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Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald don’t send five runners to a country meeting by accident, and that’s exactly what turns up on the card at Taree on Monday. The stable arrives with five winners from just 12 runners at this track, spread across three different races, and one of those runners gets the jockey who’s been booked deliberately rather than by default. That’s the thread worth pulling before anything else. Add in a mare who already owns a Taree winner’s circle photo from her only start here, and there’s plenty to chew on across seven races on the Taree turf. These Taree racing tips work through the card race by race, flag the danger in each one, and land on where the money should go.
Reading the Taree card
Seven races run on the Taree turf from 12:50pm, ranging from a sharp 1094m dash to a genuine staying test at 2187m. Going information wasn’t published at the time of writing, so treat barrier and pace notes below as the guide rather than track condition. What the numbers do confirm is a card where a handful of connections have quietly built real form at this circuit, and it’s worth knowing who they are before the first jump.
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Three or more runners with genuine course history clear the bar for a table here, so here’s how the runners with real Taree miles on the clock stack up:
| Horse | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Is Game | 3 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 100% |
| Thedaythemusicdied | 3 | 2 | 2 | 66.7% | 66.7% |
| Damascus Gate | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| Cannystep | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| Farraige | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25.0% | 50.0% |
The jockeys’ room tells its own story. Three riders comfortably clear the five-ride minimum for the numbers to mean something, and they’re not the same three names you’d guess from memory:
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Bullock | 34 | 6 | 23 | 17.6% | 67.6% |
| Deon le Roux | 12 | 1 | 8 | 8.3% | 66.7% |
| R Hutchings | 15 | 3 | 8 | 20.0% | 53.3% |
| O A Dalton | 20 | 2 | 9 | 10.0% | 45.0% |
| Jean Van Overmeire | 9 | 3 | 3 | 33.3% | 33.3% |
A Bullock hits the frame better than two rides in three at this circuit from a genuine 34-ride sample, and he’s out on five different runners today. On the training ranks, Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald sit clear of the pack with five winners and six placings from a dozen runners, with Cassandra Schmidt (three winners, six placings from 14 runners) and MS K Owen (four winners, six placings from 16 runners) the other names doing genuine volume today. Keep both in mind; they show up again below.
Race by race
Race 1: Xxxx Country Boosted Mdn Hcp — 12:50, 1094m
Is there actually a horse to trust in this maiden field? Honestly, not with much conviction. Wild Monarch has finished third both times it’s raced, which is a data point rather than a trend, but it’s the only runner here with any pattern of hitting the frame at all. Last Metaphor gets some credit too — three runs for a minor placing and an average finish around fourth for Darren Treacy, a trainer who places better than half his runners at this track from a genuine 17-run sample. Nothing screams value. If forced into the market, Wild Monarch each-way is the play, with Last Metaphor as the one that beats it if the leaders keep going too hard early. Small stakes only, or sit this one out.
Race 2: Taree Cup — 13:25, 1750m
Damascus Gate has been building a case for a while now — a win and three placings from seven runs across the winter, and a course record of one win and two places from three runs at Taree that backs up the recent form. Carlos Antonio’s stayer gets over more ground here and the extra trip should suit. The complication is Prince Is Game, who has placed in all three of his career visits to this track, a genuinely freakish record, even though the last couple of runs away from Taree haven’t gone his way. That contrast between bombproof course form and shakier recent runs is what makes this one interesting rather than straightforward. Damascus Gate to win, with Prince Is Game covered for the place only.
Race 3: Tab Venue Mode Plate (C1) — 14:05, 1750m
Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald don’t leave bookings to chance, and putting R Hutchings on Kowloon Magnate here is exactly that kind of move. The pair have combined for two wins and five places from six rides together, missing the top three only once, and they were on this same horse at this same track a fortnight ago when it ran third. Kowloon Magnate itself hasn’t broken through for a win in five runs this campaign, but it also hasn’t missed a place in any of them — a genuinely rare kind of consistency for a horse still searching for its maiden victory. The danger is Smichov, who has been the classier animal lately with two wins and four placings from his last five and an average finish inside third. If the stable’s plan is what it looks like, Kowloon Magnate goes close again; if raw form wins out, Smichov goes closer still. Backing Kowloon Magnate each-way with Smichov included in an exacta covers both angles.
Race 4: Sky International Mdn Plate — 14:40, 1422m
Sixteen runners and a genuine scramble for positions early — this is a field where the gate and the run through the first bend matter as much as anything on paper. Neasham and Archibald again have a hand in it, running three of the sixteen, though none carries anything like the course-form weight Kowloon Magnate does in race three; this trio is here to find out more than to collect. Alabama Charm looks the moderate one to note instead, a recent second-placed run and a formline that reads as steadily improving without much support behind it. In a field this size and this green, calling a winner with confidence is a stretch. Alabama Charm each-way if you must be involved, otherwise this is one to watch rather than back.
Race 5: Glass 24/7 — 15:15, 2187m
Exorbitant Miss is the horse of the meeting. Two wins and three placings from her past four runs, and — the detail that seals it — her only visit to Taree ended in the winner’s circle. That’s a small sample by the letter of the rule, one run, but it’s a win, not a percentage claim, and it lines up with career-best form right now. Stepping out to 2187m is the query, but nothing in the recent formline suggests she can’t sustain a genuine test. Farraige is the one to respect underneath: three wins and six placings from nine runs this year, a return that’s nothing to dismiss, and a jockey change won’t unsettle a horse this experienced. Mr Villa is the each-way workhorse of the race too, placed in every one of his last five starts without quite getting his head in front — the sort of runner that fills a trifecta without needing to win it. Exorbitant Miss to win, with Farraige as the each-way cover.
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Race 6: Events @ Mvrc Country Boosted — 15:50, 1367m
Chestime grinds; Thedaythemusicdied has the flashier resume on paper. Chestime carries a formline stacked with minor placings and a recent win, ridden by Deon le Roux, who places two runners in three at this circuit from a solid 12-ride sample, for Lou Mary, whose stable has placed four of the five runners it’s sent to this track. Thedaythemusicdied, on the other hand, owns two wins from three Taree runs — the best raw course record on this card, though still a short sample — but hasn’t found the same form away from home lately, with a below-par run its most recent effort. That tension between eye-catching but thin course numbers and the horse doing the more convincing racing right now is the whole race. Lean toward Chestime for the win on the strength of what he’s doing right now, with Thedaythemusicdied included as the each-way danger in case that Taree affinity kicks back in.
Race 7: Taree Cup — 16:25, 1531m
Why isn’t Satin And Cash getting more attention going into this? Two wins and four placings from five runs and an average finish around second is the kind of formline that should have this one near the top of the market. Samantha Mcguren’s runners have been finding the money in half their Taree starts across a meaningful sample, which only adds to the case. Explosive Tycoon is the one line worth flagging as a genuine each-way risk: placed in both of its Taree visits, though with only two runs that’s a pattern still forming rather than a proven trend. Purple Kitty rounds out the placing chances with a deep well of course experience but still hunting a first win here after nine attempts. Satin And Cash for the win closes out the card as the most straightforward bet of the day.
The plays
Exorbitant Miss is the one to put the most on. She’s already won at Taree, she’s in the form of her life with two wins from her last four, and stepping up in trip looks like a natural progression rather than a stretch. Of everything in these Taree racing tips, that’s the play with the most conviction.
The value sits with Kowloon Magnate in race three. A horse that hasn’t missed a place in five runs this preparation, ridden by a jockey booked specifically for this assignment by a stable that’s winning with two in every five runners it sends here, shouldn’t need luck to figure prominently — it needs the market to catch up.
For the multi, Satin And Cash is the banker. Current form, a suitable trip and a trainer finding the frame regularly at this track make it the safest single leg on offer.
Each-way money is best spent on Smichov, who’s been running above his placings lately and adds ballast to anything built around the Kowloon Magnate line in race three.
The repeatable course angle is the Neasham–Archibald operation. Five runners on one card, five winners from just a dozen runners at this track, and a jockey booking that wasn’t accidental — that’s not noise, that’s a stable that knows this circuit suits it. If they keep sending them to Taree at this rate, they’ll be the name to track every time the meeting comes around again.
Common questions about Taree racing today
What time does racing start at Taree today?
The first race, the Xxxx Country Boosted Mdn Hcp, jumps at 12:50pm over 1094m. Seven races follow through to the last at 4:25pm.
Who are the top trainers and jockeys at Taree today?
A Bullock leads the jockeys’ room on volume and consistency — 6 wins and 23 places from 34 rides at this track, a 67.6% placing strike rate that’s clear of the rest of the room. On the training side, Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald are the standout, sending five runners today off the back of 5 wins and 6 places from just 12 runners at Taree.
What are the best bets at Taree today?
Exorbitant Miss in race five is the pick of the card off a Taree win last time she raced here and two victories from her past four starts. Kowloon Magnate in race three is the value play, backed by a deliberate jockey booking from the meeting’s dominant stable — the two horses at the centre of our Taree racing tips today.
Where can I find the best odds for Taree races?
Markets for this meeting hadn’t firmed at the time of writing. Check prices with a licensed Australian bookmaker close to raceday, and it’s worth comparing a couple of books before betting — the gap between the best and worst price on offer for the same runner can be the difference between a winning and losing bet over a card like this.
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