Twelve TAB meetings across Australia and New Zealand, 99 races, and barely a firm track among them. Eight of the twelve cards are rated Soft, Murray Bridge and Te Rapa are Heavy, and the day's richest prize — the $500,000 Caloundra Cup — headlines a three-feature Sunshine Coast card worth $1.1 million. Our six-model consensus has landed on 49 races today, and at the morning odds snapshot 13 of those picks were sitting above our value target.

Read the prices the right way. Every market price in this briefing is the pre-race snapshot captured at 8:40am AEST this morning — not a live quote. Prices move all day: some of these will shorten out of range, others will drift into it. And a big overlay is not automatically a better bet — sometimes the market knows something the models don't. Check the live price, weigh each runner on its merits, and treat all of this as analysis, not betting advice.

The card at a glance

Track	State	Races	Going	First race (AEST)
Waverley	NZ	9	Soft	9:18am
Te Rapa	NZ	8	Heavy	10:10am
Rosehill	NSW	10	Soft	11:05am
Flemington	VIC	9	Soft	11:55am
Wyong	NSW	8	Soft	12:00pm
Gold Coast	QLD	8	Good	12:05pm
Murray Bridge GH	SA	9	Heavy	12:09pm
Sunshine Coast	QLD	9	Soft	12:23pm
Fannie Bay	NT	9	Good	12:52pm
Port Macquarie	NSW	6	Soft	1:01pm
Belmont Park	WA	8	Soft	2:39pm
Marble Bar	WA	6	Good	3:02pm

Value plays at this morning's prices

These are the consensus picks — runners every one of our six models independently ranked first — whose snapshot price met or beat our target (fair odds + 20%). Listed by track.

Track / Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
Belmont Park R6	Special Counsel	$4.66	$5.59	$8.00
Fannie Bay R4	The Girl's Boy	$3.04	$3.65	$5.50
Flemington R8	Wise Inlaw	$2.56	$3.07	$6.50
Gold Coast R3	Parading Gus	$3.25	$3.90	$9.00
Marble Bar R5	Reginald	$3.53	$4.24	$6.00
Murray Bridge GH R1	Torpedoes	$3.12	$3.75	$7.50
Murray Bridge GH R9	Howl	$5.99	$7.18	$13.00
Port Macquarie R3	Dancing Tilda	$4.40	$5.28	$6.00
Rosehill R2	Extrio	$4.06	$4.87	$18.00
Rosehill R7	Mo Chroi	$3.23	$3.87	$4.80
Sunshine Coast R1	Ruins Of Rome	$5.56	$6.67	$9.00
Sunshine Coast R3	Make Me Great	$3.72	$4.46	$8.00
Te Rapa R2	Notabadspillane	$3.91	$4.69	$4.80

All 13 qualified at the 8:40am snapshot. The widest gaps deserve a second thought as much as a second look — when a horse we rate a $4 chance is $18 with the bookies, the market is telling you it disagrees, and it isn't always wrong.

Feature races — the deep dive

Caloundra Cup — Sunshine Coast R7, 4:02pm AEST

Listed · $500,000 · 2400m · Soft · 13 runners. The day's richest race, and our models split three ways — only three of six landed on the same horse — so here are the top three from the default model.

#8 Bestower (B1, 53.5kg) — model's top pick, fair $4.05

K A Lees stable (9.7% 90-day strike) with apprentice Benjamin Osmond (14.7% 90d) taking the ride.
31 starts: 3 wins, 10 seconds, 3 thirds — places far more often than she wins. 1 from 4 at 2400m, 1 from 10 on soft.
Recent: 4th of 9 at Eagle Farm (2100m, Soft 6), 5th at Kensington (2400m, Soft 5), 6th at Randwick (2000m, Heavy 8).
Snapshot $10.00 against a $4.86 target — met the value line this morning, though this is a model-versus-market disagreement writ large.

#5 Thebudgiesmugla (B13, 54.0kg) — model's second pick, fair $5.61

Bjorn Baker (16.7% 90d) / Dylan Gibbons. 12 starts, 6 wins — a 50% career strike rate.
4 from 4 at 2400m, 4 from 5 on soft. The numbers at today's trip and in today's ground are as good as they come.
Won a Rosehill Listed over this distance (Soft 5) two runs back. The wide gate (13) at a 2400m start is the query.
Snapshot $2.80, well under the $6.73 target — the market is all over him.

#4 Kaluakoi (B5, 54.5kg) — model's third pick, fair $9.32

Chris & Corey Munce (12.1% 90d) / Emily Lang. 25 starts, 7 wins, and won an Ipswich Listed (2150m, Soft 5) last start.
0 from 1 at the trip, 3 from 9 on soft — the step to 2400m on rain-affected ground is untested territory.
Snapshot $7.00 vs fair $9.32 — priced shorter than the model rates him.

The read: Thebudgiesmugla's trip-and-ground record is close to perfect and the market has responded; Bestower gets the rails draw and a big weight pull but has to break a placing habit. Kaluakoi's last-start win came at a track and trip profile just below this. A genuine staying puzzle to open the features.

Winx Guineas — Sunshine Coast R6, 3:23pm AEST

Group 3 · $300,000 · 1600m · Soft · 3YO · 14 runners. Unanimous 6/6 consensus here.

#10 Within The Law (B10, 55.0kg) — the consensus pick, fair $5.85

Bjorn Baker / Dylan Gibbons — same connections as Thebudgiesmugla in the Cup.
17 starts: 3 wins, 5 seconds, 2 thirds and $1.78M banked — she's been running in deep company all season.
The knocks are real: 0 from 4 at 1600m, 0 from 4 on soft (with placings in both columns).
Recent: 7th of 17 at Eagle Farm (1400m, Soft 6), 2nd in a Group 3 at the mile (Heavy 9), 3rd in a Group 3 (1400m, Soft 5).
Snapshot $2.35 against a $5.85 fair price — the market has her far shorter than the models do. No value at the snapshot; the models say the price is skinny for a filly yet to win at the trip or in the ground.

#7 Lyneham (B12, 57.0kg) — key chance, fair $8.39

Chris & Corey Munce / Benjamin Osmond (a). 9 starts, 3 wins. 1 from 2 at the mile, 1 from 3 at this track, 1 from 4 on soft.
In form: won at the Gold Coast (1708m, Soft 5) last start, 2nd here over 1800m the run before.
Snapshot $51.00 against a $8.39 fair price — an enormous gap between model and market. Treat a number that wide with caution; it can mean the models see something, or that the market knows something.

#1 Platinum Pantheon (B14, 57.0kg) — key chance, fair $11.20

Lisa Latta stable / Ben E Thompson (14.5% 90d). 15 starts, 4 wins, but 0 from 5 on soft and untried at the mile.
Two last-start seconds: Ipswich (1350m, Soft 5) and Eagle Farm (1200m, Good 4, $19).
Snapshot $7.50 vs fair $11.20 — the market rates him better than the models do.

The read: the consensus filly is clearly the class of the race but carries genuine trip-and-ground question marks at a very short quote. Lyneham brings the live form line at this track and trip, and the draw-versus-pattern battle between barriers 10, 12 and 14 will shape the run for all three.

Glasshouse Handicap — Sunshine Coast R8, 4:45pm AEST

Listed · $300,000 · 1400m · Soft · 17 runners. Unanimous 6/6 consensus.

#8 Gerringong (B2, 56.5kg) — the consensus pick, fair $5.87

Chris & Corey Munce / Dylan Gibbons. 15 starts: 2 wins, 5 seconds, 2 thirds, $893K earned — she's been mixing it at the elite level.
Recent: 3rd of 17 in the Group 1 Tatts Tiara (1400m, Soft 6), 2nd of 15 in a Group 2 (1300m, Heavy 9).
The knock: 0 from 5 at 1400m, 1 from 7 on soft — competitive everywhere, but the win column is thin at the trip.
Snapshot $3.70 vs a $7.05 target — priced well under the value line. The market is paying for the Group form.

#11 Band Of Brothers (B17, 54.0kg) — key chance, fair $7.62

M J Dunn / Robbie Dolan. 18 starts, 4 wins. 1 from 3 at the trip, won here from his only visit, 1 from 5 on soft.
2nd of 11 at Eagle Farm (1200m, Heavy 9) last start off a Doomben win. Drawn the carpark in 17.
Snapshot $8.00 sits just under the $9.14 target — one drift from the value line.

#13 King Zephyr (B12, 54.0kg) — key chance, fair $8.87

G M Begg (16.2% 90d) / Taylor Marshall. 14 starts, 6 wins — a 43% strike rate. 2 from 5 at 1400m but 0 from 2 on soft.
Two runner-up finishes in his last three, including Sandown-Hillside (1400m, Soft 7).
Snapshot $8.50 vs fair $8.87 — market and model close to agreement.

The read: a 17-horse Listed sprint on soft ground is chaos by design. The consensus is with the proven Group performer from the good gate; both dangers bring stronger win-strike numbers but softer class credentials. Watch how the market treats Band Of Brothers from the wide draw.

Winter Championship Final — Flemington R7, 3:30pm AEST

Listed · $200,000 · 1600m · Soft · 13 runners. Unanimous 6/6 consensus.

#3 Al Duca (B2, 57.5kg) — the consensus pick, fair $3.77

Clayton Douglas / Craig Williams (14.0% 90d). 21 starts: 8 wins, 8 seconds — a 76% top-two rate.
4 from 10 at the mile, 2 from 4 at Flemington, 3 from 6 on soft. The profile fits today like a glove.
Beaten 0.1L when 2nd here over 1620m (Soft 7) last start; won at this track and trip the run before that.
Snapshot $2.65 vs fair $3.77 — under the model's line. The market found him first.

#6 Seafall (B9, 54.0kg) — key chance, fair $5.81

Ben, Will & JD Hayes / Jackson Radley (a), who's striking at 18.5% over 30 days.
25 starts, 8 wins — and a serious wet-mile record: 6 from 9 at 1600m, 5 from 10 on soft.
Won here over 1620m (Soft 7) last start — beating Al Duca home in the process.
Snapshot $7.00 against a $6.97 target — sat right on the value line this morning.

#1 Jimmy The Bear (B1, 60.0kg) — key chance, fair $8.30

Patrick Payne (18.9% 90d) / Billy Egan (18.4% 90d) — strong connections. 47 starts, 13 wins.
7 from 18 at the mile, 4 from 14 at Flemington, 6 from 20 on soft. Won at Caulfield (1600m, Heavy 8) two back.
Topweight with 60kg. Snapshot $6.50 vs fair $8.30.

The read: the two form lines collide — Seafall beat Al Duca here three weeks ago, but Al Duca's overall body of work is deeper and the models are unanimous. Seafall's wet-track mile record makes the rematch genuinely interesting, and Jimmy The Bear is the proven stayer-sprinter hybrid lumping the big weight.

Creswick Stakes — Flemington R8, 4:10pm AEST

Listed · $175,000 · 1200m · Soft · 3YO · 14 runners. Unanimous 6/6 consensus.

#2 Wise Inlaw (B1, 58.0kg) — the consensus pick, fair $2.56

Moody & Coleman stable / Luke Cartwright (a). 13 starts: 2 wins, 3 seconds, 1 third.
2 from 5 at 1200m, 1 from 4 at Flemington, 1 from 3 on soft — and both career wins came down the straight course profile he meets again today.
Recent: 2nd of 11 here (1200m, Heavy 8), won here at $12 (1200m, Good 4) the start before.
Snapshot $6.50 against a $3.07 target — comfortably over the value line this morning, from a 6/6 consensus.

#11 Afterberna (B3, 56.0kg) — key chance, fair $5.76

Ciaron Maher / Jabez Johnstone (a) — the apprentice is flying at 20.5% over 30 days.
Lightly raced and progressive: 7 starts, 3 wins. 3 from 6 at 1200m, 2 from 4 on soft.
Back-to-back wins at Caulfield and Sandown (both 1200m, Soft 7) coming in.
Snapshot $10.00 vs a $6.91 target — also sat above the model's line this morning.

#12 Barari (B6, 56.0kg) — key chance, fair $9.57

Also Maher-trained, Harry Coffey up. 10 starts, 4 wins — 4 of them at 1200m (from 6 tries).
Won here last start (1200m, Heavy 8) at $10. Only soft-track run produced a miss.
Snapshot $6.50 vs fair $9.57 — the market likes him more than the models.

The read: the consensus pick meets a pair of in-form Maher sprinters, and all three won or placed at this track and trip last start. Wise Inlaw's straight-course record and the unanimous model vote made him the morning's headline number in a feature; the price gap between him and Afterberna is the market hedging on the Maher polish.

Winter Stakes — Rosehill R9, 3:50pm AEST

Listed · $200,000 · 1400m · Soft · 12 runners. Four of six models agreed — close, but not a consensus — so the default model's top three.

#13 Pippie Beach (B3, 53.0kg) — model's top pick, fair $6.31

Chris Waller (13.2% 90d) / Siena Grima (a). 24 starts, 6 wins. 3 from 8 at Rosehill, 2 from 9 at the trip, 1 from 6 on soft.
No recent form lines in our data — a genuine query worth noting before the jump.
Snapshot $14.00 against a $7.57 target — a big model-market disagreement, with the form-data gap as the caveat.

#5 Cool Jakey (B11, 56.5kg) — key chance, fair $7.37

Joseph Pride / Adam Hyeronimus. 29 starts, 8 wins. 3rd in a Randwick Listed (1400m, Soft 5) then a Randwick BM94 win two back.
3 from 16 at the trip, 2 from 12 on soft, 0 from 4 at Rosehill — consistent, without dominating these conditions.
Snapshot $8.50 just under the $8.84 target — a near-miss on the value line.

#15 Glorious Moments (B4, 53.0kg) — key chance, fair $7.37

J & G Lee (17.7% 90d) / Tyler Schiller. Just 7 starts for 4 wins, 3 from 6 on soft.
Won at Randwick (1400m, Soft 5) last start. The upside runner of the three.
Snapshot $3.50 vs fair $7.37 — the market is well ahead of the models on her.

The read: a proper three-way argument. The lightly-raced improver is short, the seasoned Waller mare is long, and Cool Jakey splits them on both form and price. The missing recent form on Pippie Beach means the $14 needs independent verification before it means anything.

Santa Ana Lane Sprint Final — Flemington R5, 2:15pm AEST

Listed · $175,000 · 1200m · Soft · 9 runners. Models split 3/6.

#1 Losesomewinmore (B4, 59.0kg) — model's top pick, fair $4.19

R & C Jolly / Craig Williams. 15 starts, 7 wins — and 5 from 8 at Flemington. A straight-track specialist.
1 from 4 on soft is the query; 4th here over 1100m (Soft 7) last start, won this race's lead-up at $15 before that.
Snapshot $3.50 vs fair $4.19 — under the model's line, carrying the 59kg topweight impost.

#2 De Bergerac (B7, 58.5kg) — key chance, fair $4.19

G M Begg / Daniel Stackhouse. 23 starts, 6 wins — with 4 from 7 on soft ground.
Won here over 1100m (Soft 7) last start, beating Losesomewinmore home.
Snapshot $4.60 against a $5.03 target — a near-miss on the value line, with the best wet stats in the trio.

#3 Ndola (B5, 58.0kg) — key chance, fair $8.24

Hayes stable / Jye McNeil. 17 starts, 6 wins, 3 from 6 at the trip — but 0 from 4 on soft.
Placed at Caulfield (1200m, Good 4) last start; won here over 1200m two back.
Snapshot $6.00 vs fair $8.24.

The read: the two market leaders traded blows here last start on ground just like today's. Losesomewinmore owns the track; De Bergerac owns the conditions. The models couldn't split them on probability — the run of the race down the straight will.

Taj Rossi Series Final — Flemington R2, 12:30pm AEST

Listed · $175,000 · 1600m · Soft · 3YO · 8 runners. Models split 3/6, and the top three are nearly inseparable on probability (24.0%, 23.9%, 23.9%).

#2 Marwooba (B2, 57.0kg) — model's top pick, fair $4.17

Hawkes Racing (17.8% 90d) / Craig Williams. 4 starts, 1 win — took a Rosehill maiden (1400m, Soft 5) last start.
1 from 2 on soft, untried at the mile. Snapshot $3.40 vs fair $4.17.

#1 Fontein Jewel (B1, 59.0kg) — key chance, fair $4.19

Ben Brisbourne / Lachlan King. 5 starts, 2 wins — including here (1420m, Heavy 8) last start. 1 from 1 at Flemington.
Snapshot $4.40 against a $5.03 target — just short of the value line, with the only Flemington win in the field.

#3 Star Of Macedon (B7, 55.0kg) — key chance, fair $4.19

Symons & Laxon / Dylan Dunn. 3 starts, no wins yet but placed in all three, including here (1420m, Heavy 8).
Snapshot $2.90 vs fair $4.19 — the shortest quote of the trio despite the maiden status.

The read: the models rate this a three-way coin toss and the market disagrees, compressing Star Of Macedon and pushing Fontein Jewel out. When probabilities are this tight, draw and tempo decide it: the inside pair get the economy runs, Marwooba has the polish.

Aquanita Stakes — Belmont Park R6, 5:50pm AEST

Listed · $125,000 · 2000m · Soft · 12 runners. Unanimous 6/6 consensus.

#8 Special Counsel (B12, 56.0kg) — the consensus pick, fair $4.66

G & A Williams (26.4% 90d) / William Pike (34.2% 30d) — the dominant stable-jockey combination in the west right now.
Lightly raced 3YO: 6 starts, 2 wins, and 1 from 1 on soft. Won at Northam (1600m, Soft 6) two back; excuses last start at metro level.
Untried at 2000m and 0 from 1 at Belmont — the step up in trip is the question the models have answered with a yes.
Snapshot $8.00 against a $5.59 target — above the value line this morning, from a 6/6 consensus.

#2 Westbound (B7, 56.0kg) — key chance, fair $7.59

Michael Grantham (22.1% 90d) / Clint Johnston-Porter. 8 starts, 4 wins — a 50% strike rate, 1 from 1 on soft.
Won at Ascot over 1800m at $1.40 three back; two quieter metro runs since.
Snapshot $2.25 vs fair $7.59 — the market has him miles shorter than the models. The biggest model-market split in the race, in the other direction.

#3 Fiery Spark (B5, 56.0kg) — key chance, fair $8.84

S J Wolfe / Shaun McGruddy. 13 starts, 1 win, 0 from 4 at Belmont, 0 from 4 on soft — the outsider profile of the trio.
Snapshot $12.00 vs a $10.60 target — above the model's line, but the form (10th at $201, 8th at $61) explains the price.

The read: the market says Westbound, the models say Special Counsel, and the Pike-Williams strike rates say the consensus pick will get every chance from the wide gate. A fascinating disagreement to watch settle.

Belmont Oaks — Belmont Park R7, 6:20pm AEST

Listed · $125,000 · 2000m · Soft · 3YO fillies · 13 runners. Models split 3/6 — and all three key chances carry cerise and white crossed sashes or close to it, so watch the caps.

#3 Like Clockwork (B2, 56.0kg) — model's top pick, fair $4.69

Michael Grantham / Clint Johnston-Porter. 8 starts, 3 wins, placed three times at this track without winning (0 from 4).
Progressive prep: 4th, 3rd, 3rd at Belmont over increasing trips. Untried at 2000m.
Snapshot $2.40 vs fair $4.69 — the market is far keener than the models.

#1 Ladies Pro (B9, 56.0kg) — key chance, fair $5.54

G & A Williams / William Pike again. 7 starts, 3 wins. 2 from 3 at Belmont, 2 from 2 on soft.
Won at Belmont (1400m, Soft 5) two back at $2.10. The best conditions record in the race.
Snapshot $2.60 vs fair $5.54 — again well under the models' line.

#6 Effortlessly (B7, 56.0kg) — key chance, fair $11.44

The second Grantham runner, Brad Parnham up. 9 starts, 2 wins — including a $21 boilover at Belmont (1600m, Good 4) last start.
Snapshot $17.00 against a $13.73 target — above the model's line, if you're prepared to forgive the price of her last win being a surprise to everyone.
Untried at the trip, 0 from 1 on soft.

The read: the market has compressed the top two to the point the models call both underlaid, while the stablemate at $17 sits above the model's line. Ladies Pro's soft-track and Belmont record is the standout stat in the race; the question is whether either favourite is any value at those quotes. That's the reader's call.

Consensus picks around the grounds

Every runner below was ranked first by all six models independently — that's the entry ticket, and every one of them is a valid pick. ⭐ marks those that met the value target at the 8:40am snapshot; 👀 marks those within one drift of it. The rest were simply priced under our line this morning — the market can change that by post time.

Rosehill (NSW) — Soft

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R2	Extrio	$4.06	$4.87	$18.00	⭐
R4	Big Red Tequila	$3.11	$3.73	$1.60
R6	Polyglot	$3.24	$3.89	$3.20
R7	Mo Chroi	$3.23	$3.87	$4.80	⭐

Flemington (VIC) — Soft

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R1	Stars Of Dom	$3.07	$3.68	$2.00
R3	Duchess Zou	$3.23	$3.88	$3.40	👀
R7	Al Duca	$3.77	$4.53	$2.65
R8	Wise Inlaw	$2.56	$3.07	$6.50	⭐
R9	Clevor Trever	$3.68	$4.41	$3.40

Wyong (NSW) — Soft

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R1	Zunesha	$2.41	$2.89	$1.70
R2	Oakfield Iowa	$3.91	$4.70	$2.45
R3	Zeitgeist	$4.21	$5.06	$3.00
R6	Written Scandal	$3.13	$3.75	$3.10
R8	Call Me Mojo	$4.11	$4.94	$3.30

Sunshine Coast (QLD) — Soft

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R1	Ruins Of Rome	$5.56	$6.67	$9.00	⭐
R3	Make Me Great	$3.72	$4.46	$8.00	⭐
R6	Within The Law	$5.85	$7.02	$2.35
R8	Gerringong	$5.87	$7.05	$3.70

Gold Coast (QLD) — Good

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R1	Bomb Perignon	$2.75	$3.30	$3.10	👀
R2	Submarine Mission	$2.29	$2.74	$2.00
R3	Parading Gus	$3.25	$3.90	$9.00	⭐
R4	Gram	$4.29	$5.15	$2.65

Murray Bridge GH (SA) — Heavy

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R1	Torpedoes	$3.12	$3.75	$7.50	⭐
R2	Tweeter	$2.99	$3.58	$3.30	👀
R3	Orlova	$1.69	$2.03	$1.50
R6	Maxildo	$5.51	$6.61	$5.50
R7	Like A Drifter	$4.61	$5.53	$1.90
R9	Howl	$5.99	$7.18	$13.00	⭐

Belmont Park (WA) — Soft

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R2	Mai Aloha	$3.44	$4.13	$3.20
R4	Territory Man	$2.02	$2.42	$2.25	👀
R6	Special Counsel	$4.66	$5.59	$8.00	⭐
R8	Auto Cruise	$3.65	$4.38	$3.10

Marble Bar (WA) — Good

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R2	Favoured Son	$3.17	$3.80	$3.00
R3	Leafice	$2.99	$3.59	$3.00	👀
R4	Dawn Retreat	$4.08	$4.90	$3.90
R5	Reginald	$3.53	$4.24	$6.00	⭐

Fannie Bay (NT) — Good

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R3	Biden Time	$3.78	$4.53	$3.00
R4	The Girl's Boy	$3.04	$3.65	$5.50	⭐
R5	Montjuic Magic	$3.33	$4.00	$1.80

Port Macquarie (NSW) — Soft

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R2	Airburst	$3.58	$4.29	$2.40
R3	Dancing Tilda	$4.40	$5.28	$6.00	⭐
R5	Venom Wolf	$4.86	$5.84	$4.80

Te Rapa (NZ) — Heavy

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R1	Long Island	$2.82	$3.38	$2.50
R2	Notabadspillane	$3.91	$4.69	$4.80	⭐
R4	Tale Of The Gypsy	$5.40	$6.48	$4.80
R5	Little Bit Of Love	$3.94	$4.73	$3.00
R7	Joshua Brown	$4.20	$5.04	$4.40	👀

Waverley (NZ) — Soft

Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $
R1	Kyanite Man	$3.91	$4.69	$3.20
R5	Cremant	$4.00	$4.80	$4.80	👀

The value watch

Seven consensus picks sat above their fair price but just short of the target at the snapshot — one market drift away from qualifying. These are the prices to re-check through the afternoon:

Track / Race	Horse	Fair $	Target $	Snapshot $	Gap
Belmont Park R4	Territory Man	$2.02	$2.42	$2.25	$0.17
Flemington R3	Duchess Zou	$3.23	$3.88	$3.40	$0.48
Gold Coast R1	Bomb Perignon	$2.75	$3.30	$3.10	$0.20
Marble Bar R3	Leafice	$2.99	$3.59	$3.00	$0.59
Murray Bridge GH R2	Tweeter	$2.99	$3.58	$3.30	$0.28
Te Rapa R7	Joshua Brown	$4.20	$5.04	$4.40	$0.64
Waverley R5	Cremant	$4.00	$4.80	$4.80	$0.00

Cremant is sitting exactly on the line — $4.80 market, $4.80 target.

Jockey and stable watch

William Pike (Belmont Park) — 34.2% win strike over 30 days, 26.3% over 90. Rides Special Counsel (R6, consensus) and Ladies Pro (R7, key chance).
G & A Williams (Belmont Park) — 21.6% / 26.4%. Saddle Special Counsel and Ladies Pro; the dominant western stable.
Craig Williams (Flemington) — three feature rides, all model top picks: Al Duca (R7), Losesomewinmore (R5), Marwooba (R2).
Dylan Gibbons (Sunshine Coast) — three feature rides on the Sunny Coast: Within The Law, Gerringong, Thebudgiesmugla.
Bjorn Baker — Within The Law (Winx Guineas) and Thebudgiesmugla (Caloundra Cup), striking at 16.7% over 90 days.
Michael Grantham (Belmont Park) — 22.1% over 90 days, with three runners across the two staying features.

Built from the HoofMetrics six-model consensus covering TAB meetings in Australia and New Zealand. Fair prices are model estimates, not market quotes. A value play means the market price met our target (fair + 20%) at the pre-race snapshot, captured 8:40am AEST this morning — prices will have moved since, in both directions. All consensus picks are valid picks; nothing here ranks one above another. This is analysis for discussion, not betting advice. Always do your own form.

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