Randwick 2016 City Tattersalls Club Day Scratchings

The major racing action today, Saturday October 15, may be Caulfield Cup Day in Melbourne but there’s still a bumper Black-Type race card at Sydney’s Royal Randwick Racecourse this afternoon.

Rule The River is the early 2016 The Nivison betting market mover in the Group 3 at Royal Randwick Racecourse on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Steve Hart.

It is cloudy but fine in Sydney today with no chance of rain meaning the current Good (3) Randwick track rating for City Tattersalls Club Day is set to remain.

Randwick Track Report – 15/10/2016

• Rail: True
• Penetrometer: 4.97
• Weather: Fine
• Track Type: Turf
• Track Rating: Good (3)
• Irrigation: 2mm last 24 hours, 17mm last 7 days
• Rainfall: Nil last 24 hours, 7.8mm last 7 days

Racing kicks off at Randwick today at 12:35pm (AEDT) and the nine-race card is scheduled to come to a close at 5:30pm (AEDT).

A trio of Listed races plus a Group 3 headline the card and provide some top class spring betting opportunities at Ladbrokes.com.au – home of the $700 first time depositor’s match bet (excluding NSW) using the code SPRINGBONUS (T&Cs apply).

The first of the Black-Type features is Randwick Race 6 at 3:30pm (AEDT) with a field of eight stayers facing off over the mile and a half in the $125,000 Listed City Tattersalls Club Cup (2400m).

It’s a wide-open betting market on the race with the likes of the Chris Waller-trained 58kg top weight Junoob ($4.20) and the rails-drawn Alegria ($4.20) coming off a third in the Group 3 Colin Stephen Quality (2400m) at Rosehill leading the way.

Race 7 at 4:10pm (AEDT) is the next feature with the three-year-old sprinters facing off in the $150,000 Brian Crowley Stakes (1200m).

Hair Trigger (1) is scratched leaving 11 young hopefuls with the bookies having a hard time separating the chances of the top three fancies.

Currently the returning John O’Shea-trained Group 2 winner Souchez, Golden Rose graduate El Divino and the Kris Lees-trained Guard Of Honour coming off a stakes’ win at the track from September 17 are all equal favourites at $5 for the win.

The meeting’s sole Group race is next on the card with 12 remaining mares facing off in the $150,000 Group 3 The Nivison (1200m).

It’s another open betting race for the punters outside of the favourite Egyptian Symbol ($2.80) with livewire challenges from Savoureux ($8.50) and the rails-drawn market mover Rule The River ($7).

Black-Type racing at Randwick finishes up with the card closer, the $150,000 Listed City Tattersalls Lighting (1100m) where money is coming for the favourite Kinglike ($3.70) in a big 16-starter field.

See below for the full Randwick Saturday scatchings and race day program before heading to Ladbrokes.com.au to back your favourites at the right price.

Randwick Scratchings – 15/10/2016

Total Scratchings: 10

Race 1 (12:35pm) – $100,000 City Tattersalls Club Victory Vein Plate (1000m)

#5 Patria (3)

#6 Poetic Charmer (1)

#7 Thrilled (11)

#9 Kanga’s Eye (9)

Race 2 (1:10pm) – $100,000 Bartier Perry Handicap (1600m)

No official scratchings

Race 3 (1:45pm) – $100,000 Aristocrat Handicap (1600m)

#9 Hold All Tickets (7)

Race 4 (2:20pm) – $60,000 TAB Highway Handicap (1200m)

#7 Major Sharpe (13)

Race 5 (2:55pm) – $100,000 City Tattersalls Club Handicap (1400m)

#3 Herne’s Oak (7)

Race 6 (3:30pm) – $125,000 Listed City Tattersalls Club Cup (2400m)

No official scratchings

Race 7 (4:10pm) – $150,000 Listed Ainsworth Brian Crowley Stakes (1200m)

#7 Hair Trigger (1)

Race 8 (4:50pm) – $150,000 Group 3 ICD Property Nivison (1200m)

#12 Aegean Sea (14)

#14 Zin Zan Elsie (13)

Race 9 (5:30pm) – $150,000 Listed City Tattersalls Lightning (1100m)

No official scratchings

*All times quoted are AEDT and odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au – subject to change