Saturday, 06 June 2026
No more jumps at this meeting today.
Punty's Punts
Race type: MAIDEN, 1100m
Map & tempo: Moderate pace with Finado and Dust Aside likely to press forward; a couple of low draws have the cleanest setup, but the race is not a sit-and-sprint procession
Punty read: Dust Aside is the one with the best right-now profile for me - the stable's got one resuming, the map isn't a disaster, and the market has already had a sniff. Finado is the old warrior in the corner who keeps punching but hasn't found the knockout yet, while Bondi Queen has the glamour price and the inside alley but is a touch skinny for mine. It's the sort of maiden where everyone looks like they might win right up until the last 200m, then the fit horse with the better run says "see ya, mate".
Top 3 + Roughie ($11.50 pool)
1. Dust Aside (No.2) — $4.20 / $1.65 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet $10.00 Each Way ($5.00W + $5.00P) — ✗ Lost, net -$10.00
Prob 20.5% | Place: 57.2% | Value: 0.75x
Why Held up last time and now gets another crack from a workable enough spot in a race that doesn't look like a war of attrition. He's the one with the clearest path to turning the form around.
2. Bondi Queen (No.12) — $3.70 / $1.50 🏆 4TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 19.9% | Place: 42.8% | Value: 1.07x
Why Has the gate and a bit of tactical speed, but the market is already leaning her way and she's short enough to make you win by no more than a cheeky nod.
3. Finado (No.1) — $6.20 / $2.15 🏆 WINNER
Bet $1.50 Place — ✓ Won, net +$2.10
Prob 13.9% | Place: 44.8% | Value: 0.81x
Why Wide last time was no picnic, and this is a better lane to make a nuisance of himself late. If the leaders overdo it, he's the one who can hang around.
Roughie: Areduet (No.4) — $11.25 / $3.10 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 7.5% | Place: 27.6% | Value: 1.18x
Why The inside draw gives her a nice economical run, but she's got to bring her A-game to outrun the better-fancied types.
Race type: HANDICAP, 1200m
Map & tempo: Genuine tempo with King Cartel likely to roll forward; Cruise To Victory is the horse they all have to catch, while the value runners get their chance if the leaders overcook it
Punty read: This is the anchor race, no mucking about. Cruise To Victory maps like the bloke who arrives first, owns the BBQ, and then acts surprised when everyone follows him. King Cartel has been smashed in betting and you can see why - the 49kg claim and forward intent make him dangerous - but this is still a race where the main job is to trust the horse that can control the race shape. Hell I Am is the solid old campaigner, and Roey Clam is the one at the back of the pub you only notice when he's suddenly in the finish.
Top 3 + Roughie ($15.00 pool)
1. Cruise To Victory (No.7) — $1.96 / $1.30 🏆 WINNER
Bet $15.00 Win — ✓ Won, net +$14.40
Prob 28.5% | Place: 25.4% | Value: 0.69x
Why He gets the perfect map in a race that should suit genuine speed horses. If he jumps cleanly, he looks the one to beat.
2. King Cartel (No.6) — $5.75 / $2.40 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 17.6% | Place: 31.4% | Value: 1.25x
Why Heavy money has come for him and the claim helps, but the ticket is built around the top pick doing the job, not spreading like a mad bastard.
3. Hell I Am (No.2) — $5.60 / $2.35 🏆 2ND
Bet Tracked
Prob 17.3% | Place: 33.0% | Value: 1.20x
Why Fresh enough and good enough to run a race, but this is not the race to get greedy with place savers.
Roughie: Gift Of The Heart (No.4) — $20.75 / $6.00 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 4.6% | Place: 27.7% | Value: 1.19x
Why Needs the right run and a fair bit of luck, but if the favourite brigade gets the jitters, he can clatter into the minors.
Race type: HANDICAP, 1200m
Map & tempo: Genuine speed again, with Delicate Ruler likely to spear forward and the better closing lanes belonging to Zorbrist, Housewife and the rest of the chasing pack
Punty read: Delicate Ruler is the obvious public face of the race, but the market has gobbled up the wrong sandwich if you ask me. Zorbrist gets the better blend of value and race shape, Big Shots has been nibbled at and brings the right sort of profile, and Housewife is the grinder who can land a place without winning the beauty contest. This is the kind of race where the favourite can look the part for 900 metres and then get mugged by something with better timing - a bit like a heist movie where the flashy bloke gets caught and the quiet one walks out with the loot.
Top 3 + Roughie ($15.00 pool)
1. Zorbrist (No.3) — $4.45 / $1.60 🏆 2ND
Bet $11.50 Each Way ($5.75W + $5.75P) — ✓ Won, net +$0.58
Prob 22.5% | Place: 35.2% | Value: 1.26x
Why Nice map, solid form, and the betting has held firm enough to suggest he's right where the stable wants him.
2. Big Shots (No.2) — $4.35 / $1.60 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 17.5% | Place: 33.4% | Value: 0.95x
Why Has the form line and the support, but from the current price he's not a bloke I want to go into battle with too hard.
3. Housewife (No.5) — $6.85 / $2.25 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet $3.50 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$3.50
Prob 12.6% | Place: 38.8% | Value: 1.08x
Why Backmarker with enough in the tank to run on when the speed is honest. She's not the flashiest runner on earth, but she'll be there when a few others are gasping.
Roughie: Play Dice (No.1) — $18.50 / $4.00 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 4.3% | Place: 27.5% | Value: 1.01x
Why The drifter is the question mark, but if the leaders go hell for leather and the fence turns into a highway, he can pinch a cheque.
Race type: HANDICAP, 1100m
Map & tempo: Genuine tempo with Beyond The Wall the likely spearhead; several on-pace types sit close enough to make this a proper scrap, not a picnic
Punty read: This is the sort of race that gives form analysts a headache and punters a bruise. Coondle gets the nod because she can sit forward and use the race shape, while Seeyouatthesession and Solar System are the other two the market seems to keep blinking at. Mrs Kangaroo has been smashed in betting, but the drift tells you not to get too carried away, and Beyond The Wall is the sneaky one if the front half turns into a mud-wrestle. It's basically Mad Max with saddlecloths.
Top 3 + Roughie ($8.50 pool)
1. Coondle (No.5) — $4.50 / $1.85 🏆 3RD
Bet $8.50 Each Way ($4.25W + $4.25P) — ✓ Won, net +$1.27
Prob 13.6% | Place: 32.3% | Value: 0.79x
Why Forward map, handy enough form, and this is the sort of race where being on the speed is worth its weight in gold.
2. Seeyouatthesession (No.3) — $7.85 / $2.50 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 11.5% | Place: 32.0% | Value: 1.16x
Why Has been in the right races, and if the tempo gets honest enough, he's one of the runners who can keep finding.
3. Solar System (No.8) — $6.75 / $2.35 🏆 2ND
Bet Tracked
Prob 11.2% | Place: 29.8% | Value: 0.98x
Why Honest enough, but the place profile just doesn't scream "bet me" at the current price.
Roughie: Mrs Kangaroo (No.2) — $12.00 / $3.60 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 6.4% | Place: 25.7% | Value: 0.99x
Why The drift is ugly, but the inside gate and a bit of prior form mean she can't be left out of the story entirely.
Race type: HANDICAP, 1435m
Map & tempo: Moderate pace, with Leaving Las Vegas likely to sit midfield and Aces To Win likely to be in the stalking lane; if they go too soft, it turns into a dash from the bend
Punty read: Leaving Las Vegas is short enough to make you twitch, but he's still the horse the race is built around. The money has chased Aces To Win, which is no surprise - map, form, and a handy setup all line up - while Schuhbeck is the one with the placing chance if the pace gets honest. This race has that "one leader, one stalker, and a lot of blokes trying to convince themselves they can win" vibe. Like a season of Survivor where nobody's actually voted out yet.
Top 3 + Roughie ($11.00 pool)
1. Leaving Las Vegas (No.1) — $2.16 / $1.25 🏆 WINNER
Bet $5.50 Win — ✓ Won, net +$11.00
Prob 26.3% | Place: 24.0% | Value: 0.72x
Why He looks the cleanest class runner in the field, and if he settles where he should, the rest will be chasing his tail.
2. Aces To Win (No.5) — $4.40 / $1.50 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet $5.50 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$5.50
Prob 21.3% | Place: 19.5% | Value: 1.19x
Why The money has come for him and the map supports it - that's usually a dangerous combo when the track is playing fair.
3. Schuhbeck (No.8) — $6.20 / $2.00 🏆 3RD
Bet Tracked
Prob 15.7% | Place: 21.0% | Value: 1.24x
Why Has the shape of a horse that can hang around without quite landing the big blow.
Roughie: Hobelar (No.3) — $12.25 / $3.00 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 6.5% | Place: 19.4% | Value: 1.01x
Why Needs to settle better than last time, but if he relaxes and the pace is only moderate, he can flash into the finish.
Race type: HANDICAP, 1435m
Map & tempo: Genuine tempo, with Great Edition likely to be close enough to control the race and Border Force stalking the fight from a good lane
Punty read: Great Edition is the obvious one, but I'm not pretending he's a great price - he's just the horse with the least amount of nonsense around him. Border Force is the nicer each-way line, Rubick Lass has a late peek if the race falls apart, and Magic Whistle is the roughie that can get involved if the leaders start breathing through the gills. This is one of those races where the winning move is often just "be in the right spot and don't be an idiot".
Top 3 + Roughie ($11.00 pool)
1. Great Edition (No.8) — $2.38 / $1.25 🏆 WINNER
Bet $5.50 Win — ✓ Won, net +$7.59
Prob 21.8% | Place: 19.2% | Value: 0.67x
Why The map is tidy, the race shape is tidy, and when a sprinter-types' middle-distance race presents this neatly, you just have to respect the bloke on top.
2. Border Force (No.1) — $5.60 / $1.90 🏆 2ND
Bet $5.50 Place — ✓ Won, net +$5.50
Prob 16.2% | Place: 25.4% | Value: 1.18x
Why Consistent type, fair map, and good enough to sit there and make a mess of the others if the favourite doesn't quite kick clear.
3. Rubick Lass (No.9) — $10.50 / $3.00 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 8.9% | Place: 18.2% | Value: 1.22x
Why Needs the race to collapse a touch, but the setup isn't awful for a run-on chance.
Roughie: Magic Whistle (No.2) — $10.00 / $2.60 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 10.6% | Place: 21.2% | Value: 1.38x
Why Can take a sit and get involved if the tempo is true enough and the favourites start looking at each other.
Race type: HANDICAP, 1435m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo with Coatachino the nice map horse, but a heap of runners can kick up dust and ruin the script
Punty read: This is the one that can absolutely bend the meeting over a barrel. Kings Call looks too skinny for a horse with a map that can get ugly, while Spice Is Right has the right mix of price, map and recent market support to be the anchor. Lova Session can run a place, Super Romani is the roughie with the monster place profile, and Cheval Savant has been backed as if someone in the shed likes him a lot. If this race were a movie, it'd be The Hangover - nobody quite knows how the night ends, but there's definitely a bloke in sunglasses pretending he's in control.
Top 3 + Roughie ($13.00 pool)
1. Spice Is Right (No.1) — $5.10 / $1.95 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet $13.00 Each Way ($6.50W + $6.50P) — ✗ Lost, net -$13.00
Prob 20.3% | Place: 50.6% | Value: 1.32x
Why Firming nicely, maps forward, and should get the kind of run where she can keep rolling and make a race of it.
2. Playing Around (No.7) — $3.80 / $1.60 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 15.7% | Place: 37.0% | Value: 0.76x
Why Honest enough and close enough to the action, but the price is already doing the heavy lifting.
3. Lova Session (No.5) — $11.75 / $3.30 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 9.7% | Place: 32.0% | Value: 1.46x
Why If they overdo it in front, she's the one who can be storming home late without needing a miracle.
Roughie: Super Romani (No.2) — $21.50 / $4.80 🏆 4TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 5.6% | Place: 36.7% | Value: 1.54x
Why Massive place profile, and if the race gets messy, he's the sort who can rattle into the finish and make you look clever.
Sequence legs are the picks-engine's authoritative choice, rendered from the persisted ticket.
Smart: 5,8,3,2 / 1,8,5,3 / 8,1,9,2 / 1,7,5,11 (256 combos x $0.25 = $65.00) -- 25% flexi
The day's multi leans on three win legs across the card.
1 - Cruise To Victory (Race 2, No.7)✓ Won — $1.96
2 - Leaving Las Vegas (Race 5, No.1)✓ Won — $2.16
3 - Great Edition (Race 6, No.8)✓ Won — $2.38
Meeting Stats
Selections
Punty's Early Mail
Rightio Loose Units, Broome's cooking up a proper dry-track scrap today - sun out, rail true, and the sort of deck where the on-speed horses can nick a break if the rest of the field is having a nap. It looks fair enough on paper, but there's still a bit of Broome chaos in the air: a few shorties are unders, a few drifters are waving red flags, and Race 7 looks like the kind of leg that ruins a bloke's Sunday before the bacon even hits the pan.
MEET SNAPSHOT
Track: Broome, 1100m to 1435m card
Rail: True
Official going: Good (expected to play fair, with on-pace runners getting every chance)
Weather: Sunny, 28°C, humidity 35%, wind 11km/h SSE (watch for gusts up to 14.8km/h)
Early lane guess: On-speed runners and low-to-mid draws should get the cleanest shot, but the true rail means swoopers aren't dead if the tempo tears along
Tempo profile: Mostly genuine pace with a couple of proper speed tests; Race 2 is the cleanest map, Race 4 and Race 7 are the ugly mugs that can blow the meeting apart
Jockeys to follow:
Ms Tiana Murray(a3/50kg) - gets into the right races, claims well, and keeps popping up on horses that map forward and give themselves a chance
Austin Galati - when he's got a horse with a bit of tactical dash, he can put them in the right spot and make the others chase shadows
Ms Amy Jo Hayes - not the flashiest on the card, but she's on a few with genuine map hope and can turn a roughie into a live threat
Stables to respect:
Ms J McLaughlin (7 runners) - she brings a heap of live chances, especially in the races where speed and position matter
Leigh Murray (7 runners) - plenty of numbers across the card and a couple of market movers worth keeping onside
Roy Rogers (5 runners) - has horses in the right lanes today, including a couple that can pinch it if the race shape falls their way
Punty's take:
This card has got a bit of everything - a proper anchor in Race 2, a few honest battlers trying to cash in on the dry ground, and a couple of open-class headaches where the market looks like it's had one too many at the pub. The good track should keep the meeting honest, but Broome's a funny old place: if you map back and hope, you can end up looking like a goose while the on-pace brigade strolls away like they're in a scene from Chariots of Fire.
The sprint races are where the real knife work happens. Race 1 and Race 3 look like the sort of races where the leaders don't get gifted anything, but they also don't need to be superheroes - just sensible, fit, and not trapped behind a wall of traffic. Then you've got Race 4 and Race 7, which are the sort of "good luck, legends" races that can turn a tidy day into a proper bloodbath if you don't respect the chaos.
What it means for you:
Keep your powder dry and your ego on a leash. Race 2 is the banker lane - the one where you want to trust the map, trust the class, and not get too cute. After that, the best value on the card is coming from horses that can either sit forward or finish over the top without needing everything to go perfectly.
This is not the day to go full Hollywood on roughies and start firing at random $20 popguns like you're cashing out of The Wolf of Wall Street. Stick with the horses that have the run of the race, lean into the place side when the field gets scrappy, and let the quaddie do the heavy lifting rather than trying to reinvent the wheel. If the leaders do the job early, the whole meeting opens up like a busted packet of chips.