Overview
In Situ has been placed in all three of its Geraldton starts, won two of them, and arrives at Sunday’s Tabtouch Regional Championship Heat on the back of a win, a second and another win. That is the race on this eight-race card, and it is a proper one: Luckee Floran has won its last two, Giles has won three of its six starts here and Scurgeofthewest has three wins from four visits to the track.
The rest of the program gives you plenty to work with too. Forbidden Apple has won two of its last three heading into the Landcruiser King Of The Road over 1900m, Climb On Top brings three straight wins into the Batavia Sprint, and a trainer with a startling strike rate here, B P Newnham, has one runner on the day that deserves a long look in the last.
The track is rated Good, racing starts at 1:15PM local time and finishes at 5:40PM. These Geraldton racing tips cover every race, then boil it down to five plays. Bookmaker markets had not opened when this was written, so there are no prices quoted below; check the racecards before you bet.
Reading the Geraldton card
Unlike most country meetings, there is real course form here. Twelve of Sunday’s runners have five or more Geraldton starts, and several of the better-fancied horses have made this track their home. The table below is restricted to horses with at least five runs here so the percentages mean something.
Horses at Geraldton (5+ starts)
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archenemy | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | 78% |
| Extra Zero | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14% | 71% |
| Deep Discretion | 10 | 2 | 7 | 20% | 70% |
| Giles | 6 | 3 | 4 | 50% | 67% |
| Sneaky Session | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | 67% |
| Gold Keeper | 13 | 1 | 8 | 8% | 62% |
| Champeze | 7 | 2 | 4 | 29% | 57% |
| Forbidden Apple | 6 | 2 | 3 | 33% | 50% |
Jockeys at Geraldton (5+ rides)
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zephen Johnston-Porter | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | 60% |
| Natasha Faithfull | 69 | 16 | 34 | 23% | 49% |
| Laqdar Ramoly | 58 | 8 | 28 | 14% | 48% |
| T Turner | 66 | 9 | 27 | 14% | 41% |
| Jefferson Tsang | 49 | 8 | 19 | 16% | 39% |
| K Yuill | 35 | 6 | 13 | 17% | 37% |
| L Staples | 48 | 6 | 17 | 13% | 35% |
Trainers at Geraldton (3+ runners)
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B P Newnham | 9 | 4 | 7 | 44% | 78% |
| G W Dupre | 4 | 2 | 3 | 50% | 75% |
| Bonnie Stokes | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | 60% |
| G B Spowart | 52 | 8 | 27 | 15% | 52% |
| A W Hughes | 38 | 6 | 16 | 16% | 42% |
| K R Anderson | 17 | 4 | 7 | 24% | 41% |
| A P Scally | 54 | 10 | 20 | 19% | 37% |
| R K Cowl | 74 | 9 | 27 | 12% | 36% |
Natasha Faithfull is the rider to follow. Sixteen winners from 69 rides here is the best record on the card with a real sample, and she gets into the first three about half the time. Her link with A P Scally is sharper again: four wins and eight placings from 13 rides together at Geraldton. G B Spowart is the most reliable stable for a place, hitting the frame with just over half of 52 runners. R K Cowl brings the most volume, 74 starters here, and has five runners on Sunday.
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Geraldton racing tips: race by race
Race 1: Charlie And Emmi Mdn, 1:15PM, 1400m
Maidens at this level are about finding the horse that keeps turning up, and Diver Dan keeps turning up. It has run fourth, second and third at its last three starts, and two of its four runs at Geraldton have finished in the first three. K Yuill rides for R K Cowl from gate 4, which should let her hold a spot just behind the leaders.
Il Bello Beals is the obvious danger and the frustrating one. It has had eleven goes at this track without winning, though five of those were placings, and its form line of 3, 3, 5, 4 says it is close without quite finding the finish. Cowl trains three in the race, so read nothing into which one the stable prefers.
A modest race. Small win bet on Diver Dan, with Il Bello Beals underneath in the exacta.
Race 2: Con’s Liquor Geraldton Mdn, 1:55PM, 1200m
Hard to have a confident view here. Nobody in the field has won a race, only two have placed in the past 90 days, and several are coming off long gaps.
If forced, Striking Leaf gets the nod. It ran third at its most recent start, its only run in the past 90 days, and that is the best recent figure in the race. K Yuill rides for G W Hammarquist, who has three runners here. Northern Diamond is the danger: it was placed in three of four runs before a spell and should improve for its first run back.
Watch race. If you must play, a saver on Striking Leaf.
Race 3: Toyota Finance Hcp (C1), 2:32PM, 1600m
Two confirmed winners at the bottom of their form lines and a draw that splits them: this race comes down to who gets the run. Andershine has had four career starts, all at Geraldton, and its figures read 4, 4, 2, 1. It is improving with each run, and Zephen Johnston-Porter, who has won on two of his five rides here, keeps the ride. K R Anderson wins with about a quarter of his runners at this track.
The worry is the weight. Andershine carries the 60kg topweight off gate 6. Extra Zero has 57kg and the rail, has been in the first three in five of its seven runs here, and won two starts back. It is the one that can sit on the fence and pounce. Pretey Royal won its latest start and has also won here, so it is worth a saver.
Win bet on Andershine. Extra Zero in the exacta.
Race 4: Toyota Genuine Parts & Service Hcp (C2), 3:10PM, 1400m
Archenemy against Blowin’ Smoke: one is a Geraldton regular with seven placings from nine runs here, and the other has run second or third in five of its last six starts without winning any of them. Both are live, and the market will probably struggle to separate them.
Archenemy‘s record here is the stronger argument. Two wins and seven placings from nine starts is genuine course form, gate 2 with Tara Atherden in the saddle gives it every chance to be handy, and 57.5kg is fair. Its last start was a fourth, so it needs to lift, but this is its track.
Blowin’ Smoke has 58kg, gate 5 and L Staples, and has earned $11,584 over the past 90 days purely from placings. It is the safest place play in the race and possibly on the card. Beston Street has won one of its three runs here but is caught out wide in gate 13.
Win on Archenemy, place on Blowin’ Smoke.
Race 5: Landcruiser King Of The Road (Bm58+), 3:50PM, 1900m
Forbidden Apple has been building to this for three starts. Its last three runs read win, second, win, and it has collected $32,544 across five starts in the past 90 days. Two of its six Geraldton runs have been wins. K Yuill rides for A W Hughes at 58kg, and over 1900m the gate 10 draw is no real problem.
Olden is the danger on raw earnings, having banked $36,606 from two wins in its past six starts, but its last two runs have tailed off. Vivarok has won two of its six starts here and won two runs back, so it is the next best. Safari Boy has won one of its two runs at the track and could run a place at a big price.
Forbidden Apple to win. It is the most solid horse on the card for multis.
Race 6: Tabtouch Regional Championship Heat -The Road To Ascot (Rs0mw), 4:30PM, 1200m
The feature, and it is loaded. Five of the eleven have won at least twice at Geraldton, which tells you this is a heat for the region’s best sprinters rather than a race anyone can fall into.
In Situ is the one we want. It has been placed in all three of its starts here and won two of them, and its last three runs read win, second, win for $32,814 in prizemoney. Natasha Faithfull rides for Bonnie Stokes, a trainer with two wins from five runners at this track. It carries the 60kg topweight, but the weight is a reflection of class and it has handled it before. Gate 3 is ideal: Faithfull can either lead or take the trail.
Luckee Floran is the main danger. It has won its last two and has three wins from eight runs here, and Jefferson Tsang rides at 59kg from gate 7. If the pace is slow and it gets a soft lead, it is the one that could steal it.
Then there is Giles. Three wins from six starts here, the best strike rate of any regular on the card, and it won its last start. The problem is gate 11, which is why the market may let it drift. Scurgeofthewest has three wins from four Geraldton runs, but it has not raced in the past 90 days and ran fourth at its most recent start. Versaille won its only run in the past 90 days and is another with two wins at the track.
Win bet on In Situ. Small each-way on Giles for value. If you are building a quaddie, In Situ is the one to anchor it on.
Race 7: Geraldton Toyota Batavia Sprint (Bm72+), 5:05PM, 1200m
Does a three-race winning streak hold up against the track specialists? Climb On Top has won its last three starts and both of its runs in the past 90 days, collecting $20,448. It has never raced at Geraldton, but at 56kg from gate 5 it is drawn to get a good run, and J Gray rides for P R Bamford.
Southland is the clear danger. It has been placed in all three of its starts here, won two, and its most recent figures read 1, 1, 2. It comes back from a break with 55kg and T Turner, who has won seven of his 42 Geraldton rides for G B Spowart and been placed on half of them. Gate 14 is the problem. Bolta, from the Natasha Faithfull and A P Scally combination, ran second first-up and should be sharper here.
Climb On Top to win, Southland the saver.
Race 8: Toyota Insurance Hcp (C2), 5:40PM, 1200m
The trainer stat of the day lands in the last. B P Newnham has had nine runners at Geraldton for four winners and seven placings, which is a remarkable return, and his only runner on Sunday is Gypsy Rhyme. It ran second on its only start here and its latest figures read 1, 9, 1, 2. Laqdar Ramoly, placed on almost half of his 58 rides here, takes the ride.
The weight is the catch. Gypsy Rhyme is the 60.5kg topweight in a big field. Sneaky Session is the danger: two wins and four placings from six starts here, a genuine course record, with Madi Derrick riding at 58.5kg from gate 5. Its last run was poor, which may keep the price fair. Catch Carter has placed in both of its runs here and is a solid place play.
Win bet on Gypsy Rhyme. Sneaky Session in the exacta.
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Where the money goes
NAP: In Situ (Race 6, 4:30PM). Three Geraldton starts, three placings, and a recent win-second-win sequence. It has the class edge in the toughest race on the card, and Natasha Faithfull is the best rider here.
Value: Giles (Race 6, 4:30PM). No prices were up when this was written, but the draw in gate 11 should push it out in the betting. It has won half its starts here and won last time.
Banker: Forbidden Apple (Race 5, 3:50PM). Two wins and a second in its last three, and $32,544 in prizemoney over the past 90 days. Nothing else in the race has form that consistent.
Each-way: Blowin’ Smoke (Race 4, 3:10PM). Five placings from its last six starts. If it misses the win again, it will very likely still pay a place.
Course angle: B P Newnham. Four winners and seven placings from nine runners at this track. Gypsy Rhyme in the last is his only runner on Sunday.
If Newnham keeps sending horses here and winning with nearly half of them, he will be the first name to look for on every Geraldton card this summer.
FAQ
What time does racing start at Geraldton today?
Race 1, the Charlie And Emmi Mdn over 1400m, jumps at 1:15PM local time (4:15PM AEDT). The last, the Toyota Insurance Hcp (C2), goes at 5:40PM local time.
Who are the top jockeys and trainers at Geraldton?
Natasha Faithfull leads the jockeys with 16 wins from 69 rides at the track, placing on 34 of them. Among trainers, B P Newnham has four wins from nine runners, and G B Spowart has placed with 27 of his 52 starters here.
What are the best bets at Geraldton today?
In Situ in Race 6 is the NAP, Forbidden Apple in Race 5 is the banker, and Giles in Race 6 is the value play. Blowin’ Smoke in Race 4 is the best each-way option.
Where can I find the best odds for Geraldton races?
Markets had not opened when these tips were written. Each racecard on Racingbase shows the best available price from our partner bookmakers once betting opens, so check the race link before you bet.