#Gilbert Gardiner

Form analyst Gilbert Gardiner runs the rule over Thursday's meeting at Wangaratta. BEST BET FEUDAL EMPIRE (R5 No.4 - $4.60) Runner-up to Harbin last start and the winner has saluted again since. Nice draw, experienced jockey aboard and 1300m ideal. NEXT BEST BROMEO (R1 No.3 - $2.80) First-up after four month break. Awkward draw but second in a…

News Corp form analyst Gilbert Gardiner takes a look at the Kyneton meeting on Thursday. BEST BET MAJESTIC STYLE (R4 No.11 - $2.40) Placed twice at Geelong previously and heads to Kyneton with Blake Shinn in the saddle. Drawn to dictate. NEXT BEST MRS BULL (R3 No.10 - $4.20) The Shooting To Win filly is building towards a breakthrough at start…

So too, some one-eyed Sydney racing bugles. The Everest is better than this, or more talked about than that. Only thing missing is a swing set, slide and monkey bars. Ever heard a Victorian compare the Caulfield Cup to another race? What about the Cox Plate? Let alone the Melbourne Cup? The short answer is no. Why? Because Victorians, in racing…

Herald Sun form analyst Gilbert Gardiner runs the rule over Monday's Kyneton meeting. KYNETON BEST BET ICE BURJ (R6 No. 1 - $4.80) Lightly-raced four-year-old placed first-up last preparation before a solid win at Terang second-up. Drawn to be prominent and senior rider engaged. Market? NEXT BEST TAKARA (R2 No. 9 - $3.10) No match for stablemate…

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…

News Corp tipster Gilbert Gardiner runs the rule over Friday night's Pakenham meeting. BEST BET LIFE LESSONS (R3 No.10 - $2.50) First-up in six months but debut performance, second at Sandown last April, good enough to be winning here. NEXT BEST BEDFORD ESTATE (R1 No.1 - $3.30) Great return at Mornington, third beaten less than half a length,…

Gilbert Gardiner and Clinton Payne Four-time Cox Plate-winning jockey Hugh Bowman is set to be reunited with Duais in the $8m Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). Josh Parr has been Duais's regular pilot this year, following early success winning the Australian Cup and Tancred Stakes in back-to-back Group 1 autumn starts. Duais ran eighth at Caulfield on…

Caulfield Cup favourite Smokin' Romans has drawn barrier five. Picture: George Sal-Racing Photos via Getty Images Jamie Kah's Caulfield Cup mount Smokin' Romans has drawn perfectly for Saturday's $5m Group 1 to comfortably hold favouritism. Smokin' Romans leapt to the top of Caulfield Cup betting after his last-start win in the Group 1 Turnbull…