Raceday focus: Best bets for the Echuca program

Form analyst Leo Schlink is banking on the services of experienced jockey Brad Rawiller and a drop back in grade as crucial factors in getting his best bet home at Echuca. BEST BETS

Herald Sun form analyst Leo Schlink goes in search of a winner at Monday’s Echuca meeting.

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BEST BET

MAJOR DAY (Race 5, No. 2)

Backmarker who ran on strongly over 1600m at Werribee. Drops in grade here, has the services of Brad Rawiller and gets the chance to return to the winners’ list.

Echuca hosts the only Victorian meeting on Monday.

NEXT BEST

POOR SAM (Race 1, No. 10)

Showed enough with debut third at Wodonga to suggest she can be a contender here. First-up after 29-week spell and drawn well.

LUCKY DOZEN (Race 2, No. 3)

Inexperience cost him on debut over 1000m here in July. Sharpened for this by running second in an 850m trial at Tatura.

THE JOCKEY

BILLY EGAN

After riding at the Gold Coast on Saturday and Mornington yesterday, Egan heads to Echuca to ride DON’T FIGHT (Race 1, No 2), VALOYD (Race 2, No 12), CHATELAINE (Race 3, No 6), NISHANI SPIRIT (Race 4, No 7), PRITCHETT (Race 6, No 2), MILITARY STRIKER (Race 7, No 5) and FABRICATION (Race 8, No 9).

Originally published as Raceday focus: Best bets for the Echuca program