Horse racing / Editor / 09 February 2011 / 1 Comments Bet Now View Market

Matthew Thompson thinks Blue Diamond aspirations will either be bolstered or burst on the outcome of the Chairman's Stakes at Betfair Park.

Three horses dominate interest for the 1000 metre dash.

Sydney filly Hollyweird is a winner at her last two starts, most recently leading all the way over 1100 metres in slick time at Rosehill. Layers are offering $3.60 with Damien Oliver to ride from barrier eight.

Lee Freedman debutante Atomic is the early $3.10 favourite while Danny O'Brien's Cape Canaveral has been backed from $30 into $18 in the Blue Diamond, but is showing $7 on the exchange for her first career start.

Race experience is a significant advantage in two-year-old affairs and to that end, I rate the slick Hollyweird as one of the best bets on the Betfair Park card.

Expect Cape Canaveral to run a big race at his first outing. Word from the stable is that he's a forward type which explains the interest in Blue Diamond betting.

Of the roughies, Covered in Class impressed with a winning debut but went terribly when heavily backed at his second start at Caulfield. Peter Moody's horses can reverse their form quickly and expect this galloper to improve at double figure odds.

Suggested bet: Hollyweird to win

Roughie: Covered in Class