Saturday Slingshot: Horse racing best bets for June 17, 2023

The Saturday Slingshot presented by Bettingsite.com.au is here and it brings you the best bets for horse racing in Australia on Saturday, June 17, 2023 to help you launch into a winning weekend on the punt.

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Ipswich Race 5: #3 Deepour @ $2.80

The Adam Campton-trained Deepour drops back from Listed grade first-up to a Class 6 this Saturday. After rattling off four straight wins to end last preparation, Campton threw this five-year-old gelding in the deep end first-up and he didn’t disappoint, running home strongly into third place behind Petronius and Athelric over 1000m. The son of Exosphere should appreciate the drop in grade and the rise in distance to 1100m, where he has only finished outside the placings once in his 13-start career. James Orman will be legged aboard for the first time, and from barrier 12 we expect to see Orman settle him at the rear of the field. With a few speed influences in this race, we should see it run at a good clip. If Orman can get to the outside and let Deepour go through his gears around the home turn, he should be running over the top of the leaders late.

Rosehill Race 1: #3 Tutta La Vita @ $1.90

Our best bet comes in the opening race of the card as Tutta La Vita will be looking for redemption after a torrid run last time out. She was a hard luck story behind stablemate Congregation at Rosehill on June 3 over the 1300m when trying to sneak rails runs that simply came too late. She would’ve clearly proved best had the breaks come her way, but unfortunately for favorite backers it just wasn’t meant to be. Now this daughter by The Autumn Son gets the benefit of an extra 100m to chase down her rivals and from barrier six shouldn’t be caught in traffic. Kerrin McEvoy takes the reins for the first time and provided he can find a position one-off the rail on Tutta La Vitta, this progressive two-year-old should be too good and chalk up a much-deserved maiden victory.

Flemington Race 8: #2 Euphoric @ $3.80

The Greg Eurell-trained Euphoric has two wins and a second from his three runs this campaign, and despite being nosed out by Elkington Road at Sandown last time out, he looks a clear best bet in the penultimate. The three-year-old gelding does get back in the field upon settling, but from barrier three he should gain a perfect run in transit and eat up every part of the 2000m on his first sight at the trip. Proven on wet ground and firmer going alike, Euphoric should be simply too good for this lot.

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Murray Bridge Race 4: #3 Bristler @ $1.85

Bristler was a dominant maiden winner on the Morphettville Parks track on June 3 when leading throughout and giving his rivals no hope throughout. The win came on the back of a smart third behind the classy Sghirripa when beaten under a length and he just simply looks a class above his rivals in this BM64 1000m sprint. It should be ‘handlebars down’ for Lachie Neindorf and this son of Zebedee as the pair should have no issue in dictating terms throughout. If Bristler brings the high-cruising speed he showed at Morphettville, he should be bringing up a second win from three starts in nice fashion.

Belmont Race 2: #8 Princess Lacillia @ $1.85

Princess Lacillia kicked off her career in the best way possible last start, with a dominant 1.8-length victory at Belmont over 1200m on June 7. The Grant & Alana Williams-trained two-year-old filly was heavily backed on debut from an opening price of $2.50 to $2.05 at the time of the jump, and she duly saluted for her followers in fine style. There, this daughter of Universal Ruler jumped from barrier six and settled outside the leader before taking over and kicking clear early in the home straight to win eased down. William Pike will retain the ride after steering her on debut, which indicates that he has a good opinion of the horse. From barrier five, we should see Pike push forward and settle in the first two, trying to replicate the debut victory.

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