Bathurst, Moruya Tips and Inside Mail for Monday from Shayne O’Cass

Form analyst Shayne O’Cass has provided his best bets and race-by-race analysis for the quaddie legs at Monday’s NSW country meetings at Bathurst and Moruya.

Form analyst Shayne O’Cass has provided his best bets and race-by-race analysis for the quaddie legs at Monday’s NSW country meetings at Bathurst and Moruya.

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BATHURST TIPS

BEST BET

Race 1 No. 2: Marvel Man

Runner-up at his only two starts for the new stable and ready to win.

NEXT BEST

Race 3 No. 8: Mackinaw Peach

Scratched from the Kensington meeting last Wednesday with this race in mind. Has some talent.

VALUE

Race 4 No. 5: Green Pineapple

Local whose sole win was here and first-up as is the case in this.

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QUADDIE

Race 4: 5

Race 5: 3,4,6

Race 6: 2,3,4,6

Race 7: 2,7,5,6

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JOCKEY TO FOLLOW

Grant Buckley has ridden 144 winners at Bathurst and has a good book on Monday.

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BATHURST INSIDE MAIL

RACE 4 – Benchmark 58 Handicap (1300m)

Green Pineapple’s lone win in 10 starts was here at Bathurst and first-up over this very same trip back when Roy McCabe had him. The horse’s last four runs are for Gayna Williams who has found a suitable race at home to resume in. Thoughtful, who races in the same colours as his close relative Happy Clapper, has the job ahead with a wide draw and a big weight but if he brings his A-game, he’s a chance. Slush Fund is ready for the 1400m and barrier 1 (hopefully) can’t hurt.

Bet:Green Pineapple each-way.

RACE 5 – Benchmark 66 Handicap (1800m)

Skiing is a former Ciaron Maher-trained galloper who has raced seven times for Robert Quinn inclusive of two fourths and two fifths, three of them at provincial level. In terms of the trip, he was in a strong Midway class race at Newcastle last start and ran fifth; very fit and drawn 3. The best Final Comment is better than most of his rivals. Needs it fairly dry. Outcast Girl has claims.

Bet:Skiing to win, Daily Double 1st Leg 3, 2nd Leg 2.

RACE 6 – Benchmark 66 Handicap (1100m)

Island Legend used to wear the Classique Legend colours of Bon Ho back in the early days. Fast forward to more recent times and this son of Capitalist calls Wyong home with Nikki Hodgson calling the shots. Resumes here off a lovely trial win with Winona Costin the key booking. Starane is a terrific little bush horse. This will be his 40th start and he’s won five and placed 13 times – and always in good country class races. Navios was huge in his local debut.

Bet:Island Legend each-way, box trifecta 2,3,4,6.

RACE 7 – Class 1 Handicap (1400m)

Pressnell has drawn the outside alley twice in six starts and hasn’t fared a whole lot better here with 14 although he’ll come in a few closer to the inside rail after scratchings. There is no doubt the talent is there, and everything says 1400m will be his go. Saint Philomena beat a decent field at Mudgee on July 6 to shed her maiden status. No reason why she can’t climb another rung in this. Ditto that for Bonnie And Bruce.

Bet:Pressnell to win.

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MORUYA TIPS

BEST BET

Race 4 No. 9: Beauty Dash

Really is racing herself ever closer to a first win.

NEXT BEST

Race 5 No. 10: Miss Steffi

Graff filly (of course) on debut off some lovely trials.

VALUE

Race 3 No. 12: Think I Do

So You Think, granddaughter of Let’s Elope and she is on the improve.

**** LAY OF THE DAY ****

SPICE BABY (Race 5 No. 11) Has trialled well but has competition from the likes of 6, 10 and 11 others hence lay in a full field only.

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MORUYA INSIDE MAIL

RACE 5 – Maiden Handicap (1020m)

Miss Steffi is a daughter of Graff and was bought for $20,000 at the Magic Millions. her three trials can summed up this way; ‘good, very good and ‘not as bad as it looks’. Love the draw for her here and has an experienced jockey on. The astute Trevor Lobb paid $15,000 at the HTBA Yearling Sale for Molteuno knowing it was way too cheap for granddaughter of Dizelle. There was a lot of hidden merit in her debut.

Bet:Miss Steffi to win, Molteuno each-way, exacta 10 to beat 6.

RACE 6 – Class 3 Handicap (1020m)

Rippana will turn six on August but only has five starts on her CV for one reason or another. What is important is that she has won twice, finished third once together with a fourth and a fifth. That win came first-up last prep and she thrashed them too. This will be Selhurst Park’s 14th run at the track and trip. He has one win and five placings. Watch him charging home late as always.

Bet:Rippana to win, exacta 8 to beat 10, box trifecta 1,4,8,10, Daily Double 1st Leg 8, 2nd Leg 1.

RACE 7 – Benchmark 58 Handicap (1210m)

Gooloo Bucky put the writing on the wall first-up that a win was close at hand and sure enough he came back to Moruya two weeks later and won by nearly three lengths in that 1200m maiden. Bad alley this time but she has the confidence up. Teepee Princess is an American Pharoah out of a Savabeel, so with breeding like that, it only enhances her debut win over 1200m no less. Lady Revolution and Dame Annie have claims.

Bet:Gooloo Bucky to win.

RACE 8 – Benchmark 58 Handicap (1435m)

Gorush Lightning finished an honourable third in quite a respectable Benchmark 66 here last start. That was his 80th career start and his 29th run at home here at Moruya. In that time, he has won six times and placed on 10 other occasions so he is very reliable really. His danger could come from within, that is his stablemate Peruno who has a lot of ticker and a better draw than his Michael Gatty-trained rival on Monday. Fire And Gemstone is so, so consistent.

Bet:Gorush Lightning each-way.

Originally published as Bathurst, Moruya Tips and Inside Mail for Monday from Shayne O’Cass