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News.com.au
15-06-2025
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Shayne O'Cass's tips and inside mail for Monday racing at Tamworth and Albury
Form analyst Shayne O'Cass presents his best bets and inside mail for Monday's NSW meetings at Tamworth and Albury. â– â– â– â– â– TAMWORTH TIPS BEST BET Race 4 No.2 EVERLASTING KISS: Local ion a good yard, last start winner over her main rival as well. NEXT BEST Race 3 No.3 HELLWITHASMILE: Cody Morgan housed gelding whose trials indicate an early career win. VALUE Race 2 No.3 PRIDE OF NATIONS: A $2,000 buy whose trial was not quite priceless, but good anyhow. QUADDIE Race 4: 2,3 Race 5: 2,4,5,10 Race 6: 1,2 Race 7: 2,7 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW Kody Nestor has some good rides on Monday's card. TAMWORTH INSIDE MAIL RACE 4: Benchmark 66 (2100m) EVERLASTING KISS (2) has plenty more to offer on the track but she is a breeder's dream for later on. For starters, she is by Justify but it only gets better when you factor in that her fifth dam is Eight Carat. As far as the 'punt' goes here, Everlasting Kiss is racing at home today having beaten her main rival, DESCENDING MIST (3), when they met at Inverell last start. That said, there wasn't much between them. BET: EVERLASTING KISS (2) to win (best bet) exacta 2 to beat 3. NOT IN DOUBT (5) is trained by Cody Morgan who has a 21 per cent winning strike-rate here. With that said, the local Not In Doubt has the visitor's draw but he has been so consistent that it is hard to go around him. GREAT POINT (4) is third-up now and getting close to a win. Those two fifths this prep were behind Tasoraay and Red Rags To Bulls. BET: NOT IN DOUBT (5) to win, quinella 5,4, Daily Double 1st Leg 5, 2nd Leg 2. TAVROS (3) is trained here; he has raced at home four times for two wins and a third. On top of that, his jockey Aaron Bullock is one for one on this (bargain) $12,000 yearling. Never won under 1400m but he is fresh-up off a decent trial. STARRY JACK (1) is so used to carrying big weights. Such an honest horse, such an in-form one too being a last start winner. Myalaby has a tidy CV of 12 starts for two wins and four placings. Most impressive at Warren recently. BET: TAVROS (3) each-way, quinella 1,3. THIS ONE TIME (2) was a $15,000 weanling, sold again at the Classic Yearling Sale making $36,000. Already a winner of $41,000 in six runs, she has some amazing broodmare sires; Seattle Slew, Secretariat, all the way back to Man O'War. Now for what really matters; she (and her jockey) are on a hat-trick, one for one at track and distance. Dynamic Syndications filly SAGAPONACK (7) is a Snitzel, a great granddaughter of Lady Jakeo and is also on a hat-trick! BET: THIS ONE TIME (2) to win, quinella 2,7. â– â– â– â– â– ALBURY TIPS BEST BET Race 2 No.2 DONEGAL BAY: Only needed an extra 50m and he wins the 900m maiden; 1000m now. NEXT BEST Race 6 No.11 JATO: Neville Begg/Danny Beasley galloper who is talented beyond this grade. VALUE Race 7 No.8 JUST LIKE LIAM: Been somewhat unlucky; nice race for him here. ALBURY INSIDE MAIL RACE 4: Benchmark 58 (1175m) TI TREE ROYAL (2) is a Ron Stubbs trained local who led throughout to win rather easily at Corowa first-up with Jason Lyon on from a good draw. same deal today only he is back home. Could/should be hard to run down again. SUNDROP (9) didn't run too badly either side of her Corowa win. Is usually strong late and often in significantly better races than this one on Monday. Luke Pepper's IMABARBIEGIRL (6) has claims. BET: TI TREE ROYAL (2) to win, SUNDROP (9) to place, exacta 2 to beat 9. ROCKBARTON SHOUT (1) has raced 13 times for Andrew Dale; winning five, four seconds and twice third. Been here twice for a win and a second. That second was a nose behind Ditterich who will run here as well. back to Rockbarton Shout just to add that she has 'a winning draw' if good enough. MAGNOLIA STAR (13) was too fast for the others when she won here on May 27. BET: ROCKBARTON SHOUT (1) to win, Daily Double 1sr Leg 1, 2nd Leg 8. JATO (11) was bought by Neville Begg for $25,000 as a weanling. The Starcraft filly (out of Zabeel Adrian Knox runner-up, Rahveel) has a real future in the mid to long term. The Danny Beasley-trained 3YO has done some good things in her five starts. She is a 64-rater in an 82 but has a lot of upside. SMART POPPY (5) beat Blow In by inches last at Wagga with Saturday's Highway placegetter Salute Again in third that day. JUST LIKE LIAM (8) hasn't had the best of luck of late. He could have nearly won a Benchmark 66 at Wagga on Town Plate day but for barrier one (boxed in). Back to the mile from two 2000m runs with three weeks off to freshen sets him up to run well. BELLMAN (2) was scratched from a race at home at Wangaratta on Sunday to run here. The Andrew Dale trained Kiwi-bred gelding has finished runner-up in four starts at the Albury 1600m. WHIRLWIND (4) and WARPAINTED (6) are among the chances.
News.com.au
19-05-2025
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Shayne O'Cass's best bets, inside mail for Tamworth on Tuesday May 20, 2025
Form analyst Shayne O'Cass presents his best bets and inside mail for Tuesday's NSW meeting at Tamworth. Form analyst Shayne O'Cass presents his best bets and inside mail for Tuesday's NSW meetings at Tamworth. The meeting scheduled for Newcastle has been postponed. • â– â– â– â– â– TAMWORTH TIPS BEST BET Race 7 No.10 NOT WRITTEN OFF: Reliable type whose two trials indicate a winning return all things considered. NEXT BEST Race 1 No.3 DEEMEE: Very fit and in-form mare who strikes the ideal race again. VALUE Race 5 No.4 HOLLYWOOD GOLD: Lightly-raced galloper who ticks every available box. QUADDIE Race 4: 4,5,10 Race 5: 4,11 Race 6: 6,8,14 Race 7: 6,10 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW Donovan Dillon will be a popular choice in the TAB Jockeys Challenge. TAMWORTH INSIDE MAIL DEEMEE (3) is '122' in her last three starts at 2200m. No wonder, look at her stayer's pedigree – she is by Preferment while her grand-dam is by At Talaq. Obviously in form and clearly very fit. This is the perfect race for her again. PATHELIA (11) is another bred to stay – and does. Her grand-dam Zagalia ran fifth to Makybe Diva in the 2003 Cup. Go back to May 4 and she was third to Deemee at Dubbo over 2200m but was beaten five-and-a-half. NEVIIM (10) has claims as does LADY LILIBET (9). BET: DEEMEE (3) to win. ZELESTIAL (8) was born in England but is a daughter of our own Zoustar. Dams are by Duke of Marmalade, Galileo and Rainbow Quest so she should get out to a mile/2000m in time. Two runs in England were solid. Ran fifth to Givemethebeatboys on debut and he won a Group 3 two weeks later. TAITY (1) is a striking son of Yes Yes Yes whose five trials were a far bit better than they read. In a top yard and has Aaron Bullock on. CORNERBACK (4) is a Kris Lees stablemate to Taity and it too has trialled neatly. BET: ZELESTIAL (8) to win, quinella 1,8. MAXANDUS (5) is a locally-trained son of Headwater. The 3YO chestnut was $7.50 into $4 on debut and ran an honourable fifth here on April 1. Resurfaced here 23-days later and was runner-up beaten a length which suggests he is on the right trajectory. CONSIDERED (7) is a Cody Morgan local but with a 'visitors draw'. Tipped out after a debut third at Armidale; trialled twice, winning the last one here in most impressive style. BEAUMISTA (3) was second to aforementioned Zelestial in an April 30 trial here. Suggest that might be good trial form. BET: MAXANDUS (5) to win, quinella 5 to beat 7. CLOSETOTHINKITOVER (10) will turn 10 on August 1 but she may as well as be turning four given she has only raced twice and both were outstanding in their own for their own reasons. Both runs were fresh, one was her debut, the other was first-up at Quirindi when third to more or a less a provincial quality horse. Bred to be a miler and here we are for the first time today at the trip. PIERONIMO (4) has obvious claims and credentials. SKIT 'N' SKAT (5) knocked up first-up but that's fair enough, he was off a long break. Good enough to make his presence felt. BET: CLOSETOTHINKITOVER (10) to win. HOLLYWOOD GOLD (4) has five starts for a win, two seconds, a third and a fifth (in a good quality Maiden at Muswellbrook). He has been close to the run of the race, or at very least the eye-catcher, when he's lost IMHO and the time he won, he won like a good horse. Drawn 1, up to 1200m, Luke Rolls – all boxes ticked. CALICO MISS (11) was a brilliant and easy winner on debut. Obviously talented but the step from a questionable Maiden to a deep 58 is the slight worry. BET: HOLLYWOOD GOLD (4) to win, exacta 4 to beat 11, DD 1st Leg 4, 2nd leg 10. FULL COMMITMENT (14) has a win and five placings from 10 starts. The Jeremy Gask trained mare has raced at this track and distance twice; her best run was a third to the handy local Smart Shot. Only thing against is the draw. MAJOR MAKEOVER (8) beat an above the average Class 1 field here last start. He's trained on the track which helps of course but nothing helps more than a favourable draw. NOT IN DOUBT (6) is a local but not drawn nearly as well. NOT WRITTEN OFF (10) has won twice with five placings and most of them were in respectable Class 2s, Benchmark 64s and 66s, etc. She is first-up today off two fantastic trials. The first was her third to Dollar Magic no less, the other was a really easy win in a Gunnedah Heat on May 14. ZAMPANO (6) is back home in more ways than one. He is trained here and has his last run at Randwick when fourth in a Highway. has the speed and the talent to medal.
