Punt like a Pro, without the know!
New South Wales · Saturday 19 September 2026
Our top pick won 0 of 7 races at Bowraville. Every pick, our analysis and the full results are below.
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The one to beat and the safest form line in a weak maiden. He has genuine early speed and has been beaten narrowly at 1000-1025m in two of his last three, and the map lets him sit handy in a race where Bowraville speedsters dominate. The query is the dry track, as all his best runs have come with give in the ground, but back to the short course he rates clearly on top.
The likely front-runner and the race shape is in her favour: gate 3, quickest out, and Bowraville sprints are won by leaders. Her recent form reads worse than it is because she has been run over trips too far for her; back to 1000m she can control a moderate tempo.
The most reliable closer in the race, placed in three of his last five and narrowly beaten over an easy 1000m last campaign. He keeps running to a competitive standard and should be charging late. The concern is style versus venue: Bowraville sprints are dominated by on-pace runners and backmarkers rarely get there, so he needs the leaders to overdo it to win, but he is a solid place hope.
A roughie worth a small ticket.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Rips Law | 4 | Ben Looker | Colt Prosser | 55kg | $4.20 |
| 2nd | 4 | My Sweetheart | 3 | Peter Graham | Damien Smith | 55.5kg | $6.50 |
| 3rd | 3 | Musumeci | 6 | Grace Palmer | Daniel Stanley | 52kg | $3.80 |
| 4th | 2 | Kobi Express | 5 | Raymond Spokes | Samantha McGuren | 56kg | $2.15 |
| 5th | 6 | Small Fortune | 2 | Madeline Owen | Shane Everson | 55kg | $15.00 |
| Scr | 1 | Long Live | 1 | Jason Deamer | 61kg | ||
| Scr | 7 | Too Hard To Find | 7 | Samantha McGuren | 55kg |
The most reliable horse in the race — nearly always thereabouts in Class 1 company and genuinely unlucky last start when hampered.
From barrier 6 she should settle just off a fast tempo, which suits.
Best form case on how this race shapes: he can lead or sit outside the speed from barrier 3 and his maiden win was the strongest recent run in the field.
An each-way shot who should get the ideal trail just behind a fast tempo, a position that has proven decisive at Bowraville.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Miss Wildcat | 7 | Archie McColm | Marcus Wilson | 57kg | $10.00 |
| 2nd | 8 | She's A Wild One | 8 | Ben Looker | Colt Prosser | 55kg | $18.00 |
| 3rd | 6 | Valder | 11 | Grady Spokes | Jake Hull | 55kg | $6.00 |
| 4th | 10 | Youcompleteme | 1 | Olivia Dalton | Kevin King | 54kg | $4.80 |
| 5th | 3 | Dirty Does It | 2 | Raymond Spokes | Robert Agnew | 58.5kg | $2.10 |
| 6th | 4 | Mess Around | 4 | Madeline Owen | Karen Owen | 58kg | $11.00 |
| 7th | 7 | Midwest Princess | 6 | Grace Palmer | Jason Reilly | 52kg | $8.50 |
| 8th | 11 | Millennium Prayer | 9 | Teighan Worsnop | Greg Howells | 55kg | $101.00 |
| 9th | 9 | Cianwood City | 10 | Stephen Cummins | Shane Everson | 55kg | $151.00 |
| Scr | 2 | Mr Cornstar | 3 | Damien Smith | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 5 | Cheating Lilibet | 5 | Karen Owen | 56.5kg |
The class runner of the field who drops back to a country Open after winning a stronger race last preparation. He gives every rival weight and resumes off a break, but a recent trial suggests he is forward enough. If he brings his best form he is the one to beat.
Well weighted and ideally drawn, he can settle handy to what shapes as a hot tempo and be strong through the line.
Veteran who lands the ideal inside gate with the on-pace style that suits Bowraville, where leaders and handy runners dominate the sprints.
Likely leader and the quickest of these out of the gates, in a race where the front runners dominate at Bowraville. First-up off a spell and drawn wide, but she comes from a stable in form and has already won a race at this track.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Where's The Fire | 2 | Paige Fergusson-Smith | Tony Ball | 54kg | $2.60 |
| 2nd | 3 | Blue Dane | 8 | Raymond Spokes | Shaun Harvey | 56kg | $4.20 |
| 3rd | 1 | Dis Is Heaven | 5 | Ben Looker | Colt Prosser | 64kg | $3.20 |
| 4th | 5 | Brazen Brando | 1 | Teighan Worsnop | Brett Lazzarini | 55kg | $4.40 |
| 5th | 7 | Jevington Will Do | 3 | Grace Palmer | Hilary Dew | 52kg | $71.00 |
| 6th | 6 | Clan D'oro | 4 | Stephen Cummins | Vanessa McLennan | 55kg | $81.00 |
| 7th | 8 | Pongola | 6 | Madeline Owen | Hilary Dew | 55kg | $101.00 |
| Scr | 4 | Wine Time | 7 | Archie McColm | Nicole Hudson | 53kg |
Best recent form in the race: he chased hard for second in a stronger Kempsey race last start and won at Port Macquarie two runs back. Concerns are a get-back style in what shapes as a slowly run staying race, a big weight, and the fact he has never won on a dry track.
Consistent without winning of late, and he faded from a stalking spot last start. Two wins from 26 starts and no dry-track success make him hard to fully trust at the shorts.
Drops in grade and is a winner at this trip. He draws the inside gate, a real edge at Bowraville, and the local jockey rides this track well. However he gets back in his races, and with the tempo likely to be slow, giving away a start over 2200m is a concern. Recent runs have been plain but not disgraced.
The pace angle. He maps as the likely leader and Bowraville rewards front-runners heavily, with the tempo projected slow over this trip. He also drops in grade from a BM58.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Dipierdomenico | 1 | Ben Looker | Robert Knight | 61.5kg | $2.60 |
| 2nd | 1 | Farraige | 7 | Archie McColm | Dale Wagstaff | 61kg | $7.50 |
| 3rd | 6 | Rita's Pearl | 5 | Grady Spokes | Dale Wagstaff | 57kg | $5.50 |
| 4th | 8 | Firealarm | 8 | Raymond Spokes | Damien Smith | 56kg | $10.00 |
| 5th | 4 | Cannystep | 3 | Peter Graham | Peter Graham | 60.5kg | $8.00 |
| 6th | 9 | Sir Zino | 9 | Stephen Cummins | Vanessa McLennan | 55kg | $101.00 |
| 7th | 2 | Caledonian | 4 | Madeline Owen | Karen Owen | 62kg | $3.70 |
| Scr | 5 | Flash Prince | 2 | Vanessa McLennan | 60kg | ||
| Scr | 7 | Be Thy Name | 6 | Vanessa McLennan | 56kg |
Racing consistently without winning and comes off a solid second over 1000m at Kempsey. He maps to settle prominently from gate four, which suits Bowraville's on-pace bias, and the stable has a perfect record at this track while the jockey-trainer pairing strikes at a good rate. The big query is the step up to 1370m for the first time.
A natural front-runner who draws inside in three and should lead in a race lacking early pressure. Bowraville strongly favours on-pace runners and he has a placing over 1400m to his name. The concern is his recent form, having weakened badly when leading last start, and he has been well beaten at his past couple of outings.
Clearly the class runner of this field, having mixed it in far stronger Queensland maidens where he finished a close third at Doomben and fourth at Ipswich, beaten under a length. Dropped into a country maiden he looks hard to beat, and his on-pace style suits a Bowraville track where leaders dominate. The wide draw in ten is a niggle, but his form is a cut above the rest.
He has two recent seconds, the latest over 1450m at Kempsey where he closed strongly from the back, and an earlier second at Inverell beaten under half a length. Suited by good ground, he is a consistent place-getter who simply needs the race to be run to suit. Backmarker at an on-pace track is the risk.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Strenuous | 3 | Archie McColm | Marcus Wilson | 57kg | $2.00 |
| 2nd | 9 | Ronardo | 9 | Grady Spokes | Jake Hull | 55kg | $10.00 |
| 3rd | 4 | Raining Luck | 1 | Peter Graham | Damien Smith | 59kg | $11.00 |
| 4th | 8 | Sizzling Suzie | 6 | Madeline Owen | Karen Owen | 57kg | $7.50 |
| 5th | 6 | The Michael | 8 | Olivia Dalton | Colt Prosser | 57kg | $41.00 |
| 6th | 1 | Bon Batan | 7 | Stephen Cummins | Grant Prosser | 59kg | $16.00 |
| 7th | 3 | Checks'n'balances | 4 | Ben Looker | Fleur Henley | 59kg | $3.30 |
| Scr | 2 | Cautionary Tail | 10 | Marcus Wilson | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 7 | Follow That Dream | 5 | Jason Reilly | 57kg | ||
| Scr | 10 | Tick | 2 | Allan Kehoe | 56.5kg |
The unknown is the rise to 1370m; she has never won beyond 1250m.
Maps ideally from gate three with the early speed to sit on the pace — precisely the profile that wins at Bowraville. The most proven horse at the trip with three wins there, and a strong winner at Taree two starts ago. The worry is the firm surface: he has never won on a good track and he rises sharply in grade.
A dependable campaigner with four wins at the distance, coming off a solid third. His regular rider knows him well. The negatives are the wide gate — work early on a track that penalises it — and the rise in class from easier races. More a place hope than a serious winning threat.
The track set-up is tailor-made: gate one, natural speed, and a circuit where leaders are very hard to run down. She overdid it first-up and knocked up, but she is fitter second-up and the yard goes well here.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Bold Hoi Ho | 9 | Grady Spokes | Sally Taylor | 55kg | $8.00 |
| 2nd | 8 | Dark Stratum | 3 | Ben Looker | Samantha McGuren | 55kg | $3.70 |
| 3rd | 4 | Get Some Fun | 7 | Madeline Owen | Karen Owen | 55.5kg | $3.30 |
| 4th | 6 | He's Godspeed | 4 | Teighan Worsnop | Brett Lazzarini | 55kg | $8.00 |
| 5th | 1 | Nails And Pride | 11 | Archie McColm | Marcus Wilson | 57kg | $7.00 |
| 6th | 5 | Xtra Approval | 10 | Paige Fergusson-Smith | Tony Ball | 54kg | $8.00 |
| 7th | 7 | Introducing | 8 | Raymond Spokes | Aiden St Vincent | 56kg | $20.00 |
| 8th | 10 | Master Of Rewards | 5 | Stephen Cummins | Vanessa McLennan | 55kg | $61.00 |
| 9th | 2 | Ostracised | 2 | Olivia Dalton | Grant Prosser | 57kg | $15.00 |
| Scr | 9 | Deebee's Girl | 1 | Cassandra Schmidt | 55kg | ||
| Scr | 11 | Blue Dane | 6 | Shaun Harvey | 55kg | ||
| Scr | 12 | Ken'ker | 12 | Dale Wagstaff | 55kg |
The class runner of a weak field, back in his right grade. Best recent efforts at this level and he leads from the inside gate on a track that heavily rewards on-pace, inside runners. The knock is 62.5kg and a poor record on good ground, but his form and map make him the one to beat.
Led and fought on well, is on-pace from a handy gate and has placed at this track and trip. Inconsistent, with a plain run two starts back the worry, but on best form he is the clear second pick.
Lightly raced four-year-old with the best single performance in the race and plenty of upside. Maps to settle handy from barrier two, which suits a track that favours the speed. The negatives are a plain effort at this grade last start and a stable yet to win this season.
Drops out of stronger company where she led and was only collared late. The jockey rides this track well and the stable has targeted this meeting with its only runner.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Narukami | 2 | Grace Palmer | Sally Taylor | 58kg | $10.00 |
| 2nd | 6 | Releasethewolves | 11 | Raymond Spokes | David Matts | 58kg | $6.50 |
| 3rd | 1 | Ken'ker | 1 | Grady Spokes | Dale Wagstaff | 61kg | $3.10 |
| 4th | 2 | Class Revolution | 3 | Madeline Owen | Grant Prosser | 61.5kg | $14.00 |
| 5th | 7 | Enzoni | 5 | Archie McColm | Cassandra Schmidt | 55.5kg | $2.80 |
| 6th | 8 | Rivoli Star | 9 | Peter Graham | Peter Graham | 57.5kg | $16.00 |
| 7th | 4 | Thedaythemusicdied | 7 | Olivia Dalton | Karen Owen | 58.5kg | $15.00 |
| 8th | 10 | Saskatoon Berry | 6 | Paige Fergusson-Smith | Fleur Henley | 54kg | $21.00 |
| 9th | 9 | Cowgirl Lilly | 13 | Stephen Cummins | Samantha McGuren | 55.5kg | $21.00 |
| Scr | 5 | Tickle My Tosen | 4 | Colt Prosser | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 11 | Master Of Rewards | 10 | Vanessa McLennan | 55kg | ||
| Scr | 12 | Pongola | 8 | Hilary Dew | 55kg | ||
| Scr | 13 | Jevington Will Do | 12 | Hilary Dew | 55kg |
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