Newcastle and Casino best bets, inside mail for Saturday 8 August, 2025
NEWCASTLE
BEST BET
Race 2 No. 11: Outer Banks
Peter Snowden trained brother to (the Snowden trained) Captivant. Goes well.
NEXT BEST
Peter Snowden again; this one put the writing on the wall big time first-up.
VALUE
Race 5 No. 5: Princess Cruizer
Numbers suggest that this is just the type of race she will win next.
QUADDIE
Race 5: 1,2,5,6
Race 6: 5,7,8,14
Race 7: 3,4,7,14
Race 8: 2,8,10,11
JOCKEY TO FOLLOW
Four times Champion Provincial title winner Keagan Latham has a great book.
CASINO
BEST BET
Race 7 No. 2: Ostracised
Will find this easier (and shorter) than the 1612m Coffs Cup last start.
NEXT BEST
Race 3 No. 5: Got The Smarts
Was hard to beat even before she drew barrier 1 with Ben Looker on.
NEWCASTLE INSIDE MAIL
RACE 1
Miss Fleetwood is an Extreme Choice filly out of the G1 winning (former) NZ 2YO Ruud Awakening. Was in the market on debut, failed, had a bone chip operation 31/1/2025. Back now and trialling well. Zing To Me has three seconds from four runs. Only a matter of time now. Billund is by Ole Kirk trained by Team Hawkes as well. Trials like a handy horse. Balmain Darling, which we assume is named after Dawn Fraser, might be a swimmer too yet.
Bet: Miss Fleetwood to win
RACE 2
Outer Banks has the same colours and same trainer (Peter Snowden) as his Champagne Stakes winning brother, Captivant. Gelded since the debut, trials have been fantastic. Nominated for Kensington on Wednesday. In And Out is trained by Chris Waller; this gelding's dam is a half to Fangirl. Best run was here at Newcastle on debut. Trials are way better than they read. Disparate turned in a solid enough debut at Hawkesbury. Better drawn this time and can run better again.
Bet: Outer Banks to win or of scratched In And Out each-way
RACE 3
Luskinstyre's mother, Luskintyre Lass, was bred by Jim O'Neill who is best remembered as the man behind Luskin Star. Luskintyre is in fact in-bred to the 1977 Golden Slipper winner. Trained by Ron Quinton, the filly ran well over 900m here; extra trip suits. Hermione Prance, the Waller trained daughter of the Waller trained Jade Marauder has trialled well enough to respect and consider. You're The Choice has done enough to win a race like this, so has From The Peak.
Bet: Luskintyre to win
RACE 4
Prefer Diamonds mixes the stamina of her sire Preferment with the speed of her third dam, Ruffles, who beat the likes of Mahogany, Flavour and All Our Mob in the 1992 Newmarket Handicap. The 1400m on a big track, no weight, great trials - Prefer Diamonds is a real player here. Penalties is a Kerry Parker trained gelding which finished second last start at Kembla to his very, very handy stablemate Wild Thoughts. Damascus Calling was third in that same race but still four lengths behind Penalties.
Bet: Prefer Diamonds each-way or is scratched Penalties to win
RACE 5
Trivia time; Princess Cruizer has the singular distinction of being the very last foal ever born by Choisir! How fitting that she, like the great horse himself, is trained by Paul Perry. Princess Cruizer has raced at this track and distance five times for a win and two seconds. All of her best form is here at home. Building to a win. Divine Bene won a trial at Gosford on Thursday! Thundering Soul will be thundering home. The 'best' Noble Soldier just wins.
Bet: Princess Cruizer each-way
RACE 6
Happiness, a booming last start winner is a chance to be saved for Kensington next week. Same for stablemate Empire Of Art. Let us assume they are both absent, all roads lead to Sunset Park, the regally-bred Sea The Stars mare trained by Brad Widdup. She has two wins and a nose second on her five start C.V and it is noteworthy that she is one for one second-up. Darby Racing mare Scottish Pearl has plenty of stamina and that last trial was actually quite encouraging.
Bet: Happiness, Empire Of Art to win or if scratched quinella 5,14
RACE 7
Homeric has done more good than bad in his six starts. The Peter Snowden trained son of Doncaster winner Brutal has won a Heavy 8 at Kembla which will stand him in good stead for the weekend. You could argue that his last run was his best one given he came from miles back to get closest to Cold Brew (here). Omnic was warming to the task last when first-up. That had next time written all over it! Danish Prince is so reliable; loves the slop and has a good record here.
Bet: Homeric to win, box trifecta 3,4,7,14
RACE 8
Tickle Me Pink was a $25,000 Inglis Classic Yearling purchase by Mark Minervini and the 'Ladies Syndicate'' who are certainly having some fun and success with this now winner of $55,650. She is on a hat-trick Saturday but you could make a sane case to argue that she should be going for four straight. Cinsault has a win, four seconds and four thirds from nine starts! How do you not put her in here with those numbers! The one in the Winx colours - Eccedere - is a Kensington winner (probably runs there instead on Wednesday).
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