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Texture has won three straight and hasn’t finished outside the placings in four runs, yet it walks into the Argyle Engineering Steel Slipper Sprint at Kununurra today having never set foot on the track before. So has every other runner in that race. When the form is this hot, a first look at a new circuit stops being a red flag and starts being background noise. That’s the shape of these Kununurra racing tips: a card built on connections you can trust more than tracks you can measure. Six races run from 12:57 through to 4:10pm on the Kununurra turf, and D Leech has saddled up ten of the runners across them. Here’s how to read it, race by race.
Reading the Kununurra card
No official going report had been posted for this fixture at the time of writing, so take barrier and weight into account rather than assuming fast ground. What the data does give us is a clear read on who’s turning up with runs on the board at this specific track, even on a card where most of today’s 43 runners carry only one or two starts here. Limited course form across the horse ranks generally — no runner in today’s fields has three or more starts at Kununurra, so treat every course result below as a single data point, not a trend.
The jockeys and trainers tell a different story. D Leech fields ten runners today, matching his entire Kununurra sample size, though his one win and three placings from those ten runs is a modest return for the volume. MS T Halter is the value operator by percentage: two wins and two placings from five runs at the track, a 40% win strike rate, and six runners on today’s card — five of them booked to stable rider Hannah le Blanc. That pairing has produced two winners between them in the last five combined runs at Kununurra.
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| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sweeney | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 60.0% |
| MS K Yuill | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16.7% | 50.0% |
| Hannah le Blanc | 6 | 2 | 2 | 33.3% | 33.3% |
| Lek Maloney | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Casey Hunter | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Perdon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| MS C Godden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| MS T Halter | 5 | 2 | 2 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| K L Moore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| MS K Petrick | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| D Leech | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10.0% | 30.0% |
| Barry Cooke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 25.0% |
Race by race
Race 1: Ord Valley Helicopters/Pro-Plumb (Bm48+) — 12:57pm, 1203m
Is there a genuine winner in this field? Nobody here has scored in their last 90 days of racing, which makes it the toughest race on the card to have a confident view on. Buades has been the form horse of the group lately, finishing fifth then fourth across its last two runs after a couple of minor placings before that, but its only look at Kununurra ended in fourth. City Of Sin is the one piece of positive course evidence in the race, having placed third on its solitary start at the track, even though its wider recent form (25% place rate from eight runs) is ordinary. Small stakes only here, if at all — Buades each-way is defensible, but this is a watch race more than a betting race.
Race 2: Ausfuel (Bm56+) — 1:31pm, 1203m
MS T Halter doesn’t send a runner out at Kununurra without her stable rider close behind, and Working Class Girl carries that partnership into Race 2. The mare has a win and two placings from her last five runs, sits at a 40% place rate over that stretch, and steps out for a trainer/jockey combination that has already produced two winners together at this track this campaign. Shasfa is the each-way threat: two wins from seven runs in the past 90 days, though her last two starts both finished fourth, so the form has flattened rather than sharpened. Arrogant Miss looked the winner-in-waiting on a string of 3-3-2 finishes before crashing to seventh last start and a rough run on debut here — watch, don’t chase. Working Class Girl to win, Shasfa the each-way safety net.
Race 3: Argyle Engineering Steel Slipper Sprint (Bm62+) — 2:12pm, 1312m
Texture has been building to this for months without anyone at Kununurra getting to see it. Three wins on the bounce and a placing before that — an average finishing position of 1.25 across its last four runs — is about as strong a recent-form line as this card produces anywhere, and it comes from a stable, D Leech, that has its main jockey, MS K Yuill, aboard. That pairing was among the winners at this same fixture just last week, with Yuill also placing twice more that day. None of the six runners in this race has started at Kununurra before, so the new track is a genuine unknown for everyone, not a specific weakness for Texture.
The one runner capable of upsetting the market read is Verbosity. It won its second-last start and hasn’t been far away when it hasn’t, though it faded to fifth last time out on a small sample that’s too thin to lean on heavily. Convincebility has been racing at a lower level of consistency — a minor placing here, a beaten favourite there — and looks more danger-on-paper than danger-in-the-run. Weight is workable for Texture at 124.5kg, and the barrier draw (gate two) should let MS K Yuill get the run she wants without being caught wide. Win bet, and it’s the strongest case for a saver in any multi off this card.
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Race 4: Rdo (Bm48+) — 2:52pm, 1476m
Can I’m A Dreamer back up quickly after breaking through last start, or does the placegetter behind it get its turn? I’m A Dreamer won at 12/1 at this same fixture last week for the Halter/le Blanc pairing, and while one run isn’t enough to call it a course specialist, a winning debut at the track paired with a stable that’s clearly firing is hard to leave out. Dummy Spit is the more battle-tested each-way option: four places from its last four runs, a 57% placing rate across seven runs in the past 90 days, and it placed on its only previous look at Kununurra too. It simply hasn’t been able to find the line first. Ezelove and Gingeriffic haven’t raced at this track before and neither carries recent form worth backing blind. Win bet on I’m A Dreamer, each-way cover on Dummy Spit if the market drifts it.
Race 5: Auto Tow & Repair (Bm56+) — 3:30pm, 1476m
Two horses walk into Race 5 having done the exact same thing last start: won at Kununurra. Percussion Prince and Flying Gentry both broke through at this fixture a week ago, but the case for Percussion Prince runs deeper — two wins and four placings from nine runs in the past 90 days, a 44% place rate, and a trainer/jockey pairing (Halter/le Blanc again, its third mention today and worth noting as a genuine trend rather than a coincidence) that keeps finding the winner’s stall here. Flying Gentry’s form is thinner — three runs, one win, two placings — but it’s the same Leech/Yuill stable combination that also has Texture running red-hot in Race 3, and it followed a break with an immediate win. Ocean’s Jen (4-2-4-1 across its last four) rounds out the placegetters without threatening the top two. Percussion Prince the more proven win chance; Flying Gentry the value each-way if the price drifts.
Race 6: Brett Cattle Company (Bm56+) — 4:10pm, 1750m
Magnaburma won last start and won on its only previous try at Kununurra, which is as clean a form line as this race offers over the longer 1750m trip. Nine runners make it the biggest field of the day, and most of them arrive without a recent win to their name. Oscar Winner is the each-way alternative on raw numbers — two wins from eight runs in the past 90 days — but its finishing positions have been erratic (a win, then a ninth, then a second) and it’s drawn wide in gate eight. Holdout and Okesutora are minor factors at best; neither has finished ahead of fourth in their past three runs. Magnaburma each-way is the sensible play in a field that hasn’t shown much depth beyond the top two.
Where the money goes
Texture is the play of the day. Three straight wins is a form line you don’t often see walk into a Bm62+ at a country track, and the fact it’s never raced at Kununurra matters less when the stable’s main rider was among the winners here just last week. Verbosity is the value angle in the same race — a horse that’s won more recently than it’s lost, at a price the market is unlikely to respect given its wider profile. Percussion Prince is the banker for anyone building a multi: nine runs of recent evidence and a course win last start is about as safe as this card gets. Dummy Spit is the each-way lean, with four places from its last four starts and nothing between it and a maiden win but racing luck. And the course angle for the week: MS T Halter and Hannah le Blanc, quietly building a 40% strike rate at this track while running six horses through today’s card. If that stable keeps sending them to Kununurra at this rate, they’ll be the name to track at every meeting here.
FAQ
What time does racing start at Kununurra today?
The first race, the Ord Valley Helicopters/Pro-Plumb (Bm48+), jumps at 12:57pm local time, with six races programmed through to the Brett Cattle Company (Bm56+) at 4:10pm.
Who are the top trainers and jockeys at Kununurra today?
MS T Halter leads the trainers on percentage, with two wins and two placings from five runs at the track (a 40% win rate) and six runners on today’s card. D Leech has the volume, fielding ten runners today against a track record of one win and three placings from ten runs. Aaron Sweeney tops the jockey table on a 60% place rate from five rides, with MS K Yuill (50% place rate from six rides) close behind.
What are the best bets at Kununurra today?
Texture in Race 3 is the strongest form line on the card, unbeaten in its last three starts. Percussion Prince in Race 5 backs up a Kununurra win last start with a 44% place rate from nine runs over the past 90 days.
Where can I find the best odds for Kununurra races?
Kununurra is a smaller regional fixture, and a live bookmaker odds comparison wasn’t available for this meeting at the time of writing. The historical prices on record are useful context, though — Percussion Prince started at 10/1 when it won at this track last week, and I’m A Dreamer was 12/1 for its win here, both suggesting the market has undervalued this yard before.
Is there reliable course form to lean on at Kununurra today?
Not much. No runner across today’s fields has three or more starts at the track, and the entire Race 3 field, including top pick Texture, is having its first look at Kununurra. That’s why this preview leans on 90-day form, trainer/jockey patterns and class reads rather than course statistics.
