Saturday, 13 June 2026
No more jumps at this meeting today.
Punty's Punts
Race type: Maiden, 1300m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo. Glyda and Boutique Session can push forward, while Sempre and Angel Like You are the swoopers waiting for the leaders to make a mistake
Punty read: This is one of those maidens where the form guide looks like a washing machine got loose, but the race still has a shape. Sempre is the class mare in the room, even if the price is skinny enough to make you wince, while Arctic Snow and Moment In The Sun are the sort of runners who can run on into the money if the pace doesn't turn to jelly. Ole Grande has some map issues from the draw and doesn't look like a bloke you want to be paying up for at the current quote. If Glyda somehow rolls forward and turns the race into a survival test, then the roughie can make it interesting, but she's a collect-only ticket, not a wallet opener.
Top 3 + Roughie ($11.50 pool)
1. Sempre (No.4) — $2.59 / $1.32 🏆 WINNER
Bet $6.50 Win — ✓ Won, net +$10.34
Prob 23.2% | Place: 65.5% | Value: 0.83x
Why Honest as the day is long and the one they all have to hold out if she gets the last crack. She's been around the money, she's got the right shape for this sort of maiden, and the race doesn't look deep enough to scare her off if she brings her normal game.
2. Arctic Snow (No.8) — $4.50 / $1.75 🏆 9TH
Bet $5.00 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$5.00
Prob 16.5% | Place: 54.9% | Value: 1.19x
Why Better ridden for a cheque than a kill shot in a race where the map is a bit up and down. If the leaders overcook it, she's the type who can be rattling home when the others are gasping for air.
3. Ole Grande (No.5) — $7.75 / $2.35 🏆 3RD
Bet Tracked
Prob 11.9% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 0.58x
Why Maps handy enough, but the draw and weight niggles make him more of a fringe player than a bloke to trust with your lunch money. Needs things to go his way and then some.
Roughie: Glyda (No.3) — $50.50 / $7.50 🏆 8TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 1.1% | Place: 6.5% | Value: 0.82x
Why If she can ping and pinch a soft run near the speed, she's the sort of roughie who can steal a minor dividend. But after that long break, you're basically betting on a fairytale and a clean set of lungs.
Race type: Quality, 1200m
Map & tempo: Genuine pace. Finado wants the front end and Solar System and Vernacular get the run of the race if they don't overcook it early
Punty read: This is a proper tactical race. Solar System and The Top Bar are the obvious players, but the map says you don't want to be doing too much work from out wide if the leaders stack up. Outlaw Music is the one with a sneaky bit of value if the freshen-up has done the job, and the stable angle says he's not just here for a holiday. Demetrious is the one the money's sniffing around, but that's not always a free pass when the pace and barrier map are asking awkward questions. Seeyouatthesession has excuses and can improve, but this is no picnic and the win case is more delicate than a politician at a press conference.
Top 3 + Roughie ($15.50 pool)
1. Solar System (No.4) — $3.90 / $1.50 🏆 2ND
Bet $11.00 Each Way ($5.50W + $5.50P) — Cashed, net -$2.75
Prob 17.4% | Place: 54.9% | Value: 0.86x
Why Hard fit from a good gate with the map giving him every chance to lob in the right spot. He looks the kind of horse who can sit off the speed and have the last say when the pressure starts cooking.
2. The Top Bar (No.5) — $3.10 / $1.37 🏆 WINNER
Bet Tracked
Prob 17.4% | Place: 54.9% | Value: 0.69x
Why Nice enough horse, but the price is doing the heavy lifting and we don't need to double up just to feel alive. He'll be in the finish if he turns up, but the wallet can stay shut.
3. Outlaw Music (No.3) — $10.40 / $3.00 🏆 3RD
Bet $4.50 Place — ✓ Won, net +$9.00
Prob 12.5% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.65x
Why This is the sneaky one. Freshened up, gets a map that isn't horrible, and the trainer angle gives him a proper puncher's chance if he hits the line like he has a point to prove.
Roughie: Seeyouatthesession (No.1) — $13.25 / $3.30 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 6.1% | Place: 46.3% | Value: 1.02x
Why Has excuses and the right sort of place profile if the race falls apart late. But he's more of a place saver than a real win proposition at this price.
Race type: Handicap, 1000m
Map & tempo: Hot pace. Universal Playboy, Now You See Me and Purple Circle look to go hard early, which should hand the midfield stalkers a big fat invitation
Punty read: This is the race where the first hundred metres matter more than a bloke's haircut at the races. Now You See Me has the jump-and-run profile and the ear muffs first time are a nice little twist, while Majestuoso Phoenix is the one sitting there like the bloke at the pub who hasn't said much all night but could still nick the last schooner. Universal Playboy has enough ability, but that wide-ish run and the pressure map make him more of a danger than a certainty. If the speed duel gets messy, Ocean Outlaw and even Cable Boy can become the outsiders you don't want to ignore completely, but it's No.4 who looks the most likely to get first crack at the prize.
Top 3 + Roughie ($10.00 pool)
1. Now You See Me (No.4) — $2.07 / $1.22 🏆 WINNER
Bet $4.50 Win — ✓ Won, net +$4.81
Prob 18.5% | Place: 36.6% | Value: 0.49x
Why The pace horse in the right lane. If he controls the tempo or gets the right sit, he'll take plenty of pegging back. Ear muffs first time can settle him and let the engine do the work.
2. Majestuoso Phoenix (No.7) — $4.40 / $1.45 🏆 2ND
Bet $5.50 Place — ✓ Won, net +$2.47
Prob 18.5% | Place: 28.4% | Value: 1.04x
Why Gets the map to sit just off the burn-up and that is gold in a 1000m knife fight. The horse is fit enough, the run profile is sound, and he looks the one most likely to be hitting the line when the leaders start tasting blood.
3. Universal Playboy (No.1) — $6.95 / $2.05 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 16.3% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.45x
Why Can absolutely run a race, but the pressure up front and the price don't line up cleanly enough to go in heavy. He'll be competitive, just not quite enough of a scream at the current quote.
Roughie: Cable Boy (No.3) — $18.00 / $3.60 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 5.4% | Place: 39.9% | Value: 1.23x
Why If the front bunch rip each other's throats out, he can clunk into the finish late. But this looks more like a bloke who needs the race to become a demolition derby.
Race type: Handicap, 1600m
Map & tempo: Genuine pace. Beats Of War looks the likely leader, but Street Maschino and Do It Right get the sweet map and could have the race set up for them if the pressure is honest
Punty read: This is the one where the market looks like it's having a bit of a say, with Street Maschino and Do It Right copping the cash. Cheval Savant is the class horse on paper and has the figure to beat, but he's not exactly shouting value with a megaphone. Beats Of War can lead them a merry dance, though the wide gate means he's got to do some work to get across. Lova Session is the roughie that can bob up if the race turns into a cosy little position race, but the deep play is the map horses with market support. This is the sort of race where a bloke can look like a genius or a goose in the last 200m.
Top 3 + Roughie ($18.00 pool)
1. Cheval Savant (No.3) — $3.50 / $1.50 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet $11.50 Each Way ($5.75W + $5.75P) — ✗ Lost, net -$11.50
Prob 15.9% | Place: 60.0% | Value: 0.73x
Why The class runner in the field and the one with the best overall profile if he gets a clean enough ride. He's the bloke the others have to go past, even if the price is a bit skinny.
2. Beats Of War (No.1) — $4.90 / $1.95 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 15.8% | Place: 63.7% | Value: 1.02x
Why From the front end he can make life awkward for the rest, but the map is tricky from the wide gate and we don't need to chase him twice. He's a runner, not a ripper at the quote.
3. Do It Right (No.8) — $7.95 / $2.50 🏆 WINNER
Bet $6.50 Place — ✓ Won, net +$9.75
Prob 9.2% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 0.96x
Why Heavily backed for a reason. The map suits, the freshen-up is fine, and if the money keeps landing then he's right in the firing line to run a cheeky race.
Roughie: Lova Session (No.2) — $11.00 / $3.20 🏆 4TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 9.5% | Place: 46.3% | Value: 1.37x
Why Lovely sort of place hope from the inside draw if she can hold a spot and peel late. She's the one who can be running on when the bigger names are busy paddling.
Race type: Handicap, 1300m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo. Let'sdeal, Commissions and Vevinsky are the handy types, but Cruise To Victory looks the horse that gets the cleanest run in the right part of the map
Punty read: This is the one the day can hang its hat on. Cruise To Victory looks the banker because he's got the class, the fit, and the tactical gear to sit in the right place without having to do a bloody marathon. Commissions is the horse with the right shape on paper but the price is doing too much work and the model has no interest in over-insuring the ticket. Let'sdeal has the gear changes that can spark improvement, but you're paying for the possibility rather than the proof. Pharoah Show and Why Me are the rougher end of the puzzle if the race gets messy, but this still feels like a race where the sensible money sits with the shortie and the rest are fighting for crumbs.
Top 3 + Roughie ($13.00 pool)
1. Cruise To Victory (No.2) — $1.86 / $1.20 🏆 WINNER
Bet $13.00 Win — ✓ Won, net +$11.18
Prob 28.6% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 0.70x
Why The one to beat and the cleanest anchor on the card. He maps to get every chance and the race doesn't look nasty enough to knock him off if he turns up in his usual form.
2. Commissions (No.6) — $3.25 / $1.32 🏆 9TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 17.3% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 0.74x
Why Solid type, honest enough, but the setup isn't giving us enough juice to back him on the side. He'll be thereabouts, just not a bloke I want overcommitting to.
3. Let'sdeal (No.5) — $12.75 / $3.20 🏆 2ND
Bet Tracked
Prob 10.0% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.68x
Why Gear tweaks can sharpen him up, and if he jumps clean he could be the smoky that saves the race. But he's still more of a watch-and-learn than a proper betting proposition.
Roughie: Why Me (No.9) — $17.25 / $3.80 🏆 5TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 5.9% | Place: 39.9% | Value: 1.35x
Why Fresh, down in the weights and has the sort of profile that can sneak into the frame if the tempo gets wobbly. The issue is the price is a bit rich for a pure roughie play.
Race type: Handicap, 1435m
Map & tempo: Genuine pace. Delicate Ruler wants to roll, but Jealous and Ima Wild Girl get the map advantage while the backmarkers need the race to fall their way
Punty read: This is the last-leg headache, and it's exactly the sort of race that turns quaddie dreams into therapy sessions. Zorbrist is the most solid winner on paper, but the barrier and map aren't exactly the walk in the park he'd like, so you're trusting class and fitness to carry him through. Housewife and Big Shots are the place types who can swoop if the speed cooks up, and that's not the worst shape for a Broome 1435m race. Capricorn Man is the roughie with a path into the finish, but the no-bet decision says the wallet can survive without another complication. Around The Buoy and Lautre have been the subject of some market heat, but they aren't the ones the model wants to build around, which is usually a decent hint when the card starts getting punchy.
Top 3 + Roughie ($17.50 pool)
1. Zorbrist (No.5) — $3.25 / $1.50 🏆 4TH
Bet $13.50 Each Way ($6.75W + $6.75P) — ✗ Lost, net -$13.50
Prob 15.6% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 0.66x
Why The class horse in a messy race. If he finds the right run, he's good enough to beat these, but you are paying for the privilege.
2. Housewife (No.10) — $8.75 / $2.80 🏆 WINNER
Bet Tracked
Prob 13.8% | Place: 45.6% | Value: 1.57x
Why Backmarker with a lane to run on into the money if the speed falls in a hole. The place profile is the right kind of shape, but the ticket already has the main angles covered.
3. Big Shots (No.13) — $8.50 / $2.70 🏆 9TH
Bet $4.00 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$4.00
Prob 13.8% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.53x
Why Another one that can come storming late if the leaders overdo it. The market and the map aren't screaming, but he's got the profile to clatter into the finish when it gets ugly.
Roughie: Capricorn Man (No.2) — $15.25 / $4.20 🏆 11TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 4.5% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 0.89x
Why A legitimate place hope with a nice enough setup if he holds a spot from the barrier. But the race is open enough that we don't need to force him into the collect.
Sequence legs are the picks-engine's authoritative choice, rendered from the persisted ticket.
Smart: 4,7,1,3 / 3,1,8,2 / 6,2,5,9 / 5,13,10,12 (256 combos x $0.25 = $65.00) -- 25% flexi
The day's multi leans on three win legs across the card.
1 - Sempre (Race 1, No.4)✓ Won — $2.59
2 - Cruise To Victory (Race 5, No.2)✓ Won — $1.86
3 - Zorbrist (Race 6, No.5)✗ — $3.25
Meeting Stats
Selections
Punty's Early Mail
Rightio Loose Units, Broome's firing up a dry, quick deck with the rail true and the sun smashing down like it owes someone money, so this is a day for horses that can travel, hold a spot, and not do dumb shit at the jump. It looks fair enough on paper, but there are a couple of races where the pace is going to turn into a proper bar fight and anyone sitting back for too long will be left staring at tails like a mug at closing time.
MEET SNAPSHOT
Track: Broome, 1000m-1600m card
Rail: True
Official going: Good (expected to play fair, with a slight on-pace lean in the shorter races)
Weather: Sunny, 29°C, humidity 50%, wind 11km/h S (watch for a touch of breeze and the usual Broome heat)
Early lane guess: True rail, fair deck; clean runs and handy maps should get every chance
Tempo profile: Mix of moderate to hot. Races 3, 4 and 6 have enough heat to sort the brave from the busted
Jockeys to follow:
Ms Jessica Gray, gets on a stack of live maps and can make the right call when the speed gets messy
Ms Bonnie Casey, plenty of sharp rides across the card and a knack for landing horses in the right spot
Ms Simone Altieri, on a few of the meeting's best tactical runners and can pinch a race if the tempo suits
Stables to respect:
D R Pateman (10 runners), has the biggest roll-out on the day and a few of the market movers are in the same colours
Ms J McLaughlin (8 runners), plenty of fit, handy types who can make their own luck if they jump clean
S & J Casey (6 runners), a few honest runners who map well and won't be far away with the right run
Punty's take:
This card feels like a Broome special: a few honest races, a couple of speed burn-ups, and one or two little traps for the overconfident. The straight is going to give every chance to horses that can travel smoothly, but if you get buried in the wrong half of the field in those hot 1000m and 1300m races, you're cooked faster than a snag on a camping barbecue. Race 3 is the proper speed duel, Race 5 is the banker-ish anchor, and Race 6 is the sort of race that turns grown men into sweating wrecks.
The other thing worth noting is the market is giving you a few clues without screaming from the rooftops. Street Maschino, Do It Right, Around The Buoy and Lautre have all been sniffed at, and that tells you the locals are having a go at the right end of the card. But don't go chasing every drifter like a seagull after hot chips; Broome can make a mess of the overbet horse if the map says no.
What it means for you:
Don't get cute and try to be a hero in every race. Keep the spine tight around the races that map cleanly, then use place bets where the runner's got the right shape but the win is a bit too stingy or a bit too messy. That's why the early races can be played with a bit of discipline, while the quaddie is more of a survival mission than a flex-fest.
If you're having a crack at the multi, keep it to the horses that have a proper path to victory, not the ones needing a miracle and a prayer. Today is a good day to back the map, respect the market when it makes sense, and leave the full-blown box job in the bin unless you enjoy donating money to the tote like a charity case with a TAB account.