Not much has been able to stop Anchois this preparation and his trainer Cody Morgan is expecting another big run from one his best horses at Scone on Thursday. The Choisir four-year-old lines up in a BM66 Handicap (1100m) and heading into this race only the smart Sei Stella has beaten him at his three […]
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Raceday focus: Flemington best bets
Racing heads to headquarters on Tuesday, and New Year’s Day signals fresh hope for punters across the country. Herald Sun chief racing writer LEO SCHLINK has cast his eye over the formguide, and believes an unlucky runner last start can break through, while highlighting some other key runners on the eight-race card. TOO HARD: LEADING […]
Raceday focus: Best bets at Gosford
Trainer Mick O’Neill will have a few good reasons to be smiling as he walks into Gosford Racecourse with Gunnaza on Thursday. First of all is the form that surrounds Gunnaza before he races in a Benchmark 64 Handicap (1000m). Two starts back he ran half a length behind Falerina for third at Newcastle and […]
Raceday focus: Best bets at Pakenham, Kyneton
Mick Kent’s three-year-old filly Olive had excuses at Flemington on Oaks Day and is worth giving another chance at Pakenham on Thursday night, accoring to leading Herald Sun form analyst MICHAEL MANLEY. PAKENHAM (THURSDAY NIGHT) BEST BET OLIVE (R1 No.11, $ 2.50) Go on her debut run when she finished second to Flemington carnival winner […]
Raceday focus: Best bets for Goulburn, Muswellbrook
MARK Newnham’s promising filly Mosuo will be short odds to remain unbeaten in her two starts since coming down from Queensland when she lines-up in the Jewell Builders Class 1 Handicap (1000m) at Goulburn on Sunday. Mosuo, a flashy daughter of Blue Diamond winner Star Witness, made an inauspicious beginning to her career by finishing […]
Raceday focus: Best bets at Warwick Farm
SINCE arriving at Cameron Crockett’s stables, Reprimand hasn’t been tested in her easy wins, but on Wednesday at Warwick Farm she will face her stiffest test. The I Am Invincible mare lines up in a Benchmark 70 Handicap (1000m) after belting up three fields by a combined total of 14 lengths, including a 6¼-length demolition […]
Raceday focus: Best bets for Muswellbrook
IF patience and perseverance counts for anything then La Loi, a late starter to racing, is poised for a winning debut at Muswellbrook. La Loi is now a five-year-old mare but trainer Stephen Gleeson has kept the faith and she finally makes it to the races in the Maiden Handicap (900m). Gleeson revealed he purchased […]
Raceday focus: Best bets at Tuncurry
TAS Morton only has four horses in work and he’s bringing them all to Tuncurry on Friday. And he thinks he’s saving the best for last when Better Not Fly contests a Benchmark 66 Handicap (1200m). “I think he’ll just bolt in and is almost unbeatable,” Morton said. “His work has been very good and […]
Raceday focus: Echuca
TRAINER Brent Stanley rates Casadiva as perhaps the best horse in his stable and he is confident of snaring a double at Echuca. BEST BET CASADIVA (R5, No.9) Not beaten all that far when she resumed in the Group 3 Quezette Stakes at Caulfield first-up from a spell. Go back to her debut at Bendigo, […]
Raceday focus: Coffs Harbour, Hawkesbury
PORT Macquarie trainer Marc Quinn has Cogliere on a country cups path and he is looking to pick up another one on Thursday at Coffs Harbour. The Pluck five-year-old is coming off a 1½-length win in the South Grafton Cup (1610m) and Quinn said he was looking just as good for Thursday’s $ 80,000 Coffs […]