2012 Kingston Town Classic Form Guide & Betting Preview

The last of the Group 1 Perth Summer Racing Carnival features runs at WA’s Ascot Racecourse this Saturday, an exclusive Kingston Town Classic 2012 form guide and betting preview for which is detailed below.

Playing God is undefeated over the Kingston Town Classic track & distance

Set to run as Ascot Race 8 at 5:15pm (local time), the $500,000 Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) has this year drawn a full field of 16 hopefuls, the Darren McAuliffe-trained Rebelson lying in wait as the race’s sole emergency.

Kingston Town Classic odds at bookmaker.com.au feature a firm favourite in the Gino Poletti-trained Luckygray who is at $2.50 to atone for their last start second as the beaten favourite in the Railway Stakes.

Luckygray was the 58kg topweight in the Railway and was drawn in double digits with barrier 10.

On Saturday they carry 59kg but meet their rivals under the weight-for-age conditions and will find themselves in a nice position from barrier four.

The only other single-figure fancy in the Kingston Town Classic betting markets this year is then Neville Parnahm’s Blackfriars five-year-old Playing God ($6) who has won the past two editions of the Kingston Town.

So are the top two in betting the best to have your money on this weekend?

Or is their value backing an upset Kingston Town Classic result with a longer-priced hopeful such as last start Railway Stakes winner Mr Moet ($12) in gate one or Glen Boss’ mount Fuddle Dee Duddle ($14)?

Having gone over the full Kingston Town Classic field and form guide below are the must know facts and betting stats on the race to help you back the winner online at bookmaker.com.au!

2012 Kingston Town Classic Facts & Form Stats

Last year’s Kingston Town Classic winner was the successfully defending champ Playing God who come off a distant 14^th in the Railway Stakes, jumped from barrier 5 (of 13) and was ridden by Steven Parnham
Playing God also won the 2010 Kingston Town Classic as a three-year-old; this year there are two three-year-olds accepted with #16 Fuddle Dee Duddle ($14) and the first emergency #17e Rebelson ($17) looking to become just the sixth 3YO in the past 25 years to win
#3 Playing God ($6) is back this year looking to become the first horse in history to win three Kingston Town Classics; before them the other most recent dual Kingston Town Classic winner was Niconero (2008 and 2006) while Old Comrade was the most recent to go back-to-back in 2000-01
Playing God will be ridden by Steven Parnham again and this year jump from barrier 7
Horse Racing Tip #19 Pop Culture is a nice outsider to back in the place markets for the Kingston Town Classic as she boasts the highest Place Rate of the field and comes off a victory at the track and distance
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Trainer Neville Parham will be seeking successive wins in the race with Playing God and their lesser fancied stablemate #4 Gold Has Spoken ($21)
Last year’s winning gate (5) meanwhile belongs to #7 Ranger ($10) who will be looking to go one better than their second to Playing God in the Kingston Town 12 months ago
There are three last-start winners in the mix this year meanwhile with #5 Mr Moet (Group 1 Kingston Town Classic, 1600m, Ascot, 24/11/2012), #9 Chester Road (Listed Carbine Club of WA Stakes, 1400m, Ascot, 24/11/2012) and #15 Pop Culture (Listed Ascot Gold Cup, 1800m, Ascot, 10/11/2012)
The favourite #2 Luckygray ($2.50) boasts the highest Win Rate of the field with 64.71% followed by #5 Mr Moet (45.83%) and #17e Rebelson (44.44%)
#15 Pop Culture ($19) meanwhile has the best Place Percentage with an impressive 78.57% followed by #2 Luckygray (76.47%), #9 Chester Road (73.68%) and #5 Mr Moet (70.83%)
No filly in history has won the Kingston Town Classic but this year #16 Fuddle Dee Duddle will look to break the drought
Mares also have a dismal record in the Kingston Town Classic with just three winning over the past 30 years meaning history is against #14 Rosie Rocket ($10) and #15 Pop Culture on Saturday
Horses with the best record at the track are #2 Luckygray (11-7-2-0), #3 Playing God (13-6-3-1), #5 Mr Moet (8-5-1-1), #13 Maschino (11-4-1-2) and #15 Pop Culture (7-4-2-0)
Over the 1800m horses with previous winning form are #3 Playing God (4-3-0-0), #15 Pop Culture (2-2-0-0), #4 God Has Spoken (5-1-2-0), #14 Rosie Rocket (2-1-1-0), #13 Maschino (2-1-0-1), #6 Colour Correct (2-1-0-0), #8 Shamardashing (1-1-0-0) and #10 Belora (1-1-0-0)
Six horses have previous winning form over the Track & Distance with #3 Playing God (3-3-0-0), #15 Pop Culture (2-2-0-0), #4 God Has Spoken (4-1-2-0), #14 Rosie Rocket (2-1-1-0), #13 Maschino (2-1-0-1) and #6 Colour Correct (2-1-0-0)
Geldings have won nine of the past 11 Kingston Town Classics, dual defending champ Playing God (2010-11) the exception as a stallion; 11 geldings are accepted this year the shortest-priced of which are #2 Luckygray, #7 Ranger and #5 Mr Moet
Six-year-olds have won four of the past 11 Kingston Towns; there are five in this age group looking to be the next on Saturday with #4 God Has Spoken, #7 Ranger, #8 Shamrdashing, #11 Zester and #14 Rosie Rocket

Combining the above two age & sex facts the horses statistically to back this year being six-year-old geldings are then #7 Ranger ($10), #8 Shamardashing (”$61″) and get in on the action at the only Aussie bookie offering punters that chance to Pick this weekend!

2012 Kingston Town Classic Field & Form Guide

Ascot Race 8 – 5:15pm (local time) – 08/12/2012

#	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Br.	Wgt.	AS	Days	API	Career	Win%	Place%	Last 6
1.	WALL STREET	M D Moroney	Steven Arnold	13	59	8yoG	14	$41,991	38: 11 4 2	28.95%	44.74%	0x7358
2.	LUCKYGRAY	G P Poletti	Shaun O’Donnell	4	59	5yoG	14	$86,799	17: 11 2 0	64.71%	76.47%	114012
3.	PLAYING GOD	N D Parnham	Steven Parnham	7	59	5yoH	14	$52,109	29: 7 4 6	24.14%	58.62%	6×7304
4.	GOD HAS SPOKEN	N D Parnham	Brad Parnham	3	59	6yoH	14	$22,653	44: 8 7 0	18.18%	34.09%	00×025
5.	MR MOET	A G Durrant	Daniel Staeck	1	59	5yoG	14	$42,503	24: 11 4 2	45.83%	70.83%	2111×1
6.	COLOUR CORRECT	R and C Price	Paul Harvey	15	59	8yoG	14	$19,430	30: 7 7 5	23.33%	63.33%	620092
7.	RANGER	Grant Williams	William Pike	5	59	6yoG	14	$23,745	23: 6 3 5	26.09%	60.87%	3560×7
8.	SHAMARDASHING	John Thompson	Patrick Carbery	14	59	6yoG	14	$9,175	33: 8 2 3	24.24%	39.39%	041×68
9.	CHESTER ROAD	A G Durrant	Peter Hall	11	59	5yoG	14	$22,363	19: 8 4 2	42.11%	73.68%	2112×1
10.	BELORA	D L Morton	Jarrad Noske	9	59	5yoG	21	$11,570	28: 9 3 4	32.14%	57.14%	121976
11.	ZESTER	D L Morton	Glenn Smith	16	59	6yoG	14	$8,084	36: 9 2 9	25.00%	55.56%	x53586
12.	LOPOV	A G Durrant	Shaun Mc Gruddy	10	59	5yoG	14	$10,332	28: 7 2 4	25.00%	46.43%	x08110
13.	MASCHINO	G J Yuill	Kyra Yuill	17	59	5yoH	14	$13,605	20: 7 2 3	35.00%	60.00%	x23219
14.	ROSIE ROCKET	J T Warwick	Shaun Meeres	8	57	6yoM	14	$14,435	30: 9 5 4	30.00%	60.00%	23×423
15.	POP CULTURE	C H Webster	Troy Turner	6	56.5	4yoM	28	$27,113	14: 6 4 1	42.86%	78.57%	7×3151
16.	FUDDLE DEE DUDDLE	L Smith	Glen Boss	2	50	3yoF	14	$21,120	15: 4 2 4	26.67%	66.67%	203714
17.	REBELSON	D T Mcauliffe	Jason Whiting	12	52	3yoG	14	$16,044	9: 4 0 2	44.44%	66.67%	133116