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News.com.au
18-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
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.
The Australian
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Australian
Newcastle preview: Allan Kehoe's trio to prove the real ‘Deel'
Trainer Allan Kehoe is hoping the Newcastle track's ability to handle rain and still be suitable to race comes to the fore. Kehoe has three horses engaged this weekend with two proven heavy track performers in Dreamdeel and One Kind while he is confident his third runner, The Rookie, will get through it as well. Six-year-old gelding Dreamdeel has been a model of consistency for the stable and returned this campaign in fine order with two good runs before a blip at Newcastle where he only beat one home behind Fiftyfivechevy. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! He bounced back in the best possible way with a win over Ocean Diva at Gosford on April 25. 'Every campaign he turns up and does a good job,' said Kehoe. 'He might put in a couple of shockers when he's had enough but you put him away to refresh and he goes again. 'If you take away the Newcastle run the start before where he had a bit of bad luck and we probably gassed him from the wide gate, his other three runs this preparation have been right on the mark. 'The form out of the Gosford race has stood up with the fourth horse, Rotagilla, winning on the Kensington last week and we beat it by three lengths while Ocean Diva won at Hawkesbury the next day.' The son of Dundeel lines up in the Benchmark 68 Handicap (1850m) with apprentice Mitch Stapleford to ride him again. 'The way he acting around the stables, he is ready to bounce again,' Kehoe said. 'He has a win and two seconds from four starts at the track and distance. 'Mitch rode him very well the other day and will ride him again. 'His three kilo claim brings the horse right into this race.' One Kind is knocking on the door after third placings at each of her three runs this time in and Kehoe expects her to play a major role in the Benchmark 64 Handicap (900m). Following her first-up run behind Insist at Newcastle, she was beaten a neck by Dis Is Heaven at Tuncurry and a similar margin by Are Ee Que at Wyong after tough runs at her last two starts. 'She probably should have won her last two starts. She was just beaten on the line and has had no luck,' said Kehoe. 'At Tuncurry, she drew a wide gate and was no closer than five-deep the whole way and was beaten a neck. She was the only horse hitting the line. 'We walked away thinking she is flying this preparation. 'Then a Wyong, the same thing happened. The leader stacked them up and she travelled very wide again and was still only beaten on the line.' The daughter of Sebring Sun has drawn out in gate 12 but Kehoe isn't worried by the wide draw. 'Over the 900m at Newcastle, she is better off drawn wide,' he said. 'On a wet track, I'm certain everyone will want to come wide anyway. I think the gate is a plus for her.' Kehoe's other runner is The Rookie in the Midway 2YO Maiden Plate (900m). The daughter of Pierro won her Wyong trial on a heavy track in good fashion on April 24 before a fourth-up fourth to Yes Siree here on May 1. 'I probably got it wrong by running her at Wyong. I should have been going into this race first-up,' he said. 'On the positive side, it tightened her up and gave her a bit more race experience. 'I think we will see her really run through the line. I've got a big opinion of her.'
