Randwick tips and results

Our price $4.50 · SP $3.60 · Chad Schofield

La Morra won well at Kembla ten days ago and gets a race shape that suits, with a lone leader and a slow tempo that should let her sit third and strike first in the straight. Her last two runs were to a winning standard for this class.

Our price $8.00 · SP $17.00 · Ashley Morgan

Agita is the value in the race. His last two runs, a strong fourth here over this exact trip and a close second at Newcastle, were both good enough to win a race of this quality, and he has a course and distance win on good ground. Each-way is the sensible play.

Our price $4.50 · SP $4.60 · Mollie Fitzgerald

Puffin is the form horse on what she has actually produced. She has won three in a row at Gunnedah and Dubbo with authority, and her two 1000m wins were run at a standard that fits this class. The draw in gate 2 is a big plus at a start where inside barriers win far more than their share, and she can sit on the speed without having to lead in a fast-run race.

Our price $5.50 · SP $8.50 · Shannen Llewellyn

Angie's Sister has produced the most consistent high-grade form in the race and does her best work in front. The concern is that she must use petrol to cross from gate 9 against several other on-pace types in what shapes as a hot tempo, and leaders at Randwick have struggled in recent weeks. Her form on good ground is also lightly tested.

Our price $6.50 · SP $4.80 · Ashley Morgan

Her three country runs were all sound and the Messara team is in excellent shape, so she cannot be dismissed. But she resumes at a sharp trip, has never raced beyond Class 1 and is likely to be further back than ideal.

Our price $10.00 · SP $9.50 · Siena Grima

She gets in with the lightest weight in the race and has the speed to be in the first half from a wide gate if ridden positively.

Our price $5.50 · SP $11.00 · Coriah Keatings

Drops out of the Kosciuszko into a midweek handicap with the best winning record in the field — four wins from six, including one here over the short course. She won her only 1300m start by settling off the pace and running home strongly, and the hot tempo forecast plays to that pattern. Barrier one and a 3kg claim are big ticks.

Our price $6.00 · SP $11.00 · Dylan Gibbons

Resumed with a strong win at Kembla, settling well off the pace and running over the top of them in a performance good enough for this grade. He gets back, and with so much speed engaged the race should be run to suit his style. The obvious knock is that he has never placed second up, but on form and racing pattern he is clearly the second pick.

Our price $8.00 · SP $8.00 · Braith Nock

Came off a spell with a closing second in open fillies grade at Rosehill, beaten under a length after being held up at a vital stage. She won at her only second-up run last preparation and drops out of far stronger company here. Both her good-track runs were in stakes races where she had genuine excuses. Drawn to sit just off the speed, she is a solid each-way hope.

Our price $13.00 · SP $26.00 · Shannen Llewellyn

Her Tuncurry win came with a powerful finish and she was a closing fourth in a much stronger Highway race here two starts back after racing wide throughout. From the outside gate she will drop a long way back, but the very hot tempo in front of her is exactly what she needs.

Our price $9.50 · SP $12.00 · Jason Collett

Flying Bandit is the forgotten horse. He wins second-up at a 40 percent clip and has won on heavy ground. The knock is his racing pattern, as he will come from the back in a race that may not be run fast enough to help.

Our price $5.00 · SP $8.00 · Chad Schofield

He has already won over this course and distance on a Soft 5, has four soft-track wins from seven attempts, and from barrier 2 should settle fourth or fifth behind a hot speed, exactly where Randwick mile winners come from. His recent runs have consistently been close to a winning standard.

Our price $10.00 · SP $12.00 · Ashley Morgan

Magnatear is the ultimate each-way horse for a race like this. He drops to 55kg, draws to sit just off a fast speed in the spot this track favours, and Ashley Morgan knows him well.

Our price $13.00 · SP $26.00 · Andrew Adkins

She handles soft ground, has placed seven times from nine starts at Randwick, and sat fourth last start rather than relying on the rails swooper's luck.

Our price $6.00 · SP $2.90 · Mikayla Weir

A lightly raced four-year-old on the way up who has never run a bad race. Today he drops to 54kg, draws inside, and gets a race that should be run at a strong tempo, which is what a horse with his closing turn needs.

Our price $8.00 · SP $6.00 · Braith Nock

A consistent gelding whose Doomben second last start was a strong effort under a big weight and was the sort of run that wins races at this level. He drops seven kilos, draws well, and keeps a jockey who knows him. A fast pace lets him settle midfield and run on, which is his best pattern.

Our price $3.80 · SP $2.50 · Regan Bayliss

The class runner of the field, placed in a Group 3 and a BM100 at his two starts before an honest fourth over this trip at Randwick. Drops out of black-type into Open company and gets weight relief at 56kg. From gate six he lands the gun run just off a genuine tempo. The mile is the query, but he has been mixing it at a far higher level than most of these and is the one to beat.

Our price $5.00 · SP $3.60 · Chad Schofield

A model of consistency, beaten under a length in Listed grade at Eagle Farm last time after a brave second at Lismore. The inside draw lets him sit much handier than a deep closer, and he finds the line hard. The one concern is that his only good-track win came long ago and his peak efforts have been on softer ground, but he is a genuine winning chance on form.

Our price $15.00 · SP $21.00 · Ashley Morgan

The knock is the enormous jump into a rich Open, but he is improving, gets in light, and his jockey-trainer pairing is in form.

Our price $3.40 · SP $4.40 · Braith Nock

Wanaruah is the most reliable form horse in the race. He is the one clear leader, has won at Randwick and over 1100m, and his recent runs have all been at a winning standard. The 60kg is the only real worry, but the claim eases it and the barrier is ideal to roll forward.

Our price $4.20 · SP $2.40 · Nash Rawiller

A fast tempo suits his closing style, and his recent runs show he can finish off strongly, but at Randwick backmarkers win only a small share of races and the rail draw means he must find clear room.

Our price $3.90 · SP $2.70 · Amber Riddell

He is not selected as top pick because barrier 9 over 1000m at Randwick is a real handicap, and he will likely work hard to find the front against several other speedy runners.

Our price $12.00 · SP $21.00 · Reece Jones

A long-absent mare whose best form puts her right in the mix if she is fit. Her first-up record is strong, and the recent trial win shows she is ready. The pace is likely to be hot, but she would only need to be handy.

Our price $3.20 · SP $1.65 · Nash Rawiller

The class runner of the field and the one they all have to beat. She won four of six last campaign, including a smart Randwick success and a Caulfield second in stronger company, and nothing here matches her best form. The query is the six-month break and her get-back style over 1200m, but she has won fresh before and Rawiller can settle her closer than the map suggests.

Our price $9.00 · SP $5.50 · Chad Schofield

A last-start Caulfield winner who charged home from well back to score first up. He was consistently around the mark in strong Sydney sprint company last preparation, and his closing efforts read well for this grade.