| What | Sapphire Coast Races |
| Where | Sapphire Coast Turf Club – 1695 Sapphire Coast Dr, Wallagoot NSW 2550 |
| When | Sunday, February 2, 2025 |
| First Race | 1:06pm AEDT |
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Country racing returns to Sapphire Coast Turf Club on Sunday afternoon, with an ultra-competitive eight-part program lined up for Bega Showcase Cup (1600m) Day. The $80,000 feature has attracted a capacity field of 16, and with only light rainfall expected across the weekend, participants can expect the surface to be rated somewhere in the Soft range for race-day. The rail is placed in the true position the entire circuit, with all the action scheduled to get underway at 1:06pm local time.
Bega Showcase Cup Tip: Toes In The Water
Toes In The Water was impressive when lugging top-weight to victory in metro company at Randwick on January 15, going on to score by 1.2 lengths on the Kensington circuit. The daughter of Maurice produced a slashing run towards the inside running rail, saving all the ground courtesy of a stellar ride by claiming apprentice Coriah Keatings. She’s in career-best form and drops 7kg heading into this, and although barrier 15 may prove the ultimate test, Toes In The Water must be considered the one to beat in the 2025 Bega Showcase Cup.
Bega Showcase Cup
Race 7 – 
#8 Toes In The Water (15)
4yo Mare | T: Nick Olive | J: Coriah Keatings (a1.5kg) (52.5kg)
Best Bet at Sapphire Coast: Bengal
Bengal is simply a different horse since being transferred to the Luke Pepper barn. The Zoustar gelding produced a dominant maiden victory at Moruya on January 6 in his first start for the new stable before being subsequently outclassed in metro company, closing to within two lengths of Polyglot at Rosehill on January 18. That performance rates superior to any of his rivals in this Class 2 contest, and provided the breaks fall his way from stall nine, Bengal should have no issues justifying favouritism with horse racing bookmakers.
Best Bet
Race 4 – 
#3 Bengal (9)
3yo Gelding | T: Luke Pepper | J: Brodie Loy (58.5kg)
Next Best at Sapphire Coast: O’Hellyeah
O’Hellyeah produced a barnstorming maiden victory first-up at Cowra on January 19, showing a blistering turn-of-speed to get over the top of Hellinda in the shadows of the post. It was a strong performance considering her 177-day layoff heading into the event, with the daughter of Hellbent relishing every inch of the 1200m journey. Stepping up to the 1400m should be ideal second-up, and with James Innes (Jnr) likely to take up a stalking role from gate four, watch for O’Hellyeah to be savaging the line at a good price with BlondeBet.
Next Best
Race 8 – 
#12 O’Hellyeah (4)
3yo Mare | T: Todd Smart | J: James Innes (Jnr) (57.5kg)
Best Value at Sapphire Coast: Burgundy Girl
Burgundy Girl appears set to peak third-up into the campaign after a modest performance on the Kensington circuit at Randwick on January 15. The Cable Bay mare was always going to find the 1550m short of her best trip, however, the six-year-old never shirked the task as she made strong inroads late to get within 4.6 lengths of Toes In The Water. She appears well-placed after the 2kg claim of apprentice Rebecca Bronett Prag, and with barrier six allowing her to settle somewhere mid-field with cover, Burgundy Girl can only run well at the each-way price with horse racing betting sites.
Best Value
Race 3 – 
#4 Burgundy Girl (6)
6yo Mare | T: Keith Dryden & Libby Snowden | J: Rebecca Bronett Prag (a2kg) (58kg)
Sunday quaddie tips for Sapphire Coast
Sapphire Coast quadrella selections
February 2, 2025
- 5-6-10
- 3-6-7-11-12-13
- 5-8-10-12-15
- 1-2-5-12
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