Sunday, 14 June 2026
No more jumps at this meeting today.
Punty's Punts
Race type: MAIDEN, 1630m
Map & tempo: Slow tempo. Mad Spitfire and Billy The Boss look the obvious pace influence, but the race can turn into a tactical slog if they crawl and nobody wants to be the first idiot to move.
Punty read: This is a funny little grind where the map says the leaders get every chance, but Graceful Lass has the form and the right draw to make herself hard to knock over. If Laqdar gets her rolling at the right time, she can take a sit and peel when the others are paddling. Sainty Cullity has excuses and Lanta is good enough to be in the finish, but the top pick looks the one with the clearest winning lane.
Top 3 + Roughie ($20.00 pool)
1. Graceful Lass (No.5) — $2.56 / $1.37 🏆 2ND
Bet $15.00 Win — ✗ Lost, net -$15.00
Prob 37.8% | Place: 65.5% | Value: 1.18x
Why Handles the trip, has the draw to save ground, and this looks like a race where a clean run beats a flashy one.
2. Sainty Cullity (No.1) — $3.92 / $1.95 🏆 3RD
Bet $5.00 Place — ✓ Won, net +$6.50
Prob 16.2% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.00x
Why Has been doing it tough, but the excuses are real and a little bit of luck in transit could see her bob up.
3. Lanta (No.3) — $4.90 / $2.15 🏆 WINNER
Bet Tracked
Prob 15.7% | Place: 54.9% | Value: 0.78x
Why Honest type who keeps turning up; if the race gets messy, she's the sort that can hang around the finish.
Roughie: Billy The Boss (No.4) — $8.85 / $3.62 🏆 4TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 11.4% | Place: 28.4% | Value: 1.85x
Why Needs the right run and a bit of pressure up front, but if the tempo stays soft and he gets warm late, he's got a sneaky place shout.
Race type: MAIDEN, 1200m
Map & tempo: Slow tempo. Lovesexy and Wyangle Ruby should be in the right part of the race, with the others trying not to get left flat-footed when the sprint starts.
Punty read: Lovesexy looks the one with the easiest path here - decent map, the best early dash, and a setup that should let her do little wrong if she finds the front of the right wave. Queen Selyse is the grinder in the race and keeps getting invited to the party, but the Fernie runner has the cleaner look on the day. Hidden Jewels has to lift, and Acoustic Bubbles is the sort that can run on if the front end gets brave.
Top 3 + Roughie ($20.00 pool)
1. Lovesexy (No.5) — $2.82 / $1.50 🏆 2ND
Bet $15.00 Win — ✗ Lost, net -$15.00
Prob 35.8% | Place: 63.7% | Value: 1.48x
Why Maps sweetly and has the best gate speed in a race that doesn't look like it'll melt from the top.
2. Queen Selyse (No.2) — $3.00 / $1.55 🏆 WINNER
Bet $5.00 Place — ✓ Won, net +$4.00
Prob 24.5% | Place: 63.7% | Value: 0.83x
Why Kept finding trouble last time and keeps threatening, but she's still got to turn promise into a proper kill shot.
3. Acoustic Bubbles (No.3) — $4.05 / $1.95 🏆 3RD
Bet Tracked
Prob 17.5% | Place: 60.0% | Value: 0.72x
Why Looks the sort to be chiming in late if the tempo is honest enough to make the leaders sweat.
Roughie: Mahler's Melody (No.4) — $27.50 / $7.00 🏆 6TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 1.9% | Place: 25.5% | Value: 0.54x
Why Gear tweak might wake her up a touch, but this is still a long way from being a betting proposition.
Race type: HANDICAP, 1200m
Map & tempo: Genuine tempo. Slippery Fish can roll along, and that gives the stalkers a fair crack to line up and pounce.
Punty read: This is a proper race shape for Call Me Frosty - the pace is real, the map is kind, and the horse that can sit just off the speed should get every chance to put these away. Slippery Fish can make it an honest gallop and Firey Panz is the roughie with enough wet-track comfort to make things interesting. Couldabeenahandbag is the horse you'd want if the race turns into a late scramble and everybody starts knuckling under.
Top 3 + Roughie ($20.00 pool)
1. Call Me Frosty (No.1) — $1.42 / $1.12 🏆 WINNER
Bet $15.00 Win — ✓ Won, net +$6.30
Prob 42.5% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 0.73x
Why Honest, fit, and maps like a horse that's going to get the cushy run in the right chair.
2. Slippery Fish (No.2) — $5.85 / $2.00 🏆 3RD
Bet $5.00 Place — ✓ Won, net +$7.50
Prob 17.2% | Place: 63.7% | Value: 1.23x
Why Can control the tempo if left alone, and if the leaders get respectful he'll take some running down.
3. Firey Panz (No.6) — $9.50 / $2.90 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 15.2% | Place: 35.0% | Value: 1.75x
Why The map isn't screaming at him, but if the pressure gets hot enough, he's the one that can swoop into the frame.
Roughie: Couldabeenahandbag (No.5) — $10.25 / $3.10 🏆 4TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 15.1% | Place: 34.5% | Value: 1.88x
Why Gets a sniff if the front runners overdo it and the race turns into a proper scrap.
Race type: HANDICAP, 1100m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo with the speed likely stacked just forward of midfield. Lavish Charm and Dublin Red are the obvious pace setters, and the race could be over early if they get it soft enough.
Punty read: Lavish Charm is the one they have to beat here - the track record, the form, and the map all line up like a nice little pub parma that actually shows up looking decent. Dreamers Never Die is the danger off the inside and High Precision is the horse that can stalk the leaders and make them pay if they go too hard. Natural Gem is the sneaky one if the front end gets exposed and the last furlong turns into quicksand.
Top 3 + Roughie ($20.00 pool)
1. Lavish Charm (No.1) — $2.13 / $1.32 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet $15.00 Win — ✗ Lost, net -$15.00
Prob 39.4% | Place: 63.7% | Value: 1.08x
Why Loves Kalgoorlie, maps on the bunny, and gets every chance to boss the race.
2. Dreamers Never Die (No.2) — $2.75 / $1.45 🏆 2ND
Bet $5.00 Place — ✓ Won, net +$3.50
Prob 23.6% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 0.83x
Why Honest enough and close enough to the speed to get a clean shot, but the skinny price makes it a hard sell.
3. High Precision (No.4) — $4.90 / $2.20 🏆 WINNER
Bet Tracked
Prob 14.9% | Place: 33.9% | Value: 0.94x
Why The one that can sit off the heat and run the race out if the leaders start trying to murder each other.
Roughie: Natural Gem (No.6) — $15.25 / $5.00 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 5.1% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.00x
Why Could be the one storming home if the front end goes too hard and the cutaway isn't giving the leaders a free ride.
Race type: HANDICAP, 1300m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo, but this one looks a complete mug's game. Sure Thing and Science Degree are likely to go forward, and the rest are mostly one bad step away from getting dragged into a bar fight.
Punty read: This is the race where you either survive or get your face kicked in by the map. Playing Games has the right mix of speed and spot in the run, Prawns Eleven has the form to be right there despite a map niggle, and Close At Hand is the sort who keeps finding the line when others are gasping. The Showvinist is the roughie with a proper path if the leaders overcook it and the back end gets the final say.
Top 3 + Roughie ($18.00 pool)
1. Playing Games (No.8) — $5.85 / $2.00 🏆 3RD
Bet $11.50 Each Way ($5.75W + $5.75P) — ✓ Won, net +$1.72
Prob 16.0% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 1.19x
Why Maps better than a lot of these, and in a race this dirty that's half the battle.
2. Prawns Eleven (No.1) — $5.85 / $1.95 🏆 6TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 15.4% | Place: 65.5% | Value: 1.15x
Why Honest as a gold coin, but the map leaves him with a little more work than ideal.
3. Close At Hand (No.2) — $6.95 / $2.15 🏆 2ND
Bet $6.50 Place — ✓ Won, net +$10.40
Prob 14.1% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 1.25x
Why The sort that can settle in the right rhythm and keep grinding when the wheel starts falling off others.
Roughie: The Showvinist (No.6) — $9.40 / $2.50 🏆 4TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 11.3% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 1.36x
Why If the speed gets silly and the fence becomes a minefield, this backmarker can absolutely lob into the finish.
Race type: HANDICAP, 1400m
Map & tempo: Genuine tempo. Monty Zoomer is the obvious leader, Scottish Laird wants to come from back in the pack, and Lady Negroni gets the sweet map in the middle.
Punty read: Monty Zoomer is the yardstick, but this is one of those races where the leader can still get rattled if the pressure gets proper on from the outside. Lady Negroni is the one I like as the map horse - handy enough to be in the race without getting into a wrestling match, and that's often the sweet spot here. Rivercrest Magic is the roughie that could blow the doors off if the pace turns brutal and the backmarkers get their chance to launch.
Top 3 + Roughie ($18.50 pool)
1. Monty Zoomer (No.1) — $2.53 / $1.25 🏆 3RD
Bet $9.50 Win — ✗ Lost, net -$9.50
Prob 23.8% | Place: 54.9% | Value: 0.79x
Why Can control the race if the others let him, and that kind of map is worth its weight in beers.
2. Scottish Laird (No.2) — $3.00 / $1.30 🏆 2ND
Bet Tracked
Prob 23.8% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 0.93x
Why Good horse, proven enough, but the heavier impost and the way this race shapes say "watch, don't chase" on the place side.
3. Lady Negroni (No.3) — $6.20 / $1.90 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet $9.00 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$9.00
Prob 15.0% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 1.22x
Why Maps like a dream and should get the run of the race behind the speed.
Roughie: Cocoon Bay (No.6) — $20.50 / $4.20 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 3.8% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.02x
Why If the front two cook each other and the track starts punishing the leaders, this one can sneak into the frame.
Race type: HANDICAP, 1400m
Map & tempo: Genuine pace. Diamond Light wants to roll from the top, and the on-pace types should get a shot if they can cross without burning too much petrol.
Punty read: This is the race where the sky might as well wear boxing gloves. Spangledstar has been firming in the market despite the ugly draw, so there is clearly some smoke there, but barrier 11 means the rider needs a bit of wizardry. Whatyoutalkinbout gets the kind of run that wins these races when the rest are getting dragged wide, and Deeply Rooted is the sort who can swoop late if the leaders go too hard. Shoot To Fame is the bit of value if the race falls apart and the last 200m turns into a lottery.
Top 3 + Roughie ($17.50 pool)
1. Spangledstar (No.1) — $4.10 / $1.70 🏆 WINNER
Bet $13.00 Each Way ($6.50W + $6.50P) — ✓ Won, net +$37.05
Prob 17.7% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 0.94x
Why The market has had a nibble, and if the rider can slot in without doing a dumb lap, this mare can definitely finish over the top.
2. Whatyoutalkinbout (No.2) — $4.80 / $1.90 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 17.1% | Place: 65.5% | Value: 1.06x
Why Maps beautifully and looks the one most likely to get the perfect run in transit.
3. Deeply Rooted (No.3) — $5.00 / $1.95 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet $4.50 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$4.50
Prob 15.6% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.01x
Why Has the wet-track resume and the sort of turn of foot that can make the last furlong look very, very silly for the leaders.
Roughie: Diamond Light (No.9) — $23.50 / $5.50 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 3.6% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 1.09x
Why Can bowl along in front and hang around if the pressure is lighter than the market thinks.
Sequence legs are the picks-engine's authoritative choice, rendered from the persisted ticket.
Smart: 1,2,4 / 8,1,2,6 / 2,1,3,4 / 2,1,3,8,4 (240 combos x $0.21 = $50.00) -- 21% flexi
The day's multi leans on three win legs across the card.
1 - Lovesexy (Race 2, No.5)✗ — $2.82
2 - Call Me Frosty (Race 3, No.1)✓ Won — $1.42
3 - Lavish Charm (Race 4, No.1) — $2.13
Meeting Stats
Selections
Punty's Early Mail
Rightio Loose Units, Kalgoorlie's serving up a Soft 5 with the rail out +7m, showers on the way, and a card that could go from tidy to filthy in about one race if the rain gets serious. This is not a day for hero ball and big chest puffing - it's a map day, a track position day, and a "who actually wants to handle the glue" day.
MEET SNAPSHOT
Track: Kalgoorlie, 1100m-1760m card
Rail: +7m entire
Official going: Soft 5 (expected to play a bit stingy early, then get tougher if the showers bite)
Weather: Showers increasing, 14°C, humid, with gusts around - watch for lane shifts and the inside chopping out late
Early lane guess: Handy to on-pace runners early; by the back end, the better lanes may drift a touch off the fence if the rain lands properly
Tempo profile: A mix of crawl-and-sprint and genuine tempo. The early maidens look set for position battles, while Races 5 and 7 are proper scrap-heaps where luck and track pattern can go walkabout.
Jockeys to follow:
Ms Holly Nottle(a0/50kg) - keeps popping up on live mounts and that 50kg claim is a sweet little weapon in these soft-track maulers.
Ms Tash Faithfull - when she gets a horse rolling in the right spot, she can turn a decent map into a winner without making a song and dance about it.
Laqdar Ramoly - the bloke you want when the race is run at half-speed and then turns into a dash late.
Stables to respect:
P J Fernie (14 runners) - the biggest hand in the meeting and a stack of live chances across the card.
Brock Lewthwaite (6 runners) - has the right sort of maidens and middle-distance types to make noise here.
P D Tapper (9 runners) - plenty of roughie juice and a few map horses that can nick a race when everyone else is asleep.
Punty's take:
This card has got a bit of Mad Max in the wet - not full apocalypse, but enough dust, mud and chaos to make a clean map worth its weight in gold. Races 1 to 4 look like the sort where the handy runners and the horses with a bit of class can control the show, especially if the track still has some sting in it. If the rain builds, though, the whole meeting can get turned inside out and the swoopers will start looking a lot sexier.
The key is not getting seduced by shiny names in the big open races. Race 5 and Race 7 are the proper fight scenes - open, messy, and liable to spit out a result that makes the form guide look like it got caught in the wrong movie. Meanwhile, Race 3 and Race 4 have the shape of races where the right horse maps to the right chair and the others are left chasing fumes.
What it means for you:
Don't come in swinging like you're trying to make a TikTok highlight reel. This meeting wants discipline. The early banker-ish races can do the heavy lifting, but you need to respect the chaos bins later in the day and protect your quaddie like it's the last pie at the bakery.
The sane play is to lean on the horses with either the best map or the cleanest track record, and not overdo the roughies just because the sky looks moody. If the rain sticks, the on-pace runners with a handy draw become absolute gold early, but by the last couple of legs you want horses that can absorb pressure and still finish the job. That's where the value sits: not in getting cute, but in backing the runners who can either control the race or keep finding when the going gets grim.