Horse Racing
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YES or NO: The horses that can and can't win the Turnbull Stakes
By Connor Scanlon
Expert form analyst Mark Hunter has taken a look at the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday.
He has analysed every horse in the race, runner by runner, and believes he has found us the winner!
Turnbull Stakes
Hunter is with the fan favourite and Chris Waller-trained Aeliana here, referencing a number of reasons at to why she can win.
“I think Aeliana is the one to beat,” Hunter told SENTrack & RSN’s Giddy Up.
“She's a fantastic mare. If it wasn't for Autumn Glow, she would have a sensational record.
“She ran in this race last year when supposedly she looked no good and she wasn't going at her best. She had excuses and ran ok.
“She went to the Cox Plate. She got given an awful ride and with a bit better luck there, she may have won the Cox Plate.
“They went and got her right in the recent Sydney Carnival, she's come back from a spell, bowled around first-up, good second-up.
“She's got gate 2 (here), she's got Damian Lane, there's no speed, if they're not going to lead on Light Infantry Man, then Sir Delius probably takes it up.
“She'll just stalk along third or fourth on the fence, she'll poke through, she handles the wet, and I think she can win.”
Hunter’s top three selections in the race are Aeliana (first), Sir Delius (second) and Zahrann (third).
Hunter also provided a YES or NO rating for each horse in the Group 1.
See his assessment below:
YES or NO
1 - Half Yours: “This is assuming the field stays intact, so I'll go no.”
2 – Sir Delius: “Yes.”
3 - Light Infantry Man: “No.”
4 - Cosmic Crusader: "This will please people, no."
5 - Aeliana: “Yes.”
6 – Asterix: “No.”
7 – Zahrann: “Yes.”
8 – Ohope Wins: “No.”
9 – Middle Earth: "No."
10 – Soul Of Spain: Scratched
11 – Buckaroo: “I'll go no.”
12 – She's A Hustler: “No.”
13 – Saint George: “I'll go no.”
14 – Deakin: Scratched
15 – Kings Valley: “No.”
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