Overview
Boomroux has raced four times at Longreach, won three of them and run second in the other. On Sunday the T A Hall sprinter is back on its favourite dirt in the opening Open Hcp over 1000m, and it is the nearest thing to a sure read on a card that otherwise asks a few hard questions.
Hall is the stable to follow all day. He has four winners from just 12 starters here, and his second string, Kensington’s Jewel, won on its only Longreach visit and lines up in a Bm62 that has lost seven runners to scratchings. Elsewhere, Coronation Day has placed in all six of its recent starts, Valiant Joan has eight runs on this track, and the Nikki Olzard and H C Forster combination keeps landing winners out west.
Seven races, all on the dirt, starting at 10:30AM and finishing at 1:30PM. No bookmaker had a market up when this was written, so these Longreach racing tips lean on form, course records and the connections rather than the price board.
Longreach: the setup
For a bush track, Longreach has more course form than you might expect. Eight of today’s runners have three or more starts here, so this is one card where the horse records carry real weight.
Horses with 3+ Longreach runs
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boomroux | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75% | 100% |
| Inquisitive Legend | 6 | 2 | 5 | 33% | 83% |
| I’m Zac | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% | 75% |
| Valiant Joan | 8 | 1 | 5 | 13% | 63% |
| Call Out | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 50% |
| Imminent Boom | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 50% |
| Final Mission | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20% | 40% |
| Final Comment | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Jockeys at Longreach (5+ rides)
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki Olzard | 24 | 7 | 16 | 29% | 67% |
| Amie Meissner | 25 | 7 | 15 | 28% | 60% |
| Raul Silvera Olivera | 24 | 6 | 10 | 25% | 42% |
| C Bryen | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6% | 19% |
| S Galvin | 29 | 2 | 5 | 7% | 17% |
| Jason Miller | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17% | 17% |
| J Rudd | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6% | 11% |
| Jacallen Dooley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
Trainers at Longreach (10+ runners)
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Schofield | 52 | 9 | 27 | 17% | 52% |
| T A Hall | 12 | 4 | 6 | 33% | 50% |
| H C Forster | 47 | 8 | 20 | 17% | 43% |
| David Rewald | 46 | 8 | 18 | 17% | 39% |
| Reece Zahl | 18 | 1 | 7 | 6% | 39% |
| R B Williams | 11 | 1 | 4 | 9% | 36% |
| Bevan Johnson | 38 | 3 | 13 | 8% | 34% |
| P W O’Toole | 39 | 6 | 12 | 15% | 31% |
The riding split is stark. Nikki Olzard and Amie Meissner win more than a quarter of their Longreach rides and place in most of the rest, while J Rudd and S Galvin, who have more volume than anyone, have only four wins between them from 65 rides. That matters when you are choosing between two horses with similar form. On the training side, Toni Schofield puts more than half her runners in the first three across 52 starts and has a big team today, but T A Hall‘s strike rate is the one that jumps off the page.
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Longreach racing tips: race by race
Race 1: Open Hcp, 10:30AM, 1000m
Boomroux is the horse the whole card is built around. Three wins and a second from four Longreach starts is genuine track form, and the form line reads like a horse that loves its work out here: five wins before an eighth last time. That last run is the one blot, and it is worth noting, but it came after a long winning sequence, and gate 2 gives Jacallen Dooley every chance to roll forward and dictate over the short trip.
T A Hall has only booked Dooley once before and they won that day at Isisford in October. A small sample, but it is a winning one.
I’m Zac is the danger. It has placed in three of its four runs here and in four of its five starts over the past 90 days, and Nikki Olzard jumps from the rail. The worry is that it keeps finding one better. Inquisitive Legend has placed in five of six Longreach runs and is the each-way type underneath. Betta Than Presley has no rider listed on the site at the time of writing.
Win bet on Boomroux. Quinella it with I’m Zac.
Race 2: Open Hcp, 11:00AM, 1400m
Does Toni Schofield‘s numbers game win out? She has six of the 15 in this race, more than a third of the field, though one of them still had no rider on the site when this went up. More Trouble is the stable’s best known name but it has had only one start in the past 90 days, a fifth.
Call Out is the cleaner case. Two wins from four Longreach starts, two wins from four runs in the past 90 days with a placing as well, and the inside gate. The form line has four wins and a second in it before a sixth last start, so this is a horse coming back from one flat run, not one in decline. Raul Silvera Olivera wins a quarter of his rides here and should be able to sit handy from barrier 1.
Green Shadows is the danger and the one the price may underrate once a market opens. It won on its only Longreach start, banked $16,220 across four recent runs and gets C Bryen. Deferential is consistent for Schofield, four placings from six recent runs.
Win on Call Out, saver on Green Shadows.
Race 3: (Bm55), 11:30AM, 1400m
Six runs, six placings. That is Coronation Day‘s record over the past 90 days, and it also won one of its two Longreach starts and placed in the other. Few horses on the card have been as reliable. David Rewald, who has won eight of his 46 starters here, also runs Cold One and Desert Star, but Coronation Day is clearly the pick of his three.
The question is the rider. S Galvin has two wins from 29 Longreach rides, which is a long way below Olzard and Meissner, and Coronation Day has won only once from those six recent placings. It finds the frame far more often than the line.
Bel Song is the danger with Olzard aboard. It won one of its two runs here and placed in the other, and has three placings from six recent starts for P W O’Toole. Hit won one of three at the track but still had no rider named on the site.
Each-way on Coronation Day. It is the place bet of the day.
Race 4: (Bm55), 12:00PM, 1400m
Two horses, two very different profiles. Superstitious has the class and the connections: a win last start, one win from two runs in the past 90 days, and Olzard riding for H C Forster. That pair have teamed up 13 times at Longreach for four wins and eight placings, and it is the strongest riding partnership on the card.
Shut It Down is the grinder. Three placings from five recent runs without a win, and it has placed in one of its two Longreach starts. It carries less weight than Superstitious, and Jacallen Dooley draws gate 2.
The doubt over Superstitious is the track. It has run here three times without placing, and it carries topweight. That stops this from being a stronger bet. Final Comment has won once and placed four times from seven recent runs but has never finished in the first three at Longreach in five tries.
Superstitious to win, small stake. Shut It Down in the quinella.
Race 5: (Bm62), 12:30PM, 1200m
Seven scratchings have gutted this race, and the horse who benefits most is Kensington’s Jewel. The T A Hall runner won on its only start at Longreach, its form shows four wins on end before an eighth last start, and the field it meets now is half the size it was. Topweight is the only real knock.
J Rudd‘s Longreach record is thin, but he has ridden for Hall three times and won once. Kensington’s Jewel is the banker of the day for multis.
Crown Reach has placed in both of its recent runs for Toni Schofield and is the clear danger. You Kay Squeeze won one of three recent starts for the Olzard and Forster team but has placed only once from four tries here, and Oakfield Badger, scratched from the first, takes its chance here instead.
Win on Kensington’s Jewel. Use it as the anchor in any quaddie.
Race 6: Mdn Plate, 1:00PM, 1000m
Five runners, two of them unraced, and Maree Pitman has three of the field. Prince Sevres has the most racing behind it, one placing from four recent runs, while Simply Smashing has been beaten in both of its Longreach visits.
Efugi and Time For Play are the unknowns. Efugi has Amie Meissner, who places three in every five rides here, for Bevan Johnson, and that booking is the only clue on offer. Hard to have a confident view. Watch race, no bet.
Race 7: (Bm52), 1:30PM, 1000m
The market problem here, once a market opens, will be Valiant Joan‘s barrier. It has drawn 15 in a sprint, which is a tough ask on any track, and that may push its price out further than its record deserves. It has placed in five of eight Longreach starts and four of five runs in the past 90 days, with a win among them. Olzard rides again for H C Forster.
Private Showtime is the main danger. It has only three starts to its name, a third, a win and a second, and draws gate 3 for C T Austin with Amie Meissner aboard. If it steps forward again it may simply be too good. Imminent Boom has placed in three of four recent runs and three of six here but has not won any of them.
Each-way on Valiant Joan, and box it with Private Showtime in the quinella.
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Where the money goes
NAP: Boomroux (Race 1, 10:30AM). Three Longreach wins from four tries and the inside run in a short sprint. If the eighth last time was a blip, this is the start of the day you want.
Value: Green Shadows (Race 2, 11:00AM). Unbeaten at Longreach from one start and in a race where the Schofield numbers will hog the attention. No price was up when this was written.
Banker: Kensington’s Jewel (Race 5, 12:30PM). Won its only start here and meets a field shrunk to seven. The safest leg for multis.
Each-way: Coronation Day (Race 3, 11:30AM). Placed in all six recent runs. It may not win, but it rarely misses the frame.
Course angle: Nikki Olzard on an H C Forster runner. Four wins and eight placings from 13 rides together at Longreach, and they team up on I’m Zac, Superstitious, You Kay Squeeze and Valiant Joan today.
If T A Hall keeps landing two-from-two days like this one promises, his name will be the first thing worth checking on every Longreach card.
FAQ
What time does racing start at Longreach today?
Race 1, the Open Hcp over 1000m, jumps at 10:30AM. The last of the seven races, the Bm52 over 1000m, is at 1:30PM.
Who are the top jockeys and trainers at Longreach?
Nikki Olzard has won seven of her 24 rides at Longreach and placed in 16, and Amie Meissner has seven wins from 25. Among trainers, T A Hall has four winners from 12 starters here, while Toni Schofield has nine winners from 52 starters.
What are the best bets at Longreach today?
Boomroux in Race 1 is our NAP, three wins from four Longreach starts. Kensington’s Jewel in Race 5 is the banker after winning its only start here, and Coronation Day in Race 3 is the each-way play after six straight placings.
Where can I find the best odds for Longreach races?
Compare prices with the bookmakers listed above. No bookmaker had opened a market on the Longreach card when these Longreach racing tips were written, so check the racecards closer to the first race at 10:30AM.