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Our Thursday Best - 16th April 2026

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Six meetings across the country and here are the specials from Racing and Sports.

Today's Specials from the team
Today's Specials from the team Picture: Racing and Sports

ARMIDALE: RACE 4

CONCOCTION (1) was well backed and justified the support when resuming last start over 1100m here. Was a winner at the only previous second-up run and happy to have him on top.

ECHUCA: RACE 7 

SIMPLY OUTRAGEOUS (3) peaks off a narrow defeat over 1500m at Geelong when she led. Brought super form to that and she is well placed back in grade with a 3kg claim. On what we've seen she should have them covered. 

IPSWICH: RACE 7 

BRAVEHEART (2) resumed heavily bet at Doomben and worked home okay after an awkward start. The money came again there following and he was beaten just 0.5L positioning handy. Maps well today, and Jones is a key jockey engagement. In the premier metro stable and back to provincial level is well-placed to win.

WYONG: RACE 8

LUNA BAY (8) massive drop in class fourth-up after she was snagged back from the outside draw with a struggling tenth in the G3 Adrian Knox over 2000m at Randwick. That form has been franked and set to produce here. 

ALBANY: RACE 4

OUR NEMESIS (2) comes here off two zeroes but they were in stronger company than what he faces today. He returns to this track and trip where he's unbeaten and Faithfull takes the ride having never missed the placings when on board. Can return to form in a big way. 

PAKENHAM: RACE 4 

ROYAL HONOUR (3) was beaten at $1.30 on resumption but bumped into a handy one there, still putting good margins on the rest of the field. Happy to give him another chance second up and drawn to sit on speed in what looks a fairly thin race. 


Racing and Sports

Armidale

Thursday, 16th April 2026

4
14:55
(local)

ROD WATT BENCHMARK 66 HANDICAP

WT: 55.0kg Type: BM66
AUD $27,000
1300m TURF GOOD
4
14:55
(local)
AUD $27,000
1300m GOOD

ROD WATT BENCHMARK 66 HANDICAP

WT: 55.0kg Type: BM66


FP Silk Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 2. SENSATIONAL REWARD (AUS) 8yo G
REWARD FOR EFFORT (AUS) - SENSATIONAL SPIRIT (AUS)
GABRIELLE JOHNSTON
TODD PAYNE
$14
58kg
D H Nott, Ms L Lee, B F Isworth, J Patterson, A Mccarty, Mrs M McCarty, J Buckley, Ms Y Wu & Mrs A L Gleeson

Sales Information

2nd 7. RETHINK IT (AUS) 6yo M
FIORENTE (IRE) - THINKIN' SO (AUS)
MIKAYLA WEIR
TERRY VIDLER
$16
55kg
Mrs J L Vidler & T J Vidler
3rd 6. LITTLE PROPHET (AUS) 7yo M
DIVINE PROPHET (AUS) - LITTLE 'N' CUTE (AUS)
PETER GRAHAM
COLT PROSSER
$26
55.5kg
Mrs T Prosser, I C McLucas, M J Hourigan, J Andrews, J P Oehlers, B Ridley, N E Dooner, S J Piddington, W Hyde & A Postle

Sales Information

4th 5. GELSEY (AUS) 6yo M
SEBRING (AUS) - CHOICE CAT (AUS)
LUKE ROLLS
TIM MCINTOSH
$4.4
57kg

Sales Information

5th 8. ZOUGO BOSS (AUS) 5yo G
ZOUSTAR (AUS) - FASHION (GER)
ANNA ROPER
DAVID HATCH
$10
55kg

Sales Information

6th 1. CONCOCTION (AUS) 4yo G
RAGEESE (AUS) - CHEMISTRY (AUS)
BEN LOOKER
STIRLING OSLAND
$1.85
62kg

Sales Information

7th 4. TO BE FRANK (NZ) 5yo G
ALMANZOR (FR) - VERONICA FRANCO (NZ)
KODY NESTOR
SUE GRILLS
$6.5
58.5kg

Sales Information

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