Metropolitan scratchings, weather and track ratings

Wet tracks are the name of the game just about throughout Australia today.

Sandown-Hillside is receiving a lot of rain this morning and the track has been downgraded to a slow 7.

There are many late scratchings due the 11.20am change.

Sydney has had the worse of the weather this week and Canterbury is a heavy 10.

Little wonder there are 37 scratchings and punters undoubtedly will be looking for mudlarks all day.

Rain is expected to resume today so there is little chance of track improvement.

What Canterbury received Eagle Farm, almost miraculously, has missed out on.

It was expected to rain since Wednesday and rain hard.

It hasn’t eventuated and the Brisbane track is currently good.

While it is still overcast minimal rain is expected.

It is scattered showers for Adelaide but Morphettville should remain a Dead 4.

 

 

SANDOWN HILLSIDE – SCRATCHINGS – Showers: Slow 7

Race 3     2 (L) – PSYCHOLOGIST

Race 4     4 – CHARTREUX

Race 5     1 – DIGGERSANDDEALERS, 4 (L) – PACINO, 9 – COLL AND TIREE

Race 6     1 – JUNGLE RULER, 3 (L) – HANKS, 5 – AT THE HEADS, 12 – ALPHA PROXIMA, 14 – DANE THE RAVE, 16 (L) – ADAMS BELL, 17 (L) – JOSIMAR

Race 7     1 – MISS OCTOPUSSY, 3 (L) – CENTEXPRESS, 7 – MISS ELVEE, 10 – SHABANGABANG, 12 – LADY PANIA, 13 – IRIDESCENTE

Race 8     1 – DID WE WIN, 7 (L) – SCAREDYMAC, 8 (L) – SNOW COVER, 10 – CORNISH, 12 – IMAGE OF DARKNESS, 13 (L) – OVER QUOTA

CANTERBURY SCRATCHINGS – Overcast: Heavy 10

Race 1: 1 – HONORIUS, 2 – LYRIC, 3 – VELOUR, 6 (L) – LODESTONE

Race 2:  4 – FOX, 7 – SONIC BLAST

Race 3:  5 – FASTER SON

Race 4:  1 – OAKFIELD BEAUTY, 5 – TROPICANA GIRL, 7 – LYCRA LASS, 8 – TIGRESS LILY

Race 5:  7 – BEAVEROO, 11 – ICY MIST, 13 – HELLO MISTER, 15 – PENZEVENGI, 16 – STATE GENERAL, 17 – SAVANNAH’S CHOICE

Race 7:  3 – LEGSMAN, 4 – MISS KEEPSAKE, 6 – BARLAGARNEY, 9 – TEARDROP ROCK

Race 7:  2 – MY COOKIE MONSTER, 5 – RECORRIDO, 7 – TONK, 9 – HARDBREAK HOTEL, 10 – CHOISEUL, 12 – BARSINOLA, 14 – MRS ONASSIS

Race 8:  1 – MOUNT VERDE, 3 – EQUABLE, 4 – SEA LORD, 5 – FITNESS FANATIC, 6 – STRATANA, 10 – DE DOZEN STARS, 11 – RUMOUR AND SCANDAL, 12 – STRUMMING, 15 – TRESCORPIONI

MORPHETTVILLE SCRATCHINGS – Overcast Dead 4

Race 6: 5 – FAST FRANK

Race 7:  6 – OBSIDIAN DRAGON

Race 8:  11 – BRINKLEY BULLET

EAGLE FARM SCRATCHINGS: – Overcast Good 3

Race 1: 10 – COURTZ BOY, 13 – TOSHINAGA

Race 2:  13 – SLICE AND DICE

Race 3:  15 – FLYBEFREE, 16 – FANTASTIC CARAT, 17 – STRIKING ROSE, 18 – WHITE CITY

Race 4:  6 (L) – MARGINS, 9 – KEEP IT MOIST

Race 5:  9 – CHARTER BOAT, 15 – SHUTUPANSHUFFLE, 18 (L) – UNDERTHEBONNET, 19 – CAP DANCER, 20 – LONARO

Race 6:  8 – HANDSUPFORDETROIT, 15 – SMUGGLER’S INN, 16 – SWEET LITTLE FILLY

Race 7:  8 – WORK THE ROOM

Race 8:  6 – AUDACIOUS SPIRIT, 11 – HUSSMINDA, 12 – STREETSON, 13 – WHATEVERWHENEVER, 15 – RETROSPECT

 ASCOT SCRATCHINGS – Fine Dead 4

Race 1     4 – ADVANTAGE NORMAN, 11 – ENOUGH ATTITUDE

Race 6     6 – DUE PROCESS, 8 – FOO KEIMA, 9 – MISS SAFARI

Race 7     5 – COME PARTY, 11 – CLASSY CLAN

 

 

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