| What | Sunshine Coast Races |
| Where | Sunshine Coast Turf Club – 170 Pierce Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551 |
| When | Friday, June 3, 2022 |
| First Race | 3:47pm AEST |
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Twilight racing heads to the Sunshine Coast‘s Corbould Park on Friday, as the winter racing season kicks off. HorseBetting’s Queensland racing analyst has analysed the nine-race program and presents you with his best bets and value bet, as well as his suggested quaddie numbers for the program. There has been plenty of rain in South East Queensland over the past few weeks, so the track is rated a Heavy 9, while the rail is out 3m for the entire course. The field for the first race at the Sunshine Coast will assemble behind the barriers for a 3:47pm AEST start.
Best Bet at Sunshine Coast – Lady Austen
Lady Austen was heavily supported on debut off the back of no public trials or jump outs, and while she didn’t land the cash, it was a commendable run. The three-year-old filly by Written Tycoon sat up on the speed on the synthetic track, gave a good kick but was just a bit green in the straight, going down in a photo to local galloper Smashingplates. The Chris Anderson-trained filly now gets onto the turf track and stays at 1000m, which should see her improve enough to be winning in her second career start.
Best Bet
Race 1 – 
#6 Lady Austen (9)
3yo Filly | T: Chris Anderson | J: Stephanie Thornton (57.5kg)
$3 with Ladbrokes
Next Best at Sunshine Coast – Amathuba
We’ve never really been a fan of Amathuba, but the three-year-old filly might have finally put it all together this preparation. The Richard & Will Freedman-trained filly was in the minor money in six of her first seven starts without winning, but she did enough to win well at Eagle Farm on May 4. The win was full of merit for a couple of reasons as she missed the start, over-raced wide throughout and still finished off to win with a bit in hand, so we are confident that she can now take that to Benchmark 65 company and string a couple of wins together. She will get back under Jim Byrne from barrier 11, but it is a big fair track, so she should get her chance.
Next Best
Race 3 – 
#6 Amathuba (11)
3yo Filly | T: Richard & Will Freedman | J: Jim Byrne (57kg)
$4.60 with Bet365
Best Value at Sunshine Coast – Majestics Request
Chris Munce and Boris Thornton combine in the fourth race of the evening with Majestics Request, a three-year-old gelding who loves racing at the Sunshine Coast. The son of Sebring has won two of his 11 starts, with both of those victories coming at his only two starts at this track, so a return to Caloundra should bode well. After stringing back-to-back wins together across March and April, Munce threw the gelding in the deep end, where he ran credibly in the Listed Daybreak Lover Stakes at Eagle Farm, finishing eight lengths off Flying Crazy and Green Belt. He wasn’t beaten far on the synthetic track on May 22, so back onto the turf should be enough to see him winning. Majoestic Request is paying around the $5 quote with horse betting sites.
Best Value
Race 4 – 
#3 Majestics Request (4)
3yo Gelding | T: Chris Munce | J: Boris Thornton (58kg)
$5 with Neds
Friday quaddie picks for Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast quadrella selections
Friday, June 3, 2022
- 2-4-12-13
- 8-9
- 4-6-12
- 12-5-8
Investment: $72 for 100%
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