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News.com.au
09-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Scone best bets and inside mail for Tuesday June 10, 2025
Racenet and The Daily Telegraph form analyst Shayne O'Cass provides his best bets and race-by-race analysis at Scone on Tuesday. â– â– â– â– â– SCONE TIPS BEST BET Race 2 No. 2: LADY MEMPHIS Won at Goulburn 16 days after debut second to Private Harry. NEXT BEST Will relish the longer trip while racing at home here. VALUE BET Race 8 No.6: ARCHAIC FORCE Huge run in the Highway here at the Cup carnival. DAILY DOUBLE 1st Leg: 4, 2nd Leg 6 QUADDIE Race 5: 1, 2, 3, 4 Race 6: 4, 12 Race 7: 3, 5 Race 8: 4, 6, 7 JOCKEY TO FOLLOW Aaron Bullock versus Ashley Morgan – what a clash! Bullock by a nose (maybe). â– â– â– â– â– SCONE INSIDE MAIL IT STAYS IN VEGAS (8) bumped into Raging Force in the Red Crown but was the second elect, albeit $4.40 out to $11. He ran fifth, which on face value makes him a disappointment, but it was a funny sort of Soft 6 that day so maybe needs to be forgiven. Back home and in an easier race. PRISCILA STATEMENT (7) handed in a solid third on debut at Muswellbrook. Drawn to be prominent throughout. Ballina visitor MOFEED (2) has placed at five of his seven starts, which augurs well for another medal here. BET: IT STAYS IN VEGAS to win. LADY MEMPHIS (2) finished runner-up on debut in a Newcastle Super Maiden to Private Harry. Even the third horse, Rubi's Serve, goes well. No surprise then that the Matthew Smith-trained filly won her next start down at Goulburn. Spelled and has trialled up really nicely since. CAPITAL DANCER (1) has run more good races than bad in her time. This is her pet trip and she gets barrier two and Aaron Bullock. BET: LADY MEMPHIS to win; exacta 2 to beat 1. RITZSUN (9) is a Scott Singleton-trained 3YO and thus giving away age and experience to the entire field here. That said, his numbers make compelling reading. Chief among them is that both his wins were here are home. Trialled well since a second on May 10 in a Highway on Gosford Cup day. Speaking of trials, OUR BOY OLLIE's (4) hitout here on June 5 was a beauty. IN SPADES' (8) best would have her on podium. BET: RITZSUN to win. LOUISBURGH (1) is a son of Zoustar out of Sunset Rock, who beat the subsequent Champagne Stakes winner Go Indy Go in the Cinderella Stakes in 2014. A $250,000 Easter Yearling, Louisburgh has placed at three of his five starts and comes into this off two provincial seconds. So well placed. BACKWARD GLANCE (9) ran fourth, albeit eight lengths behind Saturday's Randwick winner Millie De Lune. BAWNAGLEN (8) should relish the 1350m at home. Bet: Louisburgh to win. SHEILA'S FANTA SEA (4) has a tidy resume of 10 starts, two wins and five placings, three of them seconds. Trainer Wayne Wilkes' daughter Shae has ridden her in all her wins and places, including a very easy win at Taree on May 13. Easy to like. The last time INSIGHTFUL AWARD (2) raced here at home, she won by six. Bit costly since then but never far away, either. TWILIGHT ROCK (1) is one from 19 but has placed 13 times so has to be considered. BET: SHEILA'S FANTASY SEA to win; quinella 2, 4; box trifecta 1, 2, 3, 4. DUBAI WARRIOR (4) debuted at Scone on November 19 last year and ran a huge third to Churchill's Choice no less. Won his maiden at Canberra next start and although he hasn't won again in five runs, he has placed twice and always been running on willingly at the end. Triple Crown's entry PIERONIMO (12) has some deep form. Was second to Millie De Lune (beating The Beats) and has placed again since. BET: DUBAI WARRIOR to win; quinella 4, 12; Daily Double – 1st leg 4, 2nd leg 6. SHUTTER (5) has raced seven times. Take out the debut run at Gunnedah and every once since has contained merit to varying degrees. Everything in the world suggests she will run – and indeed wants – 1700m. The big, home track is another box ticked. Speaking of boxes ticked, barrier three and Aaron Bullock are two reasons why the Greg Hickman-trained JONNY BE SWIFT (2) can challenge here. This is the type of race CROATIAN MADAME (11) can win. BET: SHUTTER to win. ARCHAIC FORCE (6) was a $125,000 Inglis Classic Yearling. Good money for a Cosmic Force but this horse is also a son of NZ Oaks winner and multiple stakes-horse producer Bramble Rose. The Todd Howlett-trained 3YO is cursed when it comes to barrier draws and as for the last run here on cup day, it was huge. MONARCH EXPRESS (4) has talent, a good draw and jockey. DUBAI GOLD (7) has been trialling like a bomb since he got to Nathan Doyle's stable.
Courier-Mail
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Courier-Mail
Trainers Richard, Will Freedman saddle I Am Brave at Rosehill
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. I Am Brave, the brilliant filly who made headlines at the Scone Cup carnival, puts her unbeaten record on the line in the Midway Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Trainers Richard and Will Freedman sent I Am Brave to the races for the first time at Scone two weeks and the three-year-old filly dominated her rivals to win a 1000m maiden. She was heavily backed into $1.75 favouritism and scored with authority, recording a slick 57.07sec despite the Soft 7 track rating. The Freedmans could have chosen an easier race than a Midway for I Am Brave's second start but it is an indication of how highly they race the filly that are prepared to chance their arm at Rosehill. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! 'We thought she was very good at Scone,'' Richard Freedman said. 'More importantly she has come through that race really well so we are keen to run her on Saturday. 'But it has taken us a while to get her to the track, and there have been reasons for that, so we don't want to push her too far in her first race preparation. 'So, this will probably be her last run before we give her a break. She's a nice filly and we will be even better again in the new season.'' I Am Brave, a daughter of Yarraman Park's super sire I Am Invincible, is at $4.60 in early TAB Fixed Odds betting and is challenging Harry's Bar ($4.40) for favouritism. The Freedman stable also prepared Walking Painting to win at the Scone carnival and the gelding will line up at Rosehill in the Captivant At Kia Ora Handicap (1800m). • Gibbons' injury silver lining: 'It was a break I didn't know I wanted but really needed' Unlike stablemate I Am Brave, former French galloper Walking Painting was unwanted in betting at $21 but broke through for his first Australian win with an all-the-way effort in a Scone Midway. 'Walking Painting's win rated quite highly for a Midway,'' Freedman said. 'I think the key to him is it has taken a while to work out his quirks but we feel now that he prefers soft tracks. 'We had some issues with his hind fetlocks and we had to re-shoe him different ways to work out what was best for him.'' Freedman is also optimistic Zoubaby ($26) can run an improved race back on a firmer Eagle Farm track for Saturday's Listed $160,000 Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m). • 'Hope the right decision was made': Rosehill trainers react to sale vote Meanwhile, Freedman's improving filly Let's Fly, who romped home by nearly six lengths at Randwick last week, will be given her chance in the Group 1 $700,000 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on June 7. 'We paid the late nomination for her during the week and the plan is for her to go to the Oaks,'' Freedman said. 'She's come through her Randwick win in really good order and we feel she deserves her opportunity.'' Originally published as 'She's a nice filly': Richard and Will Freedmans to saddle up I Am Brave at Rosehill Gardens
Mercury
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Mercury
Trainers Richard, Will Freedman saddle I Am Brave at Rosehill
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. I Am Brave, the brilliant filly who made headlines at the Scone Cup carnival, puts her unbeaten record on the line in the Midway Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Trainers Richard and Will Freedman sent I Am Brave to the races for the first time at Scone two weeks and the three-year-old filly dominated her rivals to win a 1000m maiden. She was heavily backed into $1.75 favouritism and scored with authority, recording a slick 57.07sec despite the Soft 7 track rating. The Freedmans could have chosen an easier race than a Midway for I Am Brave's second start but it is an indication of how highly they race the filly that are prepared to chance their arm at Rosehill. • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! 'We thought she was very good at Scone,'' Richard Freedman said. 'More importantly she has come through that race really well so we are keen to run her on Saturday. 'But it has taken us a while to get her to the track, and there have been reasons for that, so we don't want to push her too far in her first race preparation. 'So, this will probably be her last run before we give her a break. She's a nice filly and we will be even better again in the new season.'' I Am Brave, a daughter of Yarraman Park's super sire I Am Invincible, is at $4.60 in early TAB Fixed Odds betting and is challenging Harry's Bar ($4.40) for favouritism. The Freedman stable also prepared Walking Painting to win at the Scone carnival and the gelding will line up at Rosehill in the Captivant At Kia Ora Handicap (1800m). • Gibbons' injury silver lining: 'It was a break I didn't know I wanted but really needed' Unlike stablemate I Am Brave, former French galloper Walking Painting was unwanted in betting at $21 but broke through for his first Australian win with an all-the-way effort in a Scone Midway. 'Walking Painting's win rated quite highly for a Midway,'' Freedman said. 'I think the key to him is it has taken a while to work out his quirks but we feel now that he prefers soft tracks. 'We had some issues with his hind fetlocks and we had to re-shoe him different ways to work out what was best for him.'' Freedman is also optimistic Zoubaby ($26) can run an improved race back on a firmer Eagle Farm track for Saturday's Listed $160,000 Helen Coughlan Stakes (1200m). • 'Hope the right decision was made': Rosehill trainers react to sale vote Meanwhile, Freedman's improving filly Let's Fly, who romped home by nearly six lengths at Randwick last week, will be given her chance in the Group 1 $700,000 Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm on June 7. 'We paid the late nomination for her during the week and the plan is for her to go to the Oaks,'' Freedman said. 'She's come through her Randwick win in really good order and we feel she deserves her opportunity.'' Originally published as 'She's a nice filly': Richard and Will Freedmans to saddle up I Am Brave at Rosehill Gardens
The Age
28-05-2025
- Sport
- The Age
Sweet smell of success for soft surface specialist Honey Perfume
He might be based in Sydney, but the provincial circuit is proving a home away from home for Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith. And he's looking to add to provincial pickings at Thursday's Gosford meeting when promising filly Honey Perfume lines up in the final race on a surface slowly drying out after a week of relentless rain. Still rated a Heavy 10 through Wednesday, clearing and sunny skies in the lead-up should see the track improve to at least a Heavy 8. And on a day when half the card could be dominated by short-priced favourites across small fields, Honey Perfume boasts the scent of success, and a second win from her last three starts in a moderate Class 1 Handicap over 1200m to close the meeting. A consistent three-year-old daughter of Toronado, Honey Perfume opened odds-on ahead of her first outing on a likely heavy-rated surface. But she has been a model of consistency in soft ground over the last month, and looks to have this field at her mercy. Two starts ago she powered home for a dominant maiden win at Goulburn before missing by a nose behind the promising Shropshire Lad after doing plenty of early work from a wide draw in a deeper Class 1 on Scone Cup day. That run augurs well for this race where she's drawn a middle gate, again with Keegan Latham in the saddle. In fact, only two other runners were quoted in single figures across early markets, and it's a similar story in a few other races earlier on the program.
Sydney Morning Herald
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Sweet smell of success for soft surface specialist Honey Perfume
He might be based in Sydney, but the provincial circuit is proving a home away from home for Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith. And he's looking to add to provincial pickings at Thursday's Gosford meeting when promising filly Honey Perfume lines up in the final race on a surface slowly drying out after a week of relentless rain. Still rated a Heavy 10 through Wednesday, clearing and sunny skies in the lead-up should see the track improve to at least a Heavy 8. And on a day when half the card could be dominated by short-priced favourites across small fields, Honey Perfume boasts the scent of success, and a second win from her last three starts in a moderate Class 1 Handicap over 1200m to close the meeting. A consistent three-year-old daughter of Toronado, Honey Perfume opened odds-on ahead of her first outing on a likely heavy-rated surface. But she has been a model of consistency in soft ground over the last month, and looks to have this field at her mercy. Two starts ago she powered home for a dominant maiden win at Goulburn before missing by a nose behind the promising Shropshire Lad after doing plenty of early work from a wide draw in a deeper Class 1 on Scone Cup day. That run augurs well for this race where she's drawn a middle gate, again with Keegan Latham in the saddle. In fact, only two other runners were quoted in single figures across early markets, and it's a similar story in a few other races earlier on the program.
