Sunshine Coast racing preview & quaddie | February 2, 2024
| What | Sunshine Coast Races |
| Where | Sunshine Coast Turf Club – 170 Pierce Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551 |
| When | Friday, February 2, 2024 |
| First Race | 6:08pm AEST |
A seven-race night meeting awaits punters at the Sunshine Coast this Friday night. Although the track was rated a Heavy 10 at the time of acceptances, we anticipate the track improving into the Soft range by Friday evening, with no rain on the forecast for Thursday and Friday. The rail will be pushed out to the +6m position for the entire circuit, with the opening race set to jump at 6:08pm AEST.
Best Bet at Sunshine Coast: Termagant
On debut, the Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted-trained Termagant was beaten as an odds-on favourite at Ipswich on January 13. From a wide barrier, this three-year-old filly was made to travel wide and eventually came around the home turn five horses of the fence, before letting down with a blistering turn of foot to run home into second place behind Runaround Sue. With the benefit of race experience and a good showing first-up, this daughter of Deep Field will appreciate the step up in trip to 1000m on Friday. With even luck, Termagant should be breaking her maiden in style.
Best Bet
Race 2 – 
#3 Termagant (3)
3yo Filly | T: Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted | J: Justin Huxtable (58.5kg)
Next Best at Sunshine Coast: Shamrock Lu
Shamrock Lu produced an impressive finish when first-up at Ipswich over 1100m on January 13, where the Tony Gollan-trained gelding flashed home down the outside and just missed in a tight photo finish with Win Burn. Going into this race second-up (5:2-1-0) and dropping back to 1000m at the Sunshine Coast appears to be a recipe for success. This son of Hallowed Crown has a very good record at the track and trip (4:3-1-0), and if he can replicate a similar performance to his third-place finish in tougher grade three starts back, we expect him to play a prominent role in the finish.
Next Best
Race 5 – 
#5 Shamrock Lu (9)
6yo Gelding | T: Tony Gollan | J: Angela Jones (60.5kg)
Best Value at Sunshine Coast: High Plateau
After three runs for his new trainer, Simon Foster, High Plateau is still searching for his first win in Queensland. However, this Benchmark 58 Handicap over 1000m looks to be the ideal race for him to break through for his first victory since being transferred from James Cummings. Two starts back, this son of Lonhro settled worse than midfield and ran home nicely behind Invinovich at this track and trip in a Class 3 contest. With the benefit of Emily Lang’s 1.5kg claim and a good barrier (2), High Plateau should be able to settle midfield, appreciate the hot speed, and run on strong in the final 300m.
Best Value
Race 4 – 
#2 High Plateau (2)
5yo Gelding | T: Simon Foster | J: Emily Lang (a1.5) (62kg)
Friday quaddie tips for the Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast quadrella selections
Friday, February 2, 2024
- 2-3-7-12
- 5-6-8-15
- 1-2-10-12-16
- 2-3-8-13