Raceday focus: Best bets, inside mail for Albury, Quirindi

With the benefit of a debut second under her belt, a Mitch Beer-trained filly is set to claim her first win. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL

Jockey Blaike McDougall can go to the top of the National Jockeys Premiership with a couple of winners at Albury on Tuesday. Photo: Rafal Kontrym/AAP Image

Leading trainer Mitchell Beer is set to dominate his hometrack’s first meeting of 2021 with a quality team according to Form Expert, Shayne O’Cass.

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ALBURY

BEST BET

Race 2, No. 12: HOT TRIM

Made a stack of ground on debut here over 900m on Boxing Day. Hard to hold out this time.

NEXT BEST

Race 5, No. 10: BEAU BELLE

Another Mitchell Beer-trained local who has the foot on the till. Ideally placed today.

VALUE

Race 4, No. 7: OUR BAEZ

First starter from a smart stable; looked great winning her trial. Market watch advised.

QUADDIE

Race 4: 1,7,9,12

Race 5: 10

Race 6: 2,7,11,16

Race 7: 4,9,10,16

Jockey Blaike McDougall can go to the top of the National Jockey’s Premiership with several leading chances at Albury on Tuesday. Photo: Brendan Esposito/AAP Image

JOCKEY TO FOLLOW

Blaike McDougall should be number one on the Australia-wide Jockeys Premiership table this season after today. He trials by one, but not for long.

QUIRINDI

BEST BET

Race 4, No. 9: EASIER

Easier could be in town tomorrow racing in a ‘harder’ race than this, pardon the pun, but she is progressive.

NEXT BEST

Race 6, No. 9: DREAM SONG

Kris Lees-trained mare who sports a tidy resume and has trialled okay ahead of her return to racing.

VALUE

Race 1, No. 6: DO IT

Has been only able to win once in 24 starts but went very close here on Boxing Day.

Trainer Scott Singleton can land a Quirindi winner with Easier. Photo: Mark Evans

INSIDE MAIL FOR ALBURY

RACE 4

Our Baez is a first starter from the Chris Heywood stable at Wagga. A daughter of Time For War, Our Baez was rather impressive when she won a trial on the Riverside track in mid-December. Drawn out a bit but has a great jockey on in Matthew Cahill. Redollix on the other hand, has the winning draw if he is good enough, He has the race experience over a lot of them and has placed four from six, three of those are ‘seconds’. Queen Street Boss has placed four from nine, Bethpage meanwhile has placed at seven from 14.

BET: OUR BAEZ EACH-WAY, BOX TRIFECTA 1,7,9,12

RACE 5

Beau Belle has been trained here at Albury by Mitchell Beer for the last four of her 10 career starts and in that time has placed three times and was fourth at the other. Her last run at Wagga was huge coming from a seemingly hopeless position to run second at Wagga last Thursday. Buster Fontein has ran the best race of his six starts as recently as December 28 when runner-up at Corowa. Will be prominent for a long way it seems. Doomsie is hundred times better than what she showed at Forbes at her first run for the new stable.

BET: BEAU BELLE TO WIN

Jockey Michael Heagney will partner Boogie Woogie for trainer Rick Freyer at Albury on Tuesday.

RACE 6

Boogie Woogie had won three of his past five starts before he blotted the copybook somewhat at Wagga on Christmas Eve. To be fair to him, it was 2000m, he drew 14 of 16 and was on speed until the turn. Back to the mile today at a venue where he has won three times, expect him to bounce back to form. Classy Nigella has always raced like she would eat up (pardon the pun) a mile and we saw as much when she got to 1500m and barnstormed her way to victory. Harder here now of course but this is the perfect race for her. Lucky To His Mates has one once and placed once in 25 starts but he is the value runner in an open race.

BET: BOOGIE WOOGIE TO WIN, BOX TRIFECTA 2,7,11,16

RACE 7

Mighty Feat is a direct relation to Might And Power. This horse had nine runs for Peter Moody and placed at five of them. He made his debut for new handler Mitchell Beer in a maiden at Corowa and led throughout to score. Drawn well for a repeat. Zaberfeldie will go all the way to a mile sometime this preparation but he certainly sprinted well fresh over the 1170m first-up. Numbers here and at the trip are very, very good! Kathaire will find this easier than her creditable sixth in the Belle of the South at Nowra a month ago.

BET: MIGHTY FEAT TO WIN

INSIDE MAIL FOR QUIRINDI

RACE 3

Salsa Man has only won twice in his 31 starts but thrown in the nine placings and the $121,495 in earnings and we can see that he is quite a decent horse. More so when you compare some of the races he has run well in compared to this. You could say the same for Take To Heart who is surely his biggest threat. Take To Heart can do a few things wrong but she is easily capable of winning this. Allez Rev has been flying this time in work and in some rather strong races too. Stayer Continuation gets his chance given it is 1450m.

BET: SALSA MAN TO WIN, EXACTA 4 TO BEAT 8

RACE 4

Easier has accepted for race one at Warwick Farm so could down there and probably run well too given that she is a really progressive filly; every bit the Reliable Man both in colour and scope as she develops. Currency Queen has been unplaced in her three starts to date but her best run was her last one and you could make a case that she has raced better horses than these the whole time with the exception of Easier. Unrestricted will be prominent again.

BET: EASIER TO WIN OR IF SCRATCHED, CURRENCY QUEEN TO WIN

The Sue Grills-trained Without Shame will be partnered by Darryl McLellan (pictured) at Quirindi on Tuesday. Photo: Grant Guy

RACE 5

Without Shame is a handy horse, that is clear by looking at his record, but he has to come out and win his fans back and restore his reputation after being beaten at the $1.50 last start. If you can keep the faith, we should all be rewarded; surely barrier 2 and Digger McLellan is ‘gets every chance’ stuff. That said, this is no slam dunk given the presence of Classic Gown who was as brave as they come winning at Taree. Theo legion is ‘one for one’ at the track and distance and must be respected.

BET: WITHOUT SHAME TO WIN, EXACTA 2 TO BEAT 5

RACE 6

Dream Song is an Australian Bloodstock mare trained by Kris Lees resuming. For starters, she has the talent to win but more than that, she has the barrier (3) and jockey (Andrew Gibbons). Dream Song’s lone win so far was first-up and her trials have been good, particularly that last one at Wyong. Baiyka has done nothing wrong in her six starts and has the race fitness on a lot of these, Dream Song included. The Outcast and Ohwhata Crumpet are both in the mix.

BET: DREAM SONG TO WIN