Overview
Burning Ambition arrives at Quirindi having won his last two starts, and the only thing standing between him and a hat-trick is a wide gate in a modest Class 2 over 1200m. That race closes a seven-race Thursday card on a Good track, and it is the one we would build the day around.
The rest of the program is classic country midweek fare: two maidens to open, two Benchmark 58 sprints, a maiden handicap and a Benchmark 66 mile to finish. Course form among the horses is thin, so these Quirindi racing tips lean on the people instead. M Weir has ridden more winners here than anyone booked today, and her partnership with trainer S I Singleton has produced three wins and seven placings from eleven Quirindi starts together. Clayton Gallagher has the best place record of the regular riders, and he has a live ride in every race from Race 3 onwards.
Markets were open for the first three races when this went up, and we quote those prices where they matter. Later races were not yet priced. Below you get the track read, a pick and a staking line for every race, and our NAP, value, banker and each-way plays.
Quirindi: how the card sets up
A Good surface on a mostly sprint card means the early speed usually holds, and five of the seven races are 1200m or shorter. The two longer tests, the 1450m maiden that opens and the 1600m that closes, give the backmarkers more of a chance.
Limited course form across today’s fields: most runners have one or two starts here at best, and nobody has three. Go Russian is the only horse on the card with a Quirindi win, from his only visit. The riders and trainers are a different story.
Jockeys with five or more Quirindi rides
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Gallagher | 14 | 4 | 9 | 28.6 | 64.3 |
| Shannen Llewellyn | 14 | 2 | 8 | 14.3 | 57.1 |
| M Weir | 22 | 5 | 12 | 22.7 | 54.5 |
| Nick Palmer | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 42.9 |
| O A Dalton | 13 | 2 | 5 | 15.4 | 38.5 |
| J Pracey-Holmes | 18 | 1 | 5 | 5.6 | 27.8 |
| Jacob Stiff | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 21.4 |
| G Buckley | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
Trainers with five or more Quirindi runners
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C K Martin | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16.7 | 66.7 |
| S I Singleton | 13 | 3 | 8 | 23.1 | 61.5 |
| J C Deamer | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 60.0 |
| R P Northam | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20.0 | 60.0 |
| D J Hatch | 16 | 3 | 8 | 18.8 | 50.0 |
| J A Sylvester | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 22.2 |
| T S Howlett | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
| J Clement | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 20.0 |
Singleton is the stable to follow. Seven runners across the card, a strike rate of nearly one in four here, and a regular rider who knows the track better than anyone else in the room. J Clement sits at the other end: fifteen Quirindi runners without a win.
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Quirindi racing tips: race by race
Race 1: B2 Sign Co Country Boosted Mdn Plate, 2:10PM, 1450m
Dekka’s Latest is our pick to open the day, and the stable explains most of it. D J Hatch has sent sixteen runners to Quirindi for three winners and eight placings, and this four-year-old has been edging closer, with a third and a fourth in his two runs over the past three months. G Buckley takes the ride at 59kg from barrier 3, which should give him a spot just off the speed in a field of ten.
The market has Prima Vecchio on top at $2.70 with Unibet. He has had two starts for a fourth and an eighth, one of them here without placing, and he has not raced in the last three months. P Messara and L Gavranich will have him fit, but that price assumes plenty. Dekka’s Latest at $3.30 with Unibet is the better proposition.
Thirty Degrees is the each-way spoiler. His form line of 3-2-4-2-5 says he finds a way to be there, and J Pracey-Holmes rides him from the outside gate. Win bet on Dekka’s Latest, small saver on Thirty Degrees.
Race 2: Quirindi Boxing Day Races Mdn Plate, 2:45PM, 1000m
A 1000m maiden full of horses with little or no form is a puzzle with half the pieces missing. Bright Eyed Baby heads the market at $3.40 with Unibet on debut, and while trainer Jake Hull won with his only previous Quirindi runner, there is no rider booked yet. That is a lot of faith in an unknown.
We would rather take a punt on Reckless Jewel at $7.50 with Bet Right. She also debuts, but the booking is the one that matters on this track: M Weir for S I Singleton. That pair has won three of their eleven Quirindi starts together and placed in seven. Barrier 1 at 55.5kg over the short course means she should be able to hold the fence and see where she stands.
Frog Rock brings the most racing experience, with a second among five starts, and is the danger if the newcomers need the run. Small win bet on Reckless Jewel. This is a value play, not a confident one.
Race 3: Gowings Toyota (Bm58), 3:25PM, 1000m
Two different profiles shape this sprint. Blue Dane is the most consistent horse on the card, placing in all four of his runs over the last three months, yet the seven-year-old has not won during that run and carries 60.5kg. Our Astute Lass is the improver: a three-year-old filly with form of 4-3-3-1, a winner and placed in all three of her recent starts, and she comes in on the minimum 55kg.
That weight swing does it for us. Our Astute Lass gets 5.5kg from Blue Dane and 6kg from topweight Diva Rouge, and she runs for S I Singleton, whose Quirindi record is the best of any trainer with volume here. Jasmine Urquhart-Warren rides from barrier 9, so she may need cover early, but over 1000m on a Good track that is manageable. At $7.50 with Bet Right she is the value of the race.
Farnciful is the one to beat at $3.60 with Unibet. Clayton Gallagher rides for J C Deamer, who has won with two of his five Quirindi runners, and the four-year-old won one of his four starts since the start of 2025. Diva Rouge won her last two but lugs 61kg and has not raced in the last three months. Win bet on Our Astute Lass, each-way saver on Blue Dane at $4.60 with Bet Right.
Race 4: Become A Qjc Member Today Mdn Hcp, 4:05PM, 1200m
Tease The Breeze ran third on debut and gets M Weir in the saddle for S I Singleton, the combination that keeps coming up on this card for good reason. The three-year-old filly carries 55.5kg from barrier 4, a handy draw in a big field over 1200m, and first-starters that place usually take a decent step forward second time out.
Bossy Sheila is the obvious danger. She also ran third on debut, and trainer R P Northam has placed with three of his five Quirindi runners. Barrier 16 is the problem: G Buckley will have to choose between burning petrol to cross or sitting back and hoping for a gap.
Titan Of Fury will appeal to some with Clayton Gallagher aboard, but he has had ten starts since the start of 2025 without a win. Captainthunderbolt is Singleton’s second runner and has placed twice from four starts in that time. Win bet on Tease The Breeze.
Race 5: Racing Mates (Bm58), 4:40PM, 1000m
Beyond Perfection has had two starts: a fourth, then a win last time out. He goes up to 60.5kg here, but he draws barrier 1, and Clayton Gallagher has the best place strike rate of any jockey with real volume at Quirindi, nine placings from fourteen rides including four wins. Inside gate, short course, a jockey who knows where the rail is fast: that is a tidy setup for a lightly raced type still on the way up.
This is our banker for the day. The horse is unexposed, the draw is perfect, and nothing else in the race brings the same upward trajectory.
The danger is Take The Jackpot. He is an eight-year-old with two wins and three placings from six runs over the past three months, he placed on his only Quirindi visit, and he jumps from barrier 2 right alongside. If Beyond Perfection is slow away, Take The Jackpot can take the run. Bonoyster has placed in two of three recent runs and can fill a place. Win bet on Beyond Perfection.
Race 6: Nsw Jockeys Association Hcp (C2), 5:15PM, 1200m
The question here is simple. Can anything stop Burning Ambition from making it three straight? His form reads 2-2-8-7-1-1, and he has won both runs in the last three months. Trainer C K Martin has placed with four of his six Quirindi runners, and Shannen Llewellyn has eight placings from fourteen rides here.
Barrier 9 is the only real knock, though two runners draw wider and over 1200m Llewellyn has time to find cover or roll forward. At 57kg he is not overburdened for a horse in this kind of form, and C2 company is the right level for a horse coming off two wins.
Mega Pixel is the clear second pick. She has placed in five of her seven runs over the past three months with two wins, though her latest two runs were sixth and seventh. Broken Wings gets Clayton Gallagher and has placed twice from four recent runs. Burning Ambition is our NAP. Win bet, and the anchor for any quaddie.
Race 7: Gowings Toyota Country Boosted (Bm66), 5:50PM, 1600m
Two last-start winners meet over the mile. Think Back won his latest for S I Singleton with M Weir aboard, and he has placed in three of his five runs over the past three months. He carries 57kg from barrier 4. Big Short also won last start for D J Hatch, has run here twice for a placing, and drops to 55.5kg, but that win is his only placing from five runs over the past three months.
The Weir and Singleton partnership tips the balance. Across all tracks the pair has 28 wins from 136 starts, and when a stable this consistent puts its regular rider on a horse in form, you take notice. Think Back gets the nod.
Mellencamp placed on his only Quirindi start and gets Clayton Gallagher, which makes him the third leg of the trifecta. Win bet on Think Back, small saver on Big Short.
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Where the money goes
NAP: Burning Ambition (Race 6, 5:15PM). Back-to-back winner, the right grade, and a stable that places with two of every three runners it brings here.
Value: Our Astute Lass (Race 3, 3:25PM). $7.50 with Bet Right for a filly that has placed every time this preparation and gets 5.5kg or more from her two main rivals.
Banker: Beyond Perfection (Race 5, 4:40PM). Lightly raced, last-start winner, barrier 1 and Clayton Gallagher. The safest multi leg on the card.
Each-way: Blue Dane (Race 3, 3:25PM). Four placings from four recent runs makes him the most reliable place proposition on the program, at $4.60 with Bet Right.
Course angle: M Weir for S I Singleton. They ride together in Races 2, 4 and 7 with three wins and seven placings from eleven Quirindi starts as a pair, and Reckless Jewel, Tease The Breeze and Think Back all carry the colours.
If Singleton keeps placing more than six in ten of his Quirindi runners, his name is the first one to check on every card here this summer.
FAQ
What time does racing start at Quirindi today?
Race 1, the B2 Sign Co Country Boosted Mdn Plate over 1450m, jumps at 2:10PM local time. The last race, the Gowings Toyota Country Boosted (Bm66) over 1600m, goes at 5:50PM.
Who are the top jockeys and trainers at Quirindi?
M Weir has the most Quirindi wins of today’s riders, five from 22 rides with twelve placings. Clayton Gallagher has the best place record, nine placings and four wins from fourteen rides. Among trainers, S I Singleton has three wins and eight placings from thirteen runners here, and D J Hatch three wins and eight placings from sixteen.
What are the best bets at Quirindi today?
Burning Ambition in Race 6 is our best bet after two straight wins. Beyond Perfection in Race 5 is the banker from barrier 1, and Our Astute Lass in Race 3 is the value pick at $7.50 with Bet Right.
Where can I find the best odds for Quirindi races?
Markets for the first three races were open at the time of writing, with Unibet and Bet Right holding the best prices on our selections. Compare the bookmakers listed above for the later races once they are priced, as prices move through the day.