Overview
Pink Dogwood has been to Eagle Farm once and won, and on Thursday C J Waller brings this three-year-old back with Ryan Maloney aboard, a pairing with six wins from 26 rides together at this track. That is the race I keep coming back to on a short, five-race midweek card that starts early and is done before lunch is cold.
These Eagle Farm racing tips cover all five races on a track rated Good to Soft. The card opens with a 1000m maiden for three-year-olds at 11:00AM and finishes with a competitive Class 2 over 1400m at 1:17PM. In between there is a deep BM68 over 1800m where Weekend Artist steps out from the widest gate, and a BM70 sprint that T J Gollan and Jack Bruce look to have between them. Jack Bruce has nine runners across the day, which makes Bruce the trainer to follow. Bookmaker markets weren’t up when this was written, so there are no prices quoted below; the form is doing the talking. Read on for a call on every race, then the plays for your money at the bottom.
Reading the Eagle Farm card
Good to Soft at Eagle Farm suits horses that can hold a position and keep rolling, and with only five races the volume of course form is thin in places. Nine runners on the card have been here three or more times, so there is a little to work with on the horses, and plenty on the riders and stables.
Horses with three or more Eagle Farm starts
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16.7 | 33.3 |
| Make A Call | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Saveur | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Boss Mode | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| The Fixer | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Concession | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jockeys at Eagle Farm
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 43 | 5 | 20 | 11.6 | 46.5 |
| Ben Thompson | 205 | 42 | 95 | 20.5 | 46.3 |
| Ryan Maloney | 119 | 17 | 55 | 14.3 | 46.2 |
| Tahlia Fenlon | 46 | 6 | 20 | 13.0 | 43.5 |
| Martin Harley | 45 | 6 | 19 | 13.3 | 42.2 |
| Taylor Marshall | 91 | 8 | 37 | 8.8 | 40.7 |
| Angela Jones | 98 | 12 | 38 | 12.2 | 38.8 |
Trainers at Eagle Farm
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bruce | 79 | 11 | 40 | 13.9 | 50.6 |
| T J Gollan | 369 | 58 | 170 | 15.7 | 46.1 |
| Michael Freedman | 78 | 13 | 32 | 16.7 | 41.0 |
| C J Waller | 165 | 22 | 65 | 13.3 | 39.4 |
| Chris & Corey Munce | 102 | 6 | 38 | 5.9 | 37.3 |
Ben Thompson is the rider everyone else is measured against here: 42 winners from 205 Eagle Farm rides, and hot form lately with 53 wins from 224 rides over the past three months. Gollan has the volume, but Jack Bruce gets half of the stable’s Eagle Farm runners into the placings, and Thompson and Bruce together have three wins and seven placings from 15 together.
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Eagle Farm race by race
Race 1: Road To Magic Millions Book Now Mdn Plate, 11:00AM, 1000m
Can a horse that keeps running second finally get it done? Double Cool has a form line of 2-24264, which is three seconds from six starts and not a single win, and that is exactly the profile I want in a weak three-year-old maiden. Martin Harley picks up the ride for Chris & Corey Munce, and Harley lands in the placings on better than four in ten Eagle Farm mounts. Barrier 8 is no gift over 1000m, but this field doesn’t look to have a lot of early speed to trap Double Cool wide.
Field Of Clans is the danger. M J Dunn‘s runner ran second at its most recent start after a sixth first up, so the improvement curve points the right way, and A Mallyon only has to repeat it. Poetic Belle has placed at both starts but had no rider booked at the time of writing, so check that before you commit. Invincible Chase gets Ben Thompson for Jack Bruce and ran second on debut, though its one Eagle Farm run was unplaced.
Each-way on Double Cool. It runs on every time, and the place leg is the safety net if the bridesmaid habit holds.
Race 2: Sky Racing Hcp (C1), 11:33AM, 1600m
The case for Pink Dogwood starts with what happened here last time. The Waller three-year-old won its only Eagle Farm start, and the 71 form line shows a big step up from the first run to the second. It is a three-year-old against older horses in a Class 1, which can be a hurdle, but it gets in at 57.5kg and draws barrier 7 in a field of eleven, which should give Ryan Maloney the option of sitting just off the leaders.
Maloney and Waller have teamed up 26 times at Eagle Farm for six wins and twelve placings, so this isn’t a casual booking. Maloney’s last three months read 21 wins from 116 rides, with more than half of them in the frame.
The one that worries me is Castaway. Castaway is coming off a win, the only start in the past three months, and draws the inside gate for G K Taylor with M Rodd aboard. That is a dream draw over the mile. The catch is 59.5kg off a 0-7-9-1 line, so Castaway has to prove the last run wasn’t a one-off. Worththeadmission, also a last-start winner, is the Munce runner to keep an eye on with Cejay Graham riding at 55kg.
Win bet on Pink Dogwood. This is my best bet on the card, and I’d have it as the first leg of any quaddie.
Race 3: Xxxx Gold (Bm68), 12:08PM, 1800m
Thirteen runners, 1800m, and the most consistent horse in the field is drawn the widest. Weekend Artist has a 151321 line and over the past three months has won twice and placed four times from five starts. Weekend Artist also won at the only previous Eagle Farm start. Tahlia Fenlon has the job of getting across from barrier 13, and the trip gives time to find cover before the first turn without burning the horse up.
The Munce stable doesn’t win often here, six wins from 102 runners, but they get more than a third of them into the placings, and a horse in this form doesn’t need the stable stats to carry it.
Waller has four of the thirteen, which says something about how open the stable rates this race. Saveur is the pick of them on course form, placed in three of four starts at Eagle Farm without winning, and gets in light at 54.5kg. Note that Taylor Marshall is listed on both Saveur and Cellphone, so one of them will need another rider. Barcelo has won at Eagle Farm before but has been unplaced in all four runs over the past three months, so I’ll leave Barcelo out. Meltdown has placed at two of the last four starts and draws barrier 3 for D Moor, which makes Meltdown the one most likely to get the run of the race.
Win bet on Weekend Artist, with Saveur the saver. If Fenlon can’t get across and Weekend Artist ends up three deep with no cover, accept it and move on to the next race.
Race 4: Higgins Coatings (Bm70), 12:42PM, 1000m
Two stables, half of the twelve runners between them, and the best of the bunch looks to be the one with the inside draw. Boss Mode has placed at all three starts over the past three months, including a win, and has two placings from four runs at Eagle Farm. It draws barrier 2, Ryan Maloney rides for T J Gollan, and over 1000m on a Good to Soft surface the inside run is worth a length to anyone who can hold it.
Gollan has had 369 runners at Eagle Farm for 58 winners, the biggest record at the track by a distance, and Boss Mode is the stable’s best chance of adding to it on this card.
Jack Bruce has four runners here, and Desanto is the most interesting of them: a win at the only start in the past three months and a 4-2191 line, with Cejay Graham riding at 56kg. Wootten Hyde, also a recent winner, gets Ben Thompson and won one of two runs here. Then there is Tasman Bay, which has won twice and placed three times from three starts over the past three months and won its only Eagle Farm start. No jockey was booked when this was written, and that tends to make a horse easy to miss in the market. Diamantina Rose, with a 111331 record, is too well performed to ignore either.
Win bet on Boss Mode. Small each-way saver on Tasman Bay once the rider is confirmed.
Race 5: Ladbrokes Place Extra Hcp (C2), 1:17PM, 1400m
Jack Bruce has four of the thirteen runners in the last race, and Monotone is the one I want. Monotone has won two of three starts over the past three months, the 8-42141 line is going the right way, and it won one of two Eagle Farm starts. Taylor Marshall rides from barrier 2 at 58kg, and four in ten of Marshall’s Eagle Farm rides finish in the placings.
This is the deepest race of the day, though. Swing State comes in for Michael Freedman with a 1213 line and won one of two at the track, while Pearls In June has won one and placed in both Eagle Farm starts and has a 37131 line. Breakout is a three-year-old having a fourth start, and the 0511 form says it has found its feet; Martin Harley rides for Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald. Don’t Doubt Missy keeps hitting the frame, three placings from four starts in the past three months, without a win in that time.
Storming Home gets Ben Thompson for the Bruce stable and has won one of two here, so if you’re following the Thompson and Bruce combination, this is where it is most likely to land.
Win bet on Monotone with Swing State and Pearls In June in the exotics. This is a race to have a few runners on rather than a single.
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Where the money goes
NAP: Pink Dogwood (Race 2, 11:33AM). A winner at its only visit, it gets a rider and stable who have won six times together here, and a 57.5kg weight that suits a three-year-old against older horses.
Value: Tasman Bay (Race 4, 12:42PM). Two wins and three placings from three recent runs and a win at Eagle Farm, but no rider booked at the time of writing, so it could be easy to miss in the market once it opens.
Banker: Weekend Artist (Race 3, 12:08PM). Four placings from five starts over the past three months. The wide gate is the only knock, and the 1800m trip gives Tahlia Fenlon time to fix it.
Each-way: Double Cool (Race 1, 11:00AM). Three seconds from six starts and never worse than sixth. The win is overdue, and the place leg is the reason to be on.
Course angle: Jack Bruce at Eagle Farm. Half of the stable’s runners here finish in the placings, there are nine Bruce runners on the day, and Ben Thompson rides three of them.
If Bruce keeps turning up with numbers like this, the stable’s Eagle Farm runners will be worth a look every time the bookmakers are slow to catch on.
FAQ
What time does racing start at Eagle Farm today?
The first race, the Road To Magic Millions Book Now Mdn Plate over 1000m, jumps at 11:00AM local time. The fifth and last race, the Ladbrokes Place Extra Hcp (C2) over 1400m, is at 1:17PM.
Who are the top jockeys and trainers at Eagle Farm?
Ben Thompson leads today’s riders on Eagle Farm record, with 42 wins from 205 rides. Among the trainers, T J Gollan has 58 winners from 369 runners at the track, and Jack Bruce places with 40 of 79.
What are the best bets at Eagle Farm today?
Pink Dogwood in Race 2 is the best bet, Weekend Artist in Race 3 is the banker, and Tasman Bay in Race 4 is the value play. Double Cool in Race 1 is the each-way pick.
Where can I find the best odds for Eagle Farm races?
Markets for Thursday’s Eagle Farm races weren’t open when this was written. Use the bookmaker table above and the racecards on Racingbase, which show the best available price for each runner once betting opens.