Armidale 16 Apr 2026
GOING: G(4)
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GREG MITCHELL CLASS 1 HANDICAP 1400m Track: GOOD 4 Clear (Max: 25) Rail: True. |
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Solid tempo anticipated with Ropewalker taking charge. MEDDLESOME (4) doesn't win out of turn but rarely finishes far away. Drops back to a winning trip on a short turnaround and keeps Looker. Leading player. THINK BACK (9) has shown good early muster since resuming this campaign and finally got the job done last start at Muswellbrook when leading all the way. Will look to do the same. CASINO COLLECTION (7) made very light work of her maiden two back at Taree when storming home to win with plenty in hand. Went close to making it two on the bounce last start at a price. A mare in form is always hard to stop. IT'S A WRITTEN (10) hasn't done much wrong of late and keeps Roper. Worth keeping safe. SUGGESTED PLAY: Meddlesome to win.
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RUGBY
NICK KEAL 4YO BAY GELDING 58.0KG N J Keal, K J Elleray, K J O'Brien, T Lawrence, The Beat (Mgr: W D Hounslow) & Miss B Miller Second run back. First-up after four months 8th of 13 at Toowoomba Cl1 on March 27 over 1100m, 8 len behind Let'sfacethemusic carrying 55kg at $41. Previously second-up 6th of 10 at Sunshine Coast Cl1 on October 19 over 1600m, 4.5 len behind Ole Bazzle carrying 59kg at $3.30. Others make more appeal. |
8 KELSEY LENTON |
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OUR BOY TOM
SUE GRILLS 4YO BAY GELDING 56.0KG Miss M D Fleming, Mrs R L Smith, K V Olsson & Mrs L M Olsson Form hard to fault. Last start won by 0.6 len at this track Ctry Mdn-Sw March 29 over 1300m defeating Midnight Rhythm carrying 59kg at $5. The run before that 4th of 10 at this track Super Mdn on March 13 over 1100m, on a slow track; 2.5 len behind Rainsitpours carrying 56kg at $4. Harder here but is among the hopes. |
11 KODY NESTOR |
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| 3 | 321x8 |
ROPEWALKER
TROY O'NEILE 4YO BAY GELDING 56.0KG R P Stapleford Second-up. First-up after four months 8th of 12 at this track Bm58 on March 29 over 1300m, 2.5 len behind Breukelen carrying 54.5kg at $13. Previously second-up 4th of 10 at Tamworth Mdn on August 7 over 1200m, slow going 1.75 len behind Apache Jack carrying 57kg at $9.50. He is capable of testing this field. |
7 GRACE PALMER |
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| 4 | 32342 |
MEDDLESOME
CRAIG MARTIN 5YO BAY MARE 55.0KG S H Wain & Mrs J Wain Racing well recently. Most recently 2nd of 9 at Tamworth Bm58 on April 10 over 1600m, nose behind Big Short with 57kg at $7. Before that 4th of 9 at Moree Cl1 on March 17 over 1300m, 2 len behind Bole Le carrying 52kg at $3. Leading player. |
6 BEN LOOKER |
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| 5 | 157x6 |
MORE CASH
RIDGE WILSON 4YO BAY GELDING 55.0KG M D Beer, G I Schultz, J R Makepeace, Shooter and Smokey (Mgr: J R Makepeace), V Foott, W Saunders, S Lieschke & J Lieschke Second run back. First-up after six months 6th of 12 at this track Ctry Cl1 on March 29 over 1100m, 2.5 len behind Mad Harry with 55.5kg at $71. Previously second-up second last of 8 at Kembla Grange Prov Mdn on July 26 over 1500m, 8 len behind Wild Thoughts carrying 54kg at $21. Expecting him to kick on with that first run out of the way. |
5 L P ROLLS |
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| 6 | 6040x |
THUNDERING FALCON
ROBERT KNIGHT 4YO BAY GELDING 55.0KG M Sinnott, Thunder Sisters (Mrs J Sinnott), J Chuck, Hammy & Moi Moi Racing (M Turner), D D H Racing (D Quinlan), W Verco, W Southwell, C Jones, Miss Rees, R Cameron, P Cameron, M Mahony, Mrs M Simmonds, Catterss (S Lucas), J Plozza, K Hannam, D Fitzgerald, S Delaney, D Delaney & R Frost Back from a spell. Finished off last campaign second last of 12 at Ararat 0 - 56 November 25 over 2200m, 20 len behind Sharma Princess carrying 58.5kg at $14. Previously first up; ran last of 10 at Pakenham Synthetic Bm58 July 14 over 1600m, 9 len behind Thunder Hawk carrying 60kg at $21. Prefer to see how he has returned. |
2 CASSEY WILLIAMS |
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| 7 | 44813 |
CASINO COLLECTION
DONNA GRISEDALE 4YO BAY MARE 55.0KG Ms A C Trollope, Sir A S Trollope, Lady D Trollope, B J Halloran, T M Halloran, M D Bell & Churinga Lodge Racing (Mgr: Lady D Trollope) Racing well recently. At the latest run made some head-way from midfield; 3rd of 10 at Grafton Ctry Cl1 on March 30 over 1420m, 0.5 len behind Xtreme carrying 55kg at $15. The race before that scored a big 4.5 len win at Taree Ctry Mdn-Sw March 3 over 1300m in soft going defeating Cousin Chuck with 57kg at $10. Shapes as a key runner. |
10 J GRISEDALE |
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| 8 | 39331 |
GRACEFUL WARRIOR
ANDREW PARRAMORE 4YO BAY MARE 55.0KG A J Chappell, P C Richardson, A J Parrish, J C Cuskelly & R P Aggs Most recently ran on from midfield and won by a long-neck at Grafton Ctry Mdn March 30 over 1420m defeating Whatsthetimemrwolf with 55kg at $4.80. The start before that 3rd of 8 at this track Ctry Mdn-Sw on March 13 over 1400m, slow going 3 len behind Real Housewives carrying 57kg at $2.50. Looks tested without further improvement. |
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THINK BACK
SCOTT SINGLETON 3YO BROWN FILLY 55.0KG C T Hay, J P V Bosquet, P A Herrington, B J Lenaghan, B W Bayot, P M O'Shea, Marshdale Racing (Mgr: R Marshdale), J L Finn, Ms P Farmer, D C Fenech, S Coban, J S Brannigan, Mrs K Coban, A Van Der Berg, J D Turnbull, D J Newham, P D Wotherspoon, G J Price, J Willis & Pulse Dagamaan (Mgr: C T Hay) Form hard to fault. At the latest run favourite; won by 0.7 len at Muswellbrook Mdn-Sw April 6 over 1450m in soft going defeating Fortheo carrying 56.5kg at $2.90. The start before that 4th of 13 at Muswellbrook Super Mdn on March 27 over 1280m, slow going 1.2 len behind Overzone carrying 55kg at $10. Backs up quickly and is expected to run well again. |
9 MIKAYLA WEIR |
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| 10 | 39425 |
IT'S A WRITTEN
CRAIG CLEGG 5YO CHESTNUT MARE 55.0KG A J Manton Most recently 5th of 12 at this track Bm58 on March 29 over 1300m, 1.5 len behind Breukelen carrying 56kg at $7. The run before that 2nd of 10 at this track Ctry Cl1 on March 13 over 1400m, on a slow track; neck behind Maggie Sparkles with 55kg at $7.50. Should run well. |
3 ANNA ROPER |
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| 11 | 01630 |
ALARTHILL
JAN BOWEN 3YO BAY FILLY 55.0KG Ms J L Bowen At the latest run ran last of 10 at Newcastle Cl1 on March 31 over 1500m, 16 len behind Is It Spectacular carrying 55kg at $151. The start before that 3rd of 9 at Dubbo Cl1-Sw on March 15 over 1600m, 1.75 len behind Lagoon carrying 55.5kg at $5. Not doing enough of late to threaten. |
1 LEESHELLE SMALL |
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| 12 | x5377 |
CASCAN
CRAIG CLEGG 4YO BROWN MARE 55.0KG K Parkins Comes off a 30 day let-up. Most recently eased back early on 7th of 9 at Moree Cl1 on March 17 over 1300m, 6 len behind Bole Le with 53.5kg at $41. Before that 7th of 9 at Tamworth Cl1 on February 23 over 1600m, 10 len behind Visualise with 53.5kg at $14. Won't be bothering these on recent runs. |
4 DEON LE ROUX |
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