#Reece Jones

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…

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…

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…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass runs the rule over every race, including suggested bets, for the Randwick 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. Track: Soft 5. Rail: True. Overview: Supido Beauty…

1. Cool Amigo contested the Group 3 Black Opal Stakes (1200m) before spelling, and although well beaten, that form line is very strong for this event. The three-year-old colt hasn't had an official public trial and is a late market watch. 2. Crop Duster maintained a strong finishing speed to the line when scoring at Wellington last start. Add him…

Verry Elleegant co-owner Ozzie Kheir has Interpretation in the Cup We'll keep adding to this as more quotes become available leading up to the Melbourne Cup. 1. Gold Trip - owner Noel Greenhalgh "The horse basically had a barrier trial in the Cox Plate, we got no luck. "It doesn't look like the strongest Melbourne Cup field you have ever seen. "But…

Racing NSW should be looking to help bigger punters with a raise in minimum bet level and some sort of guarantee they can get on, or risk watching funding levels drop in the future. Meanwhile, Victoria, which has the biggest race fields fees in the country, is set to establish another tier for races worth more than $5 million. What is ridiculous…

Race-by-race preview and tips for Newcastle on Saturday We're sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We're working to restore it. Please try again later. The barrier looks problematic for 1. Cylinder but we'll leave that to James McDonald to overcome. The Godolphin colt has the benefit of two trials and he has looked professional in both…

Eleven Eleven is certainly not in the field to make up the numbers in the $1 million The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle on Saturday. Trainer Greg Hickman is adamant stable star Eleven Eleven is "going as good as ever" which suggests the talented six-year-old sprinter will be hard to beat. "The Hunter is one of those races where there are plenty of…

Rodney Northam is counting on two of the stable's designated swoopers, Very Sharp and Joey's Chance, to deliver him a double at Gosford on Tuesday, following on from a treble at the same venue last month. Home-bred mare Very Sharp was at her barnstorming best when sealing Northam's trio of winners when she charged down the middle and over the top…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Gosford. 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.5: VERY SHARP Raced here twice for a third and barnstorming…

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…

Warwick Farm Racecourse will host a very competitive nine-race program on Wednesday, highlighted by the rescheduled Group 3 Gloaming Stakes (1600m) from last Saturday. The track is currently rated as a Heavy 10 after rain all of last week; however, there is no rain on the forecast, so we may not be on a bog track come raceday. The rail will be out…

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…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Goulburn. 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 1, No.4: IOWA Galileo import who sent out all the right signs that a…

Group 1 weapons Fangirl and Hinged will headline a three-pronged Chris Waller assault on Saturday's Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick, which has attracted a small field of just 12 runners. Hinged opened as a $4.50 equal favourite with TAB alongside Icebath with Fangirl on the second line of betting at $6. Hinged has drawn barrier nine for the…

Surefire has drawn barrier 13 for The Metropolitan. Picture: Mark Evans - Getty Images Trainer Chris Waller nearly makes up half the field for Saturday's The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick having seven of the 15 which accepted on Tuesday morning. The champion horseman has taken out the race three times, including in back-to-back years with…

The Daily Telegraph's racing editor Ray Thomas and Sky Thoroughbred Central's form expert Ron Dufficy debate the chances at The Gong meeting at Kembla Grange 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! BEST BET R6 No.1: EASY…