Randwick full racing tips, quaddie & best odds | October 8, 2022

Race 1: Highway Class 3 Handicap (1600m)

We kick off the day of racing with the weekly running of the Highway and considering the bottomless track we will be racing on, it is hard to go past Gold Lunar. The Rodney Northam-trained mare relishes Heavy going as she has shown at her last three starts, winning twice on a Heavy 10 at Tamworth and Scone, with a narrow defeat at Dubbo on a similar surface in-between those wins. From barrier nine, we are hoping Reece Jones can have this girl in the three wide line with cover and if he is lucky enough to do so, she looks the one who will handle the conditions the best. At $20 with some online betting sites, Gold Lunar looks the perfect way to start the day at any old price.

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  GOLD LUNAR

• 8
  

  SMOOTH ESPRIT

• 2
  

  JALMARI

• 10
  

  ZOFFANY’S GAZE

Race 2: Midway BM72 Handicap (1200m)

Put a line through the Anthony Cummings-trained Kote efforts at Rosehill on September 24 where he simply saw no daylight throughout the home straight. Prior to that effort, he absolutely bolted in on a Heavy 8 at Canterbury when leading throughout and kicking clear in a dominant performance. From barrier four and with just 54kg on his back, look for Tommy Berry to take up the running aboard this Choisir gelding. As long as he handles the bottomless track on Saturday, Kote should just simply be running away with the Midway.

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  KOTE

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  VERBEK

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  HOLY TYCOON

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  AUDETTE

Race 3: BM78 Handicap (2000m)

The way King Frankel dominated his rivals at Newcastle on September 24 on a Heavy 8 suggests he will be one of the better bets of the day on Saturday. The four-year-old gelding was having his first start on these shores over 1850m and looked to relish the wet ground and every bit of the 1850m. This son of Frankel settled towards the rear of the field on that occasion and despite being the widest runner upon straightening, he gave his rivals a start and a convincing beating to suggest he was one to follow through the grades. Tyler Schiller hops on board claiming 1.5kg, a 4.5kg weight drop as he makes his city debut and if Schiller has this bloke in clear air approaching the home turn, King Frankel looks to have a fair bit of untapped ability about and looks the goods in this BM78.

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  KING FRANKEL

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  PINK IVORY

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  NAVAJO PEAK

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  PALE KING

Race 4: Roman Consul Stakes (1200m)

We had tipped Best Of Bordeaux on top in the Listed Heritage Stakes on September 24 but was ultimately scratched and saved for a nother day. He looked hard to beat on that day and looks just as hard to go past in Saturday’s Group 2 Roman Consul Stakes. He was last seen finishing second behind subsequent Golden Rose Stakes runner-up In Secret in the Run To The Rose on September 10 and despite being four weeks between runs, he looks to have a bit of class on his side over most of his rivals. He will be roaring along out in front under the careful hands of Ben Melham and having shown he can handle wet ground, he should be leading throughout and proving too hard to gun down. The $2.90 on offer with Ladbrokes looks to be a perfect price for Best Of Bordeaux.

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  BEST OF BORDEAUX

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  SEJARDAN

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  WILLINGA BEAST

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  SELOUS

Race 5: The Nivison (1200m)

The Mark Newnham-trained Expat gets conditions to suit her down to the ground on Saturday and looks awfully hard to go past in the Group 3 The Nivison. The five-year-old mare has three wins from three third-up runs and has tasted success four times on Heavy going from only six attempts. She will be bounding along out in front under Tom Sherry and having won the Group 2 Millie Fox earlier in the year, we know she is more than capable at this level. She looks to gain an uncontested lead out in front and if Sherry can find a cheap sectional or two, Expat has shown she can keep up a strong gallop over six furlongs and looks hard to gun down.

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  EXPAT

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  LARKSPUR RUN

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  ROCHA CLOCK

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  HERESY

Race 6: Tapp-Craig (1400m)

Having finished second in the Listed Heritage Stakes last time out, the Luke Pepper-trained Opal Ridge looks the one who will get the better of Golden Rose Stakes placegetter Zou Tiger in the Tapp-Craig. The three-year-old filly has progressed nicely this campaign and despite this being one of the tougher races she’s contested, she looks the good in the conditions. Zou Tiger is questionable on a Heavy 10 according to trainer John O’Shea, but as Opal Ridge showed two starts back in her Hiighway win over 1200m, she is more than capable on tough ground. She draws to gain every favour in the run and in what looks to be a tune-up run for The Kosciuszko next weekend, we expect Opal Ridge will prove too hard to hold out.

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  OPAL RIDGE

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  ZOU TIGER

• 3
  

  RINGMASTER

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  DASHING LEGEND

Race 7: Gloaming Stakes (1800m)

The Group 3 Gloaming Stakes kicks off the quaddie at Randwick on Saturday afternoon and is the perfect lead-up event for the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes. At the price, we are hoping the Mark Newnham-trained Matcha Latte looks to present great value having been the best of the beaten brigade behind Caulfield Guineas favourite Golden Mile in the Ming Dynasty Quality. The three-year-old Maurice colt looks like he will appreciate the step up to 1800m based on the way he finished off over 1400m. From barrier 19, Tom Sherry will need to be aggressive early to lob him up on speed with cover and if he is lucky enough to do so, Matcha Latte has shown in the past he can handle any conditions. As long as he does not get trapped wide, we expect Matcha Latte to be fighting out the finish and at $19 with Neds, looks to be a great each-way play.

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  MATCHA LATTE

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  FLAG OF HONOUR

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  SHARP ‘N’ SMART

• 3
  

  WILLIAMSBURG

Race 8: Silver Eagle (1300m)

Finish in the top three in Saturday’s Silver Eagle and you automatically qualify to run in the Golden Eagle on October 29. That is what is on offer for the 14 four-year-old’s who are set to compete over 1300m for the $1 million on offer. Heading the market is last start Theo Marks Stakes runner-up Mr Mozart ($3.70), whilst Waterford ($7.50), Startantes ($8), Espiona ($8.50) and Vilana ($9.50) are all given a chance in Saturday’s feature.

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Race 9: Angst Stakes (1600m)

The Group 3 Angst Stakes looks to be a wide-open affair and at the price on the minimum weight, we are happy to give a push to the Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Narrated. The five-year-old mare boasts a near bombproof Heavy track record of 6: 3-2-1 and considering she will be up on speed throughout; she looks hard to knock at a big price. She wasn’t beaten all that far on firmer going over 1400m at Rosehill and looks perfectly placed by the stable with the amount of rain Randwick has received. The Snitzel mare looks set to gain a virtually uncontested lead underneath Andrew Adkins and with a couple of quiet sectionals, it is hard to see how her rivals gun her down. The $16 with online bookmakers is simply the wrong price.

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  NARRATED

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  POLLY GREY

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  ATISHU

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  HOPE IN YOUR HEART

Race 10: BM78 Handicap (1000m)

Phil Sweeney sends Neverstandingstill to the Randwick 1000m and considering she is an out and out mudlark, she looks a great bet in the last. Having bolted in at Bendigo on consecutive occasions on a Heavy 8 and Heavy 9 respectively, the Starcraft mare backed up those efforts with a smart win at Sandown on September 14 on firmer deck to show her versatility. Brett Prebble will look to have her settled in the one-one or outside the leader from barrier 12 and with the love for bottomless tracks, we are more than happy to side with Neverstandingstill in the final event of the day.

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  NEVERSTANDINGSTILL

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  NASTURTIUM

• 2
  

  WASHINGTON TOWERS

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  EBHAAR