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Shayne O'Cass' best bets, inside mail for Inverell on Friday, May 23, 2025
Shayne O'Cass' best bets, inside mail for Inverell on Friday, May 23, 2025

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time22-05-2025

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Shayne O'Cass' best bets, inside mail for Inverell on Friday, May 23, 2025

Racenet and The Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass provides his best bets and race-by-race analysis at Inverell on Thursday. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. BEST BET Race 10 No. 3: TAKEMINE Won two from 21, both wins were at Inverell. Reliable type. NEXT BEST Race 7 No. 7: RETHINK IT Only visit was a win on Cup Day here this year over this trip. VALUE Race 2 No. 6: CASINO COLLECTION Trials and starting price suggest she is a good deal better than her debut. DAILY DOUBLE 1st Leg: 2, 2nd Leg: 3 QUADDIE Race 7: 1, 3, 7 Race 8: 2, 3, 13 Race 9: 1, 3, 8 Race 10: 3 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW Matthew McGuren looks a real contender for the TAB Jockeys Challenge. INSIDE MAIL - INVERELL RACE 1: PAYNE RACING LISZTOMANIA BENCHMARK 66 HANDICAP 1800m EVERLASTING KISS (6) won her only start so far at Inverell and better yet, it was over this same trip. Nope, she won by a little over a length. As for more recent times, she was fourth to Existential Bob at Wyong last start and he of course won at Ipswich on Wednesday. MINDSPACE (3) has won four times with four placings with a handful of honourable fourths too. CASINO COLLECTION (6) had trialled rather well prior to her debut (fittingly) at Casino where she started at $2.70. Beat one home but had excuses and she is obviously way better than that. Expect more here. CITY GOLD SPEED (1) had every chance on debut at Scone when a 'fading' third but it was the Cup and the winner, I Am Brave, is at least city grade. Bet: Casino Collection to win, quinella 1, 6 JU TWO (4) could be saved for elsewhere but is ready to win, anywhere. Homeland has placed at four of his nine starts. His is in fact, three placings and a fourth in his time with Greg Howells. Well placed here only but for the wide draw perhaps. LUCKY ON LANDING (5) turned in an encouraging debut at Mudgee from a wide draw over 1200m. In box 5 here and 1400m. OL' MATE COOP (13) was tipped out after finishing a distant third to Shaggy at Coffs Harbour on debut. The Tony Newing-trained gelding resumed with a closing third at Grafton over 1130m. Barrier 4 this time, fitter, and the added metres seems like it will assist. SHOW US YA TEXTS (11) has been trialling like she won't stay a maiden for long. PIEDI VELOCI (4) is a big watch on its debut. AUSBRED YAHOO (3) has only managed to win once in 25 starts but she has placed seven times and five of them are seconds. She doesn't run too many bad races and does seem to run her best races when the jar is out of the track. Sent out the right signs first-up. WHISKEY MISS (14) is a million times better than her brief resume would suggest. TREAD SOFTLY (4) is a well-travelled horse who has raced in Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and naturally, here in NSW. To his credit, he has won six times including once at Eagle Farm. First-up here off a big trial win. RHYTHM IS A DANCER (1) is a six-time winner himself with eight placings. Has the race fitness after a respectable fourth of 15 in the Scone Country Cup last Friday. RETHINK IT (7) is two from 28 but one was at Inverell at this same trip. It was on Inverell Cup, Jan 1 this year, so it wasn't a bad line-up. Find this easier than the Glen Innes Cup last start. Ditto that for CASSIA LANE (1) who was one spot ahead of Rethink It at Glen Innes. Cassia Lane has two wins and a second from four visits to Inverell. NAVY STEEL (2) has two wins from his five starts. The son of Merchant Navy is '141' this current campaign, all three were rather strong races, perhaps not unfair to say that they were better than this? LAMPKIN LANE (13) has won only two of his 46 starts but placed 11 times, some of them were 'runs' every bit as good as the winner. He does look to be getting close. SNOW FALCON (1) is flying, pardon the pun, and arrives here on a hat-trick after those 'over the top' wins at home at Grafton. Note, she was runner-up to Bodhi Boy at Port Macquarie four runs back. Eager to see how ULTIMATE SAY (8) follows up a hugely impressive debut win. Never easy the next time but has drawn well here. B et: Snow Falcon to win, quinella 1, 8 TAKEMINE (3) has an overall record of two wins, six seconds and two thirds from 21 starts which all in all, makes him a pretty reliable type. But what makes him an appealing betting proposition is that both of those wins were here at Inverell. COOL FIZZ (2) has three wins and 10 seconds, one of those seconds was at this track and distance. Her most attractive stat is that all 3 wins are at this trip. Bet: Takemine to win INVERELL BEST BET Race 10 No. 3: Takemine Won two from 21, both wins were at Inverell. Reliable type. NEXT BEST Race 7 No. 7: Rethink It Only visit was a win on Cup Day here this year over this trip. VALUE Race 2 No. 6: Casino Collection Trials and starting price suggest she is a good deal better than her debut. DAILY DOUBLE 1st Leg: 2, 2nd Leg: 3 QUADDIE Race 7: 1, 3, 7 Race 8: 2, 3, 13 Race 9: 1, 3, 8 Race 10: 3 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW

Shayne O'Cass's best bets, inside mail for Tamworth on Tuesday May 20, 2025
Shayne O'Cass's best bets, inside mail for Tamworth on Tuesday May 20, 2025

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time19-05-2025

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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.

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