Coffs Harbour tips and results

Our price $8.00 · SP $31.00 · Aaron Bullock

Kris Lees and Aaron Bullock are a formidable combination, and this gelding is entitled to have improved considerably with 159 days between runs. He represents the best risk/reward profile outside the leading pair.

Our price $4.00 · SP $13.00 · Andrew Gibbons

Habib Albi is the most reliable wet-track maiden in this field. All three career placings have come on soft going, including a third over 1700m at Grafton and a close fourth at Port Macquarie last start. He maps prominently in a race with several genuine leaders, and the rise to 1400m looks ideal off his recent 1509m and 1700m efforts.

Our price $6.00 · SP $8.50 · Liberty Smyth

Antonucci has been building a strong case without winning: third at Coffs Harbour on heavy, second at Grafton on soft, then third again at Port Macquarie last start. She drops back to 1400m, stays on a soft surface she clearly handles, and draws barrier 6 with only 55kg. In a weak maiden, she is a legitimate place and each-way player.

Our price $12.00 · SP $21.00 · Ben Looker

La Regina is the clear value runner. Her two best career runs have both come at Coffs Harbour over 1400m — a second on soft and a third on heavy — and she returns third-up from a spell with Ben Looker aboard.

Our price $15.00 · SP $31.00 · Liberty Smyth

Our price $4.50 · SP $9.50 · Ben Looker

Barrier 1 and a forward position align perfectly with Coffs Harbour's soft-track profile. Ben Looker's recent form is a significant positive, and her soft-ground place rate is excellent. The small rise to BM74 is offset by her strong 1000m credentials, making her the top selection.

Our price $9.00 · SP $26.00 · Grady Spokes

Cool Fizz is the clear value play. She is a 1000m specialist with proven form at Coffs Harbour and an excellent record on rain-affected ground, exactly the profile that thrives on this soft, position-biased track. Her first-up run can be forgiven and she should improve second-up. The wide draw is a risk, but her early speed should see her hold a forward spot.

Our price $3.40 · SP $2.40 · Grady Spokes

My Mum's Toyboy is the clear form pick. He won four straight through the winter, including soft-track Opens at Grafton and Port Macquarie, before being slightly disappointing in a Listed race 23 days ago. Back in Open company, at his pet 1200m and on a Soft 5 that plays to his strengths, he maps favourably from barrier 5. His 4-from-8 record at the trip and 4 wins from 7 on soft make him the most reliable winning chance despite carrying 61kg.

Our price $8.00 · SP $6.50 · Adin Thompson

Sir Carter is the value runner. His only previous 1200m Open win came on a Soft 5 at Gold Coast, and his second-up statistics are strong with three wins from six attempts.

Our price $3.50 · SP $4.40 · Liberty Smyth

His Class 3 failure at Randwick came from a wide draw and is not a true guide. He is ranked second behind Certified Copy on class and recent winning form, but remains a major winning chance.

Our price $12.00 · SP $21.00 · Ben Looker

Enhance has been building nicely with two straight Grafton wins, including one on a Soft 6 surface, and Ben Looker's recent strike rate is excellent. He maps on-pace, which suits the Coffs soft-track profile, and his strong place record gives each-way appeal.

Our price $4.20 · SP $3.70 · Alysha Collett

Hollywood Hero brings the strongest recent class lines to this Open Handicap, having been competitive in BM88/BM94 and Listed races over the past year. His soft-track record of 7 placings from 14 starts is exactly what Soft5 Coffs demands, while the 1600m distance has produced 3 wins and 4 minor placings from 17 attempts. The main knock is an ordinary Grafton run and a tendency to place rather than win, but he is the clear second pick.

Our price $6.50 · SP $8.50 · Adam Farragher

Barrier one is a major asset on this track, allowing him to either lead or sit just behind a modest tempo. The query is his soft-track record, with just one win from ten attempts on the surface.

Our price $18.00 · SP $51.00 · Andrew Gibbons

Danish Fortune fits the Soft5 Coffs Harbour pattern: a genuine on-pace runner with a proven liking for rain-affected ground. He won a BM82 over 1500m on Soft 7 in June and was far from disgraced in a Warwick Farm BM72 last time. From barrier 6 with 54kg, he can hold a forward position and is the value play.

Our price $7.00 · SP $5.50 · Ben Looker

Satin And Cash is the principal danger. The key queries are the step to 1600m for the first time and a soft record without a win. If she adapts to the trip and holds a forward position, her raw speed makes her a serious threat.

Our price $10.00 · SP $9.50 · Mikayla Weir

She is a genuine soft-track mare with course experience and a low weight. Barrier 11 is manageable if she holds a midfield spot.

Our price $15.00 · SP $21.00 · Olivia Dalton

Her Coffs Harbour record, including two seconds over today's 1600m trip, is exactly the profile that can upset a moderate C2. She is fit, only 53kg, and has handled soft and heavy ground throughout her career.