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• Grey ghost eyeing off Denman

  OWNER Lloyd Williams is preparing to pay more than $40,000 for the chance to take on Denman in the Group One Australian Guineas.

   
• Dux of barrier school

  GAI Waterhouse believes barrier school has done the trick with super colt Manhattan Rain ahead of the Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill.

   
• Nikolic phone furore

  LEADING jockey Danny Nikolic refused to hand over his mobile phone to stewards as the investigation into a series of his rides took another dramatic twist.

   
• Hugh Solar powered

  HUGH Bowman has chosen to forfeit the Silver Slipper at Rosehill this Saturday in the hope of cementing his position aboard Solar Charged.

   
• No Respite looking good

  NO RESPITE is still a maiden but trainer Craig Carmody is quietly confident that status will change in the next couple of days.

   
• Nikolic betting inquiry

  DANNY Nikolic will be hauled before Racing Victoria stewards tomorrow to answer questions relating to nine recent rides.

   
• SPs the villains – McDonald

  RAILS bookie Wayne McDonald believes the presence of illegal SP bookies masquerading as commission agents is crippling the betting landscape in Sydney.

   
• Waterhouse is backing Con

  TOM Waterhouse says he totally understands Con Kafataris’s decision to turn his back on the Sydney betting ring due to restrictions placed on bookies.

   
• Denman cruises to victory

  HANDSOME Lonhro colt Denman cruised to an easy three length victory at Caulfield and into long odds-on favouritism for the Group I Australian Guineas.

   
• Recoup De Fortune eyes Doncaster

  TRAINER Anthony Cummings revealed just how highly he rates Recoup De Fortune after the promising galloper’s all-the-way win at Rosehill Gardens.

   
• Danleight still gets Waller’s nod

  TRAINER Chris Waller paused for a moment, reluctant to answer when asked to nominate the best of his two runners, Danleigh or Rangirangdoo.

   
• The right mood

  PETER Moody’s season of excellence could reach new heights if he claims a Group One double at Caulfield today.

   
• Top bookie quits Sydney tracks

  IN a major loss to Sydney racing, Con Kafataris, arguably the nation’s biggest bookmaker, says he will suspend his operations at the end of the autumn carnival.

   
• On General alert

  BENETEAU, the colt born with a potential $20 million price tag, made General Truce look second-rate when they clashed two weeks ago.

   
• Blacks shaping for last hurrah

  NATALIE Rasmussen and Blacks A Fake have nothing left to prove in the sport of harness racing. Together the pair have conquered it all.

   
• Big weekend for the Hussler

  FOR once, Ross McDonald admits to feeling the pressure. His champ is trying to get up off the canvas. Weekend Hussler that is.

   
• Punters’ tote bonus

  THE NSW TAB will offer a 10 per cent win bonus on all dividends invested through the on-course totalisator on Rosehill Guineas Day next month.

   
• Whipping up a storm

  KATHY O’Hara is the benchmark for female jockeys in Sydney but apprentice Jessie Whipp is certainly heading in the right direction.

   
• It’s a two-horse race

  A STIRRING track gallop alongside the hottest galloper in the country has Peter Snowden confident Secession is primed for the $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes.

   
• Tight circuit no worry for Monkey King

  INTER Dominion favourite Monkey King leaves New Zealand for Australia today and trainer Benny Hill is eager to show Sydneysiders the horse’s wares.