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Gold Coast Racing Tips: Will Five Of Us Finally Win?
Five Of Us has placed six times in its last seven starts and still hasn’t won — a horse that keeps arriving in the photo without getting there. Today’s Gold Coast racing tips lean toward that changing, because the placings haven’t come by dropping in grade; they’ve come against much the same kind of field it meets again this afternoon, in the Village Roadshow Theme Parks Mdn Plate, a genuine staying test over 2432m on turf for eleven runners who between them haven’t won a race yet. It’s the only confirmed race on today’s card, but there’s a clear angle in it.
Reading the Gold Coast card
2432 metres is the longest test most of this field will have faced. 
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| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D L Turner | 80 | 8 | 31 | 10.0% | 38.75% |
| Bailey Wheeler | 24 | 1 | 9 | 4.17% | 37.5% |
| Frederick Larson | 96 | 12 | 32 | 12.5% | 33.33% |
Trainer-wise, one name clears the field. P L Shailer wins 24.14% of his Gold Coast starters and places better than every second runner from 29 attempts — the strongest record on the card, even though the runner he sends around today, Desert Angel, doesn’t carry that form into the race.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P L Shailer | 29 | 7 | 17 | 24.14% | 58.62% |
| S J Morrisey | 60 | 6 | 20 | 10.0% | 33.33% |
| Nicole Luke | 27 | 3 | 8 | 11.11% | 29.63% |
Race-by-race
Race 1: Village Roadshow Theme Parks Mdn Plate — 12:49, 2432m
Five Of Us has been consistent without the one result that matters — three placings from its last three runs, six from seven across the past three months, and an average finish of 2.86 in that stretch. Two of those minor placings have come right here at Gold Coast under D L Turner: third at 13/5 last start and second two runs back at 17/2. That Turner–S J Morrisey pairing has combined for two places from four rides at this track, and Turner also carries the best place strike rate of any rider engaged today, just under 39% from 80 rides here. It’s a long way to run from a wide gate, but 2432m gives it time to find the right spot.
Ship Happens is the clearest danger. Its last three runs read 2-3-3, a 66.67% place rate from six starts in the past three months, and Frederick Larson — the highest win-percentage jockey on this card at 12.5% from 96 rides at Gold Coast — takes the ride from barrier one, about as good a draw as this field offers over a genuine staying trip. If Five Of Us gets held up for a run, this is the one that beats it home.
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She Loves Me is the one to watch. A string of finishes in the 7-9 range through the middle of its campaign ended with a runner-up last start, the kind of improvement a market can miss if it only looks at the average. It’s one run, not a pattern, but worth a spot in the reckoning if the price drifts.
Win money goes on Five Of Us, with an exacta over Ship Happens for the danger and She Loves Me the each-way watch if the price is generous.
The plays
NAP: Five Of Us, Race 1 (12:49). Six placings from seven runs, two of them at this track for this exact stable-and-rider pairing, is the strongest case on the card for backing something to win.
Value: She Loves Me — a last-start second buried under a run of ordinary form earlier in the prep is the kind of thing the market can be slow to catch up on.
Each-way: Ship Happens, on the back of three straight minor placings and a 66.67% place rate over its past six runs.
Course angle: P L Shailer’s Gold Coast numbers — 24% winners and a place from better than every second runner off 29 starts — are the strongest of any trainer on today’s card, even though today’s runner doesn’t fit the pattern.
With only one race today there’s no multi to build, but that’s the shape of our Gold Coast racing tips for the meeting — and if Five Of Us turns those placings into a win, expect the market to treat it with a lot more respect next time it steps out at this trip.
FAQ
What time does racing start at Gold Coast today?
The Village Roadshow Theme Parks Mdn Plate, the only confirmed race on today’s card, is set down for 12:49.
Who are the top trainers and jockeys at Gold Coast today?
P L Shailer leads the trainers, 24.14% winners and 58.62% placed from 29 runners at the track. D L Turner leads the jockeys for hitting the frame, 38.75% from 80 rides, just ahead of Frederick Larson’s 12.5% win rate from 96 rides.
What are the best bets at Gold Coast today?
Our Gold Coast racing tips point to Five Of Us, with six placings from its last seven starts, two of them at this track under the same jockey-trainer pairing running today.
Where can I find the best odds for Gold Coast races?
Fixed odds weren’t yet showing across the bookmaker feeds at the time of writing, this far out from the jump. Check back closer to race time, or compare markets through the offers on this page.
