2200m in the lead up to the W.A. OAKS is proof of that and of the fact that she can get the trip.

My final runner FRIAR ALARM has shown in her races that she is going to love the distance. She is always running on in her races and has won on a dead track. Her win over 1600m at Belmont two starts ago suggests that the race will suit her tomorrow. She is hard and fit and the one which will be best suited if the race is run at a genuine pace. She is the one who will be there when the sprinters lie down at the end.

All in all I see it as a fairly even field and the winner is going to be the one who has the best ride and is suited by the conditions on the day.

HAPPY PUNTING!!!