Sunday, 14 June 2026
No more jumps at this meeting today.
Punty's Punts
Race type: Maiden, 1110m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo with August Rush and Once A Warrior likely rolling forward; Markwell Topsort gets the softest sit of the main chances
Punty read: This is a tidy little opener where the class horses should sort it out unless one of the market movers has woken up overnight and found a spine. Markwell Topsort has been game and steady, August Rush has the resuming profile and the trial tick, and Little Miss Sass is the one with the punters sniffing around late. If the leaders go too hard, the place money on the stalking types gets very interesting.
Top 3 + Roughie ($22.50 pool)
1. Markwell Topsort (No.3) — $2.77 / $1.25 🏆 3RD
Bet $16.00 Win — ✗ Lost, net -$16.00
Prob 33.7% | Place: 95.0% | Value: 0.88x
Why Rock-solid form, winkers on, and he's the one who keeps turning up while the others are still working out how to win a maiden.
2. August Rush (No.1) — $2.48 / $1.25 🏆 WINNER
Bet Tracked
Prob 24.8% | Place: 66.7% | Value: 1.03x
Why Resuming off a nice tune-up and the trial says he's ready to lob; just annoying that the place dividend is stingy as a bookie on Grand Final day.
3. Little Miss Sass (No.5) — $5.40 / $1.80 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet $6.50 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$6.50
Prob 15.6% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 1.27x
Why The money's come for her and you can see why - she's been around the mark, gets a decent enough map, and this is the sort of race where one nice run can flip the script.
Roughie: Macau Prince (No.2) — $14.50 / $3.40 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 5.0% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 0.97x
Why First run for the new camp with blinkers on, and if he improves off the trial, he can clunk into the placings without needing to be a superstar.
Race type: Maiden Hcp, 1210m
Map & tempo: Slow tempo on paper, which makes the on-pace types a bit awkward and gives the value runners a sniff if they can finish properly
Punty read: This is the sort of race that can make smart people chew their nails to the quick. Smashing Nova and Elska are the obvious pair, Cassie's Angel has the resuming map and the blinkers, and Antonucci is the rough one with a bit of shape about him if the race turns into a crawl. The danger here is over-relying on obvious recent form when the map says a couple of them might get stuck in traffic or have to do it the hard way.
Top 3 + Roughie ($16.00 pool)
1. Smashing Nova (No.4) — $2.93 / $1.30 🏆 WINNER
Bet $12.00 Win — ✓ Won, net +$27.60
Prob 24.9% | Place: 66.7% | Value: 1.01x
Why Consistent old bugger and the class of the race on exposed form - if he begins cleanly, he's right in the finish.
2. Elska (No.6) — $2.93 / $1.32 🏆 2ND
Bet Tracked
Prob 24.9% | Place: 66.7% | Value: 0.98x
Why Resuming with a tidy prep and a soft enough draw to keep herself in the picture, but the place price is a bit of a fizzer.
3. Cassie's Angel (No.1) — $4.00 / $1.45 🏆 7TH
Bet $4.00 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$4.00
Prob 17.8% | Place: 66.7% | Value: 0.73x
Why Blinkers first time, resuming, and she led them up on debut - if the quiet trial has sharpened her up, she's got a proper role to play.
Roughie: Antonucci (No.5) — $9.55 / $2.50 🏆 4TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 10.3% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.31x
Why The gear tweaks are interesting and the map's not terrible; if he gets rolling late, he can absolutely mug a few tired legs.
Race type: Super Maiden Hcp, 1512m
Map & tempo: Slow tempo, which puts the on-speed horses and the smart riders in the driver's seat; backmarkers need luck and a genuine reel to reel finish
Punty read: Moana Gold is the one to beat and the market knows it, but don't mistake that for a picnic - slow tempos can turn favourites into hostage situations if they get snagged or overcooked. Hillbilly Hippie has been plugging away, Czech Her Out is the grinder with a decent turn of foot if he gets the right run, and Kiwi Harmony is the broad-sweeper if the pace collapses. Cherry Jubilee is the kind of roughie that can place without threatening to win, which is the sort of thing mug punters ignore right before it pays their taxi home.
Top 3 + Roughie ($9.50 pool)
1. Moana Gold (No.6) — $1.92 / $1.22 🏆 WINNER
Bet $7.50 Win — ✓ Won, net +$6.86
Prob 36.9% | Place: 65.5% | Value: 1.06x
Why The shorty for a reason - maps to get a lovely enough run and has been the one consistently knocking on the door.
2. Hillbilly Hippie (No.2) — $7.80 / $2.20 🏆 6TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 13.9% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.47x
Why Honest as hell and the rise in trip should suit, but the place money isn't quite in the sweet spot for a saver.
3. Czech Her Out (No.7) — $6.80 / $2.15 🏆 4TH
Bet $2.00 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$2.00
Prob 13.9% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.10x
Why The one that can sit back and pick up the pieces if they crawl up front and the leaders start snatching at each other.
Roughie: Cherry Jubilee (No.5) — $10.50 / $2.60 🏆 8TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 9.4% | Place: 54.9% | Value: 0.69x
Why Keeps finding one or two better and gets a few ticks for consistency, but she needs the race to unfold perfectly to punch through.
Race type: Benchmark 58, 1210m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo with Youwroteuponit and Barcelona Express able to sit handy; Highly Tempted is the smoky who can lob off the right run
Punty read: This is the race where the market has a couple of lads leaning one way, but the map says there are multiple ways to skin the cat. Youwroteuponit has the right profile, Highly Tempted has been smashed in betting and is the obvious improver, and Barcelona Express is the honest old campaigner who can keep landing in the money without having to be a freak. Sunstaz is the roughie with the big move and the sort of late kick that can make the exotics interesting if the leaders go too fast and start waving white flags.
Top 3 + Roughie ($19.00 pool)
1. Youwroteuponit (No.1) — $2.68 / $1.30 🏆 5TH
Bet $4.50 Win — ✗ Lost, net -$4.50
Prob 31.7% | Place: 66.7% | Value: 1.11x
Why Freshened, proven at the track, and the map looks fair enough for him to get the first crack at it.
2. Highly Tempted (No.2) — $5.95 / $2.05 🏆 8TH
Bet $10.00 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$10.00
Prob 16.1% | Place: 54.9% | Value: 1.26x
Why Heavily backed and you can see the angle - fitter now, and this is an easier setup than the one that caught him out in town.
3. Barcelona Express (No.3) — $6.45 / $2.10 🏆 6TH
Bet $4.50 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$4.50
Prob 14.7% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.24x
Why Honest, well-tracked, and the soft ground plus a tidy ride from a light weight can see him hang on for a cheque again.
Roughie: Sunstaz (No.7) — $25.00 / $4.80 🏆 2ND
Bet Tracked
Prob 3.6% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 1.18x
Why The money's come and the form's been good enough to pay attention; if they overdo it in front, he can be the one storming late into the frame.
Race type: Class 1, 1210m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo with Mariko the one map horse, but the pace pressure should give the better-finished runners their chance
Punty read: Gravel Road is the one the market has latched onto, but the race has enough shape in it to make life awkward if he doesn't travel strongly. Polymer keeps progressing, Kissavos has the gear and map to be dangerous, and Exceed Me is the sneaky one if the race unfolds like a proper sit-and-sprint. The roughie watch is Sunvolt, but only if the leaders start throwing haymakers and the back end of the race gets messy.
Top 3 + Roughie ($18.00 pool)
1. Gravel Road (No.1) — $2.51 / $1.25 🏆 2ND
Bet $11.50 Win — ✗ Lost, net -$11.50
Prob 25.4% | Place: 65.5% | Value: 0.84x
Why Winkers on and a nice enough freshen-up - he's the obvious player if he gets the right trail.
2. Polymer (No.2) — $2.81 / $1.25 🏆 WINNER
Bet Tracked
Prob 18.1% | Place: 63.7% | Value: 0.67x
Why Game fresh and has the profile to keep improving, but the place dividend is too skinny to get the wallet excited.
3. Kissavos (No.3) — $6.35 / $2.05 🏆 4TH
Bet $6.50 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$6.50
Prob 18.0% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.50x
Why The drift on some of the others leaves him looking a serious player - he's been around the mark and this is a sweet enough assignment.
Roughie: Sunvolt (No.4) — $19.50 / $3.80 🏆 3RD
Bet Tracked
Prob 5.0% | Place: 63.7% | Value: 1.27x
Why Keeps sticking on and the map isn't hopeless, but he needs the race to fold in his lap to threaten the first three.
Race type: Open, 1010m
Map & tempo: Hot tempo with multiple leaders - this one could be a proper knife fight early and a swooper's picnic late
Punty read: This is the race where the clown car is full and someone's going to get squeezed. My Mum's Toyboy and What A Rush are the obvious pace magnets, Shall Be gets a great enough chance to roll forward and stay in it, and Vierville is the one who can sit in the sweet spot if the leaders go too hard. Saratoga Power has the map and the class to be right there when the whips start cracking, and that's why this race is more about survival than style.
Top 3 + Roughie ($12.00 pool)
1. Shall Be (No.2) — $4.75 / $1.85 🏆 3RD
Bet $9.50 Each Way ($4.75W + $4.75P) — Cashed, net -$0.71
Prob 18.1% | Place: 63.7% | Value: 1.11x
Why Heavily backed for a reason - fitter, better for the run, and this hot tempo should let him strike late enough to have his say.
2. My Mum's Toyboy (No.1) — $3.90 / $1.55 🏆 WINNER
Bet Tracked
Prob 18.0% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 0.91x
Why In ripping form and maps to land handy, but the price is tight enough that Punty's not going in twice with the house money.
3. What A Rush (No.7) — $3.90 / $1.65 🏆 4TH
Bet $2.50 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$2.50
Prob 16.9% | Place: 58.7% | Value: 0.85x
Why He'll be right in the furnace early and if he gets across cleanly, he can hang on for a slice of the spoils.
Roughie: The Wolf (No.4) — $12.75 / $3.50 🏆 2ND
Bet Tracked
Prob 5.2% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 0.86x
Why The gear tweak is interesting, but he's going to need the race to completely implode to land a knockout blow.
Race type: Open, 1512m
Map & tempo: Slow tempo, so the riders with patience and position will matter more than the ones who panic halfway
Punty read: Cup day at Port Mac has a bit of that "who blinks first" energy. Baby Ryan is the form horse with the right sort of profile, Sonofdec gets the nod from a good map, and Indifference is the one the market might be underrating if he gets the right tempo. A Pound Of Salt and Supreme Command are the kinds of runners that can pop up if the leaders go too soft and turn it into a sprint home from the 600. It's not a race for mug punters to get romantic about - you want the horse with tactical upside, not a hero complex.
Top 3 + Roughie ($13.00 pool)
1. Baby Ryan (No.3) — $4.70 / $1.85 🏆 7TH
Bet $13.00 Each Way ($6.50W + $6.50P) — ✗ Lost, net -$13.00
Prob 16.2% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 0.98x
Why The form's good enough to trust and if the race pans out the way the map suggests, he's right in the sweet spot.
2. Sonofdec (No.1) — $5.95 / $2.15 🏆 6TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 14.3% | Place: 54.9% | Value: 1.10x
Why Honest, hard to knock, and he can sit in the right spot - just not the sort of price Punty wants to double-dip into.
3. Indifference (No.2) — $7.45 / $2.35 🏆 3RD
Bet Tracked
Prob 14.3% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.38x
Why He's got the map and enough ability to threaten, but it's more of a win-or-nowhere job than a comfy saver.
Roughie: Savvyrocker (No.8) — $9.45 / $2.80 🏆 9TH
Bet Tracked
Prob 11.6% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.42x
Why Fits the sort of race where one late burst can pinch a cheque, but he needs the tempo to play right into his hands.
Race type: Class 2, 1512m
Map & tempo: Moderate tempo, with a few genuine on-speed types and enough tactical horses to keep the finish honest
Punty read: This is a proper closing race - not a smash-and-grab, but not a sit and stare either. Phoenix Power is the one the model likes up top, Brilliant Knight is the obvious class runner who's been in the money enough to scare people, and Pick Up The Tab is the sneaky one if he gets the right sit and can finally turn the corner. High Voltage is the roughie with the gear tweak and a bit of spice, which is exactly the sort of horse that can make you look brilliant or like you've been hitting the schooners a bit too hard.
Top 3 + Roughie ($11.00 pool)
1. Phoenix Power (No.3) — $4.10 / $1.70 🏆 4TH
Bet $7.00 Each Way ($3.50W + $3.50P) — ✗ Lost, net -$7.00
Prob 16.6% | Place: 39.9% | Value: 0.89x
Why Gets a positive enough map and looks the one most likely to finish over the top of a few tired legs.
2. Brilliant Knight (No.2) — $3.92 / $1.60 🏆 3RD
Bet Tracked
Prob 16.1% | Place: 54.9% | Value: 0.82x
Why The obvious threat, but the price is a bit short for the way this race shapes up and Punty isn't here to mortgage the ute.
3. Pick Up The Tab (No.1) — $6.45 / $2.20 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet $4.00 Place — ✗ Lost, net -$4.00
Prob 14.6% | Place: 54.9% | Value: 1.24x
Why Barrier two and a decent map give him the lane to threaten if the speed isn't brutal and he can hold a spot.
Roughie: High Voltage (No.9) — $13.25 / $3.70 🏆 UNPLACED
Bet Tracked
Prob 6.8% | Place: 43.3% | Value: 1.18x
Why Tongue tie goes on and the last-start form is good enough to watch; if the race opens up, he's the one that can spike late.
Sequence legs are the picks-engine's authoritative choice, rendered from the persisted ticket.
Smart: 3,1,5,2 / 4,6,1,5 / 6,7,8,4 / 1,4,2,3 (256 combos x $0.08 = $20.00) -- 8% flexi
Sequence legs are the picks-engine's authoritative choice, rendered from the persisted ticket.
Smart: 1,2,3,5 / 2,7,1,4 / 3,1,2,8 / 2,3,1,9 (256 combos x $0.25 = $65.00) -- 25% flexi
Sequence legs are the picks-engine's authoritative choice, rendered from the persisted ticket.
Smart: 6 / 1 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 3 (1 combos x $2.00 = $2.00) -- 200% flexi
The day's multi leans on three win legs across the card.
1 - Markwell Topsort (Race 1, No.3)✗ — $2.77
2 - Moana Gold (Race 3, No.6)✓ Won — $1.92
3 - Youwroteuponit (Race 4, No.1)✗ — $2.68
Meeting Stats
Selections
Punty's Early Mail
Rightio Loose Units, Port Mac is a Soft 6 with the rail out +5m and showers lurking like a bad sequel, so today looks like a mix of handy on-speed types, a few tactical grinders, and a couple of swoopers trying to nick a slice when the leaders get lazy.
MEET SNAPSHOT
Track: Port Macquarie, 1010m-1512m card
Rail: +5m Entire
Official going: Soft 6 (expected to play to on-pace horses who can travel and quicken)
Weather: Showers, 16°C, humidity 89%, wind 14km/h WNW (watch for fresh rain and a bit of grease late)
Early lane guess: Slight on-pace/inside-to-middle lean, but not a full freeway for leaders
Tempo profile: A few genuine speed races, a couple of tactical crawls, and Race 6 looks the proper burner
Jockeys to follow:
Aaron Bullock, keeps landing in the right races and can turn a tactical scrap into a procession if he gets control
Rory Hutchings, classy, patient, and handy when the map gets messy
Jeff Penza, the old pro who pops up when timing matters and the race shape gets ugly
Stables to respect:
J A Sprague (4 runners), plenty of live ammo and the market has already sniffed around the right ones
D L Matts (3 runners), a couple of runners map well and the yard's got chances in races that should be run properly
Brett & Georgie Cavanough (3 runners), no need to be fancy, they've got honest types who keep turning up and the money's not shy
Punty's take:
This is one of those Port Mac meetings where the track's telling you to be nimble, not greedy. Soft 6, rail out a touch, and showers hanging around means you want horses that can travel on it, then punch through when the pressure goes on. The sprint races are not all about pure burn either - a couple of them look like those awkward pub arguments where nobody wants to take the lead until someone gets mugged in the straight.
The maidens are where the card starts to get spicy. Race 1 has the two obvious types in Markwell Topsort and August Rush, but there's a live smoke around Little Miss Sass from barrier 10 with the market stepping in. Race 2 is the kind of maiden that can make a mug out of a clever bloke - a few resumers, a couple of gear changes, and plenty of horses who have done more teasing than winning. Then Race 3 opens the lid on the day: Moana Gold is the shorty, but Hillbilly Hippie and Czech Her Out are the types that can keep it honest if the favourite gets dragged into a war.
Once you get to the middle and late races, the tempo gets more interesting than a Netflix doco at 1am. Race 4 has a few here-and-there market movers, Race 6 looks like a proper pressure cooker, and the Cup (Race 7) is the sort of race where patience and map position matter more than all the fairy dust in the world. Race 8 is the last chance saloon - and the class horses with a touch of soft-track comfort should have every chance if they're good enough.
What it means for you:
This is not a day to be smashing every unders horse like you're a bloke who's just discovered parlays. The smarter play is to lean into the horses that either get the right map or have a real edge in these conditions, then protect yourself where the races get messy. The early maidens look like banker territory around the obvious ones, but the value is in the place money and a couple of rougher exotics only if they're genuinely live.
The key is to respect pace. If a horse is drawn wide and wants to drift back in a slow-run race, you're asking for trouble unless it's got a monster finish or a brutal class edge. If it can sit near the speed or stalk the right horse, you're in business. And because the track could keep shifting with the showers, don't get too romantic about the backmarkers unless the race is genuinely set up for a swoop.