Overview
Desert Ora has raced twice at Albany and won both times. She has also won four of her last six starts, and she lines up in the BM70 sprint at 5:00PM with just 54kg, the equal-lightest weight in the field. If there is one horse on Sunday’s card that the track already likes, it’s her.
She does have a rival with the same claim. Head’em has six Albany starts for two wins and four placings, and he won last time out. That race is the heart of a seven-race card on a track rated Good to Soft, running from 2:28PM to 5:35PM WA time. These Albany racing tips work through every race. Albany has plenty of horses with real course form, which is rare for a country meeting, so the local numbers carry more weight here than usual. Markets hadn’t opened when this was written, so the bets below are about form, not prices.
Albany: the setup
Course form runs deep. These are the runners with five or more Albany starts.
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niccy’s Affair | 5 | 2 | 4 | 40% | 80% |
| Head’em | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | 67% |
| Tasman Jewel | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 50% |
| Diablo Lad | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 50% |
| God’ll Getya | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 40% |
| Capricious Ruler | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20% | 40% |
| What A Prince | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20% | 20% |
| Great Deal | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 14% |
| Autofocus | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Faithfull | 54 | 6 | 22 | 11% | 41% |
| Natika Riordan | 47 | 8 | 18 | 17% | 38% |
| Chanel Cooper | 14 | 1 | 5 | 7% | 36% |
| T Turner | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11% | 32% |
| J Whiting | 38 | 4 | 10 | 11% | 26% |
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P B Hunter | 25 | 4 | 14 | 16% | 56% |
| T M Wolfe | 15 | 4 | 7 | 27% | 47% |
| Samantha Faithfull | 38 | 3 | 15 | 8% | 39% |
| Alan L Smith | 15 | 3 | 5 | 20% | 33% |
| S J Wolfe | 70 | 10 | 22 | 14% | 31% |
| Roy Rogers | 73 | 8 | 20 | 11% | 27% |
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Albany race by race
Race 1: Country Comfort Mdn, 2:28PM, 1000m
God’ll Getya has run 2nd, 3rd, 8th and 2nd in his last four starts, and he has five Albany runs for two placings. He gets 55kg and Bailey Webster for P B Hunter, a trainer who places in more than half of all Albany runs. In a maiden this short on form, that’s the best profile.
Sign Of The Times is the danger. The three-year-old ran 3rd at his only start, draws barrier 1, and comes from the S J Wolfe stable, which has won ten races here. God’ll Getya each-way.
Race 2: Wellington & Reeves Mdn, 3:00PM, 1230m
Beyond A Doubt ran 2nd, 2nd and 3rd before a 6th last start, and the 1230m looks his trip. Natasha Faithfull rides for Michelle Hagley. The three-year-old is the pick in a race where nobody has won.
Tasman Jewel has six Albany starts for three placings and ran 3rd two starts back, so she will be in the finish again. Zesty Zoom gets only 51kg and is the light-weight roughie. Beyond A Doubt to win.
Race 3: Solomons Floorings (Bm58+), 3:30PM, 1100m
Niccy’s Affair is the Albany specialist on this card: five starts here for two wins and four placings. Her form has dipped with a 4th and a 10th or worse in her last two, but two wins and two 2nds before that show what she does when right, and Amy Jo Hayes rides for Roy Rogers.
Diablo Lad has placed in half of his six Albany runs and finished 5th last time. Fantaxtic placed at his only start here and won four runs back, which makes him the danger with Bailey Webster riding. Niccy’s Affair to win.
Race 4: Graham Manley Auto Repairs Hcp (C1), 4:00PM, 1000m
A puzzle with no clear answer. Longtimebeliever won two starts back before a 4th last time, and Chanel Cooper rides for P E Roberts. On 58kg from barrier 1, she has the best mix of draw and recent form.
Brazen Bid ran 2nd last start for Stephen Sheehy and is the danger. Brave Wasp has topweight of 60kg and was 6th last time. Small win bet on Longtimebeliever, or watch.
Race 5: Statewide Horse Transport (Bm58+), 4:30PM, 1500m
Bondi Express won last start, won at his only Albany run, and gets 55kg. Chanel Cooper rides for P E Roberts again, and the pairing gives him a clear claim in a race where most of the field is out of form.
Beaumont Miss is the danger. She has a win and a 3rd from four recent runs, the 3rd coming last time, with Natasha Faithfull riding for Misty Bazeley. Warralea Lass won at her only Albany start, but 59.5kg and a 9th last time are hard to ignore. Bondi Express to win.
Race 6: Albany Scaffold Hire (Bm70+), 5:00PM, 1000m
Two horses with Albany records you can trust, and they meet over the same 1000m.
Desert Ora has won both her starts here. She has won four of her last six, and ran 3rd last time. She carries 54kg against Head’em‘s 59kg, and Natasha Faithfull rides for Michelle Hagley. Five kilos in a 1000m race is a big gift to a horse already winning.
Head’em is the course horse by volume: six runs, two wins, four placings, and a win last start. Rosie Mahony rides for Roy Rogers. He gives away the weight, but he has run well here more often than anything else in the race.
Meat Pie Artie also won last time and has the same 54kg as Desert Ora, which makes him the trifecta horse. Desert Ora to win, Head’em the exacta partner.
Race 7: Tabtouch Same Race Multi Hcp (C2), 5:35PM, 1230m
Hard to have a confident view. Jellybean Jones has two Albany runs for a win and two placings, and the S J Wolfe stable has won ten races here. He was unplaced last time after a 2nd and a win, but T Turner keeps him in the race on form at the track.
Smart Energy is the danger, first-up for Alan L Smith after two wins in a row before a 7th. Capricious Ruler has a win from five Albany starts. If forced, Jellybean Jones each-way, but this is a watch race.
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Where the money goes
NAP: Desert Ora (Race 6, 5:00PM). Two from two at Albany, four wins from her last six, and five kilos less than the main rival.
Value: Bondi Express (Race 5, 4:30PM). A last-start winner who has also won at the track, and the market hadn’t opened when this was written. If the price is longer than the form deserves, take it.
Banker: Niccy’s Affair (Race 3, 3:30PM). Four placings from five Albany starts. Use her in the place multi.
Each-way: God’ll Getya (Race 1, 2:28PM). Placed in three of his last four.
Course angle: Albany form matters here more than at most country tracks. Niccy’s Affair, Head’em and Desert Ora have six wins and ten placings between them at the track.
If Desert Ora makes it three from three, she’ll head into the next Albany meeting as the horse the rest of the sprinters are measured against.
Albany racing FAQ
What time does racing start at Albany today?
Race 1, the Country Comfort Maiden over 1000m, starts at 2:28PM WA time. The last race is at 5:35PM.
Who are the top trainers and jockeys at Albany?
Natika Riordan has eight wins from 47 rides at Albany, and Natasha Faithfull has 22 placings from 54. S J Wolfe has trained ten winners here, and P B Hunter has placed fourteen of 25 runners.
What are the best bets at Albany today?
Desert Ora in Race 6 is the NAP after winning both of her Albany starts. Niccy’s Affair in Race 3 is the banker with four placings from five starts here, and Bondi Express in Race 5 is the value.
Where can I find the best odds for Albany races?
Albany markets had not opened when this was written. Compare the bookmakers listed above once prices are up, especially for Race 6.