The Follow Files: Hoysted-trained mare a moral beaten
HorseBetting’s Follow Files has returned for 2025 after a big weekend of racing that featured Group and Listed races in Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. In this week’s edition of The Follow Files, we have found three runners that produced strong performances in defeat and appear close to claiming a victory in their upcoming starts. You can add these horses to your blackbook with your chosen bookmaker and receive notifications when they are set to race again.
Sunshine Coast
Rail position: True entire circuit
Race 6: Benchmark 80 Handicap (1000m) | Time: 0:58.56
- Horse to follow: Termagant (2nd)
The Matthew Hoysted-trained Termagant produced one of the worst beats at the Sunshine Coast for those who backed the favourite with horse racing bookmakers. The daughter of Deep Field travelled sweetly worse than midfield, and when Nikita Beriman attempted to get into clear air turning for home, they were blocked for a run and nearly fell. However, the four-year-old mare picked herself up and sprinted sharply between runners to finish second by half a length, making the interference a little more painful for her backers.
When to bet: Depending on how she pulls up from the run, Termagant is the clear top seed to follow out of Saturday’s meetings. If she goes back to the Sunshine Coast over 1000m, Termagant will be winning.
Sandown
Rail position: True entire circuit
Race 1: Benchmark 70 Handicap (1400m) | Time: 1:23.47
- Horse to follow: Liberami (2nd)
Liberami was the best of the beaten brigade in the opening race at Sandown, when the Robbie Griffiths-trained gelding flew home from the back of the field. This son of Turn Me Loose ran through the line strongly over 1200m at Flemington first up before producing another impressive finish over 1400m last weekend. This guy recorded the fastest last 600m (34.40s), 400m (22.99s), and 200m (11.83s) sections of the race, and she appears to be crying out for 1600m third-up.
When to bet: The Benchmark 74 Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield on February 8 looks like the ideal race for Liberami to compete in next. If he can settle closer to the speed and finish strongly, he can break through for a deserving win.
Randwick
Rail position: +7m entire circuit
Race 5: Benchmark 88 Handicap (1600m) | Time: 1:35.44
- Horse to follow: For Victory (4th)
Since returning from a four-week freshen, For Victory has been running well without luck and without winning over 1500m and 1600m, respectively. The Chris Waller-trained gelding was very unlucky last Saturday, when Zac Lloyd settled on the inside running rail and attempted to ride for luck over 1600m. The son of Mehmas was travelling very well and just needed a gap to appear to burst through and challenge in the finish. Unfortunately, that gap did not appear, and For Victory ran over the line hard-held in fourth place.
When to bet: Chris Waller has entered For Victory in a 1500m race at Randwick this Saturday, but it is unlikely that he will get into the contest at 26th in the ballot. Any race over 1600m in a similar grade will give For Victory every chance to break his run of outs.
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