Warwick Farm betting tips & quaddie | Wednesday, February 9
| What | Warwick Farm Races |
| Where | Warwick Farm Racecourse – Governor Macquarie Dr, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 |
| When | Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
| First Race | 2:20pm AEDT |
| Watch Live | |
HorseBetting’s New South Wales form analyst brings you his best bets and quaddie numbers for the seven-race metropolitan meeting at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, with odds from Australia’s top bookmakers. The track is rated a Heavy 8, the rail is out 3m for the entire course, and the first race is set to jump at 2:20pm AEDT.
Best Bet – Kipsbay
Chris Waller and Jason Collett combine in the second race of the day with three-year-old gelding Kipsbay. The son of Capitalist has been knocking on the door recently but hasn’t quite been able to break through, running well at Canterbury and Doomben in his past two starts. Kipsbay has been scratched multiple times in the past fortnight in Queensland due to drawing wide barriers, so we are hoping to see him start on Wednesday from barrier eight in this 16-horse field. After starting as a heavily backed favourite last time out over 1200m at Doomben on a Soft 7, he struggled to make ground off a very slow tempo, so he can be forgiven for that. While he does find himself over 1200m again, Kipsbay should be able to settle a bit closer under Collett from the good draw and give himself every chance to break through at start five.
Next Best Bet – Benaud
Any horse that has had a sniff of Profondo should be respected, let alone a galloper who got within four lengths of the Group 1 winner. Benaud, a three-year-old son of Reliable Man returns for his autumn campaign as a gelding, after running third in the Group 3 Gloaming Stakes behind Head Of State and Profondo, and then finishing 4.5 lengths off Profondo again in the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes in October. The John O’Shea-trained gelding has had two trials, which should have him fit enough for this first-up assignment over 1400m. On debut, Benaud won comfortably at Nowra over this distance on a Soft 7 track, so there is no reason why he can’t repeat that effort in this 3YO Benchmark 68, although this is a tougher field. He will have to carry 60kg, but from the inside alley, we are hoping Hugh Bowman can conserve the grey for one last crack at them in the straight. He is likely to be on an Australian Derby campaign, so watch for him doing his best work late.
Next Best Again – Score
In the penultimate race, James McDonald partners a newcomer to the Annabel Neasham stable. Score heads to New South Wales after leaving the John Sadler stable in Victoria following her most recent start, when second behind Open Minder in a Benchmark 84 over 1400m at Caulfield. That galloper has since won again, leading all of the way in the Listed John Dillon Stakes on Australia Day to defeat Lighthouse, who won the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at her prior start. That looks like the right form coming into this Benchmark 72, while Score should be nearing peak fitness in her fifth run for this campaign. The five-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon will have to overcome barrier 16 and carry 60.5kg, but we are confident she is classy enough to take this race out in her first start for Neasham.
Wednesday quaddie picks for Warwick Farm
| Warwick Farm quadrella selections | |
|---|---|
| Leg 1: | 1-2-9 |
| Leg 2: | 1-2-5-8-10 |
| Leg 3: | 2-3-4-8-9 |
| Leg 4: | 1-5-10-14 |
| Investment: | $300 for 100% |