Pick6 a breeze with Stormy Sirocco

Stormy Sirocco is a top Pick6 hope at Alexandra Park. Photo / Greg Bowker

One of the unluckiest horses in the North Island shapes as the anchor in tonight's $100,000 terminating Pick6 at Alexandra Park.

While the meeting hardly serves up the best of harness talent, the Pick6 makes the meeting worthy of some study, as the TAB continues to boost pools to create interest.

That can only be good for punters and the biggest favour they can do for themselves is to spend most of their balance on anchoring Stormy Sirocco (R7, No 7) in the third leg, the main pace of the night.

The lanky 4-year-old has always looked headed for open class but too often this season has found himself locked in speed battles he wasn't going to win.

That was the case again last start when he and race rival tonight Suidelike Meisie burned through the first half of their race and left themselves sitting ducks.

That was in far tougher company and the respect Stormy Sirocco has garnered by losing a few speed duels should ensure he finds the lead tonight and from there he should simply be too good.

So if we have an anchor, here are the leading chances in the other legs of the terminator.

Leg one, 7.50pm: Maiden trots are often tricky but many of these met last Friday and of them Kissme Earl (3) and Hotinthecitytonite (6) were the best.

Both are still inexperienced but clearly better than maidens, with Hotinthecitytonite bred to be a pacing star but showing good manners under pressure late last Friday.

One who did not was Connie Goodin (10) who galloped on the home bend when going well but is better than most here. Three should do it.

Leg two, 8.15pm: Tough leg with plenty of out-of-form horses and the junior drivers thrown into the mix. Bobbiemack (11) is the best pacer here by a long way but not quite finding the line at the moment. Drops in class and has good driver on so top pick.

If he doesn't win then Sanjaya (6), Anvil Justice (8) and Underwood Road (9) have chances.

But take most of your spend on the 11 and a smaller ticket with the others.

Leg three, 8.40pm: Anchor Stormy Sirocco - if you want savers look to Anvils Delight (1) and Suidelike Meisie (8). But you really don't need them.

Leg four, 9.05pm: Two standouts here but manners will be crucial. Denny H (5) was massive at Cambridge last week after an early gallop and can win this, while Loki Brogden (9) is chasing a free win and will be hard to catch if he trots all the way.

Being a trot you might need some more so Minnie Whizdom (1), Magic Woman (4), who was charging home when she galloped last Friday, and Lysenko (7) have the ability to win if they produce their best.

Leg five, 9.30: Narrow this down to the two best-drawn fillies, Macy Victory (1) and Bettabe Fast (2).

They clashed in a similar field last Friday and Bettabe Fast was the superior run but Macy Victory showed enough gate speed to hold the upper hoof here.

Leg six, 10.03pm: Lisharry (3) has had no luck lately but has been running on well. Gets a good draw in an average field and clear top pick.

Arvee Franco (5) is down in class while Uncle Wingnut (9) steps up from maidens but hasn't finished winning yet. Jackpot James (7) and Nothing Bettor (1) are the roughies if you have plenty to spend.

Meanwhile, Mark Purdon's magical juvenile season should continue at Melton in Victoria tonight.

Purdon's Harness Jewels hero Fly Like An Eagle will start a hot favourite in the A$100,000 Vicbred Super Series Final, even though he suffered only his second career defeat in the semi-final last Friday.

He over-raced and had a mid-race gallop before narrowly going down to Soho Valencia but has drawn to race straight to the front tonight.

And with last Friday's two semi-final winners starting off the second line, punters who were burned last week should get some back tonight, although anything above $1.50 on the win tote would surprise.

If Fly Like An Eagle wins tonight he would add to a remarkable season for Purdon, whose juveniles have won more than $1.3 million worth of races since February.