

Kallos last start in the Listed Chautauqua Stakes (1200m) where he was specked $13-$10 late in the trade but pulled up with a slow recovery rate and had excuses. Race 3 - 2:35pm: RANVET HANDICAP (1000 METRES)įorget 1. Shalailed brings the best last start figure and will be fitter from his first-up run. Expect an aggressive ride early to use his fitness edge. Master Showman is coming out of a high-rating race, and the blinkers go back on. The Mark Newnham-trained galloper is wound up for this after two impressive trials and can have the last shot. Spicy Hotpot went out an impressive winner before spelling last prep and looks to have come back improved. The three-year-old’s career peak figures have both come fresh, and although drawn awkwardly, she receives James McDonald for the first time and may get the track pattern to suit.ĭangers: 7. Further, he closed off well under light riding and ran strong closing splits relative to the morning. Plymstock, who resumes and has trialled well in a recent heat at Warwick Farm behind subsequent winner Economics. Race 2 - 2:00pm: COOLMORE HANDICAP (1100 METRES) Okataina is wound up for this and will give a sight. The three-year-old has started a respectable price against Fireburn/Sejardan in stronger grade and can undoubtedly win. Showcourt returns as a gelding and has always promised ability. She is a knockout chance who brings a fitness edge, and the step up to 1400m is ideal. Showsumgrit’s last start at Canterbury had merit in a high-rating race relative to the day, albeit starting at $101. Moreover, he maps well, is on an upwards ratings spiral and is a key late market watch. The colt has trialled well and has a favourable race setup here. Atlantic Ocean raced well in his first-career prep and brings strong form lines to this. When combined with the tight turn, which 'sling-shots' horses into the home straight, some race days become dominated by those horses just off the pace which peel out wider and run home down the outside.Dangers: 1. The track can be subject to bias, particularly when the racing surface is drier or in better condition off the rails. Larger and less agile horses may struggle to keep their balance around the turn in comparison to more agile types. The sharpness of it, and the few hundred metres of back straight before it, create a challenging part of the race just as the pressure is going on.

Perhaps the greatest impact on a horses performance is created by the turn itself. The track design is triangular overall, with a quite sharp home turn into a straight that is shorter than some of the bigger tracks at 326m. For more information and a map please visit the ATC website. There is a train station nearby to the track and motorways that provide easy access if driving. Warwick Farm is located south-west of central Sydney, near Liverpool. Sydney's country track - Warwick Farm has a relaxed country atmosphere Race-goers often state that there is a more intimate feel, when the winners come back in they are surrounded by a round of applause from both the grassed areas to their left and stadiums in front. Days at the races have a much more relaxed atmosphere than the bigger venues Rosehill Gardens and Royal Randwick. The design of the track, with the mounting yard in between the main stadium and winning post, allows for you to be close to the action and facilities at all times. Warwick Farm racecourse is Sydney's "country racetrack".
