Geelong Racing Tips for November 13 – It all points to the Jackpot in Race 8

Here are our best bets from the meeting, which comes on the eve of another big Saturday of racing in Victoria with the CF Orr Stakes set to be held at Sandown.

Voltrix is a clear top pick in Race 2. The Hayes-trained colt has had two career starts, finishing a narrow runner-up on both occasions. He did plenty wrong on debut at Geelong, laying out around the home turn and almost throwing the race away before going down narrowly behind Avery Anna. He then headed to Pakenham and was again beaten by a narrow margin, this time behind Lumew. Voltrix produced a performance 4.5 lengths slower than standard benchmark figures on that occasion, comfortably the best last-start rating of any runner in this field and more than five lengths superior to the next best. There is some uncertainty surrounding the debutants, but on exposed form he looks clearly the one to beat.

Jackpot Park can make it back-to-back wins when he steps out in Race 8. The four-year-old resumed on Kyneton Cup Day, settling outside the leader before kicking clear to score by more than three lengths over Irish Eclipse. The son of I Am Immortal had trialled well leading into that return, splitting the likes of Options and Katoomba in a Flemington jump-out, and produced a performance 3.6 lengths slower than standard benchmark figures, the second-best last-start rating of any runner in this field behind Stein. The promising galloper will need to improve again, but there should be plenty of scope for further improvement second-up. At the same stage of his previous preparation, he improved his benchmark figures by more than eight lengths when finishing third at Bendigo. Jackpot Park draws well in barrier five, should settle handy with Declan Bates aboard and looks a strong chance to go close again.

We close out the meeting with a Benchmark 62 over 1135m, and Du Clisson can end the day a winner. The Tom Dabernig-trained mare resumed at his home track of Warrnambool late last month, settling handy and appearing a genuine winning chance before just peaking late on her run. She produced a performance one length slower than standard benchmark figures, the best last-start rating of any runner in this field. At the second run of her previous preparation, she improved her benchmark figures by 6.5 lengths when scoring over 1000m at Mornington, and a similar progression would make her very hard to beat here. Du Clisson draws perfectly in barrier three and should be able to settle on the leader's back before getting her chance at the right time. Bailey Kinninmont takes the ride and has won one of two rides for the stable. She looks the one to beat.