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Six races into an ordinary Saturday at Warracknabeal, and one name sits on the jockey sheet every single time: W Gordon. He’s not just filling out the card either — 12 rides at this track have produced four winners and five more placings, a 33% strike rate that’s the best of anyone booked here today. When a rider that sharp turns up in every race, it’s worth building your Warracknabeal racing tips around where he’s best placed rather than treating him as background noise. Add a genuine placer finally getting his chance at a manageable trip, a trainer-jockey combination with more than sixty runs of shared history, and a stayers’ feature to close it out, and there’s more here than the field sizes suggest. Six races, all on turf, first jump at 1:26pm — here’s how the card reads.
Reading the Warracknabeal card
Going information hasn’t been published for this meeting, so take the surface as read rather than rated. What is clear from the numbers is who’s been getting the job done at this circuit lately. Limited course form across today’s fields — most runners have one or two starts here, so the story sits with the riders and trainers who keep coming back rather than the horses themselves.
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W Gordon’s numbers stand out from the rest of the jockey room: 12 rides at Warracknabeal, four winners, five more in the frame. MS L J Meech isn’t far behind on volume — 13 rides, two wins, seven placings, and she’s out again across five races today, including for a stable that keeps using her deliberately (more on that below). Jack Hill and Zac Moore round out the strongest form lines in the saddle.
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zac Moore | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16.67 | 66.67 |
| MS L J Meech | 13 | 2 | 7 | 15.38 | 53.85 |
| Jack Hill | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 50.00 |
| W Gordon | 12 | 4 | 5 | 33.33 | 41.67 |
| Tom Madden | 9 | 1 | 2 | 11.11 | 22.22 |
On the training front, C Maher has the best recent strike rate of anyone with real volume at the track, and Tom Dabernig’s seven runs here carry enough weight to mean something. E & D Browne haven’t got the runs on the board yet to earn a table row, but they’ve sent five runners to today’s meeting — easily the biggest team in the stable colours, and worth watching even without the numbers to back it yet.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Maher | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25.00 | 50.00 |
| Tom Dabernig | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14.29 | 42.86 |
| Andrew Bobbin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20.00 | 40.00 |
| M M Laurie | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 33.33 |
Race by race
Race 1: Bentley Group Mdn Plate — 1:26pm, 1750m
Koyuga Rip keeps knocking on the door without getting there — four runs in the last three months have produced two placings, and the full card reads 244442, a horse that’s rarely far away but hasn’t quite worked out how to win. Tom Madden takes the ride, and while his numbers at this track are modest, the horse’s underlying consistency over this 1750m trip is the more reliable guide. The one who could spoil it is Numbersneverseen, who gets the game’s best-performed local jockey in W Gordon. The horse’s own form is nothing flash — one placing from his past five starts — but Gordon’s 33% winning strike rate at this circuit means he’s capable of extracting more than the formline suggests, especially if the speed collapses in front of him. Each-way interest in Koyuga Rip, with Numbersneverseen the one to respect if the market shortens him up late.
Race 2: Emmetts Thank You John Jess Mdn Plate — 2:01pm, 1312m
Seventeen runners in a maiden is a lottery on paper, and honestly this is a watch race more than a betting one. The angle worth knowing is that Tom Dabernig has booked MS L J Meech twice today, and this pairing has produced 18 winners from 69 rides together over time, with a still-solid 50% placing rate in their six combined runs at Warracknabeal specifically. Prince Prestigious is the one carrying that partnership here, even though his own recent form (two runs, no placing yet) doesn’t scream confidence on its own. Cool Aza Breeze, for C Maher and Zac Moore — the meeting’s most reliable placer in the saddle — is the other one worth a line in a race this deep. Small stakes only, and there’s no shame sitting this one out.
Race 3: Mick Morcom Mdn Plate — 2:36pm, 1094m
What Once Was hasn’t missed a placing in three runs this campaign, and that kind of reliability matters in a field full of question marks. She’s up against two fillies who’ve each had just one start and both ran second on debut — Little Medusa for Jack Hill, who places half his rides at this track, and Money Honey for Andrew Bobbin, a trainer who’s turned 40% of his Warracknabeal runners into placegetters. Both debutants look capable of taking the next step, and if one of them is going to spoil the party it’s Money Honey, given Bobbin’s numbers here are the stronger of the two stables. What Once Was is the safer of the three regardless — she’s the one who’s already proven she turns up.
Race 4: Pony Express Hcp (56) — 3:11pm, 1094m
Does Pull My Finger’s habit of nearly winning finally turn into the real thing at Warracknabeal? The formline over his last four runs is 3-2-3-3-1, with a win mixed through three placings — the profile of a horse racing to his best right now. MS L J Meech takes the ride, and her 54% placing rate from 13 rides at this track is as good as any regular hoop in the jockey room today, giving him the sort of experienced steer a tricky 1094m dash rewards. The query is weight — he’s equal-top of the handicap at 132.2kg, the most he’s carried in this run of form, and that’s not nothing in a ten-horse field. Simply Luscious is the one to note if the extra kilos bite: she won on her only visit to this track, has a win and a placing from two runs this time in, and she’s 7.7kg better off at the weights. Win bet on Pull My Finger, with a small each-way saver given the weight concession he’s giving away.
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Race 5: Warrack Butchery Hcp (56) — 3:46pm, 1312m
The market’s attention in a race like this tends to fall on the older, better-known types, which is exactly why Artpark looks like value. He won on his only start at Warracknabeal, has placed in half his four runs this campaign, and gets a trainer in P A Preusker who wins once from every six runners he sends to this track and places a third of the time — real volume behind those figures, not a lucky run. Jockey Melissa Julius adds experience here too, with 11 rides at the track under her belt. Moral Turpitude is the each-way risk to the value case — his card carries a win and finds the money in three of his past six runs, and that sort of profile can lob under the radar in a workmanlike field like this. Back Artpark each-way, with Moral Turpitude the one to include in exotics if you’re spreading the risk.
Race 6: Betdeluxe Sheep Hills Cup (Bm70) — 4:26pm, 2187m
Twelve runners and a real 2187m staying trip make this the form race of the day, and the shape of it favours whoever can sustain a run rather than sprint one out. Aristonous fits that profile better than most — he’s placed in two of his last four runs, and at Bm70 level against this depth of opposition that’s a horse doing enough to be respected rather than dismissed. Black Peppermint is the danger, carrying top weight at 135.5kg but with a win and a runner-up finish mixed through his last five starts, evidence he’s up to fighting out a finish even under a big impost. The two profiles are almost opposites — one grinds into the race late, the other has to carry big weight the whole way and hope it’s enough. Each-way interest in Aristonous is the more sustainable play over this trip; treat Black Peppermint as the roughie if the tempo lets him get across and dictate.
The plays
Pull My Finger is the NAP — three placings and a win from his last four starts, an in-form rider aboard who knows this track, and a manageable ten-horse field at 3:11pm to work with. The weight is a query, not a knockout blow. For value, Artpark stands out in race five: a course winner already, with a trainer who’s genuinely productive at Warracknabeal rather than merely present. The banker for multis is What Once Was in race three — three from three for the placings this campaign is about as low-risk as this card gets. Best each-way credentials belong to Koyuga Rip in the opener, a horse that keeps finding the frame without quite crossing the line first. And the repeatable course angle today is simple: follow W Gordon’s bookings. He’s out in all six races, and his 33% winning strike rate at this circuit is the standout number on the whole card. If he keeps riding here at this rate, he’ll be the first name worth checking every time Warracknabeal comes around.
FAQ
What time does racing start at Warracknabeal today?
The first race, the Bentley Group Mdn Plate, jumps at 1:26pm, with six races on the card finishing with the Betdeluxe Sheep Hills Cup at 4:26pm.
Who are the top trainers and jockeys at Warracknabeal today?
W Gordon leads the jockey room with four wins and five placings from 12 rides at the track — a 33% strike rate — and he’s booked across every race today. C Maher has the best recent trainer numbers on show, winning a quarter of his Warracknabeal runners and placing half.
What are the best bets at Warracknabeal today?
Pull My Finger in race four is the pick of the card — three placings and a win from his last four starts, with MS L J Meech aboard off her 54% placing rate at the track. Artpark in race five is the value option, a course winner already for a trainer who places a third of his Warracknabeal runners.
Where can I find the best odds for Warracknabeal races today?
Firm prices for a card this size usually only settle in the hour or two before the first jump, so it’s worth checking a live odds comparison closer to post time rather than locking in early. Compare what’s on offer across bookmakers before you bet, especially on the more open races like the seventeen-runner second event.
