#Dylan Gibbons

Trainer Peter Snowden maintains the right decision was made to postpone the rich Magic Millions race meeting due to concerns over the Gold Coast track surface last Saturday. The Gold Coast track was downgraded to a heavy 10 after two races and a section of the track near the home turn was particularly dangerous prompting the decision to move the…

12. Steel City ran fast time when winning a recent Rosehill trial, backing up what she did at Hawkesbury in her first public outing. The daughter of Merchant Navy and half-sister to September Run is well found in the market because of it, but she looks hard to beat. The $700000 yearling bounced out on both occasions and would expect something…

Twilight racing heads to Gosford on Friday afternoon for a competitive seven-race program set down for decision. The track is listed as a Soft 5 currently heading into race-day, however, with some clearing forecast ahead, we think it's likely to find an upgrade into the Good 4 range come start time. The rail is out+2m between the 1100m-300m markers…

Passeggiata made it two from two with a strong win at Rosehill on Saturday. Picture:Brendon Thorne-Getty Images Exciting filly Passeggiata is named after the Italian word for walk or stroll but certainly did the opposite when maintaining her unbeaten record with a scintillating display of speed at Rosehill on Saturday. The Bjorn Baker-trained…

Form analyst Mitch Cohen gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Canterbury, Orange and Port Macquarie. 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! BEST BET Race 4, No.2: FRENCH MARINE Talented Kris Lees-trained…

Trainer John Thompson doesn't believe there is much between Jojo Was A Man and Purple Sector ahead of their clash in the Maroubra Mile (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Jojo Was A Man is on the back-up after his good win at Randwick on Christmas Eve while Purple Sector has been racing well without much luck this campaign. "This is a race that…

Jason Collett is the only senior jockey currently in the Sydney top 10 rankings this season riding at the Group 3 $200,00 Summer Cup meeting at Royal Randwick on Boxing Day. Therefore, it is not surprising the talented Collett has a full book of eight rides including Diamil in the feature race. Sydney's reigning premier jockey James McDonald, Tim…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Warwick Farm. 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! BEST BET Race 6, No.6: DE AN ANDRETTI Won on debut like a good horse then had…

Sydney's star apprentice jockeys Tyler Schiller, Zac Lloyd, Dylan Gibbons and Reece Jones have more in common than just their riding skills. On the racetrack, the four young men are fierce rivals and each has premiership ambitions but away from it they often team up to take on the world … in video games. "We like to get on our Xbox or PlayStation…

Form analyst Mitch Cohen gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Canterbury. 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! BEST BET Race 4, No.4: CHENIN Can lead his rivals on a merry dance again from out in front. NEXT…

Sky Racing's form analyst Brad Davidson runs the rule over every race, including suggested bets, for the Rosehill meeting on Saturday. 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! ROSEHILL Track: Good 4. Rail: +6m R1: ATC BOOKMAKERS…

The next generation of jockeys has arrived with three apprentices already challenging the norm with the excitement of further development to come this season. Apprentices rode half the card on The Gong day at Kembla Grange. It's not really surprising, however, as Tyler Schiller, Dylan Gibbons and Zac Lloyd all sit in the top six in Sydney's jockey…

Trainer James Ponsonby participated in the inaugural The Little Dance with the luckless Phillipsburg and is now intent on having the first horse picked for the second annual The Big Dance via Sunday's Taree Cup. Ponsonby has former Group 1 competitor Socrates in career-best form ahead of Sunday's Taree Cup which doubles as a qualifier for the next…

We kick off our punting week with an enormous nine-race card at Scone on Monday afternoon. The track is currently listed in the Good 4 range for race-day and with only minimum rain forecast across the region, that should be a spot-on prediction heading into the first race scheduled for 1:15pm AEDT. The rail is out+3m between the 800m to winning…

The finish of the Premiere Stakes proved champion Nature Strip will have some real competition for the $15m The TAB Everest in a fortnight. Lost And Running narrowly defeated Mazu and Masked Crusader with the trio showing they will be worthy rivals to Nature Strip in the world's richest turf race at Royal Randwick on October 15. Throw spectacular…

Trainers Peter and Paul Snowden have decided to spell two of their spring stable stars, Sheeza Belter and Mazu, but they are bringing in some handy replacements in Old Flame and Huetor to target some of the big money races going into the Sydney summer carnival. Sheeza Belter scored a deserved win in the Group 2 Hot Danish Stakes at Rosehill last…

With the new racing season underway we've put it to our stable of experts to lay their reputations on the line and hand out some predictions for the next 12 months, including their early selections for The Everest and Melbourne Cup plus what's the next'big thing' we've got to look forward to. THE NEXT BIG THING RAY THOMAS - Dylan Gibbons: The son…

It won't be long before Tuncurry mare Robarge is on the freeway to a Highway but not before she warms up in the Coastal Fire Protection Handicap (1200m) at Port Macquarie on Sunday. The Terry Evans trained four-year-old has quickly established herself as one of the most progressive mares on the state's mid-north coast with two wins and five…

AS one The Everest champion prepares to take on the world, another is about to resume trackwork after injury. Nature Strip, winner of The Everest last year and the number one ranked sprinter in the world, has arrived in England to prepare for the Group 1 King's Stand Stakes (1000m) at Royal Ascot on June 14. But back in Sydney, the "grey flash"…

The Chris Waller numbers continue to astound as the master trainer fell just short of $50m in prizemoney with 352 winners while the Wizard of the West headed east to put his wares on show landing 189 winners to be the most prolific jockey in the land. James McDonald kisses the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Quinn Rooney-Getty Images THE NATIONAL HONOUR…

2. Wild Botanica battled on bravely at Rosehill last start in a genuinely run 1300m race against the older mares. The daughter of Spieth has been a handy pick up for Lee and Cherie Curtis and although she is giving away weight to most of her rivals, she brings genuine city-class benchmark form to the table. The same can't be said for many others…

Cadre Du Noir is favourite in the Ladbrokes.com.au market for the St Leger (2600m) this Saturday at Randwick in what shapes up to be an intriguing contest. The Maher/Eustace trained import was set to run in The Metropolitan but has been kept on ice and instead runs here. Opened $2.35 and has eased slightly, sitting at $2.50. He still holds the call…

A lack of class isn't what will get Our Candidate beat in Friday's $200000 Port Macquarie Cup (2000m). Trainer Kris Lees said earlier in the week that he was keen to race his stayer in the race but was worried about what weight he'd be given. "He's freshened up well and is in good order so I think we'll be going there but we'll see what weight they…