Punt like a Pro, without the know!
New South Wales · Thursday 1 October 2026
Our top pick won 2 of 6 races at Tamworth. Every pick, our analysis and the full results are below.
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Share Our Secret is drawn to get to the lead unopposed for long or share the front with only one other genuine speed horse, which suits this track's strong bias toward on-pace runners in a race that looks likely to be run at a moderate tempo. He has been racing honestly and closely without saluting, but the map is about as good as it gets for a horse of this profile.
Minister Garrett settles in the exact spot on this track that has produced the best winning strike rate, and he has the connections and fitness to be firmly in the finish again. The obvious query is that he has never saluted in a long career, so he is included more for his place chances than as the winner.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Quirky Princess | 2 | Mikayla Weir | Scott Singleton | 55kg | $1.85 |
| 2nd | 8 | Minister Garrett | 9 | Gabrielle Johnston | Jane Clement | 55kg | $7.50 |
| 3rd | 6 | Bastianini | 6 | Zac Wadick | David Hatch | 56.5kg | $17.00 |
| 4th | 3 | Memphis Blue | 11 | Jack Baker | Peter Mills | 57kg | $9.00 |
| 5th | 2 | Foxwedge Arrow | 10 | Anna Weatherlake | Tracy Bell | 56kg | $14.00 |
| 6th | 5 | Sir Zino | 3 | Serg Lisnyy | Vanessa McLennan | 59kg | $61.00 |
| 7th | 10 | Share Our Secret | 4 | Ben Looker | Wayne Wilkes | 56.5kg | $3.60 |
| 8th | 9 | Rusty Mettle | 1 | Jake Pracey-Holmes | Ben Lees | 56.5kg | $61.00 |
| Scr | 1 | Firealarm | 8 | Damien Smith | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 4 | No More Romance | 5 | Wes Boyd | 59kg | ||
| Scr | 7 | Kojak | 7 | Todd Smith | 56.5kg |
The pick on form and connections. The mare has a solid trial at Tamworth over 1000m and is drawn to be handy. Hatch and Wadick combine well, and Wadick has a strong Tamworth record.
She has the speed to be handy from barrier 10 and she steps up second-up. However, both race starts were plain, she faded late last time, and the stable is out of form with a winless combination. She rates a place chance but is too short to back to win.
A mare with consistent, if unspectacular, runs. She steps up second-up, gets the rail draw, and won a trial here over the same distance. She was hampered and raced wide last start, so the result flatters her little. Her trainer has a poor record at Tamworth and she has not yet shown enough to win, but she is a solid place chance.
My Sweetheart stands out on recent form, just missing at the same trip on similar ground last start while showing genuine finishing power. A career placegetter (3 seconds, 1 third from 12), she races on-pace which suits this track's leader-friendly pattern, and backs up quickly without needing to find fitness.
Soobring It has never missed a placing at 1000m and produced her best when leading and battling on for third at Glen Innes. Second-up with a solid record in that scenario, she has genuine gate speed that should let her cross forward despite a wider draw. A leading type in a race shaping as a true speed test, she looks well placed to go one better.
An unexciting record, but the map and track bias both point his way. He is the only real leader in a small sprint field at a track where leaders and on-pace runners win the most. He has given a good sight of the lead in previous starts and has shown speed even in better races.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Gay Tarantella | 10 | Jake Pracey-Holmes | Holly Williams | 55.5kg | $1.90 |
| 2nd | 1 | Little Duke | 5 | Jenny Duggan | Sue Grills | 59kg | $10.00 |
| 3rd | 11 | Suvathi | 8 | Billy Cray | Terry Wicks | 55.5kg | $21.00 |
| 4th | 3 | Fiery Bee | 2 | Zac Wadick | David Hatch | 57.5kg | $7.50 |
| 5th | 4 | Fabulous One | 1 | Heavelon Van Der Hoven | Jeremy Gask | 56.5kg | $8.50 |
| 6th | 8 | Hot Chestnut | 11 | Mikayla Weir | Tom Ollerton | 56kg | $12.00 |
| 7th | 6 | Rivana | 6 | Anna Weatherlake | Rodney Ollerton | 53kg | $5.50 |
| 8th | 5 | Moonlit Timber | 3 | Jordie Thompson | Sue Grills | 54kg | $31.00 |
| Scr | 2 | Soobring It | 9 | Todd Payne | 58.5kg | ||
| Scr | 9 | Keinbah's Gift | 4 | Damien Smith | 55.5kg | ||
| Scr | 10 | My Sweetheart | 7 | Damien Smith | 55.5kg |
Ominous ran to a winning standard when third at Tamworth over this same trip last start, beaten only a short margin in tougher grade, and now drops into a winnable maiden. The stable's record with this rider is excellent, and its likely forward racing position suits a track that rewards on-pace runners. Still winless, but the track form and the map both point strongly towards this being its day.
Denise's Gal has been the model of consistency without quite saluting, with four placings from her last five runs including a close-up third over today's distance last start. She races on-pace, which plays into Tamworth's bias toward handy runners, and keeps the rider aboard who has steered her best efforts. The query is whether she can find that missing sprint, but she rates as a leading contender in a modest field.
However it remains winless and placeless in five runs, has struck traffic and a mounting yard incident in recent starts, and looks set to race further back than ideal on a track where back markers rarely win.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Grafology | 1 | Ben Looker | Lou Mary | 56.5kg | $2.15 |
| 2nd | 3 | Ominous | 7 | Zac Wadick | David Hatch | 59kg | $2.40 |
| 3rd | 8 | Denise's Gal | 5 | Izzy Neale | Kieren Hazelton | 57kg | $8.00 |
| 4th | 10 | Redaluca Girl | 10 | Jake Pracey-Holmes | Mark Milton | 57kg | $21.00 |
| 5th | 5 | Royal And Ready | 4 | Peter Graham | Rodney Ollerton | 59kg | $12.00 |
| 6th | 9 | Lost Flowers | 8 | Jenny Duggan | Sally Torrens | 57kg | $61.00 |
| 7th | 6 | Takethemoneyandrun | 9 | Anna Weatherlake | Sally Torrens | 56kg | $31.00 |
| 8th | 7 | Van Duke | 11 | Kody Nestor | Wayne Wilkes | 59kg | $31.00 |
| 9th | 2 | Griko | 6 | Serg Lisnyy | Stephen Gleeson | 59kg | $101.00 |
| Scr | 1 | Eldiron | 3 | Heavelon Van Der Hoven | Liam Ruddy | 59kg | |
| Scr | 4 | Raining Luck | 2 | Damien Smith | 59kg |
The mare has already shown she can win at today's level, running narrowly beaten at this same trip in an open handicap, and her barrier and racing pattern suit a track that rewards on-pace runners. Her last two starts were plain, but the fast back-up suggests she's building towards a peak.
Ancient Egypt's recent runs have been over sprint distances, but his record over today's mile is considerably stronger, and he gets back to it with a jockey/trainer partnership that has been outstanding together. He settles in a position the track tends to favour.
Shamedy brings the best raw strike rate in the race and was clearly competitive when placed at Moree last start, but he shoulders topweight and typically races back in the field at a track where on-pace runners hold a big edge. The connections' modest record at this course tempers the case, though the ability for another placing is clear.
He has already raced competitively at today's level and settles in a spot the track tends to reward.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Macleay | 2 | Gabrielle Johnston | Jane Clement | 55kg | $4.80 |
| 2nd | 3 | Pensativa | 6 | Kody Nestor | Lou Mary | 57.5kg | $1.80 |
| 3rd | 8 | D'oro Choice | 7 | Liberty Smyth | John Bannister | 53kg | $8.50 |
| 4th | 5 | Line Of Fire | 1 | Peter Graham | John Cooper | 55.5kg | $16.00 |
| 5th | 7 | Delrico | 10 | Anna Weatherlake | Jane Clement | 53kg | $21.00 |
| 6th | 9 | Sunday Punch | 5 | Heavelon Van Der Hoven | Cheryl Roberts | 56kg | $61.00 |
| 7th | 6 | Toulon Factor | 9 | Jordie Thompson | Jane Clement | 54kg | $31.00 |
| 8th | 2 | Ancient Egypt | 4 | Zac Wadick | David Hatch | 59kg | $5.50 |
| Scr | 1 | Shamedy | 3 | Todd Payne | 62kg | ||
| Scr | 10 | Tycoon Lad | 8 | Lea Selby | 55kg |
Rivaldo has placed in five consecutive runs, including a narrow effort at this same track under handicap pressure two runs above today's grade.
Risk Assessment has been racing above this grade recently, winning from the front two runs back and running credible placings against tougher fields since. A genuinely fast pace shaping up today should suit her sit-and-sprint pattern nicely.
Gold Smiles won soundly two runs back and was only narrowly beaten last start when short of room in the straight. He drops in grade again today and his finishing pattern reads as one of the strongest in the field, which should play into his hands if the leaders go hard as expected. Ground slightly better than his best but not a knockout concern.
Just One Look arrives having won last start and having placed in nearly every run beforehand, a genuinely consistent record.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Rivaldo | 7 | Juliet Partridge | Holly Williams | 58kg | $2.90 |
| 2nd | 9 | Risk Assessment | 8 | Ben Looker | Todd Payne | 59kg | $7.50 |
| 3rd | 15 | Master Of Rewards | 4 | Billy Cray | Vanessa McLennan | 55kg | $71.00 |
| 4th | 2 | Just One Look | 1 | Kody Nestor | John Cooper | 61kg | $10.00 |
| 5th | 7 | Injair | 11 | Zac Wadick | Sue Bigg | 60kg | $41.00 |
| 6th | 5 | Dundee Tales | 5 | Peter Graham | Peter Graham | 60.5kg | $41.00 |
| 7th | 1 | Gold Smiles | 3 | Jordie Thompson | Sally Torrens | 58kg | $8.50 |
| 8th | 13 | Sashabella | 2 | Anna Weatherlake | Troy O'Neile | 52.5kg | $81.00 |
| 9th | 4 | Sidenay | 10 | Gabrielle Johnston | Jane Clement | 59kg | $5.00 |
| 10th | 8 | Thedaythemusicdied | 6 | Madeline Owen | Karen Owen | 60kg | $51.00 |
| 11th | 16 | Tycoon Lad | 15 | Jenny Duggan | Lea Selby | 57.5kg | $7.00 |
| 12th | 11 | It's A Written | 16 | Mikayla Weir | Craig Clegg | 57.5kg | $16.00 |
| 13th | 6 | Gloryess | 14 | Angel Brennan | Krissie Simpkins | 57kg | $21.00 |
| Scr | 10 | Bit Of A Step | 9 | Sue Grills | 58.5kg | ||
| Scr | 12 | Stormy Malice | 13 | Liam Ruddy | 57kg | ||
| Scr | 14 | The Final Say | 12 | Steve Hodge | 55kg |
Drawn to race handy from barrier six is a genuine plus at a track where on-pace runners dominate, and unlike much of this field he arrives fit and straight from regular racing rather than a lengthy let-up. The big weight is the obvious query, but his profile is the best fit for today's shape.
The query is fitness and tactics - he's first-up after an extended spell with no fresh-up form to point to, and he typically races back in the field at a track that punishes exactly that style. A leading hope, but the concerns are real enough that he's not the most reliable winning chance.
The rise in grade is only slight, and her likely forward-midfield position is a good fit for a race that should be run at a strong, tempo-testing gallop.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Maxandus | 6 | Gabrielle Johnston | Melissa Dennett | 58.5kg | $2.40 |
| 2nd | 9 | Charmed Star | 1 | Anna Weatherlake | Sally Torrens | 52kg | $61.00 |
| 3rd | 6 | Scarlet Monarch | 10 | Jenny Duggan | Troy O'Neile | 55kg | $51.00 |
| 3rd | 7 | Maktabi | 2 | Jake Pracey-Holmes | Sandra Ollerton | 55kg | $26.00 |
| 5th | 3 | The Dux Nuts | 9 | Zac Wadick | David Hatch | 59kg | $2.60 |
| 6th | 8 | Rembroy | 4 | Mikayla Weir | Craig Clegg | 55kg | $21.00 |
| 7th | 2 | Yanabah | 3 | Juliet Partridge | Melanie O'Gorman | 57kg | $6.00 |
| 8th | 4 | Our Boy Tom | 5 | Jordie Thompson | Michelle Fleming | 54kg | $14.00 |
| 9th | 10 | Showtime Sassy | 8 | Liberty Smyth | Sue Bigg | 53kg | $71.00 |
| 10th | 5 | Samita | 7 | Serg Lisnyy | Peter Englebrecht | 56kg | $18.00 |
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