Bathurst tips and results

Our price $8.00 · SP $5.00 · Olivia Chambers

Heeza Steve is the only horse in the field with a genuine Heavy-track placing, having finished second on Heavy 9 at Gosford.

Our price $12.00 · SP $21.00 · Jess Del Frari

The negatives are a winless career record and a jockey who has not ridden a winner recently.

Our price $7.00 · SP $4.60 · Molly Bourke

Her only start, on Soft at Gosford, was fair without being flashy, but barrier 4 gives her every chance to settle in the first half of the field. Heavy ground is an unknown, and her trials have been moderate.

Our price $11.00 · SP $17.00 · Grant Buckley

She has plenty of negatives - winless from five starts, no official Heavy form and a poor last run - but the first-time tongue tie and barrier 2 may help her settle better.

Our price $3.50 · SP $6.00 · Jacob Stiff

Cool Space has the profile of a wet-track improver: 53.5kg, barrier 1, and a Heavy 9 Dubbo Class 1 third that reads well for this assignment. Concerns are his poor 1200m win record and latest Bathurst heavy run, so he rates second to Nafanua rather than top pick.

Our price $4.50 · SP $4.80 · Winona Costin

Gem Tycoon produced the best last-start track performance, finishing a close third in a Bench 66 at Bathurst. He brings natural speed and a class edge to this Class 1, and the 1200m suits. The knock is the outside gate and 60kg on Heavy 9 along with zero wet-track form. If he can cross cleanly he is a genuine winning threat, but conditions and draw make him the third pick rather than higher.

Our price $12.00 · SP $16.00 · Adrian Layt

She won a Soft 7 Maiden last start and draws barrier 2, which fits Bathurst's strong on-pace bias. Adrian Layt is riding well and already knows the horse.

Our price $3.80 · SP $5.50 · Jacob Stiff

Italus has the strongest overall profile. He won a Bathurst maiden on Heavy 9, then ran a close second in a BM66 over 1800m at the same track in late July. He maps to settle handy from barrier 5 and is better suited by the drop to BM58. The 2000m trip is the only real query, but his improving pattern, proven wet-track ability and in-form rider make him the most likely winner.

Our price $5.00 · SP $7.50 · Coriah Keatings

Unmatched is the best staying prospect, having won a Class 1 over 2130m on soft ground before stepping up to a BM72 over 2400m last start. The main concern is no previous heavy-track start, but his soft-track win and stable form suggest he can handle it. Barrier 8 is workable.

Our price $6.00 · SP $5.50 · Coriah Keatings

Flywire is an improving 3-year-old who has already competed well in BM58 company at Goulburn and won a maiden on synthetic. The obvious query is the Heavy 9 surface with no wet-track experience, but he carries only 57kg and barrier 4 is ideal. Keatings rides the track well and the stable combination is proven. He is a place chance with upside if he handles the ground.

Our price $6.00 · SP $6.50 · Damon Budler

Splendid Magnus rates the value runner despite a wide gate. Her only win came on Heavy 10, and she should improve sharply second-up after a 10th first-up at Sapphire Coast. Budler and Jarvis combine for 29% and Budler has a good record at Bathurst.

Our price $3.80 · SP $4.80 · Gabrielle Johnston

Litlfela has been consistently hitting the frame, with four top-three finishes from his last five starts, including a narrow second on Heavy 8 over 1400m at Dubbo. He maps well from barrier 5 in a race without genuine speed and should be prominent throughout. His 18-start maiden status is a concern, but the Heavy 9 surface and Bathurst on-pace bias suit him strongly.

Our price $7.00 · SP $14.00 · Coriah Keatings

From barrier 1 she can take up a favourable on-pace position, and her two starts at the track have produced a third and a fourth. She is second-up today and the step to 1400m looks suitable.

Our price $9.00 · SP $13.00 · Pierre Boudvillain

Encampment comes off a last-start second at Louth and has two placings from four starts over 1400m. He has placed on soft ground and should appreciate a slowly run race, but the wide barrier 11 and lack of Heavy track experience are clear negatives. The stable has kept him to the trip and he should be running on late.

Our price $3.80 · SP $4.40 · Erin Ellison

Tommy Flyer gets the ideal map from barrier 1 at a track that strongly favours early position on rain-affected ground. He has been competing in BM66 company lately and drops back to BM58, while his 1400m record shows genuine consistency.

Our price $12.00 · SP $21.00 · Adrian Layt

Brogans Creek is the clear each-way overlay. He has placed twice from seven Bathurst starts, including over 1400m, and owns solid wet-track statistics with a win and a placing from six heavy starts.