Race type: Maiden, 1900m
Map & tempo: Slow tempo, with Decalogue and the handy brigade getting first crack at control
Punty read: This is a proper little patience test. No.3 Decalogue looks the anchor because the race doesn't have much dash and barrier 1 is a dream for a horse that wants to park up and kick. No.6 Scoop The Pool is the danger if the race turns into a staying slog and McDonald gets them balanced. No.5 Sarapo is the roughie with the lane - if the leaders crawl, it can swoop into the placings. No.2 Crusader Voyage is the one they've been drifting on, but it's the sort of horse you keep an eye on if the blinkers off/visors on combo wakes him up a touch.

Top 3 + Roughie ($15.00 pool)

Race type: Maiden, 1100m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo, with the on-pacers getting a fair shot and the drawn horses having their chance
Punty read: This is a classic short-course Canterbury sort of scrape: get on the right part of the map or get left behind in the dust. No.4 Events has the right look, the right draw, and the right kind of rider to control the race. No.3 Cold Gin has been backed, and you can see why - the stable's been alive, the horse is improving, and the map says it gets every opportunity. No.9 Yattazou is the sneaky one if the pace is honest enough to give the late work a platform. No.1 Cheeky Sort is the roughie with a bit of upside if the leaders overdo it.

Top 3 + Roughie ($12.00 pool)

Race type: Maiden, 1250m
Map & tempo: Slow tempo, with Graffiti Tycoon and Loera sitting over the top and the rest trying to keep up
Punty read: This looks like a two-horse monster on paper, but maidens have a nasty habit of acting like the last act of Game of Thrones - just when you think you've got it sorted, somebody falls off a cliff. No.3 Graffiti Tycoon is the class horse of the race and has the market support to prove it. No.11 Loera is the obvious danger, because the stable's hot and the horse looks ideally placed at the trip. No.10 In A Tizzy is the big drift, which is usually enough to make a punter itchy, but the map says it can be in the finish if the leaders are too busy playing footy in the straight. No.4 Kawerau is the blowout chance if the backmarkers get a genuine crack late. No.13 Pink Persuasion is a smoky for the back end of the exotics, not the cup.

Top 3 + Roughie ($20.00 pool)

Race type: Handicap, 1900m
Map & tempo: Genuine pace, with I Am The Empire likely to roll along and the swoopers needing a bit of luck
Punty read: This is the sort of race where you want to know where the petrol tank is before you load up. No.6 Oso Spirited is the cleanest play because the horse maps to get a perfect run and the class shape says the gelding/mare? - anyway, the ride is the story. No.4 Agita and No.5 Jack Duggan are the value meat in the sandwich, both sitting there with strong numbers if the speed is legit. No.3 Cap Saint Martin is the horse that can stalk and pounce if they go too hard. No.1 I Am The Empire is the one that gets all the romantic money after the drift, but the map and the old legs say tread carefully.

Top 3 + Roughie ($15.00 pool)

Race type: Handicap, 1550m
Map & tempo: Slow tempo, with the on-pacers in the driver's seat and the backmarkers needing a bit of luck
Punty read: This is one of those races where the market wants to make Spanish Artist a moral certainty, but it's a bit more interesting than that. No.3 Spanish Artist is the obvious class act and maps to get every favour. No.10 Rose Water is the punt of the day - huge value, big drift, but the form line says the last run had excuses and the stable has given it the gear tweak to sharpen it up. No.7 Chispa is the hard-fit runner who can sit handy and keep turning up. No.2 Shotgun Bella is the one to watch if the recent firming is the real deal and not just the pub talk. No.1 Erin Jo is honest, but the tongue tie and the map will tell you whether she's here to win or just collect a cheque.

Top 3 + Roughie ($20.00 pool)

Race type: Handicap, 1250m
Map & tempo: Genuine pace, with the leaders going forward and the backmarkers getting their shot late
Punty read: This is the kind of race that chews up mug punters and spits them onto the footpath. No.7 Art Volant is the top-rated play because the map is clean, the form has the right shape, and the gear tweak could wake him up nicely. No.9 West Of Dalby is the roughie with a massive upside story - big support, improved gear setup, and the kind of price that makes you sit up straight. No.6 The Extreme Cat has been punted like it owes someone money, and the last-start excuse is strong enough to keep the torch on it. No.2 Sonofdec has class but the drift is ugly, and No.3 Winston Hills is the honest type that will make you work for every metre.

Top 3 + Roughie ($25.00 pool)

Race type: Handicap, 1100m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo, with the speed horses in the right gear and the closers needing the race to unravel
Punty read: This is a wicked little sprint and the money's been flying around like confetti at a wedding. No.1 The Face is the cleanest pick because the market has belted it in, the map is tidy, and the horse should sit right in the sweet spot. No.5 Xpresso is the obvious danger if the race is truly run and the stable has found the right rhythm. No.13 Dear Jewel keeps finding the line and is one of those annoying types that can keep ruining a tidy ticket. No.9 Zale is the value roughie - the form is there, the jockey's in the mix, and the firmer money is hard to ignore. No.7 Fugitiva is the late swooper that can lunge at them if they go too hard, while No.14 Super Freds is the lunatic price you only take if you're feeling very loose.

Top 3 + Roughie ($15.00 pool)

Race type: Handicap, 1250m
Map & tempo: Genuine pace, with Supermassive setting the tone and the good map runners getting their shot
Punty read: This is a proper punting race - plenty of market smoke, a clear leader, and a couple of fillies/mares that look ready to put their hand up. No.5 Blitzgal is the one the market has latched onto, and with good reason: the horse maps beautifully and gets the right kind of run for a first-up shot. No.8 Rajwa is the sexy place play - fresh gear, right draw, and a form line that says she's better than the price suggests. No.2 Supermassive is the class factor, but the price is skinny enough to make you squint. No.4 Show Business is the blowout horse with the lovely back-up move from the market; if the pace gets brutal, this one can clatter into the finish like a late cameo from Tom Cruise in a mission impossible movie.

Top 3 + Roughie ($20.00 pool)