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John McGrath Auto Group Black Opal Stakes (Group 3) (Turf) Racecard

  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Soft
Runners
13

Type
Flat

Surface
Turf

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Racecard

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
(15)
Outspan silk
Outspan
J: Sam Clipperton
T: Michael Freedman
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 16 in the last 14 days (0%)
815
Age: 2
Weight: 9-0
OR: -
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Feb 26 Ran Randwick 5.5f Gd 2y 9-1 8/10 Ciaron's Star (5½L) 15/2 - -
17 Jan 26 Rsh Rosehill 5.5f Sft 2yHc 9-2 1/9 Long Throw (1¼L) 23/10F - -
3 Jan 26 Ran Randwick 5f GS 2y 9-0 5/8 Knightsbridge (2½L) 11/1 - -
2
(3)
Bar Jester silk
Bar Jester p
J: Coriah Keatings
T: Nick Olive
2-1
Age: 2
Weight: 8-11
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-11 p 4/13 Music Time (2¾L) 10/1 - -
20 Feb 26 Cnb Canberra 5f Gd 2y 8-13 2/8 Music Time (½L) 11/5 - -
28 Dec 25 Cnb Canberra 5f Gd 2yHc 9-2 1/7 Music Time (1½L) 4/1 - -
3
(18)
Music Time silk
Music Time p
J: Pierre Boudvillain
T: Gratz Vella
Course Specialist - 3 wins from 4 starts here (75%)
11-2
Age: 2
Weight: 8-11
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-11 p 1/13 Pearl Of Dubai (1¾L) 3/1 - -
20 Feb 26 Cnb Canberra 5f Gd 2y 8-13 p 1/8 Bar Jester (½L) 17/10F - -
6 Feb 26 Cnb Canberra 5f Gd 2yHc 9-2 p 1/8 La Stiava (2¾L) 9/2 - -
28 Dec 25 Cnb Canberra 5f Gd 2yHc 9-2 2/7 Bar Jester (1½L) 11/5 - -
4
(14)
Eviction Notice silk
Eviction Notice
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
23-7
Age: 2
Weight: 8-11
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-11 7/13 Music Time (7L) 13/5F - -
21 Feb 26 Rsh Rosehill 5.5f Gd 2yG2 8-13 2/9 Stretan Ruler (3½L) 30/1 - -
31 Jan 26 Rsh Rosehill 5.5f Gd 2yG3 8-8 3/6 Hidrix (2L) 19/5 - -
4 Oct 25 Ran Randwick 5f Gd 2yG3 8-11 7/8 Incognito (3½L) 23/10 - -
6
(1)
Jimmy's Ready silk
Jimmy's Ready b
J: Jess Taylor
T: Joe Cleary
1-5
Age: 2
Weight: 8-11
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-11 b 13/13 Music Time (14½L) 100/1 - -
28 Dec 25 Cnb Canberra 5f Gd 2yHc 9-2 5/7 Bar Jester (6½L) 10/1 - -
7
(5)
Threads silk
Threads b
J: Chad Schofield
T: Ciaron Maher
6
Age: 2
Weight: 8-11
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-11 b 3/13 Music Time (2½L) 8/1 - -
7 Feb 26 Ran Randwick 5f Gd 2yL 8-11 6/10 Agrarian Girl (5L) 18/1 - -
8
(12)
Miss Chanel silk
Miss Chanel b
J: Regan Bayliss
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott
423
Age: 2
Weight: 8-7
OR: -
Days: 1
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Mar 26 Ran Randwick 6f Gd 2yG2F 8-13 b 3/9 Chayan (3½L) 9/1 - -
14 Feb 26 Ran Randwick 5.5f Gd 2y 8-8 4/10 Ciaron's Star (2½L) 19/10F - -
31 Jan 26 Rsh Rosehill 5.5f Gd 2yG3F 8-8 2/10 Chilly Girl (nk) 9/2 - -
17 Jan 26 Rsh Rosehill 5.5f Sft 2yHc 8-11 3/9 Outspan (1¾L) 18/5 - -
9
(16)
Pearl Of Dubai silk
Pearl Of Dubai b
J: Andrew Adkins
T: Peter Snowden
Hot Recent Form Trainer - 3 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (27%)
4-2
Age: 2
Weight: 8-7
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-7 b 2/13 Music Time (1¾L) 16/5 - -
31 Jan 26 Rsh Rosehill 5.5f Gd 2yG3F 8-8 4/10 Chilly Girl (3L) 6/1 - -
25 Oct 25 Ran Randwick 5f Gd 2y 8-8 2/8 Thrill Hunter (nk) 17/5 - -
10
(13)
Farcolo silk
Farcolo b
J: Alysha Collett
T: Gary Portelli
3-9
Age: 2
Weight: 8-7
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-7 b 5/13 Music Time (6½L) 25/1 - -
20 Feb 26 Cnb Canberra 5f Gd 2y 8-8 b 3/8 Music Time (2¾L) 9/2 - -
8 Nov 25 Rsh Rosehill 5.5f Gd 2y 8-8 b1 9/12 Revengeance (7¾L) 150/1 - -
11
(17)
La Stiava silk
La Stiava
J: Mathew Cahill
T: Norm Gardner
426
Age: 2
Weight: 8-7
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-7 12/13 Music Time (11½L) 100/1 - -
20 Feb 26 Cnb Canberra 5f Gd 2y 8-8 4/8 Music Time (3¾L) 4/1 - -
6 Feb 26 Cnb Canberra 5f Gd 2yHc 8-9 2/8 Music Time (2¾L) 21/10 - -
24 Jan 26 Ran Randwick 5f Gd 2yHc 8-11 6/9 Satin Summer (6½L) 13/2 - -
12
(6)
To Dubai We Go silk
To Dubai We Go p
J: Ashley Morgan
T: Neil Osborne
-87
Age: 2
Weight: 8-7
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-7 p 11/13 Music Time (10½L) 70/1 - -
27 Dec 25 Ran Randwick 5.5f Gd 2yHc 8-7 p 8/10 By Choice (5½L) 100/1 - -
13 Dec 25 Ran Randwick 5f Gd 2yL 8-7 p 7/9 Where's The Circus (3¼L) 200/1 - -
13
(10)
Give Her Strength silk
Give Her Strength b
J: Tyler Schiller
T: John P Thompson
Cold Recent Form Jockey - 0 wins from 11 in the last 14 days (0%)
0-9
Age: 2
Weight: 8-7
OR: -
Days: 22
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
14 Feb 26 Ran Randwick 5.5f Gd 2y 8-8 10/10 Ciaron's Star (7¾L) 80/1 - -
4 Oct 25 Ran Randwick 5f Gd 2yG3F 8-11 9/11 Shiki (4½L) 19/1 - -
14
(7)
Legaselli silk
Legaselli
T: John P Thompson
5
Age: 2
Weight: 8-7
OR: -
Days: 1
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
7 Mar 26 Ran Randwick 6f Gd 2yG2F 8-13 8/9 Chayan (8¾L) 150/1 - -
14 Feb 26 Ran Randwick 5.5f Gd 2y 8-8 5/10 Ciaron's Star (3L) 150/1 - -
15
(2)
Artaneous silk
Artaneous
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: Bjorn Baker
Hot Recent Form Jockey - 3 wins from 12 in the last 14 days (25%)
-6
Age: 2
Weight: 8-11
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-11 6/13 Music Time (6½L) 7/1 - -
4 Oct 25 Ran Randwick 5f Gd 2yG3 8-11 6/8 Incognito (3¼L) 18/1 - -
16
(4)
Strollin' By silk
Strollin' By
T: Gary Portelli
6
Age: 2
Weight: 8-7
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-7 10/13 Music Time (9¼L) 40/1 - -
18 Feb 26 Wfm Warwick Farm 5.5f Gd 2yMd 8-9 6/9 Wolf Gap (4¾L) 12/1 - -
17
(19)
Boujee Gold silk
Boujee Gold
J: Jeff Penza
T: Matthew Kelley
5
Age: 2
Weight: 8-7
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-7 8/13 Music Time (7¼L) 200/1 - -
20 Feb 26 Cnb Canberra 5f Gd 2y 8-8 5/8 Music Time (3¾L) 100/1 - -
18
(8)
Restless Spirit silk
Restless Spirit
J: Blaike McDougall
T: Keith Dryden & Libby Snowden
7
Age: 2
Weight: 8-11
OR: -
Days: -
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Mar 26 Cnb Canberra 6f Sft 2yG3 8-11 9/13 Music Time (7¾L) 200/1 - -
20 Feb 26 Cnb Canberra 5f Gd 2y 8-13 7/8 Music Time (6½L) 40/1 - -
19
(11)
The Next Episode silk
The Next Episode
J: Tommy Berry
T: Ciaron Maher
-0
Age: 2
Weight: 8-11
OR: -
Days: 120
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Nov 25 Rsh Rosehill 5.5f Gd 2y 8-13 11/12 Revengeance (8¾L) 13/2 - -
5
(9)
Confederation silk
Confederation
T: Chris Waller
82
Age: 2
Weight: 8-11
OR: -
Days: 15
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Feb 26 Rsh Rosehill 5.5f Gd 2yG2 8-13 8/9 Stretan Ruler (6¾L) 4/1 - -
31 Jan 26 Rsh Rosehill 5.5f Gd 2yG3 8-9 2/6 Hidrix (1¾L) 12/5 - -

Betting Forecast:

5/2 Miss Chanel,

9/2 Pearl Of Dubai,

8/1 Eviction Notice,

Bar Jester,

11/1 Threads,

12/1 Music Time,

14/1 Outspan,

15/1 Legaselli,

20/1 Farcolo,

25/1 Give Her Strength,

Artaneous,

30/1 La Stiava,

40/1 To Dubai We Go,

Boujee Gold,

The Next Episode,

60/1 Jimmy's Ready,

Strollin' By,

100/1 Restless Spirit

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