Wednesday, 25 February 2026
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LIVEWeather update at Happy Valley: Strong wind gusts: 53.7 km/h
Weather update at Happy Valley: Strong wind gusts: 42.6 km/h
Weather update at Happy Valley: Strong wind gusts: 46.3 km/h
Weather update at Happy Valley: Rain recorded: 0.6mm since 9am
🏁 Happy Valley track read: Closers running riot — 3/5 from behind. Ones sitting off it to watch: Fortune Star (R6 $2.00), Embraces (R7 $2.00), Red Elegance (R9 $2.00), Celtic Times (R6 $3.00) 🌊
🏁 Happy Valley pace read (4 in): Had a look at the runs so far and we're tracking nicely. No bias, no dramas — the speed maps are doing their job. Fire away for the last 5 🔥
Meeting Stats
Punty's Early Mail
Rightio Sickos, Happy Valley on a Good track with the B Course out and a stiff little SSE breeze whipping through the Valley like its got a rent due. This joint always turns into a high-speed washing machine: if you miss the kick, you’re basically asking Zac Purton to personally ruin your night.
MEET SNAPSHOT
Track: Happy Valley, 1000m-1800m card
Rail: "B" Course (Soil 17.9%)
Official going: GOOD (expected to play leader/on-pace friendly with corners doing the sorting)
Weather: Partly cloudy, 26°C, humidity 61%, wind 16km/h SSE with gusts (watch for gusts in the straight and backmarkers getting stuck needing luck)
Early lane guess: On-speed and rails-in-run favoured; swoopers need the Red Sea to part
Tempo profile: Heaps of genuine 1200m speed, with a couple of 1650m races that can turn tactical and messy
Jockeys to follow:
Zac Purton — everywhere you look, and in these Valley sprints he’s basically a cheat code
Hugh Bowman — maps races like he’s playing chess while we’re all eating the pieces
Dylan Browne McMonagle — keeps landing in live lanes; if he gets cover, hang on
Stables to respect:
D A Hayes (6 runners) — strong representation across the program, and he’ll have a couple ready to pinch one
J W Richards (6 runners) — multiple genuine chances, especially in the mid-card scrappy races
C Fownes (5 runners) — Valley patterns suit this yard; loves a horse that can hold a spot and kick
Punty's take:
Happy Valley on the B Course is like a nightclub with one exit: everyone’s trying to get to the same spot at the same time, and the ones posted three-deep with no cover are the poor bastards paying $18 for a bottle of water. With the rail out, you can still win swooping, but you need tempo and you need gaps — otherwise you’re bailed up behind a wall of tired legs praying for a miracle.
The early races are proper Class 5/4 chaos… which is code for “one bad step and your bet’s cooked”. That’s why we’re leaning into safer profiles and place angles where the map screams “I’ll be thereabouts”. Later, we’ve got a couple of tasty price horses that can park handy and get first crack — and those are the ones that make quaddies worth playing, not the endless parade of $2.00 traps.
What it means for you:
If you’re punting like an adult (disgusting, I know), you want runners that can either (a) land on-pace with cover, or (b) have a jock who can manufacture a run in traffic. A “strong finisher” at the Valley is great in theory — in practice they’re often just a highlight reel of “finished with plenty of petrol… in 7th”.
Plan of attack: treat the short faves with suspicion (there’s a stack of skinny ones that look like underlays), take the value place bets when we’ve got genuine map safety, and use exotics where the race shape is obvious (speed up front, stalkers pouncing). And for the Quaddie (Races 6-9), we’re keeping it playable — wide enough to survive the chaos, tight enough to not torch the wallet.
PUNTY'S BIG 3 + MULTI
These are the three bets the day leans on.
1 - Golden Friendship (Race 5, No.7) — $7.00
Why Big price for the top seed in the race; if he’s within cooee at the turn, he can pinch it.
2 - Silo (Race 7, No.8) — $8.00
Why Open race and he profiles to get the right run with a proper chance to hit the line.
3 - California Blitz (Race 9, No.6) — $6.00
Why Genuine contender in a hot last; if Purton has him rolling, he’s in the finish.
Multi (all three to win): $10 × ~336.00 = ~$3360.00 collect
Race 1 – The Class 5 Bunfight
Race type: Class 5, 1200m
Map & tempo: Genuine speed; No.3 King Alloy rolls forward and they’ll be strung out early.
Punty read: This is the sort of race where the fav can look like a moral and still find a way to get pocketed behind a slowing leader. With genuine pace, you want something that can absorb the early burn and still have a kick. The wide-ish draws don’t help the swoopers, so you’re shopping for a run that lands midfield with cover and gets the last crack.
Top 3 + Roughie ($15.00 pool)
1. Country Dancer (No.1) — $8.00 / $2.10
Prob 39.5% | Value: 0.43x
Bet $15.00 Place, return $31.50
Why Class 5 chaos but he’s the type that can bob up when the favs find trouble; held up last start and still the profile screams “thereabouts”.
2. Rich Horse (No.7) — $7.00 / $3.00
Prob 12.9% | Value: 2.08x
Bet No Bet
Why If the tempo’s hot and they overcook it, he’s the one flashing late down the outside.
3. My Flying Angel (No.6) — $6.00 / $2.67
Prob 29.1% | Value: 1.52x
Bet No Bet
Why Keeps finding interference and still hitting the line — with luck, he’s right in it.
Roughie: You'remyeverything (No.8) — $8.00 / $3.33
Prob 23.2% | Value: 3.15x
Bet No Bet
Why If they’re all looking for the same gap, this old warrior can be the one who sneaks runs and steals it.
Trifecta Standout: 8 / 1, 7 — $15
Why Genuine speed up front, and the “best runs in traffic” types can fill the minors when the pattern holds.
Punty's Pick: Country Dancer (No.1) $2.10 Place
Safest way to play a dirty Class 5: take the horse most likely to be in the fight late.
Race 2 – The “Don’t Trust the $2 Pop” Special
Race type: Class 4, 1200m
Map & tempo: Genuine pace; No.5 Northern Fire Ball likely rolls along and tries to pinch it.
Punty read: This is a proper Valley squeeze-fest: barriers matter, cover matters, and anything forced to loop them is burning cash. I want runners who can either land closer than last, or have the engine to go around them and still finish. There’s also a couple here that look far shorter in betting than they deserve.
Top 3 + Roughie ($25.00 pool)
1. Victor The Rapid (No.1) — $8.00 / $1.50
Prob 83.8% | Value: 0.70x
Bet $17.50 Place, return $26.25
Why He’s the “just land in the frame” horse — even with the backmarker map, he keeps finding a way to hit the money.
2. Automated (No.2) — $2.00 / $1.33
Prob 20.3% | Value: 6.01x
Bet No Bet
Why Looks a trap at the price; needs everything to go right and that’s not a business plan at the Valley.
3. Sir Charge (No.3) — $3.00 / $1.67
Prob 20.0% | Value: 2.68x
Bet No Bet
Why Has the talent, but he’s been finding trouble like it’s his full-time job.
Roughie: Bits Superstar (No.8) — $8.00 / $2.60
Prob 69.8% | Value: 1.01x
Bet $7.50 Place, return $19.50
Why Purton from an on-pace map at the Valley — if he’s within striking distance at the bend, he’s in the photo.
Trifecta Standout: 1 / 8, 3 — $15
Why If No.1 does his usual “arrive late”, Purton (No.8) and the talent (No.3) are the two most likely to be around the money.
Punty's Pick: Victor The Rapid (No.1) $1.50 Place
It’s not sexy, but it’s the kind of bet that pays for your next bad decision.
Race 3 – The Two-Place Trap (NTD)
Race type: Class 2, 1800m
Map & tempo: Genuine enough; No.6 Sky Heart rolls forward and controls the speed.
Punty read: Seven runners, only two place dividends — this is where punters get cute and get punished. If you’re not backing the right horse, you’re donating. I want something that can either park close and sprint, or be strong enough to launch early and not get stuck wide.
Top 3 + Roughie ($12.00 pool)
1. Californiatotality (No.1) — $7.00 / $1.80
Prob 45.6% | Value: 0.65x
Bet $12.00 Place, return $21.60
Why Honest Class 2 animal who knows how to fight; in a two-place race, that matters more than vibes.
2. Huge Wave (No.2) — $2.00 / $1.33
Prob 36.2% | Value: 1.17x
Bet No Bet
Why Can win, but at that price you’re paying premium for stress.
3. Sky Heart (No.6) — $6.00 / $4.00
Prob 32.7% | Value: 1.03x
Bet No Bet
Why Likely controls the race; if they let him breathe, he’s a nuisance.
Roughie: Awesome Fluke (No.4) — $4.00 / $2.00
Prob 30.3% | Value: 1.15x
Bet No Bet
Why Sits close enough to pounce if they overdo it mid-race.
Quinella: 1, 6 — $15
Why Small field, likely control from Sky Heart — if the two toughest profiles are fighting it out, just take them to run top two in any order.
Punty's Pick: Californiatotality (No.1) $1.80 Place
NTD races are a knife fight — this is the bloke bringing a helmet.
Race 4 – The Class 4 Street Brawl
Race type: Class 4, 1200m
Map & tempo: Genuine pace; No.11 Iconical leads and hopes they don’t eyeball him too early.
Punty read: This is the Valley sprint lottery: positions change in half a stride, and a horse can go from “bolting” to “never went a yard” because it got checked once. I’m hunting something that can settle midfield with cover and launch at the 300, not a hero forced to go three-deep.
Top 3 + Roughie ($12.00 pool)
1. Jolly Companion (No.4) — $4.00 / $2.00
Prob 30.2% | Value: 1.59x
Bet No Bet
Why Has the engine, but the price is doing you no favours in a race like this.
2. Tactical Command (No.2) — $2.00 / $1.33
Prob 28.5% | Value: 2.54x
Bet No Bet
Why Talented, but the map says he’ll need luck and that’s a dangerous way to live.
3. Cheerful Wongchoy (No.3) — $3.00 / $1.67
Prob 31.6% | Value: 1.10x
Bet No Bet
Why Purton is a weapon, but this race screams “traffic”.
Roughie: Fortune Supernova (No.8) — $8.00 / $6.80
Prob 30.2% | Value: 1.08x
Bet $12.00 Place, return $81.60
Why If the leaders cop heat and the lane opens at the right time, this is the one who can swoop into the placings at a wild price.
Trifecta Standout: 4 / 3, 7 — $15
Why If Jolly Companion is the class and Purton gets one into the finish, you just need one more to cling on for third.
Punty's Pick: Fortune Supernova (No.8) $6.80 Place
Absolute filth… but the set-up is there for a big place dividend if they run along.
Race 5 – Volunteers’ Cup (aka: Where Value Goes to Party)
Race type: Class 4, 1200m
Map & tempo: Genuine pace; No.5 Silver Spurs from wide has to be positive early or risk being posted.
Punty read: This is Speed vs Shape. If Silver Spurs punches across and finds a rhythm, he’s dangerous. But there’s a proper value runner in No.7 who can sit handy and make the favourite crowd sweat. This is the sort of race where you want to be paid for the risk — and we are.
Top 3 + Roughie ($15.00 pool)
1. Golden Friendship (No.7) — $7.00 / $3.00
Prob 17.4% | Value: 2.81x
Bet No Bet
Why The price is juicy and the upside is real — if he travels, he can absolutely win.
2. Argento Ocean (No.2) — $2.00 / $1.33
Prob 30.0% | Value: 1.15x
Bet No Bet
Why Short quote for a race with multiple winning hopes; you’re paying for hope.
3. Silver Spurs (No.5) — $5.00 / $2.33
Prob 36.4% | Value: 2.02x
Bet $15.00 Place, return $34.95
Why Maps to be in the fight all the way — and in these Valley 1200s, that’s half the battle.
Roughie: Call To Command (No.11) — $11.00 / $4.33
Prob 13.1% | Value: 1.85x
Bet No Bet
Why If they go berserk early and it turns into a last-100m scrap, he’s the one charging over the top.
Quinella: 7, 5 — $15
Why If Golden Friendship is the value winner and Silver Spurs runs his race, this is a simple “don’t overthink it” collect.
Punty's Pick: Silver Spurs (No.5) $2.33 Place
Maps into the race like he owns the joint — take the safer slice.
Race 6 – The 1650m Mugging
Race type: Class 4, 1650m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo; leaders/on-pace get every chance, backmarkers need luck and timing.
Punty read: Valley 1650 is where dreams go to die at the 600m when you’re three-deep and the leader is jogging. If it’s moderate, you want to be close enough to strike without burning petrol. This is also the kind of race where the “nice run” horse wins and the “big finish” horse runs out of track.
Top 3 + Roughie ($12.00 pool)
1. Stormi (No.1) — $6.00 / $1.40
Prob 79.4% | Value: 0.63x
Bet $12.00 Place, return $16.80
Why Reliable type who can hold a spot and keep grinding — perfect for a tactical 1650.
2. Celtic Times (No.3) — $3.00 / $1.67
Prob 21.9% | Value: 3.49x
Bet No Bet
Why If he finds cover from the awkward map, he’s got the class to loom.
3. Sure Joyful (No.4) — $4.00 / $2.00
Prob 23.4% | Value: 2.26x
Bet No Bet
Why Needs a cleaner run than he’s been getting; if he gets it, he can figure.
Roughie: Star Brose (No.11) — $11.00 / $4.33
Prob 17.8% | Value: 1.32x
Bet No Bet
Why If the tempo unexpectedly lifts and they come back to the field, this is the one launching late at odds.
Trifecta Standout: 1 / 3, 4 — $15
Why Stormi is the safe anchor in a moderate-runner; the fight for the other spots is where the value is.
Punty's Pick: Stormi (No.1) $1.40 Place
Boring, safe, effective — like wearing a seatbelt instead of going through the windscreen.
Race 7 – The Purton Planet 1650
Race type: Class 3, 1650m
Map & tempo: Genuine speed; No.6 Uranus Star likely controls and tries to stack them up.
Punty read: This race is wide open, which means we’re shopping at the value shop, not the panic-buy aisle. If Uranus Star gets to dictate, he’s a menace. But the runners that can settle, relax, and peel at the right time are the ones that win these at the Valley. And yes, you’ll yell “GO NOW” at the screen too early. It’s tradition.
Top 3 + Roughie ($20.00 pool)
1. Silo (No.8) — $8.00 / $3.33
Prob 45.1% | Value: 1.96x
Bet $13.00 Place, return $127.40
Why If he’s anywhere near them on the bend, he’s the one I want hitting the line — and the place price is pure filth in the best way.
2. Embraces (No.2) — $2.00 / $1.33
Prob 39.8% | Value: 1.02x
Bet No Bet
Why Can win, but at $2 you’re not being paid for the Valley chaos tax.
3. Uranus Star (No.6) — $6.00 / $5.80
Prob 34.3% | Value: 0.88x
Bet $7.00 Place, return $40.60
Why Purton controlling the map is always dangerous — if he gets a breather, he can pinch it.
Roughie: Keen Molly (No.9) — $9.00 / $3.67
Prob 22.4% | Value: 1.09x
Bet No Bet
Why If they overdo it chasing Purton and the gaps appear late, she’s the one swooping into the party.
Trifecta Standout: 8 / 2, 9 — $15
Why If Silo runs to his late profile, you just need the logical class horse and the best rough value to fill it.
Punty's Pick: Silo (No.8) $9.80 Place
Yes it feels illegal. Yes we’re doing it anyway.
Race 8 – The Wan Chai Gap (Where the Fave Gets Tested)
Race type: Class 3, 1200m
Map & tempo: Moderate speed; two leaders (No.1 and No.2) could make it messy from awkward draws.
Punty read: Moderate tempo at the Valley can turn into “whoever lands the first decent spot wins”. The leaders drawn out wide can cook themselves early, which opens the door for the ones stalking just off them. This is a race to play smart: don’t marry the favourite, marry the run.
Top 3 + Roughie ($12.00 pool)
1. Harmony N Blessed (No.2) — $2.00 / $1.33
Prob 14.0% | Value: 0.60x
Bet No Bet
Why Draw and race shape says he can be vulnerable — too short for the risk.
2. Sovereign Fund (No.3) — $3.00 / $1.67
Prob 27.3% | Value: 1.03x
Bet $12.00 Place, return $20.04
Why Maps to get the right stalking run — and in a moderate tempo, that’s gold.
3. Prestige Always (No.5) — $5.00 / $2.33
Prob 24.3% | Value: 2.08x
Bet No Bet
Why If he’s within striking distance at the turn, he can absolutely run into the placings.
Roughie: Candlelight Dinner (No.1) — $10.00 / $5.80
Prob 15.8% | Value: 0.41x
Bet No Bet
Why If he crosses without burning and pinches cheap sectionals, he can steal it like Ocean’s Eleven with hooves.
Quinella: 3, 5 — $15
Why If the wide-drawn leaders make it awkward, the stalkers (No.3 and No.5) are the two most likely to capitalise.
Punty's Pick: Sovereign Fund (No.3) $1.67 Place
Get the run, get the cheque. Simple as that.
Race 9 – The Last Race Heartbreaker
Race type: Class 3, 1200m
Map & tempo: Genuine pace; No.12 Outgate kicks up and makes them chase.
Punty read: Last race at the Valley is where punters either leave happy or start writing “I’m never punting again” speeches. With genuine tempo, this sets up for a proper sit-and-pounce horse… but you still need luck in transit. I want runners who can hold a spot and sprint, not ones needing to circle the field like they’re on a sightseeing tour.
Top 3 + Roughie ($12.00 pool)
1. Red Elegance (No.2) — $2.00 / $1.33
Prob 16.2% | Value: 0.70x
Bet No Bet
Why Too short for a race with multiple winning patterns and a tricky map.
2. California Blitz (No.6) — $6.00 / $2.67
Prob 36.0% | Value: 1.58x
Bet $12.00 Place, return $32.04
Why Strong, consistent profile in this grade — if he gets any cart into it, he’s right there.
3. Bienvenue (No.5) — $5.00 / $2.33
Prob 27.3% | Value: 1.55x
Bet No Bet
Why Purton sticks and that alone tells you he’s not here for sightseeing.
Roughie: Endeared (No.10) — $10.00 / $4.00
Prob 17.0% | Value: 1.20x
Bet No Bet
Why If the pace melts and they fan, he’s the one who can bob up and ruin everyone’s multis.
Trifecta Standout: 2 / 6, 5 — $15
Why If the favourite runs top three (likely), the value is in getting the right two around him in a genuinely-run last.
Punty's Pick: California Blitz (No.6) $2.67 Place
Best blend of “will be there” and “paid enough to care”.
SEQUENCE LANES — SINGLE OPTIMISED TICKET
QUADDIE (R6–R9)
Smart: 1,3,4,11 / 2,6,8,9 / 2,3,5 / 2,5,6 (144 combos x $0.35 = $50.40) — 35% flexi
Punty's take: Two open legs early so we respect the chaos, then we tighten R8-R9 to keep the ticket sane. Needs one mid-price winner to be worth the sweat.
NUGGETS FROM THE TRACK
1 - The Valley Place Rort (When It’s There)
A couple of these races scream “frame horse” more than “winner” — that’s how you survive Happy Valley without needing a second job.
2 - Beware the $2.00 Graveyard
There’s a stack of $2 faves across the card that look like they’re priced on reputation, not map reality. Don’t pay overs for stress.
3 - Windy Nights = Weird Runs
That gusty SSE can make the straight feel like you’re sprinting into a hairdryer. Leaders can get brave, or get found out — watch the first couple for how it’s playing.
FINAL WORD FROM THE DEGEN DEN
If you’re up, don’t get cocky. If you’re down, don’t get stupid. The Valley always has one more trick left. Gamble Responsibly.
Punty's Wrap-Up
The Wrap Happy Valley - Windy Valley bloodbath
Stormi got the job done when it mattered, California Blitz grabbed us a late collect, and Bits Superstar did the honest thing for pocket change. But overall? The Valley served up traffic, blowouts, and a couple of “where the fuck did THAT come from” winners. Pattern headline: position and clean air mattered more than vibes — and if you got caught wide or bailed up, goodnight.
How It Unfolded
Early doors we expected the B Course + wind to reward on-speed and rails-in-run, and in patches it did — Northern Fire Ball pinched one, and you could feel races being decided by who landed a spot without spending petrol. The problem was the “washing machine” bit: a stack of runs were over before the 600m for anything forced to snag back, cover ground, or chase mid-race.
Mid-late, it got even uglier for the neat-and-tidy theories. A couple of races blew up into proper Valley lotteries (R4 and R8 the standouts), and the “shortie graveyard” warning basically jumped off the page and started throwing chairs. That pretty much contradicted the idea that we could lean on safer map profiles all night — because the moment you’re in traffic at Happy Valley, you’re not punting, you’re praying.
The Scoreboard
Straight bets: Staked $320.40, returned $90.30 — down $230.10 for the night.
Winners (Straight-Out)
- R2 Victor The Rapid — $17.50 Place @ $1.80 → +$14.00
- R2 Bits Superstar — $7.50 Place @ $1.20 → +$1.50
- R6 Stormi — $12.00 Place @ $1.55 → +$6.60
- R9 California Blitz — $12.00 Place @ $2.60 → +$19.20
Big 3 Multi Result
Missed.
- Race 5 No.7 Golden Friendship — never featured (multi leg cooked)
- Race 7 No.8 Silo — stone motherless (12th, beaten 10-1/4… thanks for coming)
- Race 9 No.6 California Blitz — fought on for 3rd (the only bloke who showed up to work)
Punty's Picks — How'd They Go?
- R1: Country Dancer Place — 10th. Got absolutely nowhere in the run and when they quickened, we were already cooked.
- R2: Victor The Rapid Place — 3rd. Did what he does: found the line and paid for a few sins.
- R3: Californiatotality Place — 5th. Two-place race and we picked the wrong knife in the knife fight; winner was simply better and we didn’t get the soft control we wanted.
- R4: Fortune Supernova Place — 11th. Total miss: race shape turned into chaos and our roughie never landed a spot to launch.
- R5: Silver Spurs Place — 9th. Wide-ish pressure scenario and it went pear-shaped; spent petrol early and had none late.
- R6: Stormi Place — WON. Map + tactical 1650 = beautiful. Took luck out of it and just bossed them.
- R7: Silo Place — 12th. That “hit the line” fantasy lasted about 200m; never travelled and never went a yard.
- R8: Sovereign Fund Place — 8th. Big blowout winner and we were in the wrong spot when the race broke open — Valley tax, paid in full.
- R9: California Blitz Place — 3rd. Genuine speed, genuine finish, and we got the cheque without needing a miracle.
What We Learned — The Factors That Mattered
The Valley did Valley things: the most valuable asset wasn’t “the best horse”, it was a run with zero interruptions. When you’re turning every five seconds and the field stacks up, a horse can be travelling like Winx in your head and still finish 7th because it got checked once and lost momentum. That’s Happy Valley — it’s less “form analysis” and more “traffic management simulator”.
The “$2 graveyard” chat also held up. A few of the skinny ones either got beaten or turned into heartburn bets because they needed everything perfect — and perfection is rare around this joint. Harmony N Blessed getting rolled in R8 and Red Elegance running nowhere in R9 was the loud reminder: short odds don’t stop you getting posted, pocketed, or forced to go around them.
What actually did work was the boring stuff when the race shape allowed it. Stormi in R6 is the blueprint: tactical trip, close enough, no nonsense, no searching for runs like you’re looking for your phone in a nightclub. Same story with California Blitz in R9 — not a picnic, but at least the race had genuine tempo and a chance for a proper horse to run into it.
The factor that defined the night: CLEAN AIR / TRACK POSITION. Not just “leaders win” — more like “if you didn’t waste ground and didn’t hit a wall, you were a chance; if you did, you were cooked.” Next time you’re punting Happy Valley on a Good deck with the rail out: upgrade horses that can hold a spot or slide into the 1-1, and downgrade anything that needs to circle or requires ‘luck’ as its main tactic.
Track Read — How The Map Played Out
The pre-read said on-pace/rails-in-run would be gold, and you could see why — the track kept rewarding the ones who didn’t have to do dumb shit early. But the bigger truth was that the Valley corners and the gusty conditions turned a few races into stop-start sprints where momentum mattered more than raw ability.
Speed maps were “sort of” right, but the part we copped was how quickly plans get torched at Happy Valley: one awkward spot, one horse over-racing, one mid-race move, and suddenly your nice stalking run becomes three-deep with no cover and your ticket becomes a coaster. The jockeys who committed early to a spot looked like geniuses; the ones hunting runs late looked like they were playing Red Rover with 500kg roadblocks.
Quick Hits (Race-by-Race)
- R1: Lucky Generations ($7.60) — Punty pick Country Dancer ran 10th
- R2: Northern Fire Ball ($3.35) — Victor The Rapid ran 3rd, BANG Place +$14.00 (Bits Superstar also BANG Place +$1.50)
- R3: Soleil Fighter ($3.75) — Punty pick Californiatotality ran 5th
- R4: Legend Star ($22.85) — Punty pick Fortune Supernova ran 11th
- R5: Rainbow Seven ($3.35) — Punty pick Silver Spurs ran 9th
- R6: Stormi ($4.05) — BANG Place +$6.60
- R7: Solid Win ($5.55) — Punty pick Silo ran 12th
- R8: My Day My Way ($30.60) — Punty pick Sovereign Fund ran 8th
- R9: Outgate ($9.85) — California Blitz ran 3rd, BANG Place +$19.20