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Bunbury Racing Tips: Can O’Connor Fire Again Today?
Overview
Daniel O’Connor doesn’t often leave Bunbury without a winner, and he’s given himself three chances to make it happen again today. His overall record at the track sits at 23% winners and just under 39% placings from thirteen runners, and the best of his trio, London Rose, arrives having broken through last time out. That’s the thread worth pulling on for these Bunbury racing tips: a five-race card built mostly around maidens still finding their way, with a genuine trainer edge sitting in the middle of it. There’s a Turf 1094m maiden to open, a staying test over 2215m in the back half, and a Class 1 handicap to finish that doubles as the best form race of the day. Read on for the pick in each of the five races, plus where the value sits if you’re building a multi.
Setting Up Today’s Bunbury Racing Tips
Course form is thin across most of this card – it’s four maidens and one handicap, and a lot of these runners are yet to clock up more than a start or two at the track. Where it does exist, it points somewhere useful. Saisoku and Flavoursome have both banked genuine sample sizes at Bunbury without quite going on with it, and the trainer and jockey tables below tell you who’s actually been getting the job done here rather than just turning up.
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saisoku | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 75% |
| Flavoursome | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 50% |
| Sylva Jack | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 33% |
| Mystacheeno | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 33% |
None of that group has broken through at the track yet, which tells its own story – Bunbury has been a frustrating one-eyed place for the placegetters on today’s card. On jockeys, the picture is sharper.
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Pike | 52 | 13 | 24 | 25% | 46.15% |
| Lucy Fiore | 71 | 12 | 32 | 16.9% | 45.07% |
| C Johnston-Porter | 36 | 5 | 16 | 13.89% | 44.44% |
| Holly Nottle | 50 | 5 | 20 | 10% | 40% |
| B Parnham | 57 | 6 | 22 | 10.53% | 38.6% |
Pike and Lucy Fiore both hit the frame close to half the time they ride at Bunbury, and both are engaged today. On trainers, it’s O’Connor’s card to lose.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel O’Connor | 13 | 3 | 5 | 23.08% | 38.46% |
| D T Mcauliffe | 29 | 2 | 9 | 6.9% | 31.03% |
| Joshua Krispyn | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 30.77% |
| P J Naylor | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 8.7% |
O’Connor places nearly two in every five runners he sends to Bunbury, comfortably clear of the other multi-runner trainers on the card, and he’s got Capall Gasta, Flavoursome and London Rose all racing today. Naylor, by contrast, has three runners on the card and almost nothing to show for twenty-three runs at the track – Dreamlord, Firey Panz and Varazze are all up against it on that record alone.
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Race By Race
Race 1: Wa Stockfeeds – Growing Together Mdn – 1:17pm, 1094m
Aura Magna has done nothing wrong in two runs back from a break, placing both times without getting the job done, and that’s usually the profile that finally clicks in a race like this. D T Mcauliffe’s stable places close to a third of its Bunbury runners, and Holly Nottle rides here often enough to know the track, sitting on a 40% placegetter rate from fifty rides at the course. Nothing about Aura Magna’s two runs suggests the ceiling’s been found yet, and a maiden field of this depth is exactly where a horse with a clean placing record gets its chance.
Divine Mirage is the one to respect. Divine Mirage has placed twice from three runs this campaign, ridden again by Laqdar Ramoly, and while N D Parnham’s stable hasn’t fired often at this track, this horse’s own form line is tidier than most in the race. Mr Kaplan and Prophecy Girl have both shown ability without doing enough yet, and neither looks the horse to upset a leader in form. Win bet on Aura Magna, save the exacta with Divine Mirage.
Race 2: Chaff City – Choice Of Champions Mdn – 1:52pm, 1203m
Twelve runners and not a confirmed leader among them makes this one about who travels through the race the easiest, and Cartier Glow’s recent trend – two placings from the last two runs – suggests it’s building into this grade nicely. T M Wolfe’s stable places better than four in ten of its Bunbury runners, comfortably the strongest trainer number in this field, and Jefferson Tsang has ridden a lot of placegetters here even without many wins to his name.
My Malena is the danger. My Malena has placed once from three runs this year and gets Lucy Fiore, who places almost half the horses she rides at this track from a huge sample of seventy-one rides – that’s not a jockey booking to ignore. Three Virgo’s carries the intrigue of a leading trainer-jockey booking in G & A Williams and W Pike, but the one start on the board so far gives nothing to hang a case on. Each-way on Cartier Glow, with My Malena the one most likely to spoil it.
Race 3: Kettridges – Quality Stockfeeds Mdn – 2:27pm, 1531m
Hard to get excited about this one. Thirteen are declared, Sandy Cheeks is a late scratching, and the market problem here is that nothing has strung two good runs together. Playa Del Sol has the most substance – three placings from seven runs this year – and D T Mcauliffe is the best-performed trainer with multiple runners on this card. Agent Remington is the each-way alternative purely on debut placing at this track, though the connections in Cassey Martinan and W J Bradshaw haven’t shown much at Bunbury to back it up.
If forced, Playa Del Sol on the strength of the sustained placing record, but this is a watch race for anyone not already committed. Small stakes only, or leave it alone entirely.
Race 4: Western Grains – Integrated Grain Logistics Mdn – 3:04pm, 2215m
Saisoku grinds; Boutique Belle has the boom trainer-jockey combination behind it. That’s the contrast that decides this staying test. Saisoku has placed in three of its four runs at Bunbury and is clearly suited by this style of test – it just needs the step up to 2215m to finally produce the finishing kick that’s been missing. S V Vahala’s stable places better than a third of its runners here, and Taj Dyson has been agonisingly close without a win in eleven rides at the track.
Boutique Belle is the one with the bigger engine on paper. Michael Grantham and W Pike combine for a 39% winning strike rate and better than 62% placings across sixty-nine rides together, and specifically at Bunbury that partnership runs at 25% wins and 50% placings from twelve runners – about as deliberate a booking as you’ll see on this card. Boutique Belle placed in its only run at the track. This is the best betting race of the day: back Saisoku for the win given the extra ground plays to its staying pattern, with Boutique Belle the each-way threat if the tempo doesn’t suit a grinder.
Race 5: Chaff City Complete Horse Diet Hcp (C1) – 3:42pm, 1094m
O’Connor doesn’t send a runner back this quickly without a plan, and London Rose winning last start is exactly the kind of signal worth following. London Rose steps up from a maiden win into this Class 1 with the stable’s best trainer numbers at the track behind it – O’Connor places almost 40% of his Bunbury runners, comfortably the standout figure among today’s multi-runner trainers – even though Jason Li doesn’t carry heavy course statistics of his own. The stable move here is the horse, not the rider.
Artie’s Eclipse is the danger, and a genuine one: Artie’s Eclipse won on its only start at this track, and David Catarino’s yard has produced a winner from four runners here. Ava Catarino has ridden here often enough to know the track too. Nailed’em rounds out the placegetters with two placings from three runs this campaign, but this looks like London Rose’s race to lose against a rival with less depth of course form behind the same result. Win bet on London Rose, with Artie’s Eclipse the one to include in an exacta or trifecta.
Where The Money Goes
London Rose is the best bet on the card. London Rose has won its most recent run, steps up into a race where the trainer has been the standout performer at the track all campaign, and there’s nothing in this Class 1 field with a comparable combination of form and connections working for it right now.
Saisoku is where the value sits. A horse that’s placed three times from four runs at the one track without breaking through tends to get overlooked once again in a maiden, and the step up to 2215m plays to exactly the kind of sustained effort it’s been showing.
Aura Magna is the safest inclusion for a multi – two placings from two runs and a leading trainer and jockey combination behind it in a modest maiden field. For each-way cover, Boutique Belle brings the strongest trainer-jockey partnership number on the entire card, at 50% placings together at this track.
For anyone following these Bunbury racing tips into next week’s meeting too, the repeatable angle today is Daniel O’Connor. Three runners, a 23% winning strike rate at the track, and the best-performed placegetter number of any multi-runner trainer on the card – if he keeps sending them to Bunbury at this rate, he’s the name worth following every time this meeting comes around.
Best Bookmakers for Today’s Racing
Odds move throughout raceday, so it pays to shop around before you bet, especially on the maidens where the market can shift sharply on late scratchings or gear changes. Compare the latest prices across Australia’s major bookmakers below.
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FAQ
What time does racing start at Bunbury today?
The first race, the Wa Stockfeeds – Growing Together Mdn, jumps at 1:17pm, with five races on the card finishing with the Chaff City Complete Horse Diet Hcp (C1) at 3:42pm.
Who are the top trainers and jockeys at Bunbury today?
Daniel O’Connor leads the trainers with a 23.08% win rate and 38.46% placings from thirteen runners at the track, and he has three runners on today’s card. Among jockeys, W Pike places 46.15% of his Bunbury rides from fifty-two starts, just ahead of Lucy Fiore on 45.07% from seventy-one rides.
What are the best bets at Bunbury today?
London Rose in Race 5 is the pick of the card, coming off a win and carrying O’Connor’s leading Bunbury trainer numbers into a Class 1 handicap. Saisoku in Race 4 is the value option, with three placings from four runs at the track.
Where can I find the best odds for Bunbury races?
Prices vary between bookmakers and can move quickly leading into each race, so it’s worth comparing firms using the bookmaker list on this page before placing a bet.
How many races are on today’s Bunbury card?
Five races make up today’s meeting, four maidens and one Class 1 handicap, with the Chaff City Complete Horse Diet Hcp (C1) over 1094m in Race 5 the strongest form race of the day.
