| What | Wyong Gold Cup Day 2022 |
| Where | Wyong Race Club – 71-73 Howarth St, Wyong NSW 2259 |
| When | Friday, September 2, 2022 |
| First Race | 12:45pm AEST |
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Feature racing heads to Wyong on Friday for the running of Listed Wyong Gold Cup and Listed Mona Lisa Stakes. HorseBetting’s New South Wales racing analyst presents his best bets and quaddie selections for the program, as well as his tips in the feature races. The track is rated a Good 4, the rail is in the true position for the entire course, and the meeting is set to get underway at 12:45pm AEST.
Mona Lisa Stakes Best Bet – Boomnova
Chris Munce sends south in-form mare Boomnova for her second run of the preparation. The speedy grey had a terrific preparation last time in, winning all three starts, before resuming in the Group 3 Toy Show Quality (1100m) on August 20 behind Zapateo and Jamaea when fourth. Sammy Collett has built a terrific record on the five-year-old, so it is pleasing to see her go to Wyong for the ride on Friday, especially given they’ve drawn awkwardly in barrier 12. Boasting a terrific second-up record of 3:2-1-0, we expect Boomnova to be going very close.
Mona Lisa Stakes Best Bet
Race 6 – 
#3 Boomnova (12)
5yo Mare | T: Chris Munce | J: Samantha Collett (57kg)
$6 with Ladbrokes
Wyong Gold Cup Best Bet – Lord Ardmore
Chris Waller’s Lord Ardmore has become a bit of a winning machine of late, taking out two of his last three starts. The five-year-old gelding wasn’t beaten too far last start in the Group 3 Premier’s Cup at Randwick, finishing third behind Arapaho and Francesco Guardi with 56kg on his back. He rises to 58kg, comes back to a Good 4 surface and gets out to 2100m which should all suit. Drawn barrier two with Hugh Bowman in the saddle, the son of Reliable Man should get the run of the race and be the one to beat at the business end.
Wyong Gold Cup Best Bet
Race 7 – 
#1 Lord Ardmore (2)
5yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: Hugh Bowman (58kg)
$3 with Bet365
Best Bet at Wyong – Orzala
Orzala has looked really smart in her barrier trials and her breeding suggests she could be very talented. By Snitzel out of classy mare Norzita, this three-year-old filly is a half-sister to Carif, who lines up later in the day in the Wyong Gold Cup. This John O’Shea-trained mare was sharp when winning a recent barrier trial on August 19 over 1045m on a Soft 5 with James McDonald in the saddle, so we expect a forward showing on debut on Friday. While barrier 17 isn’t pleasant, she has shown the speed to be handy, while she looks to have a turn of foot that could allow her to be out the back. Either way, we are confident that she will be too good in her first race start.
Best Bet
Race 3 – 
#14 Orzala (17)
3yo Filly | T: John O’Shea | J: James McDonald (55kg)
$2.45 with Neds
Next Best at Wyong – Sumatra
The win of Sumatra first-up at Hawkesbury was really classy, defeating a pretty deep maiden field which included Glint Of Silver and Peace Officer. The James Cummings-trained filly got the right run in transit on that occasion, booting through under Sam Clipperton to win by a length. While she may not get the same run from barrier seven on Friday, this three-year-old by Lonhro will be much fitter second-up than what she was on August 18. If she is close enough on the turn, Sumatra should be winning again.
Next Best
Race 2 – 
#8 Sumatra (7)
3yo Filly | T: James Cummings | J: Sam Clipperton (56kg)
$3 with Unibet
Friday quaddie tips for Wyong
Wyong quadrella selections
Friday, September 2, 2022
- 2-7
- 2-3-5-9
- 1-2-3-9
- 1-4-5-7
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