Coonamble tips and results

Our price $7.00 · SP $18.00 · Jake Pracey-Holmes

A model of consistency with four seconds and two thirds from 19 starts, including a closing second over this trip at Dubbo last start. He drops back to a distance that suits and should be running on strongly again. The wide barrier is the obvious query, as he will settle back and need luck, but his form is the most solid of the outsiders and he rarely runs a bad race.

Our price $13.00 · SP $26.00 · Izzy Neale

The value runner in the race. His closing second at Port Macquarie was arguably the strongest run produced by anything in this field, and he has been competitive at country-maiden level since. Drawn well in barrier five and the trainer is going better than most here.

Our price $6.50 · SP $8.50 · Anna Weatherlake

The improving mare looks the one to beat. She gets the inside gate, drops to the minimum weight and should lob just off a fast early tempo. The one concern is that her placings have come on softer ground, though her good-track runs have been close enough.

Our price $6.00 · SP $9.00 · Zoe Hunt

He handles good ground and leads or sits handy, and his trainer knows this track well. The obvious negatives are 16 starts without a win, top weight and a wide gate under pressure.

Our price $8.00 · SP $61.00 · Liam Riordan

Our price $5.00 · SP $15.00 · Liam Riordan

Ominous brings the most reliable form into this weak Class 1. He was beaten narrowly in a Class 1 over the mile two starts back and again ran a close second at this trip last start, showing a clear upward trend. From gate two he should sit handy — exactly where Coonamble winners come from — and the strong early speed up front should give him the perfect tow into the race. Still a maiden, but this is the right race to break through.

Our price $6.00 · SP $4.60 · Jenny Duggan

A consistent mare who ran a close second in this grade last time and is drawn to get a soft run from an inside gate. She finishes strongly and should benefit from the strong early tempo, settling just off the speed. The knock is her failure to win on good ground despite plenty of tries, but she is rarely far away and looks a solid place play in a wide-open race.

Our price $6.00 · SP $6.00 · Reece Jones

Lightly raced and improving, he broke through with a dominant maiden win last start and now steps to the mile and a Class 1. He is in a leading country stable whose jockey rides this track well, and he handled good ground when scoring.

Our price $3.00 · SP $3.90 · Reece Jones

His last-start second over the mile at Scone was the strongest recent run in this line-up, closing hard from midfield, and he is a proven winner at the trip on good ground. He settles close enough to be in the finish. A rise in grade and top weight are the queries, but he is the one to beat.

Our price $5.00 · SP $4.80 · Jake Pracey-Holmes

Won his last start over the mile from the front and is the most reliable stayer in the field at this trip, so the inside draw and a likely leading role are exactly what Coonamble rewards. The knock is a modest winning strike rate and a larger rise in grade, but his map and distance form make him the clear danger.

Our price $3.20 · SP $2.70 · Clayton Gallagher

The class act and a genuine 1200m horse with three wins from four at the trip, including a last-start-in-prep triumph over this distance at Dubbo where he got the better of Crook. He consistently runs to a high standard. But he carries 59kg, has been well held at his last two, and his stable has had no winner from its last 20 runners.

Our price $9.00 · SP $13.00 · Jenny Duggan

Last-start winner over 1200m and a proven sprinter at the trip with three wins and three placings from 13 tries. Has won here previously and his regular rider knows him well. The concern is his get-back style, with Coonamble's short straight and inside bias making life difficult for backmarkers, so he is more of a place hope than a win proposition.

Our price $13.00 · SP $31.00 · Liam Riordan

Won his last two, showing the speed to lead or sit handy, which is exactly what this track rewards.

Our price $8.00 · SP $9.00 · Shannen Llewellyn

A class dropper who won a stronger showcase open over this trip last start, coming from well back to score. He is a model of consistency with a high placing rate and a sound record at this distance on good ground.

Our price $6.00 · SP $1.80 · Clayton Gallagher

She resumed with a close second and has a solid placing rate, but she is yet to win in two attempts at 1400m and is rising sharply in grade from restricted company, with her best recent form over sprint trips.

Our price $3.80 · SP $7.00 · Kody Nestor

On-pacer who should get the run of the race from barrier three on a track that heavily favours horses settling handy. He is a genuine 1600m performer and comes off strong Victorian form including a Flemington effort good enough to win this. The big weight and a jockey without a recent winner are the knocks, but the map and track shape suit him best.

Our price $11.00 · SP $7.50 · Reece Jones

The likely leader on a track where leading carries a big advantage, and he won doing just that last time out. He has a good record with the rider at Coonamble and his camp is in form.

Our price $8.50 · SP $9.50 · Shannen Llewellyn

Maps superbly from the inside gate and should settle right on the speed, exactly the profile that wins over this short trip at Coonamble. She has two wins from four tries at 1100m and both her trainer and rider strike at this venue.

Our price $9.00 · SP $9.00 · Izzy Neale

Honest on-pace type who is rarely far away and has a strong record under this rider. His stable is enjoying a good season and he lands in a suitable race off a consistent prep.