Randwick Mounting Yard Report..By Matthew Howard

Dracarys getting home at $14.80 on Saturday. Photo courtesy Daryl Duckworth.

Matthew Howard of Mounting Yard Mail was at Randwick on Saturday and for those that were following live on race day had an absolute fill up. Of the 9 races on Saturday 4 of his on top selections from the yard saluted including Dracarys at $14.80 and a $95.50 exacta in the same race. For those that already haven’t I would suggest you like Mounting Yard Live’s updated Facebook page and follow on Twitter so that you can take advantage of Matthew’s expertise on race day.

Below is this week’s report which you can read Matthew’s thoughts on his Facebook page and Twitter each Saturday prior to each race to assist with finding some winners:

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Royal Randwick: Australian Turf Club Saturday 19, August 2017
Race 1 – 12:00PM 2GB SILVER SHADOW STAKES (1200 METRES)
Horse Jockey Improved/Backwards between runs Fitness Behavioral traits Comments
ONE MORE HONEY Blake Shinn 1st up 85% No negatives Returned in ok order here. Reasonably forward with improvement to come in the coat
FORMALITY Kerrin McEvoy 1st up 80% Does display some negatives I haven’t seen before Horse will appreciate the firm track today. Still with quite a bit of improvement to come fitness wise and does display some behavioral negatives
CHAMPAGNE CUDDLES Tye Angland 1st up 90% No negatives The most forward of runners here and bright in the coat
VILLA CARLOTTA Brenton Avdulla 1st up 80% Does display key behavioral negatives Not fit and not focusing in the yard. Resenting the wind in the yard
ALIZEE Glyn Schofield Improved 1.5 lengths 80% Does display key behavioral negatives Big girl for a sepoy filly. Strong hind on her and she will love the big track. Nowhere near top of her game yet with improvement to come fitness wise and coat still wintery.
Race 2 – 12:40PM RANDWICK MAYOR’S CUP (2400 METRES)
Horse Jockey Improved/Backwards between runs Fitness Behavioral traits Comments
SAYED (USA) Hugh Bowman Improved 1 length 100% No negatives, very relaxed A very fit horse who parades in great order here. Head down, focused, moves very well
AUVRAY (FR) Glyn Schofield Improved 1 length 95% No negatives Fit horse, coat in good order however not the most fluent of walkers
GET ON THE GRANGE Blake Shinn Improved 3 lengths 100% Small negatives Normally plays right up in the yard, more relaxed today. Also presents quite a lot better today which is unusual this deep into prep
VASSAL (GB) Brenton Avdulla Neither 100% Key behavioral negatives Rock hard fit however does display some key behavioral negatives again today. Cant back it
FOUR CARAT (GER) Kerrin McEvoy improved 2 lengths 90% No negatives This is the first time this prep that this horse has started to look fit. Big improver. Should run well
MORE MOET Tim Clark Neither 95% No negatives Not really bred to get this distance but does present as a very fit horse and not displaying any negative traits
ZERO TO TEN Ms Kathy O’Hara Backwards 3 lengths 100% Key behavioral negatives Awful, presents plain in the yard here, awkward looking thing
Race 3 – 1:15PM HARVEY NORMAN TAB HIGHWAY PLATE (1600 METRES)
Horse Jockey Improved/Backwards between runs Fitness Behavioral traits Comments
GID UP STROP Jay Ford 1st I’ve seen 95% no negatives Nice horse this. Definately in my top 4 selections from the yard. Should run well
LAST TRY WINS Glyn Schofield neither 90% Small negatives 1 leg tapped never a fan of
FORCE OF MAGIC Andrew Adkins (a1.5/50kg) improved 4 lengths in 2 starts 95% None Very good order this horse for a highway race. Athletic and dry track suits this horse.
ZARDABBA Ms Carly Frater-Hill (a3/51kg) 1st I’ve seen 100% Key behavioral negatives Light, wet track type
VEE EIGHT Christian Reith Haven’t seen last 2 starts 80% Small negatives 4th up yet still has improvement to come fitness wise and in the coat
TIME’S UP Jeff Kehoe 1st I’ve seen 75% Small negatives Very plain in the yard here. Coat looks average at best
AL CUBANA Tommy Berry Improved 1 length in 2 starts 85% 2 small negatives still has improvement to come fitness wise despite being 5th up here
MISTER MARMALADE Kerrin McEvoy Improved 3 lengths in 2 runs 90% None Strong hind on this horse. Always presents well but struggling to get the $$ in town. Best of the roughies
KINGIA Ms Kathy O’Hara 1st I’ve seen 100% Key behavioral negatives Average moving type
BONNIE SARE Tim Clark 1st I’ve seen 95% Key behavioral negatives Looking for its mother. Little
MY TAGOSON Hugh Bowman Improved 1 length 95% None gets the plates off today. Presents in good order and Bowman on. What’s not to like?
WHISKEY THROTTLE SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHED
CHADANA Blake Shinn improved 1.5 lengths 100% Key behavioral negatives This is the fittest this horse has looked. Does need some manners in the yard, getting led by clerk of the course again here
ARRESTAR Tye Angland Haven’t seen in a while 90% Key behavioral negatives Strapping high on a leg is a no no and horse not moving well. Lay the favourite
Race 4 – 1:50PM BROCCOLINI HANDICAP (1400 METRES)
Horse Jockey Improved/Backwards between runs Fitness Behavioral traits Comments
LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE) Lee Magorrian (a3/54kg) 1st up 85% No negatives I want to follow this horse if it runs well. Has returned in very good order. Only 85% fit but strong and great overstep
COMIN’ THROUGH Michael Walker 1st up 90% perfect manners Great order, coat looks perfect. Such a fluent moving type. Top selection
INZ’N’OUT Glyn Schofield Neither 80% One key negative Can carry a little excess around its midsection and is again today. Coat can also be a little dull and again it is today
PETROSSIAN Ms Rachael Murray 95% No negatives best of the roughies in the race. Fit and not displaying negatives
MOGADOR Hugh Bowman Improved 1.5 lengths 85% No negatives Fitness wise looks better today however coat still needs to clean up
EMBLEY Kerrin McEvoy Improved 2.5 lengths 85% no issues Best it has looked this prep
MORE TO GAIN Peter Wells LATE SCRATCHING LATE SCRATCHING LATE SCRATCHING LATE SCRATCHING
MURAQABA Michael Murphy (a3/51kg) improved 1 length 90% better today than usual Not a fan of how this horse moves. More focused today however
EBENOS Tim Clark Improved 0.5 lengths 85% Key behavioral negatives still not fit and does display some of my key negatives I look for.
FRANCESCO Tommy Berry Improved 1 length 95% No negatives Big strong bugger with the dapples on. Hasn’t been down in the weights like this for some time. Expect it to run well
Race 5 – 2:25PM ALPHA FLIGHT SERVICES UP AND COMING STAKES (1300 METRES)
Horse Jockey Improved/Backwards between runs Fitness Behavioral traits Comments
TRAPEZE ARTIST Tim Clark 1st up 90% No negatives strong Snitzel colt resuming here. Good form on wet but parades like a horse that should be ok on firm tracks also.
ESHTIRAAK Brenton Avdulla 1st up 80% Key behavioral negatives Very plain in the coat. Nice mover however
TOGA PICTA Michael Walker 1st up 85% 1 small negative nice strong horse this but needs a couple runs
ACE HIGH Ms Kathy O’Hara 1st I’ve seen this prep 95% Many issues in the yard. Using up all its energy is really resenting the wind in the mounting yard. Very fit but using up too much excess energy
ASSIMILATE Christian Reith SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHED
CALCULATED Kerrin McEvoy improved 1 length 95% No negatives step back in distance for this horse has to be a query but nice style of horse. Very relaxed and focused
DRACARYS Andrew Adkins (a) Improved 2.5 lengths 90% No negatives Top selection here at double figure odds. Great moving type, gee it’s a nice animal. Super relaxed. Like this horse
GOLD STANDARD Tommy Berry improved 3 lengths 100% No negatives You would struggle to find a fitter horse than this today. Screwed right down for this
SANCTIONED Jay Ford 1st up 90% No negatives this is a very nice horse. Looks quite forward first up. Good horse in the making
CUBA Glyn Schofield improved 1 length 80% No negatives Still needs this run, carrying excess condition
Race 6 – 3:00PM BOB INGHAM WARWICK STAKES (1400 METRES)
Horse Jockey Improved/Backwards between runs Fitness Behavioral traits Comments
ECUADOR (NZ) Adam Hyeronimus 1st up 80% No negatives Was expecting this horse to be more forward for this run than he is. Cant beat her now
RED EXCITEMENT Joshua Parr 1st up 80% Small negatives Can really play up in the yard but not as bad today. She still has lengths on him though
ALLERGIC Tim Clark 1st up 75% No negatives Needs a couple runs. Coat ok
ANTONIO GIUSEPPE (NZ) Tye Angland 1st up 80% 1 small negative Very plain in the coat and needs a couple of runs here
INFERENCE Tommy Berry 1st up 85% No negatives Has returned in very good order. Healthy happy horse this. Should have a good prep
HARPER’S CHOICE Glyn Schofield Improved 3 lengths 95% No negatives Very fit horse. Fittest horse in the race. Nice style of horse also. If runs well can follow over further
WINX Hugh Bowman 1st up 85% No negatives She’s the best. What I notice this prep is that she has put on weight during the spell. Her walk has never been better, great overstep. Coat has some cleaning up to do
FOXPLAY Kerrin McEvoy 1st up 80% No negatives does have quite a bit of improvement to come fitness wise. Needs this run
Race 7 – 3:40PM SYDNEY MARKETS TOY SHOW QUALITY (1300 METRES)
Horse Jockey Improved/Backwards between runs Fitness Behavioral traits Comments
ZANBAGH Blake Shinn 1st up 85% No negatives Does carry a bit of excess around the mid section but that’s just the horse. Should be competitive here
DIXIE BLOSSOMS Hugh Bowman SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHED
EURO ANGEL (NZ) Brenton Avdulla 1st up 75% 1 small negative Really wanted to back this horse today until it entered the mounting yard. Still has the winter coat on and nowhere near fit enough
SWEET REDEMPTION Adam Hyeronimus 1st up 90% No negatives Gai has this horse forward for a good run 1st up. Maps well here too.
ROCKET COMMANDER Tommy Berry 1st I’ve seen this prep 80% Key behavioral negatives Another with the winter coat on and fitness improvement to come
BEATNIKS Ms Rachel King (a) 1st I’ve seen this prep 80% 2 small negatives needs a couple of runs this horse. Nowhere near fit enough
IMPOSING LASS (NZ) Tim Clark 1st up 90% Very relaxed and focused Beautiful moving type that has returned in great order. In for a good prep this horse
PERFECT RHYME Kerrin McEvoy 1st up 80% 1 small negative Very plain in the yard. Coat needs to clean up and not fit yet. One small negative also
SHAZEE LEE Jay Ford 1st up 80% Key behavioral negatives Still has a belly on it and doing quite a few things wrong in the yard
HETTY HEIGHTS Andrew Adkins (a) Improved 1.5 lengths 95% No negatives Best this horse has looked this prep. Actually put on some condition between runs
MOROCCAN RUBY Ms Kathy O’Hara 1st I’ve seen this prep 75% Key behavioral negatives No chance, outclassed here
Race 8 – 4:20PM SUTTONS SHOW COUNTY QUALITY (1200 METRES)
Horse Jockey Improved/Backwards between runs Fitness Behavioral traits Comments
BOSS LANE Christian Reith SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHED
THAT’S A GOOD IDEA Tye Angland Improved 3 lengths 90% No negatives Has shown sharp improvement between runs. Strong horse. Expecting better run. Best roughie
BURNING PASSION Tim Clark Neither 100% No negatives Holding condition perfectly this horse. Has the dappled coat on again today. Expect to run well
SPECTROSCOPE (USA) Hugh Bowman 1st up 90% No negatives Perfectly relaxed this horse. Has returned exactly how you would want it. Nice type this, very athletic
DAYSEE DOOM Andrew Adkins (a) SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHED
DEPLOY Brenton Avdulla 1st I’ve seen this prep 100% No negatives Very fit horse that has a healthy skin on it. No negative signs from the trip up north
OMEI SWORD Kerrin McEvoy 1st up 90% Key behavioral negative Nice horse this. Looks quite forward 1st up with the veins popping. Not 100% relaxed in the yard however with the double handlers trying to settle it.
INVADER Tommy Berry 1st up 85% No negatives Gee this horse has grown up quickly. Strong now 3yr old colt. Tough ask here but he has the looks
THE VIRGINIAN Glyn Schofield 1st I’ve seen this prep 90% Key behavioral negative More lightly framed that the others so lacks the strength of his competition. Not for mine
ALLUVION Jay Ford Backwards 3 lengths 95% No negatives Starting to lighten off now
Race 9 – 5:00PM PRIMO HANDICAP (1000 METRES)
Horse Jockey Improved/Backwards between runs Fitness Behavioral traits Comments
RULE THE RIVER Michael Murphy (a3/51kg) SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHD SCRATCHED
TOP STRIKER Hugh Bowman Backwards 2.5 lengths 90% Key behavioral negatives Really like this horse, normally parades spot on. Not focusing today however and mind not on the job. Also it has good 1000m form however dissent present like a 1000m horse.
SANGIOVESE Ms Deanne Panya (a2/50kg) Backwards 3 lengths 95% 1 small negative Have liked how this horse has paraded all prep until today. May need a freshen up or better still hit the paddock for a well earned rest
LAST WITNESS Tommy Berry Improved 1 length 90% 2 small negatives Does display a couple of small negatives and coat still has marginal improvement to come
PRO CONSUL Ms Rachel King (a1.5/50kg) Backwards 2 lengths 90% Key behavioral negatives Starting to show signs that it might need a freshen up.
GIBRALTAR GIRL Kerrin McEvoy 1st up 90% No negatives Really like this horse. Map doesn’t help her here and she will improve off this run. Follow is she runs well.
LION COUCHANT Tye Angland Improved 1.5 lengths 100% No negatives Rock hard fit this horse and should get a great suck run behind the speed here
WIDE ACCLAIM Tim Clark Neither 95% No negatives This horse can suck you in as it normally presents well in the yard and today is no different. Think its better suited at the midweeks however
ADJECTIVE Christian Reith SCRATCHED SCRATCHED SCRATCHD SCRATCHED
CLIPPER Andrew Adkins (a1.5/50kg) Neither 95% No negatives Holding condition nicely despite being deep into prep. No signs of getting light
SUPER TOO Blake Shinn Improved 6 lengths 90% No negatives WOW WOW WOW. Have a look at her. Thought she paraded awfully first up, coat was dull, fitness and issue and she displayed key behavioral negatives. NOT TODAY. Looks a different horse. Top pick here
ART D’AMOUR Ms Rachael Murray 1st up 85% 3 small negatives Needs the run and displays a few negatives. Not for me
HORSES TO FOLLOW LIFE LESS ORDINARY (IRE)        
  DRACARYS        
  GIBRALTAR GIRL
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