Potter’s Boy the fancy

Bonnington marked Boy From Bondi on top in the Melton Toyota Pace at Tabcorp Park, and while he thought it was an open race with many chances, felt there was some value around the seven-year-old.

“Boy From Bondi was actually better than he looked last start…,” Bonnington said.

“He joined Wayne Potter at the start of the year and he just went bang, bang, bang, bang, bang and he has plateaued. The figure form line suggests that. The same can be said for Castle Retreat, who is my second pick in the race. But both horses are actually going a lot better than the figures would suggest.”

O’Connor also marked the son of Somebeachsomewhere on top.

“I reckon he hit the line really good from a hopeless position at Bendigo last start. And then he was really good three starts back when he was a good second in fast time to Sonny Weaver,” O’Connor said.

“I just think he is a good price. He is around $8.50, I could play him each-way.”

Bonnington and O’Connor went through the entire 10-race card at Melton as part of the Friday Form Panel edition of Trots Life on SENTrack, offering their thoughts and tips on the meeting.

Listen to the Friday Form Panel edition of Trots Life below:

SELECTIONS

JASON BONNINGTON

Race 1: ICONIC MAJOR (1), LA PUDDIE (2), MYNAMEISJEFF (6), FOOLISH PLEASURE (10)

Race 2: VAN MARA (3), ARDEN VOYAGER (7), GLENAVRIL KING (10), AMPLE POWER (6)

Race 3: IMSETTOGO (5), HATCHBACK (9), PEREGRINE PHOENIX (7), FREMARKSPOETRY (2)

Race 4: BRANDLO PRINCE (8), ANYWHERE HUGO (1), MOONSHINE LINDA (9), NEPHEW OF SONOKO (7)

Race 5: BOY FROM BONDI (4), CASTLE RETREAT (3), TORRID SAINT (2), EXPLICIT CASTLE (1)

Race 6: SPELLBOUND (6), ROCKASAKI (4), ITZAMAJOR SURPRISE (1), FINAL PEACE (3)

Race 7: ONA HIGHWAY TOHELL (1), JILLIBY NITRO (12), MONGIANA (11), STINGRAY TARA (2)

Race 8: MAX DELIGHT (4), JILLIBY CHEVY (6), BETTOR BE THE BOMB (7), RUPERT OF LINCOLN (3)

Race 9: DELS DESTINY (9), MAJESTIC MANNEQUIN (11), A JEWEL IN THE CROWN (10), LEANNE LEEANN (12)

Race 10: FLYING ART (9), STEFSASTAR (5), KISSMEELVIS (2), WILLEM (11)

TIM O’CONNOR

Race 1: FOOLISH PLEASURE (10), LA PUDDIE (2), DELIGHTFUL MIA (8), ICONIC MAJOR (1)

Race 2: VAN MARA (3), AMPLE POWER (6), YORKSHIRE (8), YOUNG ROOSTER (9)

Race 3: FREMARKSPOETRY (2), HATCHBACK (9), PEREGRINE PHOENIX (7), TEETREETOMMY (4)

Race 4: NEPHEW OF SONOKO (7), BRANDLO PRINCE (8), ANYWHERE HUGO (1), MOONSHINE LINDA (9)

Race 5: BOY FROM BONDI (4), MAJOR MANBAR (6), ROMAN AVIATOR (11), IM NO OUTLAW (7)

Race 6: SPELLBOUND (6), ROCKASAKI (4), THE PANTHEIST (8), IOLANTA (7)

Race 7: ONA HIGHWAY TOHELL (1), JILLIBY NITRO (12), WOULD YOU MIND (8), BELITTLED (5)

Race 8: MAX DELIGHT (4), JILLIBY CHEVY (6), BONCEL BENJAMIN (5), BETTOR BE THE BOMB (7)

Race 9: DELS DESTINY (9), CLASSY SPIRIT (2), LEANNE LEEANN (12), MAJESTIC MANNEQUIN (11)

Race 10: FLYING ART (9), STEFSASTAR (5), KISSMELVIS (2), BRING THE FLAVE (3)

By Harness Racing Victoria