Best Bet | Race 3 #9 Count Da Beans Formerly with the Michael Costa yard, this 3yo is now in the care of Tony Gollan who is having his second start with the son of Spill The Beans. Costa thought enough of this bloke to send him around in the G2 Champagne Classic at his second start, where he failed
Best bet | R7 #13 Better Get Set Talented mare building a good record and I expect her to add another win to her resume here. She’s found the perfect race and is drawn to get an economical run from gate three. The key here is top jockey Ben Thompson jumping aboard, and he should give her every chance. She
Best Bet | Race 4 #5 Kokoro I like that the stable has elected to run this 4yo despite the wide gate. Ryan Maloney has been booked, and the pair will go to the tail of the field and be saved for one last run at the end of the mile. This is his third consecutive run at the mile distance,
Best bet | Race 3 #1 Plundering Doing everything right in his first prep, notching two wins from as many runs to make an unbeaten start to his career. The query will be if he can handle another run in his first campaign, but he looks a horse with untapped ability and a brilliant stride which will help him stretch
Best bet | Race 7 #3 Aussie Nugget This year’s Toowoomba Cup looks a race in two between Bartholomeu Dias and Aussie Nugget but I’ll stick with the latter as he still has improvement to come after the last start win at Doomben when only third-up in his preparation. He won with a bit up his sleeve there, suggesting he
