Ascot Racing Tips for April 5 - Jaz Session looks set for the hat-trick
- Ascot hosts a 9-race program on April 5.
- Jaz Session best of the day in Race 1, in career-best form, Shaun O'Donnell to ride.
- Playing Games to win Race 4, track specialist, William Pike in the saddle.
- Blazing Emerald to win Race 9, last start winner, Pike aboard again.
Ascot racing takes place on Saturday, April 5 with a 9-race program set down for Ascot racetrack.
- Race 1: No.2 Jaz Session
- Race 4: No.3 Playing Games
- Race 9: No.5 Blazing Emerald
We have the best bets picked from across the meeting with a Best Bet and other value selections for Ascot racetrack.
Race 1: No.2 Jaz Session
The Justine Erkelens-trained galloper is in top-shelf form this preparation and looks set to bring up the hat-trick in this event.
Last start, the Sessions mare came off a first-up win at Belmont and franked that effort by going back-to-back by winning here, over the 1000m sprint with Shaun O'Donnell remaining in the saddle.
Given the run of the race (one out, one back), she peeled off heels and finished too strong for them that day, winning by a length on the line.
Fourth-up here, the four-year-old will be at her peak and from gate five maps to settle just behind the speed with O'Donnell remaining in charge for this assignment.
In career-best form and given a trouble-free run here, she looks the testing material in this contest.
Race 4: No.3 Playing Games
Meryl Hayley saddles-up Playing Games here who is in great touch of late and looks a genuine contender for the main prize in this event.
Last start, the Playing God mare finished a close-up third in a One Metro Win, here over 1400m with Chris Parnham aboard.
Never clear in the run home, she saw daylight all too late and hit the line hard to grab the minor prize, unlucky not to win the race.
She gets her chance for a change of luck here, drawing well in gate four where she maps to settle near the fence, just behind the speed.
William Pike rode her to victory two starts back on this track and returns for today’s assignment.
Avoiding the dramas of her last event, she can make amends here and claim the gold medal in this contest.
Race 9: No.5 Blazing Emerald
In top-shelf form of late, the locally-trained galloper ticks all the boxes here to suggest she will be a force in the end result of this event.
Last start, the Sessions mare made it five-straight top-two finishes when she finished best to claim first prize in a Class 3 over 1600m at Pinjarra.
Drawn the outside gate (11) that day, she was ridden a treat by William Pike who had her settled outside the leader and over the final 200m, finished best to claim the winner’s cheque.
She is a track specialist here with two wins and four minor placings from her seven starts at Ascot and from gate seven, she maps to settle better than mid-field with Pike at the helm again.
At her career-best this preparation, she looks a prime candidate for the big prize in this contest.
Verdict
Our best bets for Ascot:
Jaz Session
Race 1 Winner (Best Bet)
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Race 4 Winner
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Race 9 Winner
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