Horse Racing: Great Eastern Steeplechase

Oakbank will host the feature race meeting in South Australia on Saturday the 3rd of April. We take a look at each of the nine races on the Oakbank card and give our tips and bets.

The signature race of the Oakbank Easter Carnival is undoubtedly the Ecycle Solutions Great Eastern Steeplechase and Murray Bridge-based horseman Grant Young has incredibly tasted success both as a jockey and a trainer in the event. It was in the 2000 edition that Young, the jockey, combined with the 25/1 chance Bruskin from the David Halliday…

Zed Em, on the back up from Wednesday, is a dominant favourite with Sportsbet for the Great Eastern Steeplechase (4950m) this Saturday at Oakbank. The Patrick Payne trained veteran ran in the Von Doussa on Wednesday and had an epic struggle with Yensir, with the former UK import just getting the better in a great battle. No Yensir on Saturday and…