Monday Rewind: State-by-state expert analysis on who to circle and who to bin

THE obvious standout from highlight reel at the weekend was the breathtaking win from Winx in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill.

THE obvious standout from highlight reel at the weekend was the breathtaking win of Winx in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill.

Chris Waller’s amazing four-year-old mare has captured the public’s imagination and her eighth consecutive victory highlighted another memorable Slipper Day.

Special mention should be made of Capitalist’s stunning return to form in the Golden Slipper, Tazino’s effortless victory in the Rosehill Guineas and The United States with his super win in the Ranvet.

Welcome to another edition of Monday Rewind as we look back at the weekend of racing across the land.

Danny Russell (Herald Sun)

Bendigo

Nick Hall pilots Silent Sedition to victory in the Bendigo Guineas. Picture: Getty Images

BLITZED

Nick Hall makes hay while the guns are away, riding a treble in the absence of Ollie, Newitt, Dunn and Williams and proving he is back to his best following wrist surgery. Katelyn Mallyon is a front-running star, landing a double in which she lead from start to finish in both races.

BLUNDERED

Tivaci looked the class horse of the Bendigo Guineas field, but couldn’t crack a place. Had excuses. Dropped out to last and few horses made ground off slow tempos where they tracked wide off the fence. Might have also been cooked by the Australia Guineas run, as was suggested about Palentino which finished second in the Alister Clark Stakes on Friday night.

HORSES TO FOLLOW

Andrew Noblet says his Bendigo Guineas winner Silent Sedition will stay and is on an Adelaide Oaks path. Tom Dabernig said French import Pilote D’essai was underdone, yet it still won. Bigger victories ahead. Big Memory just failed to peg back Nevis in the Golden Mile, and primed for a win third-up.

HOT

The gossip flying about the track about Peter Moody retiring. Turned out to be true.

NOT

Moody’s horses. Could not manage a win on what might be his last-ever Saturday meeting.

Shayne O’Cass (The Daily Telegraph)

Rosehill Gardens

Blake Shinn congratulates winning trainer Peter Snowden. Picture: Jenny Evans

BLITZED

The Snowdens. Imagine being down by 5 with 10 seconds to go at the MCG in the Grand Final. Father handballs to son, sons pivots — and bang — straight through the sticks as siren goes. That’s pretty much how good Peter and Paul Snowden would have felt on the jubilation scale after winning the Golden Slipper.

BLUNDERED

Gai Waterhouse. The most over-hyped person on the planet, aside to Donald Trump, had a shocker on Saturday. Far from the ‘1-2’ so confidentially predicted, ‘More Joyous Lodge’s’ two ran last and second last.

HOT

Blake Shinn. If he’s not the best jockey in the world, can someone let us all in on exactly who is?

NOT

Storm The Stars. Chris Waller is a magician, nay a genius, but here’s one import than just doesn’t ‘go’.

HORSES TO FOLLOW

Libran, Tazino

Nathan Exelby (The Courier Mail)

Doomben

Col 'N' Lil (left) gets the job done at Doomben. Picture: Grant Peters, Trackside Photography

BLITZED

Brad Stewart’s astute early tactics to find a lovely trail at Doomben assured the talented monster Big Tree shed his tag as Queensland’s unluckiest horse on Saturday.

BACK

Jim Byrne eased Satirical Lass out of the race and she hence has a duck egg next to her name. Should be getting closer to the fitness level required for her to run the fast times we saw last time in.

Old Smokey is only lightly raced and he’s coming along nicely. All runs this prep have been solid.

Now Col ‘N’ Lil’s broken through again, capable of going right on with it. Showed more dash at Doomben than she ever has and there’s a host of options open to her.

SACK

Highly rated import but Storm The Stars (Rosehill) hasn’t run up to that level here yet. Might need another preparation to acclimatise. Not a betting commodity at the moment.

Bring Me The Maid, a one-time top two-year-old, has struggled for quite some time now. A bit of money for her at Rosehill, but she failed to figure again.

Skip Course (Doomben) was one of many beaten runners from the meeting who won’t be starting fractional odds anytime soon. Never looked comfortable in the run.

Buffering and Damian Browne combine to win the Group 1 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. Picture: Andy Brownbill

MARKETS

DUBAI AL QUOZ SPRINT

Meydan, Saturday

$3.60 Ertijaal

$6.50 Buffering

$7 Muthmir

$7.50 Sole Power

$9 Peniaphobia

$11 Notlistenintome, Goldream

$13 Lady Shipman

$14 Jungle Cat, Delectation

$17 Bel Canto

$21+ Others

SIRES PRODUCE STAKES

Randwick, April 2

$4.40 Teperion, Yankee Rose

$5.50 Flying Artie

$10 Omei Sword

$12 Seaburge

$14 Detective, Good Standing

$15 Souchez

$16 Calliope

$17 Honesty Prevails

$21+ Others

Odds: UBET

THIS WEEK

Tuesday: Scone, Ballarat

Wednesday: Ipswich, Kembla Grange, Sandown, Balaklava, Ascot, Launceston

Thursday: Toowoomba, Townsville, Gosford, Orange, Moonee Valley, Terang, Pinjarra, Darwin

Friday: Good Friday

Saturday: Doomben, Rosehill, Mornington, Oakbank, Ascot, Gold Coast, Roma, Coffs Harbour, Moruya, Newcastle, Kerang, Warracknabeal, Clare, Alice Springs

Sunday: Sunshine Coast, Muswellbrook, Nowra, Benalla, Stawell, Penola, Albany

THE QUOTE

“He got smashed out of the gates, another one before the corner when he started to make his run and even half way up the straight the Godolphin horse ran straight over the top of him. For him to get as close as he did, his run was outstanding,” — Craig Newitt on beaten Slipper favourite Extreme Choice.

THE TALKING POINT

Trainer Peter Moody’s departure. At 46, Moody has a lot more to offer and given the brilliant ambassador he was for racing during the Black Caviar era, he deserves better than to leave the industry like this.