Kembla best bets, inside mail for Saturday, March 22, 2025

The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained and Yulong-owned gelding Peace Centre sprinted home in slick time to win first-up and will be hard to beat again.

Peace centre can make it back-to-back wins when he heads to Kembla. Picture: Bradley Photos

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

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KEMBLA

BEST BET

Race 7 No. 5: Peace Centre

Yulong-owned gelding scored a stylish win first-up and can go back-to-back.

NEXT BEST

Race 3 No. 2: Alabama Fox

Nice third off a slow speed on debut. Hard to beat.

VALUE BET

Race 8 No. 3: Apollo Mission

Nice run first-up. Has a strong second-up record and loves his home track.

BEST EXOTIC

Quinella Race 7: 3, 5

QUADDIE

Race 5: 1, 4, 7

Race 6: 3, 7, 13

Race 7: 3, 5

Race 8: 1, 2, 3, 5

Heavelon Van Der Hoven looks set for a good day at Kembla. Picture: Bradley Photos

JOCKEY TO FOLLOW

Heavelon Van Der Hoven can land an early double.

INSIDE MAIL – KEMBLA

RACE 1

SEASTRAAND was $3.60 into $2.20 on debut at Newcastle where he led and finished a head second Flying Argyle. He raced greenly in the straight which cost him. Will take improvement from the experience. PELOSA was safely held in her two starts here behind Lazzura last April and The Deel in September. Crossed from out wide for a handy win in her Randwick trial on Mar 10. ALABAMA HUSSY battled away okay when beaten a little more than two lengths over 1000m at Goulburn first-up

Bet: Seastraand to win

RACE 2

QUARTZ LEGEND was well backed to start a $3.10 fav on debut off the back of his good trials form and scored an impressive two length win from King Of Dragons here on Nov 16. Resumes here off another nice trial when second at Randwick in Mar 10. SUNRISE is resuming from a spell off an impressive trial win at Goulburn on Mar 11 after sitting wide and scoring by over three lengths. She had solid form without winning last prep. TRIPLE YES won nicely here on Feb 8. Now in a new stable.

Bet: Quartz Legend to win

The $1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣k @inglis_sales bonus goes off the #WrittenBy❤️🖤 gelding Jacob’s Ladder for Mr Neville Begg gets the job done. Well placed for in form @JTRacingRwik 👏🏼👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/hToEzRg1Wm

— Widden (@widdenstud) March 9, 2025

RACE 3

ALABAMA FOX was taken back to last from the outside barrier and closed nicely when third to Jacob’s Ladder off a slow speed on debut at Canberra on Mar 9. Will appreciate the extra 100m. HEAVENLY KISS made steady ground when seventh to La Roja first-up at Warwick Farm. Showed a quick dash in the straight when just beaten by Frontex at Newcastle last start. A win isn’t far away. TI AMO TANTO settled near last and battled away when fifth to Maybe Not over 1200m at Newcastle first-up.

Bet: Alabama Fox to win

RACE 4

STRAWBERRY IMPACT raced three back on the rails and was good over the last 50m when fifth place behind La Bella Bondi on debut over 1200m at Newcastle. Sat outside the leader when a length second to Golden Loom over 1500m here last start. NOT SO COMMON has placed twice in six starts, both times first-up and one of them over 1500m. Resuming here off a Randwick trial win and fourth after sitting wide. GLOBAL DEEL has improved to place in his past two and won’t be far away again.

Bet: Strawberry Impact to win

Rose's Legacy controls the race from in front and kicks clear to win at Newcastle! @BWiddupRacingpic.twitter.com/U6f9osehjI

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) December 1, 2024

RACE 5

ROSE’S LEGACY was steadied from heels and overraced mid stages when a length fifth to Casanova at Hawkesbury first-up on Mar 8. Won second-up over 1500m at Newcastle last prep. Drawn well and pacifiers go on. INVADE AND CONQUER led all-the-way to claim a deserved maiden win over 1400m here on Sept 14. Two runs back have been okay when third and fourth respectively. Won’t be far away again. BURROWA chased home Bremel first-up then was wide throughout when fourth at Wyong last start.

Bet: Rose’s Legacy to win

RACE 6

HEAT MISSILE was narrowly beaten on debut at Geelong before winning second-up at Werribee on Dec 8. Now at Tulloch Lodge and chased home Schwarz in both recent Randwick trials. CALIFORNIA SUNRISE had a good campaign last time in with a first-up win over 1300m at Hawkesbury and placings at her next four starts including seconds at Warwick Farm and Canterbury. Nice win from Elettrica in her Mar 6 Randwick trial. BROADWAY FOLLIES was shooting for three in-a-row when second at Hawkesbury to end her first campaign. Trialling well.

Bet: Heat Missile to win

Peace Centre kicks off the day in style with an impressive win, opening the account early for the @FreedmanRacing stable! 👏 pic.twitter.com/owHX1VcqJI

— SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) February 20, 2025

RACE 7

PEACE CENTRE tracked the speed and sprinted quickly to score a stylish win from Maikrow over 1000m at Hawkesbury first-up. Should handle the 1200m but she does go up 4kg. SHIRVINGTON led all-the-way for a big win over Prince Kuro at Wyong before a fighting win over Khaznah over this track and distance on Mar 4. Good chance again. BEND THE KNEE was inconvenienced near the 100m when second to Prince Of Sorts at Wyong last start. Has place claims from the pole.

Bet: Peace Centre to win

RACE 8

APOLLO MISSION came from back in the field off a slow tempo when beaten just over a length into fifth behind Mafia when resuming at Canterbury. Has won two from three second-up and three from four along with a close second here on his home track. HIGH DANDY won his first two starts last campaign before a second in the Dubbo Cup in record time. Resumes as a gelding and drawn nicely. FLYING BANDIT ended last prep with back-to-back wins including a Randwick Highway. One from one at the track.

Bet: Apollo Mission each-way