#Maiden Handicap

Local trainer David Matts is preparing to have a solid hand at Coffs Harbour on Sunday and it's a lightly-raced galloper with a future that has him most excited. Matts will saddle up four runners on his home deck with lightly-raced Bellzen joined by stablemates Qukes, Storm Giver and Endangered Spexies at the meeting. Promising three-year-old…

The Joseph/Jones alliance will use Sunday's Nowra meeting to take the wrapping off one of the stable's brightest 2023 prospects - Peak Contributer. Bred in New Zealand, the unraced three-year-old has racked up his share of frequent flyer points since his early days in the Shaky Isles. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video…

Star jockey Tommy Berry is ready to hit the ground running as he prepares for his first day back at the races from a timely break to recharge the batteries while preparing to fight a range of betting charges. Berry last rode in Sydney on December 9 but elected to hang up the saddle for a Christmas sabbatical to get his mental and physical health in…

Paul Messara trains our best bet at Muswellbrook. Picture: AAP Image-Simon Bullard Excellent day of Showcase Country Racing at Muswellbrook with plenty of chances in most of the races. Muswellbrook Summary Best Bet: Race 7 (13) Ceasefire Next Best: Race 3 (1) Deep Expectation Value Bet: Race 1 (5) Forever Jude Race by Race Preview Race 1 SHOWCASE…

A midweek wedged between Christmas and New Year often provides the unexpected and market leads should not be ignored. With the rail out seven metres on a good track all will get their chance and staying with the better stables and in-form riders usually proves profitable.

Friday night racing returns to the Sunshine Coast for a solid seven race card. BEST BET: TRANQUIL BAY (Race 5 No 9) NEXT BEST: LOOSE UNIT (Race 4 No 5) VALUE BET: CADERAS (Race 2 No 3) Quaddie numbers are: Race 4 - 4,5,7 Race 5 - 2,6,9,10 Race 6 - 4,7,9,10 Race 7 - 3,4 96…

Trainer Brett Lazzarini will be hoping a reliable source can provide instant results when star apprentice Reece Jones partners Bonus Tempus at Gosford on Thursday. The trainer-jockey combination have proven to be a formidable partnership whenever they have joined forces with seven victories and four placings from 21 starters at a competitive…

After a productive Friday, Racing TV ambassador Paul Mulrennan talks us through his five rides on Saturday at Redcar. Away from the testing conditions at Royal Ascot, it was a different scene on the North East coast at Redcar on Friday where I enjoyed a productive day at the office with a couple of winners - Southern Voyage and Boltaway - and I'll…

Manzoice's stunning Victoria Derby win typified master trainer Chris Waller's uncanny ability to have his horses peaking for the big races. They were the thoughts of Waller's foreman at Warwick Farm, Craig Ritchie. When asked to summarise yet another outstanding year for the premier New South Wales stable, Ritchie said Manzoice's victory in the $2…

The second meeting of the weekend at the Sunshine Coast and with fine weather and the rail out two metres all horses will get their chance. Fields of moderate quality with plenty of unknowns make this tricky and I will be playing conservatively and staying with in-form runners and riders.

Lightly raced galloper Lovero bolted in at the same track/distance first-up, and the four-year-old receives a similar setup today at Gosford in the Bees Knees Eatery F&M Benchmark 64 Handicap (1100m). The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou runner was heavily backed that day late in the trade from $2.40-$1.90, and she didn't let punters down. The mare…

Trainer Tony Gollan walked away from the Metropolitan meeting at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday a very satisfied man. Not only did Le Palmier and Sneaky Five quinella the Swiss Ace Plate for the champion trainer, but it was his earlier winner in the form of the Spirit Of Boom gelding Golden Boom who had tongues wagging. The three -year-old won both…

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…

Rod Northam can send punters home on a winning note at Gunnedah Picture: Simon Bullard-News Corp It's Somerton Cup Day at Gunnedah and it's a meeting that offers plenty of value from a punting perspective. Gunnedah Summary Best Bet: Race 7 (18) Hiraishin Next Best: Race 1 (2) Just Strolling Value Bet: Race 3 (4) Playing For Keeps Race by Race…

HorseBetting's Queensland racing expert presents his best bets and quaddie numbers for Sunday's eight-race meeting at the Sunshine Coast. The meeting is scheduled to get underway a 12:37pm AEST, which sees a small field of three-year-olds contest a Benchmark 62 over 1200m. The track is rated a Good 4 and the rail is in the true position for the…

With fine weather the track may even get into the good range though with the rail out eight metres, I will be looking for those that can go forward and take a position. BEST BET: ZATTASTAR (Race 1 No 6) NEXT BEST: SAFEEYA (Race 3 No 2) VALUE BET: ROCKIN' ARTIE (Race 6 No 8) Quaddie numbers are: Race 5: 2,3,8 Race 6: 2,5,8 Race 7: 1,3,4,5 Race 8:…

Ipswich has been getting plenty of racing and with the rail out between eight and 10 metres that will make it tough for those drawn in the boondocks. The tight track favours front-runners and with a bit of light rain around to take the sting out of the ground I want to be on those that can make their own luck.

Blake Ryan can take at least some of the credit should his father Gerald's first starter Emancipist kick his career off with a win in Thursday's Bishop Collins 2YO Maiden Handicap (1300m) at Wyong. The Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained gelding was twice sold at auction, first for $45000 at the Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale in…

The third midweek in a row at Ipswich and we can expect an upset or two on the tricky track with weather likely to play a part. The tight track favours front-runners and with the rail out between four and six metres I want to be on those ridden by in-form jockeys that can take luck out of the equation. BEST BET: SOLAROSA (Race 1 No 6) NEXT…

Just six races will be run and won at Kembla Grange Racecourse on Tuesday, May 17, with HorseBetting's top pick coming up in the opening event on the program. The track is rated a Heavy 10, while the rail is out 6m from the 1100m to the winning post and then just 3m for the remainder of the course. Racing is set to get underway at 1:25pm AEST. For…

Good gates and luck in running have proved vital the recent midweeks at Ipswich and I am expecting much of the same again. The tight track favours front-runners and on a good surface with the rail out between six and eight metres, I want to be on those that can take luck out of the equation.

Good gates and luck in running often make the difference at Ipswich and I am expecting much of the same again. The tight track favours front-runners and on a soft surface with the rail out half a metre I want to be on those that can take luck out of the equation.

The third meeting in five days will test the track but the rail goes out three metres and on a soft surface all horses should get their chance. With good depth in most races I will be staying with the in-form stables and riders. BEST BET: ROLLER COASTER (Race 5 No 5) NEXT BEST: STARZAM (Race 8 No 11) VALUE BET: HILLCREST AVENUE (Race 6 No…

Big fields with multiple emergencies in most races make this tricky but the local trainers target these Sunday meetings and are the ones to follow. The big track gives all horses their chance and with the rail out eight metres on a soft surface riders will come to the crown in the straight searching of the fast lanes.

After a spate of Ipswich and Doomben midweeks it is back to the wide-open spaces of Eagle Farm. The firm surface can bother a few but with the rail out 10.5 metres all horses will get their chance and I am keen on a few dropping back from Saturday grade. BEST BET: GEMELON BOLT (Race 5 No 1) NEXT BEST: THIRD TIME ROUND (Race 7 No 12) VALUE…

Trainer Jane Clement is hoping it is a case of 35th time lucky for her perennial placegetter Jade who heads to Dubbo on Sunday in a quest for a long overdue but well-earned first win. The Coolmore bred daughter of former Queensland ace Sizzling has remained a model of consistency throughout her career, teasing her faithful trainer with a string of…