#The Beauford

Gin Martini is the Ladbrokes.com.au favourite for one of the blacktype races at Caulfield on Saturday, the Sandown Cup (3200m). The John Sargent trained mare was far from disgraced two weeks ago in The Beauford at Newcastle and despite being unknown at two miles, she is pretty much the lone in form horse engaged. She heads betting at $3.60. Team…

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…

Hall of Fame jockey Hugh Bowman can leave for his three-month riding stint in Hong Kong with winning momentum from The Hunter meeting at Newcastle on Saturday. Bowman has eight rides including the Kris Lees-trained Gem Song in the $1 million The Hunter (1300m). Lees has trained three successive second placings in The Hunter with Wandabaa (2021),…

If the theory is right that you need to lose one to win one then Kris Lees and the Australian Bloodstock team are overdue. There has been three renewals of the $1m The Hunter at Newcastle and each time the trainer and owners have had to settle for second place. In the inaugural running of The Hunter, they had Tactical Advantage beating all but…

Sky Racing form analyst Brad Davidson runs the rule over every race, including suggested bets, for the Newcastle meeting on Saturday, which features The Hunter. 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! NEWCASTLE Track: Soft…