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4 days ago
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Wagga preview: Trainer Gary Colvin is confident in Southern Dancer's potential as she looks to overcome unlucky streak
Southern Dancer may only have one win to her name but trainer Gary Colvin is adamant her record should read much better. The three-year-old claimed a maiden win over 1175m at just her second start and has been placed in five of her next 11 starts. The latest of those placings was over 2050m at Wodonga 12 days ago when third to First Day when luck wasn't her friend. ' Southern Dancer is probably one of the unluckiest horses I've ever had,' said Colvin. 'She has had a lot of bad draws and no luck in a number of races. 'We went to Wodonga last start and she just got held up at a vital stage. 'With a 200m straight, it was too late when she got out but she hit the line full of running. 'Hopefully all the bad luck is behind her now.' Punters get the cash! ðŸ'° The well-backed Southern Dancer handles the conditions and lets down powerfully to take Race 1 at @AlburyRacing under Holly Durnan for trainer Gary Colvin. â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 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! The daughter of I Am Immortal steps out in the Benchmark 58 Handicap (2000m) which is a Heat of the Wagga Stayers Series with Blaike McDougall to again ride. 'Blaike rode her at Canberra a couple of starts back and said she will get over 2400m metres,' Colvin said. 'I'll just stick to the 2000 metres for now but I really like her. 'Back to a big track, I'm confident she will run really well.' In the same race, he also saddles up Kerma Art who is having his first go at the 2000m. 'He won a couple of races and is usually not too far away,' he said. 'He has been running up to a mile but he's a bit of a one-pacer so I thought I would try him over the 2000 metres and see what happens. 'He's no star but he should be thereabouts. Lightly-raced four-year-old Deflector has been very good in placing at her two runs this preparation and is a leading contender in the Maiden Plate (1300m). The daughter of Pride Of Dubai resumed with a third to Master Patrick in a Wagga Super Maiden over 1000m where she was held up early in the straight. She then finished a nose second to Sundrop over 1200m at Corowa 18 days later. 'She is coming along quite nicely and I expect her to go very well,' Colvin said. Master Patrick flies home on the outside and wins at a BIG price! He was $101 on @tabcomau fixed odds! ðŸ'° @AshMorgan6 | @tpd_racing â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 1, 2025 'She is a typical Pride Of Dubai, taking a bit of time to mature but she is starting to it her straps now. She is getting better with every run. 'You like to see them continuing to come on and that is what she is doing.' Another maiden who is closing in on his first win is Doc March who contests the Maiden Plate (1600m). The son of Prized Icon was runner-up in consecutive starts at Wagga before a fourth to Chilly Charlie at Canberra on May 9. 'He just got back and could make up the ground to win in a couple of races here at Wagga,' Colvin said. 'I knew he wanted a bit of ground but he is on his way and going pretty well. 'He has had about a month since his last run but he is ticking over very well.' Joining him in this race is Astern Torch who is coming off a third to Track And Field on the Wagga Riverside 12 days ago. 'He has been a very frustrating horse. He showed me ability early on but is a bit of a one-pacer,' he said 'He keeps doing enough to convince me to persevere with him.' Meanwhile, Colvin said he is pleased with stable star Another One who resumes from a long spell at Randwick on Saturday. â– â– â– â– â– Trainer Lyndall Olson is hoping home track advantage can offset her queries as Gold Card and Zaru strive for success in one of the day's features. Gold Card and Zaru line up in the Corey Brown Cup at Taree just two weeks after the track was flooded. The heavy ground is just one query Olson has for the pair who appreciate soft tracks at this stage of their careers. 'As they have gotten older, they have shown they prefer soft tracks rather than the heavy,' Olson said. Gold Card kicked off his latest campaign with a win in the Hannam Cup over 1007m at Taree on March 17 before a five week gap into his next start when a three length seventh to Cassiel at Canterbury. A vintage @Aaronbullock90 ride sees Zaru take out Race 7 at Taree! â€' SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) January 31, 2025 He steps up to 1250m in the Benchmark 82 race where he is a perfect four from four over the track and distance. 'It was a nice win over the 1000 metres then we went to Canterbury and he wasn't disgraced at all,' said Olson. 'I'm just a bit worried about the time he has had between runs. 'It's been just over six weeks between since his last race. Whether he needs the run or not. 'We have taken the three kilos off with Leanne Boyd aboard but he well and I expect him to run a nice race.' Zaru finished down the track when resuming under 61kg at Taree on May 13 but Olson isn't reading too much into that performance. 'It was hard to make ground from back in the field with his weight and also the 1000 metres was too short for him,' she said. 'We just had to find a race for him to kick off in. 'As he has gotten older, he is a become wiser and he doesn't like the heavy going any more. 'We've got Aaron Bullock back on and he does seem to have a way with him. 'Like Gold Card, he loves his home track.' Olson has no qualms about the track rating for Gold Melody after she scored a stylish win over 1250m on a Heavy 10 at home on May 13. The four-year-old is a strong chance again in the Benchmark 58 Handicap (1300m). 'She did really well to win last start. It was a nice ride from Anna (Roper),' she said. 'She has trained on really well and I think she is a good chance again from barrier one.'
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4 days ago
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Wagga, Taree best bets, inside mail for Thursday, June 5, 2025
Racenet and The Daily Telegraph form analyst Adam Sherry provides his best bets and quaddie analysis at Wagga and Taree on Thursday. â– â– â– â– â– WAGGA TIPS BEST BET Race 4 No.7: DEFLECTOR Just nosed out last start and can go one better here. NEXT BEST Race 3 No.11: SHEBRINGS BEAUTY Hasn't been far away in recent runs and gets her chance to break through. VALUE BET Race 7 No.10: SMART POPPY Will appreciate a big drop in weight and stepping up to his pet trip. QUADDIE Race 4: 3, 7, 10 Race 5: 1, 2, 3, 7 Race 6: 1, 2, 3 Race 7: 2, 5, 8, 10 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW BLAIKE McDOUGALL has a solid book of rides and will be popular in the TAB Jockey Challenge. WAGGA INSIDE MAIL RACE 4: MAIDEN PLATE (1300m) DEFLECTOR (7) was held up early in the straight when third to Master Patrick over 1000m first-up in a Super Maiden here. Raced a little keen when a nose second to Sundrop over 1200m at Corowa. Up to 1300m and gets a nice run from the draw. TRIUMPHANT TONIC (6) was caught three-wide without cover when fifth behind big winner Watoto when resuming Wodonga on May 24. Runner-up in both second-up runs. SANTOLINI (10) has been mixing her form but has place claims on her last start fourth at Albury. BET: DEFLECTOR to win. PROPHET'S PROMISE (3) is a first starter by Divine Prophet from the 100 per cent producer Virginia Breeze. Settled just off the leaders and worked to the line nicely without pressure when second to Yindyamarra in his Canberra Acton trial on May 23. YINDYAMARRA (7) is also on debut. went forward speed to sit outside the leader before going to the front on straightening and holding Prophet's Promise by a length. MO SPIRIT (2) drifted back before closing nicely for second to The Bat Fox on debut on the Riverside track here. BET: PROPHET'S PROMISE to win. LET'S GO BRANDON (3) took improvement from his first-up fourth to Secure at Canterbury and dropped back to country grade to score a smart all-the-way win from London Boy at Goulburn. Wide gate just makes his task a little more difficult. ALL ASTERN (2) was just behind the placegetters in her first two runs back from a spell over 1200m before dropping back to 1000m and leading all-the-way at Canberra. Went back-to-back with a nice effort to beat The Mooch over 1000m at Queanbeyan. GALSTON GORGE (1) won impressively first-up last time in. BET: LET'S GO BRANDON to win. SMART POPPY (10) was slow out settling back in the field and was crowded at the 300m before closing for fifth to Grinzinger Moon with 60kg over 1175m at Albury first-up. Drops to 55kg, up to his pet trip and has three wins and two placings for six runs second-up. BLOW IN (2) was a handy third to The Dramatist at Dubbo before a second to Champions League in the Defence Cup over 1460m at Queanbeyan last start. MOSGOLD (5) drops back from a fifth on the Kensington last start. BET: SMART POPPY each-way. â– â– â– â– â– TAREE TIPS BEST BET Race 3 No.1: DARK STRATUM Beaten a head in town three runs back then had a tough run last start. NEXT BEST Race 4 No.7: OTIUM Nice win two starts ago. Back in distance and likes it wet. TAREE INSIDE MAIL RACE 4: WINGHAM CUP (1600m) OTIUM (7) sat outside the leader to score a tough win from Sweet Bubbles over 1700m at Scone before a fourth to Eclair Awesome over 1870m at Newcastle. Back to the mile handles it heavy. WEALTHY INVESTOR (4) is enjoying the heavy tracks of late with a win and two placings from his last five starts. Backing up from a third to Super Nui at Hawkesbury last week. VEANDECHANCE (1) won well over this track and distance two starts back before a break. Will improve off his recent Grafton run. BET: OTIUM to win. RACE 5: BENCHMARK 82 HANDICAP (1250m) GOLD CARD (1) ran down Dis Is Heaven to claim the Hannam Cup over 1007m first-up here on Mar 17. He then went to Canterbury on Apr 21 when seventh to Cassiel over 1100m. Up to 1250m where he is unbeaten in four starts at the track and distance. TIME FOR VICTORY (2) scored his first win here when he came from midfield to beat Zoom Outcome over 1000m on a Heavy 10 on May 13. ZARU (5) scored back-to-back wins here in January. Checked in the last 100m when well back behind Time For Victory first-up on May 13. BET: GOLD CARD to win. MISS REBEL (2) was beaten just over three lengths by Massira in a TAB Highway at Randwick first-up then raced wide without cover when a nose second to So You Suggest at Mudgee. Up sharply in grade when 10th to Zealously at the Scone stand-alone meeting. Back to her right grade. KAYZ TIME (4) went back-to-back at Port Macquarie and here in January before being well beaten in a Rosehill Highway. Resumes here and will make her presence felt. PUNCH ONE OUT (3) is progressive type who broke through for his maiden win in impressive style when a near four-and-a-half length winner at Port Macquarie first-up. Worked forward from the outside gate to lead when fifth to Sheila's Fanta Sea here last start. Stablemate GOLDEN HONOUR (2) was wide throughout when second to Rathoran at Port Macquarie two starts back. Raced keenly when fourth to Rathoran here last start. ZELESTIAL (8) scored a nice win on a heavy track at her Australian debut at Tamworth.
News.com.au
01-05-2025
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Wagga, Muswellbrook best bets, inside mail for Friday, May 2, 2025
Racenet and The Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass provides his best bets and analysis Wagga Cup Day and best bets for Muswellbrook on Friday. WAGGA BEST BET Race 1 No. 12: ME ME Boasts superior formlines to her rivals. Midweek type. NEXT BEST Race 4 No. 3: JATO Neville Begg's Wagga Guineas type who arrives in great shape. VALUE Race 7 No. 10: MEDATSU Performs best at 2000m, just needs things to go his way. QUADDIE Race 5: 2, 4, 9, 11 Race 6: 5, 15 Race 7: 2, 10, 11, 16 Race 8: 1, 11, 12, 22 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW Blaike McDougall could rack up enough points to win the Jockeys Challenge MUSWELLBROOK BEST BET Race 2 No. 1: DIVO Trialling like a bomb ahead of his debut. In top yard. NEXT BEST Race 6 No. 1: GENTILESCHI Ortensia's granddaughter who has the best form in the race. VALUE Race 8 No. 10: YOU HAVE TO GO Gets back and flies home; most times anyway. INSIDE MAIL – WAGGA ME ME (12) has finished second twice in four career starts. One of them was behind a subsequent Highway winner in Urafiki. The other was first-up at Kembla on April 15 where he was passed late after a willing duel over the last furlong. Go well here. SUPER NIC (4) is a Gary Colvin-trained local with a favourable alley, Blaike McDougall, and trialled rather well. KURRAJONG (2) did some good things in his first preparation. The jumpouts of SMART ASSET (3) have been good. Bet: ME ME to win, exacta 12 to beat 4, trifecta 4 / 2, 3, 4 SPARKLENGLITTER (6) was bought online for $2,500 in May last year. The Pat Murphy-trained mare has won $34,700 in two starts, both easy wins. In fact, she won her Maiden by a three-quarters of a length then went to the Class 1 and won by four-and-a-half lengths in fast time. XSPIRITOUS (7) has a compelling set of numbers; not least that she has a win and a third from her four runs at this track and trip. Should be the main challenger to this favourite. PAPARAZZO (5) is a Craig Weeding-trained three-year-old by Holler who was runner-up to Black Caviar's daughter, Persian Caviar, on debut. Ran second again after that, spelled, and resumed a popular win at Benalla on April 14. Tyler Schiller, good draw and easy to like. SHERIDAN STREET (12) is a Doug Gorrel-trained filly who drew 12 of 12 on debut at Gundagai of all places but was still able to lead all the way, beating the subsequent winner Isaguru. Horrible draw again but has Molly Bourke on. JATO (3) was bought for $25,000 as a weanling by Neville Begg. He is by Starcraft out of a Zabeel mare so he has been waiting all his life to get to a mile and gets there at the perfect time given he is third-up off a very classy win in a 1400m Class 1 at Albury on April 24. DUPLI KATE's (2) barnstorming win (and wow, what a ride) here in the Guineas Prelude took her record to four wins and three thirds from 11 starts. TACT (7) is a lightly raced last start winner. Another one wanting a mile. Bet: JATO to win, exacta 3 to beat 2 BON HOLLER (9) has two wins and a fourth from his three starts. That fourth was to Spicy Lu who ran in the Champagne Stakes soon after. As for Bon Holler's next, and last start, he was a big winner here over 1300m with a substantial weight. Drawn well and gets B-Mac. (Blaike McDougall). PROPHET'S DAUGHTER (2) has run some good races in some good quality races and without luck from time to time. LOVE ON DISPLAY (16) was fantastic at her first NSW run. SO YOU PENCE (15) was '2, 1' first prep, long spell, then '2, 1' this prep, winning the last one by panels. Should also point out that she was a neck second on debut (November 2022) to the future Wagga Town Plate winner, The Prodigal Son. KEIKOKU (5) is purpose-built for a fast run 1200m at Wagga. Famous for being slow early but fast late as he was in the Wagga Town Plate Prelude last start. Bet: SO YOU PENCE to win, KEIKOKU each-way, quinella 5, 15, boxed trifecta 5, 7, 8, 12, 15 MEDATSU (10) is a Chris Waller-trained gelding who has been competitive to varying degrees when tried in some good races; examples one and two being his sixth in of the Rosehill Cup and the recent fifth to stablemate Matsulem in the Albury Cup. Kerrin McEvoy is two rides for one win on Medatsu. HELLUVA SOIREE (16) is two from two at Wagga, sure in easier grade than this, but she is a mare in rare form. Way overs at $61/16. LOVE ON DISPLAY (22) may have already run, if so, all roads lead to SALUTE AGAIN (1) who has some rock solid Highway form. On top of that, she was fourth in the 2024 SDRA Qualifier at Albury; the one where the Final winner, Asgarda, was runner-up. Third-up here, gets 3kg off. PRINCE PAPA (12) has only won three from 27 but he is two starts for a win and a third at Wagga and better still, is one for one at the track and distance. CASHBURN (11) and JAZZ ALL KNIGHT (15) have claims.
