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Gold Coast Racing Tips Sept 12 — Can Ted Lasso Win?
Overview
Ted Lasso has finished fourth, third, second and third across his first four starts, the kind of progression that either means bad luck is compounding or a maiden win is close. That form line is the most interesting thing on offer in these Gold Coast racing tips, because today’s fixture comes down to a single race: the Congratulations Bevan Laming Maiden Handicap over 1531m on the turf. Nine three-year-olds go around with barely a win between them, weight is doing real work in how the field is shaped, and one Gold Coast trainer’s numbers at this circuit are hard to ignore. Below is the full breakdown: who we like, who can beat him, and what we’d actually stake if this were our own money.
Gold Coast — the one-race setup
There’s no course-form angle to lean on here. Only three of today’s nine runners have ever started at the Gold Coast at all, and none of them has more than two runs at the track, so we won’t be dressing up one or two runs as a trend. What we do have is jockey and trainer history at this circuit, and it’s worth a look before getting into the race itself.
Mckenzie Apel, aboard Ted Lasso, has the best strike rate of any jockey engaged today — a win in almost one of every six rides from a 57-ride sample at the Gold Coast, with a place in close to 44 percent of them. Jasper Franklin’s numbers read well too, placing half his mounts here across 18 rides, though his book today is a first starter with no runs to judge. B Lerena and Frederick Larson carry the deepest sample sizes on the card, over 100 rides each, and both sit in the low double-digit win-rate band that’s typical for high-volume Gold Coast riders.
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Franklin | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11.11% | 50.00% |
| Mckenzie Apel | 57 | 9 | 25 | 15.79% | 43.86% |
| Anthony Allen | 26 | 1 | 10 | 3.85% | 38.46% |
| B Lerena | 102 | 12 | 38 | 11.76% | 37.25% |
| D Peisley | 74 | 7 | 26 | 9.46% | 35.14% |
| Frederick Larson | 100 | 12 | 32 | 12.00% | 32.00% |
| Brooke Ainsworth | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 27.27% |
On the training side, Richard Laming stands well clear of the field. Three wins and six places from seven runners at this track is a strike rate few maiden conditioners can match, and it’s his runner, Pac Fair, that gives today’s race its value angle. P L Shailer and Michael Freedman also have solid volume behind their numbers.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Laming | 7 | 3 | 6 | 42.86% | 85.71% |
| P L Shailer | 33 | 7 | 19 | 21.21% | 57.58% |
| Michael Freedman | 43 | 6 | 21 | 13.95% | 48.84% |
| D J Bougoure | 15 | 2 | 7 | 13.33% | 46.67% |
| Tony & Maddysen Sears | 61 | 13 | 28 | 21.31% | 45.90% |
| K R Kemp | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9.52% | 33.33% |
| Allan Chau | 100 | 11 | 32 | 11.00% | 32.00% |
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The race
Race 1: Congratulations Bevan Laming Mdn Hcp — 12:50pm, 1531m
Ted Lasso is the swing factor in this maiden. Four runs have brought a fourth, a third, a second and a third — no win yet, but a horse that keeps arriving just after the finish rather than falling away from it, and this year alone he’s placed in three of his four starts. Allan Chau has him ready for a fifth crack, and the booking of Mckenzie Apel matters given Apel’s the strongest jockey stat on the card at this track. Ted Lasso also carries 127.8kg from barrier four, a useful four kilograms under topweights Dark Martian and Pac Fair at 132.2kg, and that gate should let him get a workable position without being trapped wide.
Pac Fair is the one we can’t wave through. His only run brought a minor placing, and he’s from the stable of Richard Laming, whose Gold Coast trainer figures are the standout on this card — nearly three winners from every seven runners sent to this track, and a placing rate above 85 percent. Matthew Palmer takes the ride without a track record of his own, but a stable winning at that clip is worth respecting even at a single run of experience. Miss Informed and Radomir both have more career runs but weaker recent trend lines: Miss Informed has managed two places from seven starts since the turn of the year, and Radomir has failed to place in four, so neither forces its way into this any harder than the placings on paper suggest.
Back Ted Lasso to win. Pac Fair is the each-way check if you want the Laming angle covered without risking the win market on a horse with one start to his name.
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The plays
With just the one heat on the card today, these Gold Coast racing tips come down to a single set of positions rather than a recap of the analysis above.
NAP: Ted Lasso (12:50pm). Four minor placings on the trot is the profile of a horse due to convert, and he’s got the best jockey stat at the track riding him to do it.
Value: Pac Fair. One run, one placing, and a trainer clearing 85 percent placings at this circuit from a real sample — that’s more signal than his short race record suggests.
Each-way: Pac Fair again, for the same reason — Laming’s placing rate at the Gold Coast is the strongest number on the entire card.
Course angle: Richard Laming’s Gold Coast numbers. Three wins and six places from seven runners isn’t a huge sample, but it’s a genuine one, and it’s worth flagging every time his colours turn up at this track, one race or nine.
If Laming keeps sending them here at this strike rate, he’ll be the angle worth chasing at the Gold Coast long after today’s card is forgotten.
FAQ
What time does racing start at the Gold Coast today?
The Congratulations Bevan Laming Maiden Handicap, the only race on today’s card, jumps at 12:50pm.
Who are the top trainers and jockeys at the Gold Coast today?
Richard Laming leads the trainers with three wins and six places from seven runners at the track (an 85.71% placing rate), while Mckenzie Apel leads the jockeys engaged today with a 15.79% win rate and a 43.86% placing rate from 57 rides.
What are the best bets at the Gold Coast today?
Ted Lasso is our pick to win off four straight minor placings, with Pac Fair the each-way play on the strength of Richard Laming’s trainer numbers at the track.
Where can I find the best odds for Gold Coast races?
Prices on a small maiden field like this can move sharply close to the jump, so it pays to compare markets with your bookmaker before betting rather than relying on an overnight quote.
Why is there only one race at the Gold Coast today?
Today’s Gold Coast fixture carries a single race, the Congratulations Bevan Laming Maiden Handicap over 1531m, so every angle in these Gold Coast racing tips is built around that one heat.
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