Australian (Gold Coast Racecourse) Horse Racing Picks for Saturday, January 8, 2022
Tom and Rich discuss…
Gold Coast (Australia C) including :
Magic Millions Country Cup
Magic Millions Rising Stars-C4 (Fillies and Mares)
Magic Millions Rising Stars-C4
The Tab Wave
We Are Gold Coast Quality
Track Rating Soft 7
22 to 1 Tom’s International Tips
Race 2 – Magic Million Country Cup
3 – Star of O’Reilly
- 32 starts 9 wins 5 seconds 2 thirds
- Soft going 6 starts 4 wins 1 second
- Fast pace run last out with running 10th and move late to get 3rd
- Some traffic issues for him and need room late
- This season, he’s been in the money (1 win) in his 4 races
- Gets some weight off from last race and steps up in company today
2 – Sir Rocket
- 11 starts 5 wins 3 seconds 1 third
- Likes the soft going with 4 starts 3 wins and 1 fourth
- Chased front runner late with one run but too late
- Race before, he was close to the pace, jockey had work to turn for home because he ducked in and then got straight late to win – favorite in that race
1 – Only Wanna Sing
- 45 starts 13 wins 7 seconds 5 thirds
- Last race, he had too much to do to get into position for the win, creditable effort
- He’s 2 races before were wins at 1200m and 1400m vs open company
- Gets a break from the handicapper with 5 kilos being taken off but still top weight in this field
- Better trip better run, should be interesting
Race 5 – Magic Million Rising Stars 3&4yo F&M Cl4
2 – Lady of Luxury
- 18 starts 4 wins 6 seconds 3 thirds
- Winner last out move late and appeared to have something left with the win
- Traffic issues with 4 horse in front of her, got room at 200m
- Been ok on soft going with 10 starts 2 wins 3 seconds
- Last 2 runs at top track and moves here with good chance to win
5 – Empowerment
- 12 starts 3 wins 1 second 2 thirds
- Appear to have needed a start with a 6th last out
- She has won 1 time from 2nd race off layoff out of 2 races
- Good record on soft going
- This maybe the right race at the right time to pop through here
4 – Lady Banff
- 18 starts 3 wins 2 seconds 1 third
- Last race, the start was not great, but she ran better that the start suggests
- It’s been a while since she won but in the last race she showed signs of life.
- Soft going maybe an issue but did win 1 race on heavy ground
- She run in bigger races in the past without a lot of success but…I am just looking for her to make a good showing here
Race 6 – Magic Million Rising Stars 3&4yoCl4
11 – Logomania
- 3 starts 1 win and 1 third
- Only a maiden winner but sweep to the stand side and won nicely in his last race
- First out, they put his in a group 3 race, aggressive but finished last
- Better in maiden race to start the season and now a win last out
- Many unknowns here like distance and soft going but what take a rising star (possible) here at a price
5 – Palladas
- 15 starts 2 wins 2 seconds 3 thirds
- First start of the season was a useful race (running 5th) against 15 runners
- Move late from midpack to get up for 4th
- Improving for last, it appears he needed a race
- If he runs to last race, he’s got a chance
12 – Golden Eighty
- 11 starts 1 win 3 seconds
- After layoff on 4 months, he’s run 3 races and good in 2 and needed the first start which was an even effort, he lost that race to one of my picks in another race
- Just got up for second in last
- Win? But hit the board, I think so
Race 7 -The Wave 3&4yo Weight For Age
9 – Starelle
- 16 starts 1 win 3 seconds 4 thirds
- Drops in class, been racing in groups races and top end races
- In those races, she’s lost by 1.5L, .6L, 1.2L, 4.3L, 1.3L, 1.9L
- Mixed results on soft to heavy going
- She won a group 2 race last season
- She was back of the field until the 800m mark then finished strong, she was fly on the outside at the end
- She’s run only once at this distance and finished third
14 – Telephone Booth
- 5 starts 2 wins 1 second 1 third
- Races have been from 1100m to 1600m
- Never been the distance but shows promise of wanting longer
- One run on soft going, ran third
- The pace was slow in last race, travel well, ask for speed from the gate, up with the winner early but had little to finish. Lost by 7L to a winner who is undefeated
- Lightest weight assignment in the field, time to prove herself vs better
5 – Tamilaide
- 9 starts 3 wins 4 second 2 thirds
- No complaints about his record, the question I have is distance, first time at 1800m
- Likes the soft and heavy going – 6 starts 3 wins 2 second 1 third
- Move well in this last 2 this season running 2nd and 3rd
- Generally hangs in the back of the field and makes one run
- Jump up in class but maybe more distance is what this horse is wanting
Race 8 – We Are Open Gold Coast Quality Handicap
10 – Remlaps Gem
- 15 starts 6 wins 3 seconds 2 thirds
- Winner of his first run of the season at 900m then stepped up to run third at Randwick
- 3 for 3 at distance
- 3 wins on the soft going
- Handicapper gave him a weight advantage vs last to race
2 – Usmanov
- 27 starts 9 wins 4 seconds 2 thirds
- Not much in first start of the season, another one who needed a race?
- A runner in better races from open to group 3 races
- At distance, 6 starts 4 wins 2 seconds
- Certainly, fits in this race, he done well at Gold Coast 7 starts 4 wins 2 seconds
5 – King Klaus
- 19 starts 10 wins 5 seconds 1 thirds
- First up after layoff 4 starts 3 wins 1 second
- Distance 2 starts 1 win 1 second
- Done well on both soft and heavy tracks
- To me, this is the horse to beat
Rich’s Ranks
Race 2 – Magic Million Country Cup
2 – Sir Rocket
3 – Star of O’Reilly
7 – Penasquito
Race 5 – Magic Million Rising Stars 3&4yo F&M Cl4
1 – She Can Sing
2 – Lasy of Luxory
3 – Boomnova
Race 6 – Magic Million Rising Stars 3&4yoCl4
6 – Head Legislator
1 – The Ritz
12 – Golden eighty
Race 7 -The Wave 3&4yo Weight For Age
5 – Tamilaide
10 – Dzsenifer
12 – See Marie
Race 8 – We Are Open Gold Coast Quality Handicap
12 – Gogol
10 – Remlaps Gem
11 – One Stryke
