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Coleraine Racing Tips: Can Flying Straz Strike Again?
Overview
Flying Straz walks into the Coleraine Hotel Handicap off a win last start, backed by two placings either side of it across the past three months — an average finishing position of 1.67 from those three runs, better than anything else on this card can show. That form line sets the tone for these Coleraine racing tips. It’s a modest four-race program, turf throughout, running from 1:10pm to 2:55pm, built mostly around maidens either side of two midweek handicaps that reward genuine recent placings over reputation.
Fields are big for a country card — two maidens carrying fifteen and sixteen entries — which usually means pace pressure up front and a scramble for clear running in the straight. Symon Wilde is the other name worth knowing early. He sends two runners to a track where his numbers stand out, and both get a mention below. Read on for the pick in each race, the value we can find without a firm odds board to lean on, and where the money goes across the card.
Coleraine — the setup
Fifty-five runners across four races on the turf, and the card leans toward the unproven — three of the four races are maidens or near enough, with only the Josh Lewis Accounting Handicap and the Coleraine Hotel Handicap asking a genuine weight-for-form question. Limited course form across today’s fields — most runners have one or two starts here, and only two of them, Gasoline Rainbow and State Of Maine, have actually raced at Coleraine before, both finishing second on debut at the track. With a sample that thin, there’s no point building a horse form table off it; the trainer and jockey numbers tell a clearer story instead.
Symon Wilde is the trainer to follow. He’s sent six runners to Coleraine for two wins and four places — a third of his runners winning, two-thirds hitting the frame — and he saddles two runners today, Terrestrial Light in the opener and Gasoline Rainbow in race two. W Gordon is the jockey with the most course history among today’s riders, a winner and three placings from six rides at Coleraine, a 50% strike rate for the frame, and he’s engaged on three runners across the card. Barry Ainsworth brings the biggest team with three runners, though his Coleraine record isn’t deep enough in the data to call a trend either way, so his runners are judged on recent form alone rather than track suitability.
There isn’t enough depth among today’s jockeys or trainers to justify a full stats table — only one rider and a handful of trainers clear the sample sizes that make percentages meaningful — so we’ve woven the numbers that do matter into the race-by-race calls below.
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Race by race
Race 1: Vickery Bros Mdn Plate — 1:10pm, 1531m
Mister Solly grinds, Terrestrial Light sparkles in short bursts — different profiles, same unsolved problem: neither has actually won yet. Mister Solly has finished third or better in all four runs across the past three months, a 100% placing rate without ever crossing first, which reads either as a professional building toward a breakthrough or a horse that simply can’t finish the job. Against a moderate maiden field on paper, we’re backing the former. He’s drawn barrier nine, midfield enough not to be compromised over 1531m, and carries the same 131.1kg as most of this field, so the case rests on merit rather than weight relief.
Terrestrial Light is the shorter-form alternative — two runs, placed in one of them — carrying a Symon Wilde stable that’s found the winner’s stall at this track a third of the time it’s tried. Not enough runs at Coleraine to call this one a specialist, but enough upside from the stable form to take seriously as the each-way danger. Further back, Dali’s Picasso and Yankee Street Rain have both shown a place in their last six starts but nothing recent enough to trust over the two above, and Swift Statement is a late scratching, taking one runner out of an already deep field.
Each-way on Mister Solly; Terrestrial Light the swing factor if Wilde’s stable form runs deeper than the market allows for.
Race 2: Southern Grampians Livestock & Real Estate Mdn Plate — 1:45pm, 1750m
Symon Wilde doesn’t send them to Coleraine without a plan, and Gasoline Rainbow already has the evidence to back it: runner-up on its only start at this track. Across the past three months that’s translated to two places from four runs, an average finish just outside the money, but the course form and the stable’s broader numbers here — two wins and four places from six runners, winning a third of the time — are reason enough to take another shot. Gasoline Rainbow draws barrier seven in a sixteen-runner field stepping out to 1750m, a trip that should suit a horse yet to be truly tested beyond a shorter journey, and the step up in distance is the sort of change of scenery that can turn a placegetter into a winner.
Black Hex is the each-way risk worth noting on raw numbers — two places from six runs and a recent second-up effort — but without the stable form sitting behind him, he looks more swooper than winner. The Toronado Kid and Lady Colonist both carry recent runs without a placing to show for them, and with two runners scratched from a sixteen-horse field, this is already shaping as a race that comes down to whoever handles the traffic best in the straight. Win and place on Gasoline Rainbow.
Race 3: Josh Lewis Accounting Hcp (56) — 2:20pm, 1750m
Does Newcombe’s experience count for enough carrying topweight? At 132.2kg he’s shouldering more than anyone else in this field, but he’s also the most seasoned professional in it — seven runs across the past three months, a win and four placings in that stretch, an average finish just outside fourth. Nothing else in this race matches that level of recent consistency, and barrier four keeps him within striking distance of the speed over 1750m. A topweight winning a handicap is never a given, but the volume and quality of recent form here makes the extra kilos easier to forgive than usual.
Tudaya is the pick if the weight bites — two places from five runs recently, not spectacular but a runner who keeps finding the frame when the map suits. Frosty Night has an older win on the board but nothing recent to back it up, Rippa Buddy has shown minor ability without truly threatening, and State Of Maine’s single Coleraine placing flatters a modest record everywhere else. Win bet on Newcombe, with Tudaya as the forecast partner.
Race 4: Coleraine Hotel Hcp (56) — 2:55pm, 1094m
Flying Straz has been building to this. Three runs across the past three months, a win last start and a placing either side of it, and an average finishing position of 1.67 — no other runner on this card, in any race today, can show a recent record that clean. Drop back to 1094m and the profile only sharpens: this is speed-based recent form, not grind, and the sprint trip plays to exactly that. Barrier three keeps jockey V Le Boeuf within striking range of the fence without being trapped on it, and nothing in this field carries a comparable formline from the past ninety days.
Shyleah is the closest thing to a genuine danger with real recent data behind it — one placing from three runs isn’t a strong number on its own, but the finishing positions have been trending the right way, and she’s proven over further than most in this sprint field, which can matter if the tempo gets hot. Caribbean Villa and Ambello both look capable of finding a place on their day, but neither has the recent numbers to build a case over Flying Straz, and Frose’s recent runs read as a horse well below its best right now. The smallest field on the card, at eleven runners, should also mean a cleaner run for whoever is following the right speed.
This is the best betting race on the card. Win bet on Flying Straz, and if a multi is on the cards, he’s the leg worth the biggest stake.
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Where the money goes
The NAP today is Flying Straz in the Coleraine Hotel Handicap (2:55pm) — the only horse on the card with a genuinely clean recent record, a win last start backed by placings either side of it, and a sprint trip that suits a horse finishing its races at speed rather than grinding them out.
Value sits with Gasoline Rainbow in race two — a horse that’s placed on its only look at this track, trained by the meeting’s standout conditioner in Symon Wilde, and yet to get full credit for the stable form behind it.
Newcombe is the banker for anyone building a multi — seven runs of recent evidence, a win in that sample, and a level of professionalism that’s hard to find elsewhere on this card, even carrying topweight in race three.
For the each-way players, Mister Solly’s record does the talking: four runs, four placings, zero wins — the kind of horse that either breaks through soon or keeps collecting minor money regardless.
The course angle: keep following Symon Wilde at Coleraine. Two wins and four places from six runners is a rare strike rate at a country track, and with two runners on this card alone, he’s not done making the trip yet. If he keeps sending them here at this rate, he’ll be the angle to track at every Coleraine meeting from here.
Best Bookmakers for Today’s Racing
No fixed-odds board had firmed up for Coleraine at the time of writing, so treat any early prices as fluid until closer to the first. Compare markets across the operators below before committing, especially on the feature race where Flying Straz should start a short-priced favourite, and don’t be afraid to shop between two or three books on the maidens where prices tend to move around more.
FAQ
What time does racing start at Coleraine today?
The first race, the Vickery Bros Maiden Plate, jumps at 1:10pm, with four races taking the card through to the Coleraine Hotel Handicap at 2:55pm.
Who are the top trainers and jockeys at Coleraine today?
Symon Wilde leads the trainer numbers at the track with two wins and four places from six runners, a winning third of the time, and he saddles two runners today. W Gordon is the standout jockey on the data, with a win and three places from six rides at Coleraine.
What are the best bets at Coleraine today?
Flying Straz in the Coleraine Hotel Handicap is the standout, with a win and two placings from his past three runs. Gasoline Rainbow in race two is the value option off a placing on its only Coleraine start, backed by Symon Wilde’s numbers at the track.
What distances and track type does Coleraine race over today?
All four races are run on turf, ranging from the 1094m sprint in the Coleraine Hotel Handicap up to the two 1750m tests in races two and three, with the 1531m maiden opening the card.
Where can I find the best odds for Coleraine races?
Compare the operators listed above before betting — prices for this meeting weren’t locked in when this article was written, so shop around closer to race time rather than taking the first number offered.
