Coonabarabran Cup Day tips & quaddie picks | Sunday, October 22
| What | Coonabarabran Cup Day |
| Where | Coonabarabran Jockey Club – Reservoir Rd, Coonabarabran NSW 2357 |
| When | Sunday, October 22, 2023 |
| First Race | 1:10pm AEDT |
Country racing heads to Coonabarabran on Sunday afternoon, where a strong eight-race program is set down for the town’s Cup Day meeting. At the time of writing, the surface is listed as a Good 4, and we don’t see that changing with the forecast likely keeping the course on the firm side. The rail is in the true position, and Coonabarabran Cup Day is scheduled to get underway at 1:10pm AEDT.
Best Bet: Ezekeil
Ezekeil brings an element of class to the fifth race at Coonabarabran after an impressive return at Rosehill on September 23. He was well-beaten by 4.3 lengths on that occasion; however, the Cody Morgan barn would’ve been using that run as a platform for this event. His second-up record (4:2-2-0) is strong, and although the son of Devine Prophet draws awkwardly in gate 11, we’re confident Aaron Bullock can navigate a passage to score.
Best Bet
Race 5 – 
#1 Ezekeil (11)
5yo Gelding | T: Cody Morgan | J: Aaron Bullock (60.5kg)
Next Best: A Tent Hut
A Tent Hut will make his debut on the back of one barrier trial, and despite the small sample size, we were impressed by the three-year-old gelding. He sat quietly at the rear of the field at Armidale on October 9, coasting through the line under a stranglehold for Braith Nock. It was a nice piece of work by the unraced son of Rubick, and as Mikayla Weir takes the reins for race-day, look for A Tent Hut to be storming down the centre of the course.
Next Best
Race 1 – 
#1 A Tent Hut (7)
3yo Gelding | T: Luke Morgan | J: Mikayla Weir (59kg)
Best Value: I’m Independent
I’m Independent is a debutant from the Brett Thompson yard and presents at a cracking each-way price with online bookmakers. The filly by Outreach produced a superb jump-out at Scone on October 4, chasing gamely behind a leading pair that cleared out on their respective rivals. I’m Independent never shirked the task, bounding to the line for a third-place finish. Now we need to see if that performance can translate to race-day success; however, at the odds, we’re happy to find out.
Best Value
Race 2 – 
#12 I’m Independent (2)
3yo Filly | T: Brett Thompson | J: Mikayla Weir (55kg)
Sunday quaddie tips for Coonabarabran Cup Day 2023
Coonabarabran quadrella selections
Sunday, October 22, 2023
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- 1-4-7
- 1-2-3
- 1-2-6-10