The most reliable runner in a low-grade maiden. The 0-from-14 record is the obvious flaw and the jockey booking is uninspiring, but she is the only runner here with repeated evidence of finishing within a length at this class and trip.
New South Wales · Monday 31 August 2026
Corowa tips and results
Our top pick won 4 of 7 races at Corowa. Every pick, our analysis and the full results are below.
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Waldron's Corowa IGA Country Boosted Mdn Hcp
The barrier is the story. Barrier 5 with a moderate tempo lets Boudvillain park him in the first four on a track where settling 1-3 wins nearly 18%.
The blinkers are the hook. His synthetic run at Canberra Acton was a genuine non-event with tactics queried and three-wide racing, and he returns to turf where all four of his placings were earned, including on soft and heavy. Loy staying on is a positive signal. The negatives are real - barrier 8 on an on-pace track, 59kg, and a midfield settling spot in a moderate tempo - which caps him at place level rather than a confident win chance.
The overlay in the race. Each-way is the sensible structure.
- 1st2Rose DiamondEmma Ly$3.10
- 2nd7Lull Us AwayC J Parish$11.00
- 3rd1Bennelong DreamsB Mc Dougall$5.50
- 4th9Western LightsB Vale$7.00
Full result · 9 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Rose Diamond | 3 | Emma Ly | Matthew Kelley | 57kg | $3.10 |
| 2nd | 7 | Lull Us Away | 1 | C J Parish | R T Stubbs | 56kg | $11.00 |
| 3rd | 1 | Bennelong Dreams | 9 | B Mc Dougall | Ms D Scott | 59kg | $5.50 |
| 4th | 9 | Western Lights | 2 | B Vale | Shilleagh Meyervale | 56kg | $7.00 |
| 5th | 6 | Inzain Baby | 7 | Rebecca Bronett Prag | Michael Travers | 56kg | $14.00 |
| 6th | 8 | Monnie | 6 | Jordan Quince | Luke Pepper | 54kg | $19.00 |
| 7th | 5 | Destined To Dream | 4 | Ella Bent | Anthony Craig | 54kg | $151.00 |
| 8th | 4 | Mount Ogilvie | 5 | Pierre Boudvillain | Danny Beasley | 57kg | $4.20 |
| 9th | 3 | Son Of Rubick | 8 | Brodie Loy | Danielle Seib | 59kg | $8.00 |
Balldale Hotel Plate (C1)
Corowa's mile bias rewards inside gates and on-pace runners heavily.
Hold This is the most consistent runner in a low-reliability Class 1. Four placings from seven starts, including on both Soft and Heavy, gives a reliable margin pattern the maiden winners cannot match. The last-start Wagga 4th reads better than the result once the start interference and two awkward passages are accounted for. B Mc Dougall's 26% Corowa strike and long association with the Scott stable is a genuine positive.
The pace map has it on-speed from the jump, which fits Corowa's on-pace bias well. The reservations are real, though: the wins have come on synthetic, the soft-track record is one start without a placing, and it must handle both the mile for the first time and a wide gate that Corowa punishes at this trip. That combination makes it a strong each-way proposition rather than a confident win chance.
Oaklands Orchid is the clear overlay. The bottom weight of 53kg matters on a track still holding moisture.
- 1st5Rip CurrentLachlan King$8.50
- 2nd6Riverbend GoldC J Parish$19.00
- 3rd11Hold ThisB Mc Dougall$9.50
- 4th9Whisper The WindJ Duffy$61.00
Full result · 11 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Rip Current | 10 | Lachlan King | Matt Ivill | 59kg | $8.50 |
| 2nd | 6 | Riverbend Gold | 3 | C J Parish | Shane Bloomfield | 59kg | $19.00 |
| 3rd | 11 | Hold This | 9 | B Mc Dougall | Ms D Scott | 56.5kg | $9.50 |
| 4th | 9 | Whisper The Wind | 5 | J Duffy | K J Aldous | 57kg | $61.00 |
| 5th | 10 | Bravo Six | 8 | Ms C Keatings | Ms D Scott | 56.5kg | $21.00 |
| 6th | 7 | Vasala | 1 | Brodie Loy | Darrell Burnet | 59kg | $2.00 |
| 7th | 8 | Without Fail | 2 | M Aitken | D J McCarthy | 59kg | $3.40 |
| 8th | 1 | Barrett Reef | 6 | Alice Kennedy | D J McCarthy | 57kg | $21.00 |
| 9th | 14 | Oaklands Orchid | 7 | Dale Cole | Shane Bloomfield | 53kg | $61.00 |
| 10th | 2 | Bearbrassblackfish | 4 | Jack Martin | B J Goodwin | 59kg | $31.00 |
| 11th | 12 | Nicked Away | 11 | B P Ward | Iris Zimmermann | 56.5kg | $201.00 |
| Scr | 3 | Cuban Dawn | 9 | David & Coral Feek | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 4 | Majestic Deel | 12 | R T Stubbs | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 13 | Blackbird | 10 | Shilleagh Meyervale | 55kg |
Campbells Wines, Rutherglen Mdn Plate
Wild Romeo has repeatedly led and been run down at 1000-1200m, so the drop to the shortest trip in Australia's sprint calendar is the obvious corrective. The risk is a leader-versus-leader duel over a soft 900m, which is why it rates behind Winsilence rather than ahead.
The only runner in the field with a placing at today's exact distance, and it earned that third from a compromised start at Albury. The barrier is the problem: Corowa punishes gate 13+ in sprints and over 900m there is no time to correct a bad position.
The negatives - a settle position of ninth into a track that hates backmarkers, no soft-track evidence, and only two career starts - are real, which is why this is a value play rather than a top-three selection.
- 1st6WinsilenceB Mc Dougall$2.50
- 2nd2EuropeanM Aitken$4.60
- 3rd8Carlow RoseBrittany Button$10.00
- 4th5Wild RomeoBrodie Loy$2.60
Full result · 10 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Winsilence | 3 | B Mc Dougall | T Rogers | 59kg | $2.50 |
| 2nd | 2 | European | 1 | M Aitken | D J McCarthy | 59kg | $4.60 |
| 3rd | 8 | Carlow Rose | 10 | Brittany Button | Ms E Haworth | 55.5kg | $10.00 |
| 4th | 5 | Wild Romeo | 5 | Brodie Loy | Luke Pepper | 59kg | $2.60 |
| 5th | 9 | Charleanor | 9 | Lachlan King | Michael Huglin | 57kg | $31.00 |
| 6th | 7 | Alotofsoju | 8 | Emma Ly | Ms M Hopkins | 55kg | $41.00 |
| 7th | 16 | Red Goshawk | 6 | B Vale | D J Perryman | 57kg | $151.00 |
| 8th | 15 | Conjola Girl | 4 | Cassidy Hill | Shilleagh Meyervale | 55kg | $151.00 |
| 9th | 13 | Mayport | 7 | Pierre Boudvillain | Michael Travers | 57kg | $26.00 |
| 10th | 11 | Backflips | 2 | M Heagney | Michael Travers | 56kg | $61.00 |
| Scr | 1 | Connector | 14 | J E & C Ledger | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 3 | Souk | 11 | Matthew Kelley | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 4 | Western Edge | 1 | C J Davis | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 10 | Mojo Junior | 10 | Andrew Dale | 56.5kg | ||
| Scr | 12 | Star Gyal | 14 | R J Blacker | 55kg | ||
| Scr | 14 | Relax The Spirit | 8 | Andrew Dale | 55kg |
Federation Steel & Industrial Country Boosted Hcp (C2)
The most reliable form line in the race on wet ground. He is placing consistently and running to a narrow margin band, exactly the profile the BM58-and-below rulebook rewards. The class rise and the modest 1-from-9 win strike keep him narrowly behind the top pick rather than ahead of it, so place cover is the sensible structure.
Genuinely progressive and the winner of his past two, with a rider who is the best statistical performer at this track and is 2-from-3 on the horse. His two wins came on Heavy 8 at 1175m, so the sharp drop to 1000m on a drying Soft 5 from gate 9 is a real question, and Corowa punishes runners settling seventh or worse.
The overlay of the race. She draws barrier 2, maps on-pace, and has ten starts at the trip for six top-three finishes. Each-way is the play.
- 1st1Bombay BoomBrodie Loy$1.80
- 2nd5Winter HailPierre Boudvillain$3.10
- 3rd8KazotskyBrittany Button$51.00
- 4th3Lord Of ValorB Mc Dougall$8.50
Full result · 8 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Bombay Boom | 1 | Brodie Loy | Matthew Dale | 60.5kg | $1.80 |
| 2nd | 5 | Winter Hail | 4 | Pierre Boudvillain | P McVicar | 58.5kg | $3.10 |
| 3rd | 8 | Kazotsky | 5 | Brittany Button | Nadine Cameron | 53.5kg | $51.00 |
| 4th | 3 | Lord Of Valor | 8 | B Mc Dougall | Ms D Scott | 60kg | $8.50 |
| 5th | 2 | Willingham | 3 | M Aitken | Danielle Seib | 60.5kg | $13.00 |
| 6th | 4 | Magna Mak | 2 | B P Ward | W G Carroll | 59kg | $26.00 |
| 7th | 6 | Bargino | 6 | Lachlan King | Nadine Cameron | 57.5kg | $12.00 |
| 8th | 9 | Cassimir | 7 | C J Parish | P Waters | 56kg | $101.00 |
| Scr | 7 | Xceptional Spirit | 9 | Matthew Kelley | 55kg | ||
| Scr | 10 | Dubai Oak | 7 | J Rolfe | 55kg |
Naughtin Development Group (Bm66)
Triptolemus won at this exact class last start bowling along in front on a Heavy 9, and was beaten only a length in tougher BM74 company before that. The 61kg and lack of a Soft win are genuine questions, but drying ground and a moderate tempo let him dictate.
A progressive four-year-old mare in career-best touch, winning two of her past four at 1400m and always racing handy. The Corowa profile rewards exactly that — settle 1-3, inside-to-midfield gate, moderate tempo. The class rise from BM58 is the caveat, but she has beaten those fields decisively rather than scraping home, carries a workable 57kg, and maps into the perfect trailing spot behind Triptolemus and Hellberg. Place chance is strong even if the grade lift finds her out.
The specialist angle. Hellberg has been to Corowa four times for three wins, including two from two over this exact trip, one of them on Soft 5. Those are hard numbers to ignore at a quirky country circuit where local form travels. He drops to 56kg after humping 62.5kg twice on synthetic and maps to lead or press from gate 4. The class rise from BM56 is real and caps confidence, but course-and-distance mastery plus the weight drop makes him dangerous.
Comfortably the best closer in the race and the one runner who can produce a finishing burst nobody else can match. Today he gets barrier 3 and just 56kg.
- 1st1TriptolemusBrodie Loy$2.00
- 2nd9Chief Of WarPierre Boudvillain$4.20
- 3rd7RoonamiMs C Keatings$4.40
- 4th5HellbergAlice Kennedy$6.50
Full result · 7 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Triptolemus | 1 | Brodie Loy | N J Olive | 61kg | $2.00 |
| 2nd | 9 | Chief Of War | 2 | Pierre Boudvillain | Heath Maclean | 56.5kg | $4.20 |
| 3rd | 7 | Roonami | 4 | Ms C Keatings | Matthew Kelley | 57kg | $4.40 |
| 4th | 5 | Hellberg | 3 | Alice Kennedy | Ben Brisbourne | 56kg | $6.50 |
| 5th | 8 | A Book Of Days | 5 | R Wedrat-Kroezen | J Rolfe | 54.5kg | $31.00 |
| 6th | 3 | A Boy Named Soo | 7 | B Mc Dougall | Michael Travers | 59kg | $26.00 |
| 7th | 2 | Rocket Rudee | 6 | C J Parish | W G Carroll | 60.5kg | $21.00 |
| Scr | 4 | Big Opinion | 3 | Matthew Dale | 58kg | ||
| Scr | 6 | Kokonda | 10 | Craig Weeding | 57kg | ||
| Scr | 10 | Jayzeal | 5 | C J Davis | 55kg |
Naubro Concrete (Bm58)
The most reliable profile in a volatile BM58. Bella Katelyn won convincingly at Narrandera on Soft 6 leading throughout, is lightly raced at only four starts, and maps to lead or sit outside the lead from gate 2 - precisely the profile Corowa sprints reward. Her wet-track record of one win and one second from three soft starts stands out against rivals with poor soft records.
Bifurcation's Albury second on Heavy 8 was better than the bare result given she was hampered near the 900m and again near the 700m, then still finished a length off the winner from seventh at the turn.
Barrier 3, a 55.5kg weight and Ella Bent's 20% Corowa strike make her a live on-pace threat on a circuit where forward runners dominate.
Little Basheba is a genuine Corowa horse - one win and two placings from five track starts, including a 1200m win here on Soft 7 when she was ninth at the 400m and still got there. She trialled winning at Wagga four days ago, is second-up where she has won before, and drops from BM66 to BM58. The negatives are real: she is a backmarker at a track that punishes them and carries 60kg.
- 1st4BifurcationBrodie Loy$6.00
- 2nd9Legendary DivaCarly Frater$19.00
- 3rd8TerespritB Mc Dougall$6.00
- 4th11Rain QueenElla Bent$4.20
Full result · 8 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Bifurcation | 4 | Brodie Loy | K A Davison | 60.5kg | $6.00 |
| 2nd | 9 | Legendary Diva | 6 | Carly Frater | Grant White | 58kg | $19.00 |
| 3rd | 8 | Teresprit | 1 | B Mc Dougall | Michael Travers | 58.5kg | $6.00 |
| 4th | 11 | Rain Queen | 3 | Ella Bent | C D Widdison | 55.5kg | $4.20 |
| 5th | 3 | Zetalyn | 5 | Dale Cole | Fiona Watts | 59.5kg | $15.00 |
| 6th | 7 | Bella Katelyn | 2 | Cassidy Hill | Craig Weeding | 56.5kg | $7.50 |
| 7th | 2 | Lulu Darling | 8 | Lachlan King | Michael Huglin | 61.5kg | $3.90 |
| 8th | 6 | Little Basheba | 7 | B P Ward | Garry Worsnop | 60kg | $6.50 |
| Scr | 1 | Coco De Luxe | 12 | Craig Weeding | 64kg | ||
| Scr | 5 | See You Then | 9 | Andrew Dale | 60.5kg | ||
| Scr | 10 | Iroquai | 10 | Michael Travers | 57.5kg | ||
| Scr | 12 | Light The Sage | 11 | J E & C Ledger | 56kg | ||
| Scr | 13 | Snow On Her | 9 | C J Davis | 55kg |
Upton Centre Pivot Irrigation (Bm58)
Black Adam is racing in career-best touch with a Soft 7 win and a narrow Heavy second in his last two, and his 9-start soft record of three wins and three thirds directly answers today's Soft 5. He owns a win from his only Corowa appearance and a solid 1200m record, and the speed map has him controlling proceedings - exactly the profile Corowa sprints reward. The 62kg and gate 7 are real, but he has won and placed under similar weight.
The value play. He was a clear-cut second on Soft 6 last start under similar conditions and is five kilos better off than the topweights.
- 1st9Ozzy The EqualiserPierre Boudvillain$17.00
- 2nd2Black AdamM Aitken$3.60
- 3rd10Time AngelLachlan King$6.50
- 4th5Boy From TennesseeBrodie Loy$10.00
Full result · 10 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Ozzy The Equaliser | 9 | Pierre Boudvillain | S Spackman | 57kg | $17.00 |
| 2nd | 2 | Black Adam | 5 | M Aitken | D J McCarthy | 62kg | $3.60 |
| 3rd | 10 | Time Angel | 1 | Lachlan King | John Fitzgerald | 57kg | $6.50 |
| 4th | 5 | Boy From Tennessee | 10 | Brodie Loy | P McVicar | 60kg | $10.00 |
| 5th | 8 | Flywire | 4 | Ms C Keatings | Matthew Kelley | 57kg | $5.00 |
| 6th | 15 | Big Opinion | 7 | Dale Cole | Matthew Dale | 62kg | $6.50 |
| 7th | 11 | Theo's Choice | 3 | B P Ward | W G Carroll | 56kg | $8.00 |
| 8th | 3 | Schroder's Mistake | 2 | Jack Martin | R J Blacker | 62kg | $8.50 |
| 9th | 7 | Rowdy Anthem | 8 | Alice Kennedy | Grant White | 55.5kg | $26.00 |
| 10th | 12 | The Pres | 6 | R Wedrat-Kroezen | J Rolfe | 53kg | $151.00 |
| Scr | 1 | Paparazzo | 7 | Craig Weeding | 62.5kg | ||
| Scr | 4 | Flying Mean | 3 | David & Coral Feek | 61.5kg | ||
| Scr | 6 | Riverbend Unicorn | 5 | W G Carroll | 60kg | ||
| Scr | 13 | Monaghan's Boy | 10 | J A Rooney | 55kg | ||
| Scr | 14 | Mahjing | 5 | C J Davis | 55kg |
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