Hinkley: Power not giving up on finals
AFL: Port Adelaide Power coach Ken Hinkley speaks after his side's 100-51 defeat against the Fremantle Dockers at Optus Stadium.
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Form expert Shayne O'Cass analyses Saturday's 10-race card at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, presenting his race-by-race tips and analysis. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! â– â– â– â– â– Reckoning on the blinkers will be a big help to ARISTOCRAT (9). His two runs have been infinitely better than they read on paper and they actually don't read too bad as it is given the performance and potential and those around him like Agarwood and Providence, not to mentioned Regulated Affair. The Kermadec son, STATE OPERA (13), was $151 into $34 at one point on debut and ran more like a $34 shot than a $151 pop. He was coming again on the line in that midweeker at Warwick Farm. At home this time. 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