Punt like a Pro, without the know!
New South Wales · Saturday 3 October 2026
Our top pick won 0 of 6 races at Wagga Riverside. Every pick, our analysis and the full results are below.
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Time Angel has been knocking on the door at this level, filling placings in his last three outings with narrow margins and running to a winning standard last start. He maps to settle on the speed from barrier 2, which suits a Riverside circuit that heavily favours handy runners.
Ta La Masca has been mixing it in stronger company and now drops into a very winnable grade.
Jenni Divine is the one clear leader in the race and, on a circuit where leaders and handy runners dominate, that gives her a real map edge. She drops in grade and should be able to control a moderate tempo. The concerns are first-up fitness and a flat fresh record, so she shapes more as an on-speed place hope than a confident win.
The old boy is racing in career-best form with two close seconds from his last two starts and has already won at this track and distance. He is a proven wet-tracker and can finish strongly. The concern is his get-back style on a circuit where leaders dominate and backmarkers rarely win, so he is best used in the placings.
See You Then is the value play. She is with a stable striking at 35% and drops out of BM58 company, and she ran a close fourth only last week. Her best form is on rain-affected going, which matters with the surface expected to soften as the meeting wears on.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Ta La Masca | 5 | Dale Cole | Kerry Weir | 55.5kg | $5.00 |
| 2nd | 2 | Time Angel | 2 | Brodie Loy | John Fitzgerald | 61kg | $2.90 |
| 3rd | 4 | See You Then | 8 | Andrew Dale | 60.5kg | $6.50 | |
| 4th | 10 | Monaghan's Boy | 4 | Claire Ramsbotham | John Rooney | 56kg | $14.00 |
| 5th | 7 | Jenni Divine | 7 | Blaike McDougall | Michael Travers | 58.5kg | $4.40 |
| 6th | 1 | Cosmic Grace | 1 | Emma Ly | Graham Byatt | 59.5kg | $7.50 |
| 7th | 11 | Hillbily Kynection | 9 | Cassidy Hill | Jeffrey Kyne | 53kg | $18.00 |
| 8th | 12 | Magic Merv | 11 | Ella Bent | Kevin Hanley | 53kg | $26.00 |
| Scr | 3 | Densetsu | 6 | Andrew Dale | 60.5kg | ||
| Scr | 5 | Bella Katelyn | 12 | Craig Weeding | 59.5kg | ||
| Scr | 6 | Vainstream | 3 | Teaghan Martin | Todd Smart | 58kg | |
| Scr | 8 | Simone's Choice | 10 | Anthony Craig | 57.5kg |
Vasala is the clear form pick. He led throughout to win his latest start at Griffith over 1820m, posting the strongest recent run in this small field, and he maps as the lone leader on a circuit where on-pace runners dominate, especially on a rain-affected surface. The main query is the wet track, as he is yet to win in five soft-track starts, and he carries top weight. Still the one to beat if he handles the ground.
Mayfair Hotel is a genuine track-and-trip horse, with two wins from four starts at this course and distance and a BM58 victory over 1800m on heavy going. She settles back but closes strongly and should appreciate the sting out of the surface.
Miss Defy rates the best of the chasers. She has two soft-track wins to her name, is improving, and closed strongly for third at this track over 2000m last time after racing wide without cover. She lands the inside draw and is partnered by a jockey with a strong record for this stable. She settles back and will need luck in a slowly-run race, but she finds the line well and clearly handles the ground.
Sorry Sunshine is the value. He won his latest start over 2000m at Wagga, relishes wet ground with wins on soft and heavy going, and drops back in grade. He is an improving gelding who gets in with 60kg. The knock is that he settles well back, a disadvantage on a track that favours on-pace runners, and his trainer has a poor record here.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Sorry Sunshine | 4 | Josh Richards | Doug Gorrel | 60kg | $4.40 |
| 2nd | 3 | Tabor | 7 | Blaike McDougall | Joe Cleary | 59.5kg | $3.60 |
| 3rd | 1 | Vasala | 2 | Dale Cole | Darrell Burnet | 60.5kg | $2.30 |
| 4th | 5 | Mayfair Hotel | 3 | Quayde Krogh | Peter Clancy | 55.5kg | $4.80 |
| Scr | 4 | Miss Defy | 1 | Brodie Loy | Luke Pepper | 58.5kg | |
| Scr | 6 | Sunroe | 6 | Doug Gorrel | 55.5kg | ||
| Scr | 7 | Cinephile | 5 | Michael Travers | 55kg |
Consistent mare who has won and placed on soft ground and arrives off a last-start second at this grade. The queries are the top weight of 61.5kg and a jockey yet to win in 20 recent rides.
Improving five-year-old who maps perfectly — inside gate, settling on the speed, exactly what this circuit rewards. He ran third in a stronger race over the mile here last start and has won on soft ground. Worth a place play.
Likely leader from an inside gate, a genuine edge at Wagga Riverside on soft ground. She drops out of C1 company after a tidy third and should be prominent throughout. The concern is she has never placed on soft going in seven attempts and owns just one win from 18 starts.
Drops in grade and lands the inside gate with early speed, so he should sit handy on a track that overwhelmingly favours on-pace runners. He carries the field's lightest weight.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Sunroe | 10 | Cory Parish | Doug Gorrel | 59.5kg | $3.70 |
| 2nd | 6 | Cinephile | 2 | Nick Heywood | Michael Travers | 58kg | $5.00 |
| 3rd | 7 | Rasloc | 4 | Brodie Loy | Darrell Burnet | 58.5kg | $7.00 |
| 4th | 3 | Splendid Magnus | 5 | Damon Budler | Natalie Jarvis | 60kg | $5.50 |
| 5th | 4 | Freddy's Shock | 9 | Blaike McDougall | Gary Colvin | 59.5kg | $9.00 |
| 6th | 1 | Jingu Express | 6 | Zoe Waller | Andrew Dale | 59.5kg | $7.00 |
| 7th | 2 | Perfectly Good | 7 | Josh Richards | Doug Gorrel | 61kg | $11.00 |
| 8th | 9 | Artist | 3 | Sairyn Fawke | Anthony Craig | 56.5kg | $61.00 |
| 9th | 10 | Platinum Executive | 1 | Brendan Ward | Matt Ivill | 55kg | $18.00 |
| Scr | 8 | The Pres | 8 | John Rolfe | 57kg |
Clearly the class runner here — her Victorian maiden form reads better than anything else in the race and she has been crunched into favouritism from the good draw. The knock is that she resumes off a six-month spell for a stable going through a very lean patch, and she likes to settle back in a race that maps to be slowly run on a track that rewards handy types. Most likely winner, but short enough.
Locally trained mare who maps sweetly — she should settle in the first few from barrier 3 in a race with one leader and a slow tempo, on a circuit that strongly rewards handy runners. She has been competitive in stronger maidens at this track and strips fitter second-up with a jockey who knows the course. The query is a habit of fading late and a record still without a placing.
Her trainer is effective at this track and with this rider, and she has been trialled twice here.
Lightly raced mare with just two starts, both at Wagga, who improved sharply second up when charging home for second, beaten a head, in a stronger Showcase maiden - the best run in this field. She maps to settle handy from gate six and the step to 1065m suits.
The likely lone leader from barrier 2 in a race expected to be run at a crawl — exactly the setup that suits him on a track that heavily favours front-runners. He is lightly raced and has folded when challenged, but he improved last start and gets the run of the race on the speed.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Tully's Bell | 3 | Josh Richards | Gary Colvin | 57kg | $7.00 |
| 2nd | 3 | Head Capitalist | 1 | Sairyn Fawke | Todd Smart | 57kg | $1.50 |
| 3rd | 1 | Brazen Martini | 5 | Samantha Noble | Steven Noble | 59kg | $17.00 |
| 4th | 8 | Retrofit | 2 | Bradley Vale | Shilleagh MeyerVale | 56.5kg | $14.00 |
| 5th | 2 | Everyone's Mumma | 7 | Carly Frater | Darrell Burnet | 57kg | $7.50 |
| 6th | 4 | Mayport | 4 | Cory Parish | Michael Travers | 57kg | $7.50 |
| Scr | 5 | Miss Hard Copy | 6 | Blaike McDougall | Darrell Burnet | 57kg | |
| Scr | 6 | Tenacious Tiger | 8 | Quayde Krogh | Michael Travers | 57kg |
The most convincing recent form in the race: a narrowly-beaten second over this exact trip at Wagga, running on strongly after settling handy. Lightly raced and open to improvement.
Maps perfectly from barrier one, settling right on the speed in the exact profile this track rewards. A consistent maiden placegetter who is second-up and has performed in that scenario previously. She has not won in fourteen tries and was beaten a few lengths last start, so she reads as a solid placing hope rather than a likely winner.
An improving three-year-old dropping sharply out of open juvenile company into a plain maiden — the class angle is appealing. Placed third in much stronger grade last start and has run well here before. Drawn nicely in three with a light weight. Still yet to win and settles off the pace, so she needs the leaders to come back to her.
Drawn well in five for a stable/jockey pairing going at a strong 40%.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | I've Forgotten | 9 | Cory Parish | Andrew Dale | 56.5kg | $9.50 |
| 2nd | 12 | Eyes Right | 3 | Josh Richards | Tim Donnelly | 55kg | $4.20 |
| 3rd | 2 | Pierata Star | 5 | Blaike McDougall | Gary Colvin | 59kg | $6.50 |
| 4th | 1 | Dei Miracoli | 12 | Brodie Loy | Craig Weeding | 59kg | $2.40 |
| 5th | 6 | Flying Betty | 2 | Teaghan Martin | Anthony Craig | 55.5kg | $11.00 |
| 6th | 9 | Tassy Fox | 1 | Dale Cole | Gary Colvin | 55kg | $8.00 |
| 7th | 7 | Justwatchher | 7 | Sairyn Fawke | Todd Smart | 57kg | $41.00 |
| 8th | 8 | Surreal Grace | 4 | Hannah Williams | Craig Widdison | 57kg | $17.00 |
| Scr | 3 | Slater's Boy | 10 | Brodie Loy | Luke Pepper | 59kg | |
| Scr | 4 | Everyone's Mumma | 11 | Darrell Burnet | 57kg | ||
| Scr | 5 | Fighting Fox | 6 | Kerry Weir | 57kg | ||
| Scr | 10 | Acrojack | 8 | Ella Bent | Scott Spackman | 54.5kg |
The likely leader from the plum inside draw, placed at her last two outings after leading and being narrowly run down at this trip. That front-running style suits this circuit on a soft track. The query is the ground — she has had eight tries on soft without winning — and she finds it hard to get her head in front. On the map she gets every chance; handling the going is the gamble.
The problem is the map: he settles near the tail, and this tight circuit on a soft surface is a graveyard for backmarkers. He will need the leaders to tire; if the pace collapses he can rattle home late.
In-form mare who has won her last two starts and is unbeaten in two tries at 1200m. She races right on the pace, which is exactly what this tight Riverside circuit rewards in the wet, and she has placed on soft ground. The step up in grade and a wider draw are the queries, and her rider is not confirmed in the data, but she arrives with the best momentum in the race.
He ran a close third last start and drops into a winnable race.
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Santolini | 12 | Brodie Loy | Michael Travers | 58.5kg | $7.00 |
| 2nd | 7 | Iconic Rose | 3 | Cory Parish | Doug Gorrel | 58kg | $13.00 |
| 3rd | 3 | Theo's Choice | 4 | Blaike McDougall | Wayne Carroll | 59kg | $3.90 |
| 4th | 9 | Finn's The Icon | 8 | Nick Heywood | Kerry Weir | 58.5kg | $6.50 |
| 5th | 1 | Prince Rupert | 10 | Zoe Waller | Andrew Dale | 59kg | $8.50 |
| 6th | 11 | Dita Von | 1 | Bradley Vale | Shilleagh MeyerVale | 57kg | $7.50 |
| 7th | 2 | Prince Of Love | 5 | Emma Ly | Shane Bloomfield | 58kg | $8.00 |
| 8th | 4 | Lost Ya Sock | 6 | Josh Richards | Doug Gorrel | 58.5kg | $31.00 |
| 9th | 12 | Elisa | 11 | Sairyn Fawke | Anthony Craig | 55kg | $81.00 |
| 10th | 5 | Rushford | 7 | Samantha Noble | Steven Noble | 58.5kg | $51.00 |
| 11th | 10 | Simone's Choice | 2 | Teaghan Martin | Anthony Craig | 56kg | $6.50 |
| Scr | 8 | Pippie Pomar | 9 | Craig Weeding | 58kg |
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