Canterbury best bets, inside mail for Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Racenet and The Daily Telegraph form analyst Adam Sherry provides his best bets and race-by-race analysis at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Racenet and The Daily Telegraph form analyst Adam Sherry provides his best bets and race-by-race analysis for Canterbury on Wednesday.

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CANTERBURY TIPS

BEST BET

Race 3 No.2: RIGHTEOUS LEGEND

Handy efforts this time in and stepping up to a more suitable trip.

NEXT BEST

Race 2 No.1: ERNAUX

Will take improvement from her first-up second. Extra distance suits.

VALUE BET

Race 5 No.7: LENNOX

Raced in stronger company her last two preparations. Nice trial win.

BEST EXOTIC

Quinella Race 4: 2, 8

QUADDIE

Race 4: 2, 8

Race 5: 2, 3, 5, 7

Race 6: 2, 4, 7, 10

Race 7: 1, 8, 14

JOCKEY TO FOLLOW

NASH RAWILLER has strong book of rides and will be hard to beat in the TAB Jockey Challenge.

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CANTERBURY INSIDE MAIL

RACE 1: 2YO C&G MAIDEN (1250m)

CENTRAL COAST (1), the $1.4m son of Sunlight, started a $1.65 fav on debut here where he raced outside the leader and hit the front inside the 200m before being run down by $51 stablemate Autumn Boy. Will be better for the experience. KILBRANNAN (5), a half-brother to Golden Slipper winner Fireburn, was slow away before mustering speed when a two length third to Point Score on debut at Kembla over 1000m. Extra trip should suit. Zoustar debutant SAINT ALDWYN (7) was doing is best work late when second to Pyrolysis in his June 6 Rosehill trial.

BET: CENTRAL COAST to win.

RACE 2: 2YO F MAIDEN (1250m)

ERNAUX (1) made a run along the fence and just tired late when fourth to Wootton Lass in her debut on the Kensington on Mar 26. Briefly held up when second to Penpel at Warwick Farm last start. STRAIGHT SETS (6) is a first starter by Prague from the multiple stakes winner Sabatini. Led out wide when a narrow winner in her Warwick Farm trial. Sprinted smartly from last between runners to beat Sinister in her June 6 Rosehill trial. YATTAZOU (8) is another on debut. By Zoustar from Group 3 winner Yattarna. Was doing her best work late when second to Vincetio in her Rosehill heat.

BET: ERNAUX to win.

RACE 3: MAIDEN PLATE (1550m)

RIGHTEOUS LEGEND (2) resumed with a handy second to Mignonette over 1250m here followed by a second to Carnegie Hill over 1300m at Hawkesbury. Battled away when fifth to Homeric on a Heavy 8 at Kembla last start. DWAYNE (1) didn’t handle the heavy track at Goulburn last start. Ran handy placings at Kembla and Gosford before a two-length fifth at Warwick Farm over 1600m and a third at Newcastle. PIERRO’S GIRL (7) settled near last and was doing her best work late along the fence when third to Frosty Girl at Warwick Farm first-up. Will take improvement from the run.

BET: RIGHTEOUS LEGEND to win.

RACE 4: 3YO MAIDEN (1250m)

DYAMI (2) settled back and wide when runner-up to Mogul Monarch on debut at Hawkesbury last August. Resumed at Warwick Farm on June 4 where he shared the early lead before taking a sit and finishing a head third to Regimental Colours. CINSAULT (8) has placed in all six starts, three of them here including a close second to Totoka. Raced wide when runner-up to Frosty Girl at Warwick Farm first-up this time in. WA WA WA (6) improved with each run of his first campaign. Was a three-quarter-length third to Flying From Above here second-up before a second to Deal ‘N’ Dash at Rosehill.

BET: DYAMI to win.

RACE 5: BENCHMARK 72 MAIDEN (1900m)

LENNOX (7) was doing his best work late when third to Okami Star over 1600m at Gosford at his second Australian start. His only win so far away over 2200m in England so he will appreciate the step up to 1900m. GUZUMPED (3) was spotting the leader about eight lengths at the 600m before clawing it back to three-and-a-half lengths when eighth behind Edited By over 1500m at Rosehill first-up. Won two from three second-up and is a winner over 2000m. FIOPROSPERO (5) has claims on his recent Eagle Farm wins.

BET: LENNOX each-way.

RACE 6: BENCHMARK 72 4YO+ (1200m)

HARRY’S BAR (10) has shown more ability than a horse with just one win so far which did come over 1200m here last August. She has been runner-up four times. Resumed this campaign with a third to Lady Extreme in an 1100m Rosehill Midway. HANAU (4) was runner-up to Fire Tribe at Randwick when resuming two preparations back and fifth to In Flight first-up last time in. Winner at his only run here. Drawn out but should make his presence felt. EPIC PROPORTIONS (2) was a close second to Albe Willie first-up before a fifth to Storm The Ramparts at Randwick. Drawn wide but back in grade and will run well.

BET: HARRY’S BAR to win.

RACE 7: BENCHMARK 72 HANDICAP (1500m)

NO DRAMA (1) led all the way to score a handy win from Naval Commission in a BM78 over this track and distance on Apr 30. Dropped in trip when well beaten behind Spione at Randwick a little over three weeks later. Back to midweek grade. NANA’S WISH (8) was just behind the placegetters in both runs back from a spell in Victoria. Won over this distance on the Kensington early last year. WILLIE OPPA (14) bumped another runner after straightening and eased near the 300m when down the track behind Mille De Lune at Randwick last start. Previous form was good including a Hawkesbury win.

BET: NO DRAMA to win.