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Coffs Harbour, Kembla Grange best bets, inside mail for Friday, August 1, 2025
Racenet and The Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass provides his best bets and race-by-race analysis for Coffs Harbour and best bets for Kembla Grange on Friday. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. COFFS HARBOUR BEST BET Race 2 No. 3: PIEDI VELOCI Has the talent but needs to execute and he'll make the grade. NEXT BEST Debuts off a series of truly outstanding trials. VALUE Race 3 No. 4: TWIGMAN Ran in the Australian Derby as a three-year-old. Won two starts ago. QUADDIE Race 5: 2, 6, 11, 13 Race 6: 4, 5, 9 Race 7: 1, 7, 13 Race 8: 7, 8, 14 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW AARON BULLOCK starts his defence of his 2024/25 Statewide Jockey Premiership title. KEMBLA GRANGE BEST BET Race 7 No. 3: MR ROCK IT Has all the numbers to ensure back-to-back Kembla wins. NEXT BEST Race 6 No. 1: BILLUND Superbly bred Team Hawkes gelding who trials well. VALUE Race 1 No. 4: POUR BENN Ace High son in the same stable as the former VRC Derby winner. Has scope. QUADDIE Race 5: 1,2,3,4 Race 6: 1,2,6,12 Race 7: 3,5,8 Race 8: 2,10,11,13 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW KEAGAN LATHAM was a tearaway winner of his fifth Provincial Jockeys crown in 2024/25. LAY OF THE DAY Kembla Race 1 No. ZELJKO OMSIDE MAIL — COFFS HARBOUR RACE 1: Coffs Asphalt Showcase (Bm74) 1000m ZOOM OUTCOME (4) is a great advertisement for his Tuncurry based trainer Joseph Burges. The horse has won three of his past six starts and was second at another. His overall record is six wins and five placings, four of them seconds. Has accepted for Newcastle, where it is his preferred Heavy surface. Assuming he is absent, all roads lead back to the stablemate MARKWELL DREAMER (1) who is one for one here and is blissfully happy on Soft going. Bet: Zoom Outcome to win or if scratched Markwell Dreamer to win â– â– â– â– â– PIEDI VELOCI (3) is a rather promising horse from the local Donna Grisedale barn. The long and the short of this son of Supido's story so far is that he is indeed talented but he is quite raw and is prone to beating himself. If and when he can execute, he'll rocket through the grades. IMPENDING FORTUNE (2) has drawn very well indeed and just could be better equipped or given a better lead-in to the 1400m. OL' MATE COOP (13) is costly but ultra-consistent. Bet: Piedi Veloci to win â– â– â– â– â– TWIGMAN (4) is a son of the VRC Victoria Derby winner, Preferment, and actually ran in the Australian Derby himself. Still on pedigree matters, Twigman's third dam was the super-fast Newmarket Handicap winner, Ruffles. Twigman's 'best' is better than the rest here. SHERRIFF CODY (6) has a fine set of numbers right across the board not least that he has a second and a third among his three track and distance runs. CENOTES (7) can figure on his 'old form'. STROBING (11) is very fit and can stay. Bet: Twigman to win â– â– â– â– â– HEAD OF THE RIVER (12) was bought by Proven Thoroughbreds for $100,000 at the 2024 Inglis Classic Yearling Sale. This now three-year-old daughter of Shamus Award has been trialling up in Queensland like a 'good horse' and was dealt a 'winning draw' if he can convert. Speaking of good trials and good horses, Matthew Dunn's Yes Yes Yes filly MRS GOLDBERG (13) was so impressive when she won her 1050m Heat at Deagon on July 8. MOREBAR (7), the Noel Mayfield-Smith local, was better than it reads in his trial here. Bet: Head Of The River to win, quinella 12, 13, box trifecta 7, 8, 12, 13 â– â– â– â– â– MY PEPPERJACK (13) was racing around Rockhampton, Yeppoon, Mackay and such until coming back to NSW to Sally Taylor who can run here or at home on Tuesday at Taree. If she runs here, she will have Jon Grisedale on again subsequent to their third at Grafton on Ramornie Day. SNITZENEGGER (6) is a huge player here but just wanted to point out his fascinating pedigree; yes, he is by Snitzel but his dam is pretty much a three-quarter-sister to Lonhro. DUPONT (11), POINT OUT (2) and PIERRE CARDINNIGAN (1) all have claims. â– â– â– â– â– SAMMY CONQUERS ALL (9) is housed at Coffs Harbour by Angst's trainer Noel Mayfield-Smith. This son of Nick Moraitis's former iron horse Love Conquers All is on a hat-trick but better still, the first one was an easy one here at home in a Class 3 which he followed up with an away win on the Kensington track. Have seen SLIPPIN' JIMMY (5) do some really good things in the past, not least that super emphatic win here in a Bm74 on last year's Coffs Harbour Cup Day meeting. OAKFIELD DUKE (4) (Bullock) and LADY WARDELL (10) (Morgan) are well in this. Bet: Sammy Conquers All to win, quinella 5, 9, Daily Double 1st Leg 9, 2nd Leg 7 â– â– â– â– â– IT'S A KNOCKOUT (7) has a lot going for her but two things really stand out, for me anyway. One, she is a Group 3 placegetter over 1600m on the limit weight here, and two, barrier four for Ash Morgan is just a gift to the Dynamic Syndications mare. Granted it is not an out and out slam dunk, a horse like SIBAAQ (1) commands great respect and attention given his 96 benchmark rating alone. If there was a total blowout, it could be OSTRACISED (13). He is a local on a hat trick but can he run a mile? â– â– â– â– â– WILD SENSATION (7) has done more good than bad in her 10 starts. She beat Hell Of A Fox to win her maiden on his home turf down in Canberra back in April. Fast forward to the present and this Matthew Smith-trained filly led throughout for a big Class 1 win at Scone on July 11 beating handy locals Cresta Run and Pindorama. On the right trajectory. BEEBEE (8) is a last start winner here at the home track. He's got a great draw and a great jockey (Luke Rolls). WAHINE GALAXY (14) and Boambee Beach stay under notice.
News.com.au
21-07-2025
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Shayne O'Cass's best bets, inside mail for Taree and Moree on Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Form expert Shayne O'Cass presents his best bets and quaddie leg analysis for Tuesday's racing at Taree and Moree. â– â– â– â– â– TAREE TIPS BEST BET Race 5 No.2 SHOW 'EM HOWL: Unlucky not to have won a Highway, fifth in a BM 72 after that. NEXT BEST Race 6 No.8 MERAPI: Has won from 1205m to 2000m including one Taree. VALUE Race 2 No.12 VOLARE: Eight Carat descendant trained here; done some good things. QUADDIE Race 4: 1,2,3,4 Race 5: 2 Race 6: 4,8 Race 7: 1 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW Ben Looker will reunite the exciting Bodhi Boy on Tuesday. TELEGRAPH (2) has raced 10 times at this track and distance for two wins, two seconds and a third. That already honourable record is more impressive considering the head-starts he often gives away on a track that is sometimes favourable to on-pacers. MR DAMAGE (4) has done plenty of damage to his supporters over time but he has been as consistent as he has been costly. TOOMUCHINFORMATION (3) has a short but sweet record at this track/distance. BET: TELEGRAPH (2) to win. SHOW 'EM HOWL (2) is one of the most promising 3YO's north of Newcastle. The Robert Agnew-trained son of the now Indonesia-based stallion Showitme has a bit of an X-Factor, a couple of those early wins had a wow factor too! Huge run in the Highway, back from a Rosehill 72 today. CHRISTA (3) is a dual acceptor. Handy horse. POCKET EIGHTS (1) is one-for-one at the track/trip. Aaron Bullock has steered him to his two career wins. BET: SHOW 'EM HOWL (2) to win (best bet), Daily Double 1st Leg 2, 2nd leg 1. MERAPI (8) is a mare by Zoustar out of a Zabeel daughter of Group 1 Easter Handicap winner Honor Bound. Merapi has quite a solid record racing at Taree; she also deserves credit for versatility having won from 1206, up to 2000m. OAKFIELD ECHIDNA (4) has really hit his straps this preparation. Precising timing for him to get out to the mile today/Bullock on. SPIRITLY (2) was $8.50 into $5 second-up, winning. and now at his favourite trip. THE YOUNG YEARS (10) is value. BET: MERAPI (8) to win, box trifecta 2,4,8,10. BODHI BOY (1) has the honour of being the highest rated horse racing today at Taree and take it to the bank that he'll be way above a 68 rater in time – and maybe quick time too. He won his first three starts then was $4.40 in his unsuccessful MNC Champs Heat. Big run at Newcastle first-up. SUPREME COMMAND (3) is trained here and like all of the Glen Milligan string, races well at home. CRITICAL TIME (4) has run well against better opposition (excluding Bodhi Boy). BET: BODHI BOY (1) to win. â– â– â– â– â– MOREE TIPS BEST BET Race 5 No.7 LIVE TO RISE: Lightly-raced and promising filly who was 'huge' first-up! NEXT BEST Race 7 No.2 PAPPIANA: Highly reliable mare who is precision placed again. VALUE Race 1 No.2 ARTIE'S MAGIC: Both runs have contained merit. Drawn well. MOREE INSIDE MAIL RACE 4: Benchmark 66 (950m) TOO DARN LOVELY (6) was a $17,000 Inglis Classic Yearling whose earnings are $99,990 but she has to be worth something to breeders when she retires one-day given she is by Too Darn Hot with the American broodmare gem, Fall Aspen, as her fourth dam. As for the 'punt', can't you just see her going flat chat here from box 2. Toowoomba resident SURREAL ASCOT (2) led throughout to easily win a Class 4 at Kilvoy over 1200m a month ago. Creates interest here. BET: TOO DARN LOVELY (6) to win. LIVE TO RISE (7) is '313' at present; the win was huge and frankly the first-up third was probably just as good! ARCHAIC FORCE (3), a son of the NZ Oaks winner Bramble Rose, is a hundred times better than what his CV would suggest. He won at Taree on debut yet hasn't managed to place since but he has been so unlucky. This 950m which is short of his best distance but his best effort might be good enough to win. BET: LIVE TO RISE (7) to win, exacta 7 to beat 3, Daily Double 1st Leg 7, 2nd Leg 2. BIG SHORT (3) is a cleverly-named son of Capitalist, trained by recent Grafton Guineas winning trainer Wayne Brown. Big Short is a miler, pure and simple. He has raced at the 1600m seven times for two seconds and a third and most of the others contained merit to varying degrees. Ran into a good horse last start at Scone too. CHASING JACKLEY (1) (the other Toowoomba horse at Moree today) likewise saves his very best for the mile. MOOTESSA (4) has claims. BET: BIG SHORT (3) to win. PAPPIANA (2) is a former SA resident who has been with Nikki Pollack at Scone for her last 10 runs. In that time, the daughter of Pierro has two wins, three seconds a third and two fourths. Not only has she been exceedingly well placed by her trainer (which is a trait of that stable), but she has been ultra-reliable. DOLLY JAYNE (12) has only managed three wins in her 42 starts but she has placed 11 times. She should feel very comfortable in a race like this.
News.com.au
18-07-2025
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Gosford, Coonabarabran best bets, inside mail for Saturday, July 19, 2025
Racenet and The Daily Telegraph form analyst Adam Sherry provides his best bets and race-by-race analysis for Gosford and best bets for Coonabarabran on Saturday. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. GOSFORD BEST BET Race 3 No. 1: ECCEDERE Smart maiden win in Sydney before heading to Melbourne. Trialled nicely. Solid effort when second on debut. Can resume with a win. VALUE BET Race 4 No. 3: ORTHIES Was good in her first campaign. Resumes for a new stable on her new home track. QUADDIE Race 4: 1, 2, 3 Race 5: 5, 11, 12 Race 6: 1, 3, 4 Race 7: 1, 2, 4 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW Apprentice MITCH STAPLEFORD has three rides and all are strong chances. COONABARABRAN BEST BET Race 3 No. 1: TROPICANA'S CUBE Drops in grade and a winner at his only run here. NEXT BEST Race 1 No. 7: I'M OPINIONATED Just pipped last start and can go one better here. â– â– â– â– â– TEQUISODA (6) copped a bump at the start and settled a little worse than midfield on the rails before nicely for second behind Sapling at Wyong on debut. Will take benefit from the run. Also in at Hawkesbury on Sunday. MOUNTAIN QUEEN (8) was hampered near the 1000m before finishing third to Cross Tasman over 1300m at Hawkesbury first-up. By three-time Group 1 miler Fierce Impact and will appreciate the step up in trip. CONTEMPLATES (7) will be improved by her debut third to Champagne Hero at Wyong. By a 2000m Group 1-winner Ghaiyyath from a daughter of Oaks winner, Serenade Rose. Bet: Tequisoda to win or, if scratched, Mountain Queen to win â– â– â– â– â– LOUISBURGH (1) is knocking on the door for a breakthrough win after placing in each of his four starts this campaign. One of those placings was beaten a nose by Whispering Rupert over this track and distance. SAY YES (4) is a first starter by The Everest winner Yes Yes Yes and a half-sister to WA Gimcrack winner, Fuld's Bet. Was a little green before closing for second to Bev's Nine in her Canterbury trial. Under a hold when third to I Am A Winner and Celerity in her Rosehill heat. ALIGNED (7) made up plenty of ground when sixth to Open Secret on debut at Randwick. Bet: Louisburg to win â– â– â– â– â– ECCEDERE (1) broke her maiden with a nice win from Pink Shalaa over 1400m at Kensington second-up before heading to Melbourne. Finished third to The Marj Factor at The Valley. Has had two recent trials and was strong late when a close fourth in her July 8 Warwick Farm heat. Her stablemate MAYBE MOET (2) was a debut winner over 1200m at Newcastle before a fourth to Heat Mille in a Bm64 at Kembla. Was under a hold when third to Corniche in her July 4 Rosehill trial. Consistent mare TONKATSU GODDESS (4) has been a handy second at her last two runs and will be prominent again. Bet: Eccedere to win â– â– â– â– â– RACE 4: Raiff's Race Hcp (C1) 1200m ORTHIES (3) kicked off her first campaign with a win from Quein Step at Goulburn and was solid in her next three starts including a half-length third to Miss Spacegirl at Kembla. Resumes for a new stable at her new home track. OMNIC (2) had handy metropolitan form including a half-length second to Altair I Am at Randwick before breaking through in a Newcastle Super Maiden over 1500m. Was runner-up at this track over 1000m on debut. HARLEX (1) had his first go at 1200m when runner-up to Duke Of Camden here nine days ago. Beaten a half-head over 1000m here the start before. â– â– â– â– â– YOU'RE THE CHOICE (12) ran a handy race on debut when a head second to Frostfire over 900m at Newcastle in February before racing keenly and beating one home behind Within The Law in the Group 2 Sweet Embrace at Randwick. Only got clear the last 50m when third to Rawja in her July 11 Randwick trial. MISS ORTH (11) is a first starter by Exosphere. Led and kept under a hold when a three-quarter length third to Crimson Wings and Samarelle who were urged along in the Canterbury trial on June 23. UNITE THE STARS (5) will be improved by her first-up third to Tides Turning at Hawkesbury. Bet: You're The Choice each-way â– â– â– â– â– CHARLEROI (3) has been very consistent in his first campaign with two wins, two placings and a fourth on the Kensington from his five starts. Broke his maiden over the mile at Kembla three runs back and was a near seven length winner over the trip at Taree last start. HOOLIGAN TOMMY (1) was also a winner 1600m winner at Kembla before tackling a Midway at Randwick when sixth to Callistemon. Back to provincial grade with a good win from Tip Top Timing at Newcastle last week. HEAVEN BOUND (4) appreciate her first-up run and drop back to provincial grade when an all-the-way winner at Hawkesbury. Placed both runs here. â– â– â– â– â– IMPACT ZONE (2) is much better than his second last to Brave Design in the Listed Oxlade Stake sat Eagle Farm on June 14. Debuted with a short head second to Matima on debut at Hawkesbury before a smart all-the-way win from Offenbah at Newcastle. BOLD BIDDER (1) did a nice job leading all-the-way to beat Istolea Merc in a Kembla Super Maiden at his second start. Resumes here drawn ideally. SNEAKY CHOICE (4) was good winning on debut over this track and distance.
South China Morning Post
15-07-2025
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SCMP Best Bets: Monarch County can reign at Happy Valley's season finale
Sam Agars PRESTIGE ALWAYS - R7 (7) In-form galloper should get a nice run from gate seven and can salute Jay Rooney SUPER SICARIO - R4 (12) Well drawn, should relish new trip and still looked green last time Trackwork Spy COPARTNER FLEET - R9 (9) Won with lots to spare at Sha Tin latest and should have plenty more to offer Phillip Woo MONARCH COUNTY - R2 (4) Has winning claims on the back of an eye-catching fifth last start HK Racing News Get updates direct to your inbox Sign up Best Bets Racing News By registering you agree to our T&Cs & Privacy Policy Error: Please enter a valid email. The email address is already in use. Please login to subscribe. Error, please try again later. THANK YOU You are one the list. Shannon (Vincent Wong) KAHOLO ANGEL - R8 (5) Scored well over this C&D last two starts and can repeat the dose Racing Post Online WAH MAY WAI WAI - R6 (12) Finished third to Amazing Run last start and can make amends tonight Tom Wood RAGING BLIZZARD - R8 (2) Been consistent all season and he can cap off the campaign with a victory
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30-06-2025
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On The Punt: Gilbert Gardiner's tips for Ballarat Synthetic on Tuesday
Form expert Gilbert Gardiner analyses Tuesday's card at Ballarat Synthetic, presenting his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow.
