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Wyong best bets, inside mail for Saturday, July 5, 2025
Form analyst Adam Sherry provides his best bets, value selection and race-by-race analysis at Wyong on Saturday. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. â– â– â– â– â– WYONG TIPS BEST BET Race 5 No. 3: AGED CARE Bounce back with a nice win second-up. Big chance again. NEXT BEST Race 3 No. 1: ROYAL COMMODORE Was good in his first preparation and can kick off with a win. VALUE BET Race 8 No. 7: COOL LAD Runner-up in his last two starts and gets his chance to break through. BEST EXOTIC Quinella Race 5: 3, 12 QUADDIE Race 5: 3, 12 Race 6: 1, 2, 7, 9 Race 7: 2, 5, 11, 12 Race 8: 5, 7, 8 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW AARON BULLOCK can extend his lead in the State Jockeys Premiership. INSIDE MAIL – WYONG DUBAI WARRIOR (1) wasn't suited racing midfield on the rails but worked to the line handily once in the clear when third to Newyork Missile at Wagga last start. Given a nice hit out in his recent Randwick trial. AIR KISS (3) followed a third to Whispering Rupert over 1200m at Gosford with a length second to Dollars at Newcastle over 1400m. Looks like she will handle the step up to 1600m. GREY SECRET (6) has place claims on her third to Celtic Sin at Hawkesbury. â– â– â– â– â– GAMP (2) raced greenly when runner-up to Hoku at Newcastle first-up. Will take improvement from the run. Was beaten a nose by O'Invincible on debut at Hawkesbury in December. MISS TRENTINO (5) started a $2 fav on debut here on Nov 23 where she ran along in front but tired late to finish fourth behind Majestuoso Phoenix. Was good winning her recent Canterbury trial by nearly four lengths. KOWLOON VICTOR (3) came from last when fourth at Kembla on debut then led when second to Golden Straand at Gosford. Bet: Gamp to win â– â– â– â– â– ROYAL COMMODORE (1) was good in his first campaign with a close second on debut followed by a Kensington win and a Hawkesbury third. Under a strong hold in his recent Hawkesbury trial. JAEX (4) has scored two of her three wins here including one of this trip. SCISSOR ME TIMBERS (3) is better than his last run. Has claims on his Goulburn win first-up. Bet: Royal Commodore to win â– â– â– â– â– RACE 4: Domeland Super Mdn Hcp 1350m CITY GOLD FIELD (1) had to be steadied when disappointed for a run at the 250m and got clear at the 150m when fourth at Gosford two starts ago. Battled away for third to Signor Tortoni at Gosford last start. SUPER ECLIPSE (9) battled when sixth on debut over 1250m at Canterbury on Jan 31 and was better second-up when fourth to Automne Tree over 1550m two weeks later. SASS (6) was a nice third to Tequisoda in her June 23 Canterbury trial. Bet: City Gold Field to win â– â– â– â– â– AGED CARE (3) pulled up with cardiac arrhythmia when ninth to Shropshire Lad at Scone first-up. Trialled well and bounced back with a win at Port Macquarie. Up to 1350m for the first time but looks like he will appreciate it. TANGO QUEEN (12) is closing in on a win. Was a head second to Miss Spacegirl then beaten less than a length at her next two at Kembla and Newcastle. POCKET EIGHTS (9) continues to race well into a long campaign won't be far away again. Bet: Aged Care to win â– â– â– â– â– RACE 6: Gosford Air Conditioning Mdn Hcp 1300m SAPLING (9) resumed with a fourth to Gilette over 1100m at Canterbury on May 28. Was a month between runs and stepped up to 1350m here where she led before being caught on the line by Champagne Hero. Can go one better. COOL DRINKS (2) is a first starter by Cool Aza Beel and a half-brother to Group 1 winner Shout The Bar. Has trialled well including a close second to Melanite in his Canterbury trial. BELLEVUE (1) is a debutant by Bivouac. Trialling well. Bet: Sapling to win â– â– â– â– â– MERCY ME (11) is a debutant by Hellbent. Made steady ground under a hold when second in her Beaumont trial. Led and responded when shaken up to win her Wyong trial from Raging Force. SEVEN DAYS (12) started at $31 on debut but ran a very encouraging fourth to Just Awesome beaten less than a length over 1100m at Gosford on June 19. Will take improvement from the experience. JUSTICE WARRIOR (2) deserves a win after placing in eight of his 11 starts. â– â– â– â– â– COOL LAD (7) is knocking on the door after placing in three of his four runs this campaign and wasn't far away in the other. Runner-up to French Marine at Newcastle then second to Diddle Dumpling here last start. O'INVINCIBLE (5) won both runs on her first campaign including one here over 1000m. Disappointed when sixth to Livin' Thing first-up on the Kensington but has trialled well since and can bounce back. FLYING RANI (8) has been kept fresh since her two length seventh to Are Ee Que at Kembla on May 31. Led and raced away to a four length win on her June 23 Canterbury trial.
News.com.au
23-06-2025
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Wyong, Port Macquarie previews: Ron Quinton's winter hot streak to continue
Ron Quinton can ensure the month of June is every bit as merry as the month of May with two more of his hot-winter stable dressed up and ready to win at Wyong on Tuesday. Hall of Famer Quinton led in five winners from just 13 runners in May, three of them attributable to his Wyong -bound Are Ee Que. Quinton's first June winner Signor Tortoni earned the honour and distinction of becoming Quinton's 750th winner. Sydney's eight-times Premiership winning jockey and now six-times Group 1 -winning trainer can take his tally to 751 if and when the lightly-raced Fiery Lass can cash in in the Austbrokers 2YO Maiden Handicap (1350m). Bred by Gall Bloodstock – that's long-term Quinton client and friend Ray Gall – Fiery Lass showed significant improvement from her provincial debut to her second outing, that one at the midweeks. Last of 11 400m out from the winning post at Canterbury, Fiery Lass was warming to the task late, clocking in a diminishing three-and-a-quarter lengths behind the winner Pillow Fight. 'I thought she ran fair the other day but she needed to finish two lengths closer for me to be getting excited,'' Quinton said. 'But I will give her another run. It is only going to be a small field on Tuesday by the look of it. 'The wide draw won't matter to her, she'll probably settle back anyway. 'We'll know a bit more after (Tuesday) but a suitable for her if she is any good.' Fiery Lass is a daughter of William Reid Stakes winner Hellbent who stands alongside his illustrious father I Am Invincible (a Gall-owned racehorse back in the day) at the Mitchell's Yarraman Park Stud. 'I like Hellbent,'' Quinton said. 'I think they (his progeny) just need a fraction of time but I don't mind him at all. 'I wouldn't hesitate to buy one.' Fiery Lass boasts a pedigree so revered that she is destined to one day join Gall's elite broodmare band. Serious breeding buffs will need only to learn that Fiery Lass's sixth dam is the famed Almahmoud. Foaled in 1947, Almahmoud is the grand-dam of breed shaper Northern Dancer and the fourth dam of the incomparable, Danehill. Still on breeding, Quinton has shown himself to be a master of the art, having bred Mnemosyne whose wins for Jack and Bob Ingham included the MRC Thousand Guineas and STC Queen of the Turf Stakes. The Wyong-bound Are Ee Que is another Quinton design. Quinton trained her dam Skein whose short, sharp racing career boasted a barnstorming last to first win at Canterbury. Daughter Are Ee Que's racing pattern couldn't be more different; she's fast from beginning to end – so much so that the daughter of Sidestep has led throughout to win three of her last four starts, all perfectly executed by jockey Madeline Owen. 'Are Ee Que is in good form,'' Quinton began. 'She's been lucky because she's had all these wet tracks which has helped her so much. 'We're hoping she'll run well again (but) there's a pretty big rap on Kris Lees ' horse (Flame Of Hestia) so we'll see what happens. 'Barrier 4 won't be any harm to Are Ee Que. She's not hard to ride, you've just got to rate her a bit and Madeline's been doing that well.' â– â– â– â– â– Minervini chasing more BOBS riches Former South Australian-based trainer Mark Minervini is intent on collecting as much extra cash as he can courtesy of his adopted state's BOBS incentive before the season ends. The one-time master of Morphettville, now a firmly ensconced Novocastrian, Minervini heads to Port Macquarie on Tuesday with BOBS eligible stablemates Mirai San and Tickle Me Pink. Supido gelding Mirai San is sure to have his share of admirers, Minervini being one, when he makes his debut in today's Coolcene Air Conditioning Maiden Plate (1006m) after back to back seconds in his June trials. 'He's had two trials and he trialled well both times,'' Minervini said. 'We're going there anticipating him to run really well. 'He is very athletic and quite sharp, I think the 1000m will be perfect for him. He's drawn well and he's got Luke Rolls to guide him.' Mirai San is a son of former rocket Supido. His grand-dam is Princesa who won the VRC Straight Six and would go on to deliver stakeswinners Star of Giselle and Solicit. Stablemate Tickle Me Pink earned the dubious honour of 'certainty beaten' when she clocked in second to last at Muswellbrook on June 13 when sent out a red-hot $1.85 favourite. 'Wherever she went, she ran into dead-ends,'' Minervini said. 'All things being equal, I really thought she would have won and won easily and I don't often say that after the race. 'She's drawn well on Monday so I would say you might find her in the first two or three, we'll keep her out of trouble. 'I think she is quite a smart filly.' Both of Minervini's Port Macquarie participants will be ridden by Luke Rolls who has built an incredibly successful relationship with Vormista's old trainer. There winning strike-rate going into Monday stands at an enviable 22.7 per cent which increased to 36.4 per cent when placings are added. Minervini meanwhile has paid homage to his one-time 'banner horse' Quick Tempo upon his retirement this week. A winner of more than $500,000, Quick Tempo's premium performances include placings in the Ortensia, Warra and Maurice McCarten Stakes. 'He was fantastic for my stable,'' Minervini says. 'Just after we lobbed up here, he was the flag-bearer for quite a while; I owe him a lot,'' Minervini says. 'We found a great 'forever home' for him. He'll be a pleasure horse for a girl who works for Kris Lees, she always liked him and always wanted him so she's taken him on.'
News.com.au
23-06-2025
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Shayne O'Cass's best bets, inside mail for Wyong and Port Macquarie on Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Form analyst Shayne O'Cass provides his best bets and race-by-race analysis for Wyong on Tuesday, as well as his tips for Port Macquarie. â– â– â– â– â– WYONG TIPS BEST BET Race 1 No.8 ODAKA: Well-bred filly whose talent is way above her current CV. NEXT BEST Race 2 No.2 JUSTICE WARRIOR: Placed at 7 of his 10 starts, at home today and the one to beat. VALUE Race 6 No.7 OH GOLLY GOSH: Gets back but can really power home when circumstances permit. QUADDIE Race 4: 1,3 Race 5: 1,2 Race 6: 1,6,7,8 Race 7: 3,7,9,15 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW Kerrin McEvoy has a small but select book of rides at Wyong. WYONG INSIDE MAIL ODAKA (8) is an Ole Kirk filly in the Kia Ora silks who debuted with an eye-catcher at Randwick on January 25 in the race where United States was runner-up. Odaka resumed in the Listed Woodlands at Scone on Cup day and was 'fair' then trialled at Rosehill on June 6. Ready to show her best. DIVO (7) is a daughter of Capitalist. She's also a granddaughter of Makybe Diva. Has plenty of speed/pace so barrier 2 and Wyong ought to play to her strengths. CAPITAL JICINTA (4) resumes at home. Has the talent. BET: ODAKA (8) to win (best bet), exacta 8 to beat 7. JUSTICE WARRIOR (2) will be ridden here by Kerrin McEvoy who rode her dam Srikandi four times for a win in the Tatt's Tiara and Stradbroke as well as a second to Chautauqua in the Manikato. Justice Warrior has placed 7 times in 10 starts; consistent to a fault but awfully costly at times. No excuses today. NGUNNAWAL (3) was a huge drifter on debut at Scone back in February and ran accordingly. Market the guide again but he could/should run a lot better this time. VETWELVE (1) has city form. BET: JUSTICE WARRIOR (2) to win. SAPLING (10) was a $28,000 weanling who sold again as a yearling for $130,000. The Sara Ryan-trained filly's job of winning has been made decidedly easier with the scratching of Cabriole who would have gapped these. As for Sapling, she is back at the home track today after a solid fourth at Canterbury first-up. FIERY LASS (7) was eighth of 11 at Canterbury first-up but was last at the 400m and the four-odd length margin was rapidly diminishing. Cabriole's scratching leaves CONTEMPLATES (6) to represent James Cummings; maybe that is a lead? BET: SAPLING (10) to win, quinella 7,10. CHARLEROI (1) is a Dundeel out of a Snitzel mare; his fourth dam is none other than Shantha's Choice. The Domeland/Sara Ryan gelding has raced four times and been excellent all the way through. The form around him is all rather good. Drawn a little wide, that's all. same for THE PROFESSOR (3) who will jump from the outside alley but he was going back anyhow. if ever a horse could be said to be 'getting close to a win', it is The Professor. NOVEMBER AIR (5) is consistent. Hard to line-up SOUTHERN SKY (6) but wow, what a debut win that was! BET: CHARLEROI (1) to win, quinella 1,3. SUM INVICTUS (2) was a $450,000 Easter Yearling by I Am Invincible out of a mare by Lonhro out of Alizes. The Chris Waller-trained 3YO had 'next time' and 'back to the provincials' all over him post the Canterbury May 28 return. Loves Wyong. CARNEGIE HILL (1) looks rather well 'in' here with 57.5kg in a 55kg limit given he was a last start winner and an easy one too. EMPIRE OF ART (4) probably needs this run but wouldn't be totally shocked if he pulled out something fresh-up with Tommy Berry in the saddle. BET: SUM INVICTUS (2) to win, Daily Double 1st Leg 2, 2nd Leg 15. OH GOLLY GOSH (7) rarely, if ever, runs a bad race and that extends back over her long career which began with a third here at Wyong in February 2021. She was last at the turn that day and stormed home, that's become her trademark in all the years since. Get the timing right and she can win races like that no problem. ZIP ON BY (6) really and truly stretched the $1.35 hot-pot Formal when they met at Gosford. Has won second-up and the extra 300m today can only assist. ONE KIND (8) went out fast and hard here last start and held on doggedly. BET: OH GOLLY GOSH (7) each-way. IRON HAT (15) is going to need some luck to get into the field but she is racing in great form without luck (what's new). Speaking of racing in great form, Ron Quinton's Are Ee Que has won three of her last four. One of them was at Wyong beating Glorioso and co. Drawn 4. Madeline Owen has four wins from right rides on her. FLAME OF HESTIA (9) is out of Hell It's Hot; dare we say the filly herself has been a bit hold and cold? Brings her best and she probably 'just wins'. Time will tell. ZAKOR (7) is right in this. â– â– â– â– â–
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14-06-2025
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Coonamble preview, best bets, inside mail for Sunday, June 15, 2025
Coonamble native Damien Lane loves heading 'home' when he gets the chance and taking a few horses with him is the perfect excuse. 'I still call Coonamble home now and I've been away for 20 years or something like that,' said Lane. 'I've still got a lot of family in Coonamble so taking a few horses to race is a bit of an excuse to go back out there and I like to support the club.' Rarely does Lane go home empty-handed and the Wyong-based trainer has some stronger contenders in ideal races, none more so than Sneaky Sofia in the opening event. The daughter of Merchant Navy contests the 2&3YO Showcase Handicap (1200m) where she is the only winner in the field and gets in with 57kg after the 4kg claim of apprentice Bronte Simpson. First out, first home! Sneaky Sofia leads the journey to secure a winning double for Anna Roper and Damien Lane ðŸ'� â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) December 29, 2024 The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! 'While going 1200m first-up isn't ideal, the conditions of the race really drew me to take her there,' Lane said. 'She is pretty much going from a Class 2 back to a Maiden and with the claim, she is nearly on level weights.' A winner of two races, the filly will appreciate the big drop in grade after a seventh Rosehill on January 18 and a 10th at Muswellbrook on March 28. 'She struck a wet track in a Midway at Rosehill two starts ago and didn't go great so I gave her a freshen up and then didn't pull up great after the Muswellbrook run. She had a quarter crack. 'She trailled really well on the Beaumont the other day once again on a really wet track which she doesn't love. 'Bronte just has to be mindful that she is first-up over 1200m and rate her for the first half of the race.' Lane saddles up All Too Sneaky in the Class 1 (1300m) for fillies and mare and gives the four-year-old a good chance. After a good third at Gosford first-up, she disappointed at Gunnedah while her latest sixth at Gosford was better than it reads. 'She didn't get much luck at Gosford the other day when three and four-deep the trip,' he said. All Too Sneaky runs away with a good maiden win! Anna Roper does a good job in the saddle for Damien Lane. â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) August 13, 2023 'She is one that will appreciate finding a firmer surface and with her natural speed, will put herself in the first three or four and run really well.' Really Motivated lines up in the same race and while she will be better suited over further, Lane feels she can run well. The five-year-old resumed over 1250m at Gunnedah on May 5 and although she just beat two home, he said the run was better than it looks. 'Bronte rode her and I told her being first-up, not to circle the field and just ride for luck which she didn't get unfortunately,' he said. 'She should have finished a few lengths closer. 'She has improved off the run but has a tricky gate so we will ride her similarly. 'She will run a cheeky race if she gets the luck late.' Lane's other runner for the day is Oakfield Zena in the Super Maiden Plate (1600m). While placed in three of the 12 starts, two of those placings have been over the mile. 'This is probably D-Day for her,' said Lane. 'She went really well over 1200m at Gosford then went straight to 1400m at Newcastle on a really wet track which she didn't handle and over did it in the run. 'We ran her at Wyong over 1200m to get her to settle and hit the line which I thought was okay. 'Up to her right trip from a good draw, now it's time for her to show her best.' ADAM SHERRY'S TOP SELECTIONS BEST BETS Race 3 No. 7: WEST HEAD Has solid provincial form. Can break through. NEXT BEST Race 6 No. 6: FETES DES MERES Made his NSW debut with a booming win. Can go back-to-back. VALUE BET Race 4 No. 5: DIVINE SINNER Racing well without luck. Back to his favourite trip. QUADDIE Race 5: 1, 2, 3 Race 6: 2, 6 Race 7: 2, 4, 8 Race 8: 1, 4, 5 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW KODY NESTOR and CLAYTON GALLAGHER have strong books of rides and should fight out the TAB Jockey Challenge. INSIDE MAIL – COONAMBLE SNEAKY SOFIA (1) has won two races and takes on a field of maidens. Was building a strong before failing at her last two runs with reasons. First go at 1200m but should prove too classy. BLUE DE BEERS (4) had trialled well and started favourite in the Silver Goblet at Dubbo last week where he raced keenly when fifth to Four Degrees. Will be better for the experience and a cross-over nose band goes on. GETTIN' TIPSY (5) battled way for second to Painite last start. THE GIT UP (10) is knocking on the door. Was runner-up to Pressnell when resuming at Dubbo before a sixth at Wellington. Came from midfield and loomed up to the leaders before Fetes Des Meres swooped past at Warren last start. BOUZY'S BABE (2) has improved with each run. Wasn't far away in her first two starts before a nose second to Jasper's Way at Narromine last start. TWINING CLASS (3) was a handy third in debut and has been just behind the placegetters in two other runs. WEST HEAD (7) makes his debut for the Brett Robb stable. Was a neck third to Miss Hvar at Kembla first-up and just behind the placegetters in both runs since at the same track. OAKFIELD ZENA (12) ran a nice race first-up when a length second to Dial A Destiny at Gosford but disappointed over 1400m second-up. Caught wide when dropping back to 1200m at Wyong last start. Placed twice over the mile. PILLAGER (5) finished just behind the placegetters in both runs over this trip. DIVINE SINNER (5) was a handy winner over 1100m at Narromine on Apr 29 and not much luck since. Came from last when beaten a little over two lengths in the Gulgong Cup last start. Back to 1100m where he has won three times. ROTHGATE (7) is racing in good form this campaign with three wins and two placings. Was third to Divine Sinner at Narromine. Won over 1000m at Warren before winning the Gulong Cup. DEION (4) has won two of his last three and will be prominent again. CRUSADER KINGS (1) gave away 2.5kg and race fitness when fourth to Micro Mikki first-up at Wellington without a trial. Met him on level weights and won nicely at Bathurst last start. Gives away 2kg but is race fit now and draw nicely. MICRO MIKKI (2) had a big trial win at Dubbo and a narrow victory over Best Defence at Narromine before going back-to-back with that Wellington win. Was a two-and-a-half length third to Crusader Kings last start. PRESS FORWARD (3) will make his presence felt. FETES DES MERES (6) ran a couple of fourths in Victoria before coming to NSW. Debuted for Garry Lunn with a barnstorming win from near last the he ran past The Git Up at Warren on June 2. ALL TOO SNEAKY (2) ran a handy third over 1200m when resuming at Gosford but was disappointing when last at Gunnedah. Trapped wide when sixth on a Heavy 9 at Gosford last start. Placed her only run here and will appreciate a firmer track. NEBIDA (4) has claims on his Wellington win. TAKEOVER LAD (4) was just behind the placegetters at Armidale and on the Beaumont before a third to Instead at Coonabarabran. Was rewarded for his consistent form with nice win at Gunnedah on May 5. Go close again. INJAIR (8) was given a break after his close third to Tavanasia at Quirindi on Feb 21. Won his Gunnedah trial before resuming with a win from Currumbin Alley there on May 25. HOLLYWOOD GOLD (2) ended his first campaign with a win. At his peak now with two runs and two trials under his belt. EGYPTOLOGIST (4) blundered soon after the start when fifth to Naval Officer at Parkes first-up before a second to Better Tomorrow at Moree. Gets winkers for the first time. STOCKHOLM (1) was third in that Moree race. Battled away for third to Zoomorphic at Dubbo two starts earlier before a tough run in the Parkes Cup. In his right grade here. IMEZAAKI (5) had some handy Queensland form before coming south and finishing third to Pappiana at Inverell for his new stable.
News.com.au
07-06-2025
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Wyong preview, best bets, inside mail for Sunday, June 8, 2025
If only Hall Of Famer Clarry Conners could count on the equine Iceman as much as he did his two-legged namesake, he would be sure of tallying up his 150th career win at Wyong. Conners, a four-time Golden Slipper-winning trainer among other things — bought, part-owns and of course trains Iceman. It was only natural that we asked him if his name is a tribute to the Champion trans-Tasman jockey Grant Cooksley — aka 'The Iceman'. 'I wish he was,' Conners joked. 'But no, he was a pretty easy horse to name after his mother (Ice Girl). Mention Conners, and the first jockey that comes to mind is Shane Dye, but it was in fact Cooksley who holds the singular honour and distinction as judged by Conners himself. Photo! ðŸ'¸ Iceman gets there in a photo for Clarry Conners and Andrew Adkins! @aus_turf_club â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) October 16, 2024 The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. 'Grant Cooksley rode the best horse I ever had,' Conners said. 'And Cooksley reckons he was the best horse he ever rode. 'I'll never forget him.' That horse is Mouawad. A year younger brother to Octagonal, Mouawad won seven of his eight career starts and was widely acknowledged as a certainty-beaten at the other in mid-January, 1997 at Royal Randwick. 'He was on the fence and he never got out,' Conners recalled. After that, Mouawad and Cooksley were never beaten, sweeping the Debonair, Australian Guineas, Futurity Stakes and George Ryder in succession. Then a sensation. 'He was the favourite for the Doncaster but the day before, he bumped himself in the pool, it was nothing but the owners decided to send him to stud which was stupid,' Conners said. Mouawad served 32 mares in the spring 1997 but 29 of the mares failed to go in foal. The three that did, all delivered dead foals. With his stud seemingly over before it started, a racetrack return was on the radar. 'I tried to buy him back and I ran out of money,' Conners explained. 'I formed a syndicate for half a million dollars and that was as far as we were going to go and then Y. P Cheng from Domeland bought him for $550,000 and took him to China to go to stud. 'If you can work that out, I can't.' Conners, meanwhile, has had his work cut out working the somewhat enigmatic Iceman out but is getting there. 'He is still a work in progress,' Conners said. 'He is a bit of a dumb horse. I put the nose-roll on him because he gets his head up and he's looking around but the penny will drop one day I hope.' The nose-roll has, it seems, to be propelling Iceman closer to adding to his single Warwick Farm victory with back-to-back thirds, one of them unlucky, during May ahead on his quest in The Enterance Leagues Club Class 1 Handicap (1600m). 'His last two runs have been pretty good and he has drawn a barrier so that will help a little bit,' he said. 'It is a nice race for him on Sunday.' SHAYNE O'CASS' TOP SELECTIONS BEST BET Race 2 No. 10: RAINBOW GODDESS Daughter of Zanbagh placed at four of eight starts in superior company, most times. NEXT BEST Race 1 No. 1: GOLDEN STRAAND Blue blooded Snitzel colt in the Gerry Harvey colours. Trialled well enough to win. VALUE BET Race 6 No. 3: MIZELLA Kim Waugh-trained local who looks ready and able to see out the 2000m now. QUADDIE Race 5: 3, 9, 11, 12 Race 6: 3 Race 7: 2, 4, 9 Race 8: 5, 8 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW ALYSHA COLLETT has a decent book and will be popular with punters across the day. INSIDE MAIL - WYONG RACE 1: EZY PROJECTS - BUILDING MADE EASY MAIDEN HANDICAP 1100m GOLDEN STRAAND (1) is a Gerry Harvey-owned and bred colt by Snitzel out of Kryptelon who was a nine-time winner including the Gai Waterhouse Classic at Ipswich. A half to VRC Sires' placegetter, Fling, this colt has trialled well enough to suggest a winning debut is well within reason. SWEXAN (2) is bred to get two miles (his dam is by Melbourne Cup placegetter Jakkalberry) but could easily run well here on debut. RAINBOW GODDESS (10) is a valuable daughter of Exceed And Excel out of Zanbagh who was well known to this mare's owners, the Taits, and trainer John Thompson. Rainbow Goddess has placed at half of her four starts, three of them seconds. Been in much better races than this one. INNCOURT (1) makes his Australian debut off two recent trials, winning the last one over 1200m. Miler but could run well fresh. PRATT (2) had three starts for Chris Waller prior to him changing hands for $45,000 online in Feb, 2025. The now Mark Minervini-trained three-year-old had trialled well prior to his booming three-and-a-quarter length win at Newcastle on May 26. Can't vouch for the beaten brigade but he thrashed them just the same. HARLEX (1), who shares the same third dam as Yes Yes Yes and In Her Time, has come up with a favourable draw here. Ran well in a deep Class 1 on Scone Cup Day. BRAVE CALL (1) was $17 into $14 when he made his Australian debut at Scone on Cup Day. The Kris Lees-trained gelding had the race snatched away right on the line by one of the locals. Mile again here, drawn 3 compared to 14 at Scone. Beautiful race for him. DIAMOND SHOW (4), a mare in-bred to Eight Carat no less, was miles too good when she won at Hawkesbury over the mile at Hawkesbury third-up. Only one word to describe her, progressive. ICEMAN (3) has claims. MATETE (3) is a son of Dundeel out of Kimillsy who, like Matete, was trained by Kim Waugh for husband Mark and others. Matete's resume says he is unplaced in his four career starts but two are fourths, two are fifths and pretty respectable they were too. REVERBERATES (12) is a very well-bred Brad Widdup-trained filly who chased home an even better bred Brad Widdup mare, Diamond Show (see above) in that mile maiden. Peaking for this and hard to beat. Bet: Matete to win, quinella 3,12 box trifecta 3, 9, 11, 12 MIZELLA (3) is a Kim Waugh-trained local by Winx's soon to be 2025 spring partner, Too Darn Hot. Mizella has won three of her 12 starts. Those wins were at 1000m, 1500m and 1600m which is a nod to her versatility but 2000m here looks both suitable and doable. Dundeel gelding WHETU (2) has raced at Wyong twice and won both times. One of them was over 2000m and he won by three-and-a-half lengths. Rock hard fit. Bet: Mizella to win, box trifecta 2, 3, 6, 8, DD 1st Leg 3, 2nd Leg 5 RACE 7: SCAPE PROPERTIES CG&E BENCHMARK 64 HANDICAP 1200m FRENCH MARINE (2) is a rising eight-year-old and just two starts shy of 50. That said, the Kris Lees-trained son of Epaulette posted his seventh career win at Newcastle this time on May 26 and it would have to rank right up there with one of his easiest. Just need some luck late from the rails draw maybe. Not so DIVINE BENE (4). He can be counted on to be right up there on the speed throughout. Purpose-built for these Central Coast tracks. Bet: French Marine to win, quinella 2, 4, box trifecta 1, 2, 4, 9 COCO DREAMING (5) has one win and three seconds from her eight starts but to be fair to the mare, she could have at least one or two more wins added to the present tally had it not been for circumstances beyond her control. We know that when she does have even luck, how good she can be. Keep in mind that the Angela Davies-trained chestnut has raced at Wyong twice for a win and a second. The last preparation of CANDY WOMAN (8) was short and a wee-bit sour but she is handy and the trial the other day was a sweet one. Bet: Coco Dreaming to win, quinella/exacta 5, 8 BEST BETS WYONG BEST BET R2 No.10: Rainbow Goddess Daughter of Zanbagh placed at four of eight starts in superior company, most times. NEXT BEST R1 No.1: Golden Straand Blue-blooded Snitzel colt in the Gerry Harvey colours. Trialled well enough to win. BEST VALUE R6 No.3: Mizella Kim Waugh-trained local who looks ready and able to see out the 2000m now. QUADDIE Race 5: 3,9,11,12 Race 6: 3 Race 7: 2,4,9 Race 8: 5,8
