The progressive runner in an exposed field.
New South Wales · Thursday 10 September 2026
Hawkesbury tips and results
Our top pick won 2 of 8 races at Hawkesbury. Every pick, our analysis and the full results are below.
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Hawkesbury Ladies Day 7 November Hcp (C1)
What stops him being the top selection is the win column: one victory from eleven starts, none from five attempts on Good going, and 58.5kg topweight.
Crucially she raced handy that day rather than dropping out the back as she often has, and if that pattern holds from barrier 5 she is a live chance in a race likely run at a slow tempo. The queries are real - a first attempt at 1600m and no wins from six runs on Good going - so she rates a solid third rather than a winning play.
He drops from Class 2 to Class 1, picks up Kerrin McEvoy and draws barrier 2, which should finally see him ridden closer.
- 1st1PhilatelicZac Lloyd$2.25
- 2nd3HitchR Hutchings$3.00
- 3rd4Derry City FelixMolly Bourke$19.00
- 4th5I Am BraveK S Latham$8.00
Full result · 7 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Philatelic | 3 | Zac Lloyd | Richard Litt | 58.5kg | $2.25 |
| 2nd | 3 | Hitch | 6 | R Hutchings | Michael Freedman | 56.5kg | $3.00 |
| 3rd | 4 | Derry City Felix | 1 | Molly Bourke | P & M Cave | 56kg | $19.00 |
| 4th | 5 | I Am Brave | 4 | K S Latham | Richard & Will Freedman | 56kg | $8.00 |
| 5th | 2 | Costabit | 2 | K Mc Evoy | G Ryan & S Alexiou | 56.5kg | $5.00 |
| 6th | 7 | Piedi Veloci | 7 | G Buckley | Donna Grisedale | 55kg | $101.00 |
| 7th | 6 | Aranese | 5 | Mollie Fitzgerald | Ms A Turner | 55kg | $41.00 |
| Scr | 8 | Miss Graysea | 4 | Edward Cummings | 55kg |
Brad Widdup Racing (Bm64)
The no-good-track-wins line is misleading: every one of his good-track runs came at 1100m-1500m before connections found his trip. Since being stepped to 2000m he is two from two, both times winning from an on-pace position, and he arrives in the best form of his career. With no genuine leader engaged and Hawkesbury favouring runners handy at the bell, he can sit third or fourth off a slow tempo and be the hardest to run down. Class rise from country BM66 to provincial BM64 is minimal.
She is a genuine winning threat and a very solid placing prospect at a track she has already won twice at. The reservations are the untried 2000m, an out-of-form rider and a finishing pattern that relies on a race being run to suit at a venue biased towards on-pace runners.
The step to 2000m looks a positive on pedigree and running pattern. Against him: he needs a truly run race to sweep home, the projected tempo is slow, and Hawkesbury's staying bias punishes backmarkers heavily.
Overpriced relative to his profile at this specific track and trip. He has been placed twice from three attempts at Hawkesbury over 2000m, won here three weeks ago and was only run down late last start after being hampered at the jump. Barrier one and a light weight give Buckley the option of being closer than usual off a slow tempo, which would remove the one genuine flaw in his case.
- 1st1Fay's AngelsMadeline Owen$3.50
- 2nd7BinkouG Buckley$8.50
- 3rd4Prefer DiamondsMs W Costin$2.60
- 4th3Laspirit DeelerJ Penza$5.50
Full result · 7 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Fay's Angels | 6 | Madeline Owen | Ms K Owen | 59.5kg | $3.50 |
| 2nd | 7 | Binkou | 1 | G Buckley | G L Frazer | 56.5kg | $8.50 |
| 3rd | 4 | Prefer Diamonds | 3 | Ms W Costin | Jason Attard | 57.5kg | $2.60 |
| 4th | 3 | Laspirit Deeler | 2 | J Penza | Lee & Cherie Curtis | 58kg | $5.50 |
| 5th | 8 | Vieste | 4 | J Ford | K J Parker | 55kg | $26.00 |
| 6th | 6 | Green Pineapple | 7 | Clayton Gallagher | Ms G Williams | 57kg | $9.50 |
| 7th | 2 | Dr Evil | 5 | K S Latham | J A Steinmetz | 58.5kg | $10.00 |
| Scr | 5 | Can't Recall One | 5 | Matthew Smith | 57kg |
Group One Thoroughbreds Provincial Mdn Hcp
The most reliable profile in a shallow maiden. From barrier 2 he can take the one-out, one-back trail behind the lone leader, which is exactly the pattern Hawkesbury rewards (leaders 33%, backmarkers 0%). The 59kg and 1500m step are the queries, but class and map outweigh them.
The Dundeel breeding suggests 1500m is where he wants to be and McEvoy's booking is meaningful. The reservation is purely tactical: barrier 10 in a field of 10, a likely moderate tempo with one leader, and a track bias that has produced no winners from behind midfield.
The tactical wildcard. This is a race with only one identified leader and a track profile that has been kind to on-pace runners, so Warm Front can dictate at his own tempo from barrier 6 off the minimum 56.5kg.
The overlay in the race. He drops 1.5kg today, has trialled well at this circuit including a trial win here, and the 1500m clearly suits his pattern of running on late.
- 1st2Power BrokerK Mc Evoy$2.20
- 2nd7Navy SlippersTyler Schiller$15.00
- 3rd1Comanche ChiefC Schofield$2.30
- 4th3Gold EarthL P Beuzelin$13.00
Full result · 10 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Power Broker | 10 | K Mc Evoy | Edward O'Rourke | 58kg | $2.20 |
| 2nd | 7 | Navy Slippers | 5 | Tyler Schiller | Marc Chevalier | 56.5kg | $15.00 |
| 3rd | 1 | Comanche Chief | 2 | C Schofield | Fabio Martino | 59kg | $2.30 |
| 4th | 3 | Gold Earth | 7 | L P Beuzelin | T Wong | 57.5kg | $13.00 |
| 5th | 10 | Zaddicted | 1 | C Lever | Ms K Gavenlock | 56.5kg | $101.00 |
| 6th | 9 | Warm Front | 6 | A B Collett | Nacim Dilmi | 56.5kg | $13.00 |
| 7th | 5 | Isobel | 4 | Ms J Taylor | Ms K Gavenlock | 56.5kg | $61.00 |
| 8th | 8 | Red Deer | 8 | Ms W Costin | Sara Ryan | 56.5kg | $16.00 |
| 9th | 4 | Audacity | 3 | Reece Jones | Sam Harris | 56.5kg | $51.00 |
| 10th | 6 | Lucky Monkey | 9 | J Penza | Ms K Outtrim | 56.5kg | $151.00 |
Clarendon Tavern Mdn Plate
The most tangible form in the race. She returns off a Randwick trial win with Gibbons retaining the ride, and her Good track record shows a placing from her only start on the surface. The spell, the wide gate and a track bias favouring on-pacers keep her behind the top pick rather than ahead of it.
Unraced 5yo mare who arrives via the strongest trial profile in the race: three trial wins including a soft-ground Randwick success 12 days back. Pfieffer and Collett combine at 23%, barrier 5 offers a handy run in a race with a pronounced leaders bias (33% win rate), and Hawkesbury maidens are historically chalk-dominated. Absence of race form is not penalised under a proxy assessment; the late debut and Collett's cold run are the only genuine reservations against a horse the stable clearly has ready.
A well-bred Waller debutant with a consistent trial sheet and the best gate in the race. Barrier 2 matters here given leaders have won a third of recent Hawkesbury races, and Lloyd is riding in excellent touch.
Stepping to 1100m second-up with McEvoy retained, the fitness and trip changes both point the right way.
- 1st9PailleronRachel King$2.70
- 2nd3Beyond The ReefDylan Gibbons$3.20
- 3rd10ShantiC Schofield$11.00
- 4th6Ignition CodeMs W Costin$4.80
Full result · 11 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Pailleron | 1 | Rachel King | Bjorn Baker | 55.5kg | $2.70 |
| 2nd | 3 | Beyond The Reef | 9 | Dylan Gibbons | J G Sargent | 55.5kg | $3.20 |
| 3rd | 10 | Shanti | 2 | C Schofield | G Waterhouse & A Bott | 55.5kg | $11.00 |
| 4th | 6 | Ignition Code | 11 | Ms W Costin | G Waterhouse & A Bott | 55.5kg | $4.80 |
| 5th | 4 | Clinger Power | 6 | Zac Lloyd | Edward O'Rourke | 55.5kg | $9.00 |
| 6th | 2 | Moon Flash | 10 | Ashley Morgan | David Payne | 58kg | $16.00 |
| 7th | 7 | Kiowa | 8 | K Mc Evoy | G Ryan & S Alexiou | 55.5kg | $41.00 |
| 8th | 14 | Biripi Perfection | 5 | J Penza | M & D Kearney | 55.5kg | $101.00 |
| 9th | 13 | Camilla's Legacy | 4 | Tyler Schiller | Stephen O'Halloran | 58kg | $91.00 |
| 10th | 12 | Circus Girl | 7 | J Ford | Ms K Outtrim | 58kg | $151.00 |
| 11th | 11 | Shout About | 3 | A Adkins | G D Hickman | 55.5kg | $151.00 |
| Scr | 1 | Lucsain | 4 | David Pfieffer | 58kg | ||
| Scr | 5 | Fiaba | 2 | C J Waller | 55.5kg | ||
| Scr | 8 | Let's Engage | 10 | Anthony Mountney | 55.5kg |
Hawkesbury Race Club Motel Mdn Plate
Barrier 1 is a genuine asset at Hawkesbury where leaders win 33% and on-pace runners dominate the 400m read. Pride/Schofield strike at 18%, he is 2.5kg under the topweights, and second-run improvement is the norm. Clear top selection.
Applying the maiden proxy rules, Soviet Storm rates well without race form. He has finished top three in all four barrier trials, including a Hawkesbury trial win on a Good 4 — the exact track and surface today — from a stable with a strong debut record. By Russian Revolution, the pedigree screams 1100m speed, and barrier 4 fits the inside-to-mid, on-pace lean the track data rewards. The jockey booking is the soft spot and 59kg is no help, so he is a place proposition rather than a confident win play.
He returns fresh but with a winning Gosford trial behind him and his first up record is one start for one second. Ashley Morgan retains the ride and knows him from every trial. Genuine winning threat, marginally short of the top pick on class of opposition beaten.
Under the debutant proxy framework the trainer profile is elite, Beuzelin rides 14% for the stable, and the Hellbent pedigree is well suited to a 1100m sprint. Barrier 8 is workable given the neutral sprint barrier read.
- 1st10Not On My WatchC Schofield$1.45
- 2nd4MaccbiDeon Le Roux$12.00
- 3rd5Markos PortL P Beuzelin$51.00
- 4th1Camden CoveJ R Collett$3.40
Full result · 10 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Not On My Watch | 1 | C Schofield | Joseph Pride | 56.5kg | $1.45 |
| 2nd | 4 | Maccbi | 9 | Deon Le Roux | J & G Lee | 56kg | $12.00 |
| 3rd | 5 | Markos Port | 5 | L P Beuzelin | G Waterhouse & A Bott | 59kg | $51.00 |
| 4th | 1 | Camden Cove | 6 | J R Collett | Bjorn Baker | 59kg | $3.40 |
| 5th | 16 | Banner Banner | 8 | C Lever | T Wong | 59kg | $151.00 |
| 6th | 15 | Axhro | 2 | J Penza | M & D Kearney | 56.5kg | $151.00 |
| 7th | 14 | Andhe's Brave | 4 | J Ford | Matthew Smith | 59kg | $51.00 |
| 8th | 13 | Waking Resources | 10 | Ellen Hennessy | Stephen O'Halloran | 59kg | $101.00 |
| 9th | 8 | Soviet Storm | 3 | Ms R Freeman | G Portelli | 59kg | $17.00 |
| 10th | 3 | Hellfire Henry | 7 | Ms L Day | J M Austin | 59kg | $51.00 |
| Scr | 2 | Dwight | 16 | Jason Attard | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 6 | Mayweather | 10 | Peter Snowden | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 7 | Nuclear Pete | 11 | C J Waller | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 9 | Last Affair | 6 | Michael Freedman | 56.5kg | ||
| Scr | 11 | Slander | 7 | Nathan Doyle | 56.5kg | ||
| Scr | 12 | Artfull | 2 | Sara Ryan | 59kg |
Blakes Marine Midway (Bm64)
The form horse of the race on momentum, having won her last two by controlling both from the front, and she draws to lead again at a track where leaders win a third of races.
Consistent, progressive and honest, and her Hawkesbury 1100m second beaten a half-length in Class 1 reads well against this grade.
Barrier three lets him settle just off a hot speed duel and the drop from BM72 is meaningful.
- 1st6Lady Of The CastleZac Lloyd$3.30
- 2nd5At Her MercyRachel King$3.70
- 3rd1Los PadresDeon Le Roux$8.50
- 4th7Lady ShenanigansLeeshelle Small$61.00
Full result · 8 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Lady Of The Castle | 3 | Zac Lloyd | Nathan Doyle | 56kg | $3.30 |
| 2nd | 5 | At Her Mercy | 6 | Rachel King | David Pfieffer | 58.5kg | $3.70 |
| 3rd | 1 | Los Padres | 7 | Deon Le Roux | Mitchell Beer & George Carpenter | 59kg | $8.50 |
| 4th | 7 | Lady Shenanigans | 8 | Leeshelle Small | M & D Kearney | 53kg | $61.00 |
| 5th | 4 | Mrs Flanders | 4 | Siena Grima | K J Parker | 58kg | $4.80 |
| 6th | 2 | Shalaa Gold | 2 | Olivia Chambers | Marc & Mitchell Conners | 59kg | $4.40 |
| 7th | 10 | River Pat | 5 | Ashley Morgan | Ms K Waugh | 55kg | $15.00 |
| 8th | 11 | Dodi | 1 | G Buckley | Mick Attard | 55kg | $101.00 |
| Scr | 3 | Be Quiet | 8 | Ms K Waugh | 59.5kg | ||
| Scr | 8 | Sprightly Affair | 9 | Nathan Doyle | 55kg | ||
| Scr | 9 | Nymphadora | 1 | Stephen O'Halloran | 55kg |
Debortoli Super Mdn Hcp
The strongest form case in the race. He settles handy, draws barrier 4, and the slow-tempo, on-pace-biased Hawkesbury profile plays directly to that pattern. Schofield's 29% strike for Widdup adds intent.
The pick of the debutants on proxy assessment. O'Shea and Charlton place their maidens with intent, Zac Lloyd is riding in outstanding form, and the Rosehill trial 3rd beaten under a length suggests she is race-ready. Barrier 6 puts her in the sweet spot for a track that rewards handy runners from inside-to-mid draws. The only genuine reservation is that 1300m is a searching first assignment. Sound each-way claims but the exposed improvers rate marginally safer.
Barrier 7 in a tactical, slow-tempo race and a jockey in a lean patch temper the win case. Solid to run top three.
She now drops sharply in class, draws the rail, carries only 56kg, and races for a stable that improves horses second run.
- 1st5Call Me CoachDylan Gibbons$3.40
- 2nd6Never KnowC Schofield$3.90
- 3rd10SeminalZac Lloyd$3.20
- 4th7Parisest MagicRachel King$31.00
Full result · 10 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Call Me Coach | 8 | Dylan Gibbons | A & S Freedman | 56.5kg | $3.40 |
| 2nd | 6 | Never Know | 4 | C Schofield | Brad Widdup | 56.5kg | $3.90 |
| 3rd | 10 | Seminal | 6 | Zac Lloyd | John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | 55kg | $3.20 |
| 4th | 7 | Parisest Magic | 9 | Rachel King | Alexandre Lemarie | 56.5kg | $31.00 |
| 5th | 8 | Castelique | 1 | A Adkins | C J Waller | 56kg | $10.00 |
| 6th | 9 | Residential | 7 | Ms L Day | Jack Pilkington | 55.5kg | $101.00 |
| 7th | 3 | Loreal Belle | 5 | Ms W Costin | G Waterhouse & A Bott | 57.5kg | $7.00 |
| 8th | 1 | Kawerau | 3 | Siena Grima | C J Waller | 58.5kg | $26.00 |
| 9th | 12 | Tahurangi | 2 | Reece Jones | R L Pearse | 55kg | $51.00 |
| 10th | 11 | Spud Gun | 10 | J Penza | Jack Pilkington | 55kg | $101.00 |
| Scr | 2 | Made In Italy | 7 | Matthew Smith | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 4 | March | 12 | M, W & J Hawkes | 57kg | ||
| Scr | 13 | Usain Boss | 8 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 55kg |
Book Your Christmas Raceday Party Now (Bm64)
That trip, surface and tactical pattern are replicated exactly today. Barrier 1 and 56kg on a Hawkesbury circuit that rewards handy runners from inside draws is close to an ideal setup, and the O'Shea/Charlton–Lloyd combination signals genuine intent.
She now drops 3kg to 57kg, draws barrier 3 and gets Schofield, who strikes at 16% both here and for the stable.
Gibbons is 0 from 23 for the stable. The raw ability is unquestioned and she is a genuine winning threat, but the accumulated queries keep her third rather than on top.
He drops 2.5kg, steps to a trip his Dundeel pedigree wants, and retains Hutchings, who is 25% for Freedman.
- 1st12Concrete StormZac Lloyd$1.75
- 2nd3StalloneK S Latham$5.50
- 3rd9Divine SecretsC Schofield$3.50
- 4th1CaltsarLiberty Smyth$10.00
Full result · 7 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Concrete Storm | 1 | Zac Lloyd | John O'Shea & Tom Charlton | 56kg | $1.75 |
| 2nd | 3 | Stallone | 4 | K S Latham | Bjorn Baker | 61kg | $5.50 |
| 3rd | 9 | Divine Secrets | 2 | C Schofield | Peter Snowden | 57kg | $3.50 |
| 4th | 1 | Caltsar | 3 | Liberty Smyth | Nathan Doyle | 59.5kg | $10.00 |
| 5th | 2 | Sunchyme | 6 | Dale Cole | K Dryden & L Snowden | 59.5kg | $51.00 |
| 6th | 10 | Renoir | 7 | Olivia Chambers | Ms K Gavenlock | 55kg | $41.00 |
| 7th | 13 | Air Kiss | 5 | Mollie Fitzgerald | Ms K Gavenlock | 55kg | $101.00 |
| Scr | 4 | Due Calzini | 2 | Danielle Seib | 60kg | ||
| Scr | 5 | Varuni | 7 | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 60kg | ||
| Scr | 6 | Glastonbury Girl | 10 | Matthew Smith | 59.5kg | ||
| Scr | 7 | Spread The Love | 6 | Danielle Seib | 59.5kg | ||
| Scr | 8 | Zonkstar | 12 | Matthew Smith | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 11 | Wallace Station | 11 | Michael Freedman | 56.5kg |
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