Sew Eurodrive WA Pacing Cup, Gloucester Park, Friday

It’s a usual high class feast of racing action at Gloucester Park this Friday night, and on this card the $400, 000 Sew Eurodrive WA Pacing Cup is by far in a way the highlight of the harness racing action. Plenty of well-known names and several chances amongst them make this a mouth-watering spectacle.

We’ll start by having a look at the harness racing odds for the first line and turn to R A Olivieri’s Ima Spicey Lombo. The 6yo mare has been holding her form well and has only 15 metres to make up on the likely favourite I’mthemightyquinn from their run here against each other last week in the Fremantle Cup. Ima Spicey Lombo this time has the pick of the draw but will have to be at her very, very best to see a few of these off.

Washakie finished second last week in the same race (13 metres ahead of I’ma Spicey Lombo). John McCarthey’s charge is another who has been a real money spinner of late and rates a danger to all once again.

I’mthemightyquinn is no doubt the one that they all have to beat though. This horse won in the manner of a top class act last week and G Hall snr’s 7yo is likely to again be popular to oblige. There is always a worry with pacers that if they are running to this level of form week in, week out and enduring tough battles in the process, their good run will end sooner or later. But until we see a sign of that, keep getting those pennies on!

Of the others, it’s the selection’s stable-mate Albert Jaccka who has a small EW chance for those of you who like value. He was a deserved winner of a slightly weaker affair last week following some honest efforts in better company and, even though now he is once again pitched in at the deep end, he shouldn’t be ruled out. He is a very smart horse, although, clearly the stable second-string here.

They should all be chasing the shadow that belongs to I’mthemightyquinn, although saying that it isn’t just a one horse race. Washakie was closing on him here last week and his driver will be well aware of the tactics required to possibly get him that bit closer if not in-front. He rates the main danger.