The FormCast

The FormCast

A weekly preview of Saturday's horse racing with a team of experts from Ciaron Maher Racing.

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February 13, 2025 16 mins

Fresh off Another Wil’s impressive win last weekend, the team is gearing up for a big weekend ahead. Tonight, we kick things off with races at Canterbury and Moonee Valley, before Saturday brings action across Newcastle, Bendigo, Eagle Farm, Randwick, and Flemington.

The stable is bringing a strong team to Flemington, with some promising horses making their return and six competing in stakes races. The highlight of the day will be ...

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Before we lift the lid on a big weekend of racing, headlined by the Blue Diamond Previews, which will see WILTSHIRE SQUARE line up in the fillies’ edition, and the G3 Manfred Stakes where we’ll see ODINSON and G1-winning ANOTHER PROPHET head into battle, SOUTHPORT TYCOON returns in the G2 Clamms Seafood Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley tonight.

Elsewhere on the Sandown card, blink, and you’ll miss MRS CHRISSIE in the Listed WJ Adam...

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January 16, 2025 14 mins

Well, we’re fuelling up the floats with the intent of heading to the Gold Coast Turf Club to share in the $12m on offer across the deferred Magic Millions card.

Open your form guides, and you’ll see:

  • ICARIAN DREAM prominent in the market in the $3m 2YO Classic.
  • $1.5m earner SEMANA favourite in the $1m Magic Millions Snippets, stepping out alongside 5 x winner BAROQUE ROAD.
  • $1.8m earner REVOLUTIONARY MISS and UNTIL VALHALLA set to c...
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Caulfield and Rosehill supply the backdrop for racing’s Spring Finale, which sees us rip into Zipping Classic Day with a very strong hand, including a four-pronged attack of the feature, made up of HERMAN HESSE, LE DON DE VIE, MANKAYAN and SMOKIN’ ROMANS.

At Rosehill, ST LAWRENCE flies the stable flag in the G3 Festival Stakes as he looks to make it a hat-trick of wins.

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November 21, 2024 23 mins

We head into the weekend with plenty of confidence, having assembled a solid hand to take on the feature races across Cranbourne and Kembla Grange.

We’ll swing the barn doors open and head across to the track for Cranbourne Cup Day with up to four contesting the Cup, looking to defend our title with Charterhouse winning last year’s edition.

There is plenty to get through before that, though, with all runners having genuine winning ch...

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We tackle the last of the Eastern Seaboard’s Group 1 racing of the Spring with ANOTHER PROPHET lining up in the Thousand Guineas and ANOTHER WIL, JIMMYSSTAR and SOUTHPORT TYCOON looking to follow in the footsteps of CMR alum in Bon Aurum as they take their place in the $1m Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes.

Newcastle supplies the backdrop for metropolitan racing in NSW this weekend, with ROYAL MERCHANT stepping out in The Hunter.

We’ve gath...

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November 7, 2024 18 mins

We’re heading into the final leg of the Cup Carnival with tails up following a trio of winners on Oaks Day.

We’ll be attacking the card with seven last-start victors, of which an Everest conqueror and a Caulfield Cup champion make up that list. And then there’s the 23-24 Champion Australian Racehorse, PRIDE OF JENNI, who is looking to retain her title in a race that hasn’t seen a successful defence in two decades.

At Rosehill, we’re ...

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Tomorrow’s racing needs no introduction. Racing lovers will awake with the glee of a toddler on Christmas morning, and we’re heading into the big day with a very talented team capable of capturing plenty of the ~$25m of prizemoney on offer for our connections.

With headlines everywhere you look, it’s nigh impossible to capture it in one passage, but the Track Kat and the boys are back, doing their best work on this week’s episode of...

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We’re on the eve of one of the great days on the racing calendar, and we’re hoping to be front and centre, with BELLA NIPOTINA, GROWING EMPIRE, and I AM ME set to do battle in the world’s richest race on turf, the $20m Everest; CIRCLE OF FIRE, DUKE DE SESSA and SAYEDATY SADATY look to stamp their name in history, stepping out in the time-honoured Caulfield Cup; and PRIDE OF JENNI and NEW ENERGY look to put on a show for The King in...

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October 10, 2024 21 mins

The Caulfield Carnival kicks off tomorrow with three massive Group 1s, which will see us represented by JENNILALA in the Might and Power and ANOTHER WIL and LIGHT INFANTRY MAN in the Toorak Handicap.

There’s plenty to whet the appetite before then, though, with the stable harbouring key winning chances across the first half of the card, including A LITTLE DEEP and EXTRATWO in the Group 3 Northwood Plume.

At Rosehill, we’ll watch the ...

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It’s a huge weekend of racing, and we’re attacking it head-on with a huge team full of strong chances. DUKE DE SESSA and Sydney Cup winner, CIRCLE OF FIRE, are set to contest the headline event in the form of the G1 Turnbull Stakes, hoping to follow in the footsteps of last year’s winner, Gold Trip, who won a handy race or two in his time.

At Randwick, BELLA NIPOTINA will set tongues wagging in the G2 Premiere Stakes before the G1 ...

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The Spring is heating up with a blockbuster day at Caulfield tomorrow on Underwood Stakes Day! The stable is sending out an impressive squad with nearly 20 runners ready to git the Caulfield turf.

In the second race, FEDERER heads into town as the one to beat. NAILS MURPHY, fresh off his victory at The Valley, enters with a hefty weight to carry.

In the Testa Rossa stakes, LIGHT INFANTRY makes his return and is well weighted for th...

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September 13, 2024 23 mins

We’re on the brink of an electrifying day of racing, with the Makybe Diva Stakes set to launch Group 1 action at Flemington. The stable has two runners in the race, CIRCLE OF FIRE, embarking on his campaign, and PRIDE OF JENNI, who’s second up and looks for redemption after the Memsie.

Tomorrow’s card is brimming with potential as many promising runners kick off their campaigns and others seek to add to their Stakes laurels. Keep an...

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September 6, 2024 25 mins

Moonee Valley takes the spotlight in Melbourne this weekend with a stellar lineup ready to strut their stuff on the turf. Leigh catches up with Reece to chat about the stable's hopefuls, including the rising star ESTRIELLA, making waves in the Group 1 Moir. We've also got the stable’s debutant SARGEANT MAJOR and EXTREME DIAMOND going head-to-head in the Listed McKenzie Stakes, while A LITTLE DEEP steps up for a crack at the Chatauq...

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This week on the FormCast…

  • Reece Murphy attempts to whittle a stack of chances down to just a few at Caulfield;
  • Mr Greer looks to keep his remarkable run of form going, taking on the Rosehill card;
  • Track Kat nudges us in the direction of her preferred runners across the venues; and
  • Host Leigh Allen gives a scoop on a CMR Event we’ll be releasing slots for shortly.
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August 23, 2024 20 mins

The first Group 1 of the season is on our doorstep, which rightfully honours one of the all-time greats in Winx, and we’ll be sending DETONATOR JACK and SEMANA into battle in the feature. In line with his usual commitments, Pete Greer has jumped on to the FormCast and has given us a nod and a wink to one in particular, among his best bets and quaddie selections.

AWASH, MISS YOU ELLA, and ERNO’S CUBE help whet the appetite at Randwi...

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August 16, 2024 24 mins
  • Leigh spins a yarn with Reece and Pete, who cover off on the Caufield and Rosehill cards, respectively; and
  • Track Kat grabs Assistant Trainer Jack Turnbull for his best chance of the weekend.
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Listen to the team's insights and best bets across the Moonee Valley and Randwick cards.

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August 2, 2024 19 mins
  • Sydney Form Analyst PETER GREER remains in career-best form and has sent his underling NATHAN SNOW back to the reserves for a week, rightfully taking on the Rosehill card solo.
  • REECE MURPHY jumps on to pour over our runners at HQ.
  • TRACK KAT gives us the scoop on a few Sydney runners having spent the week at our facility at Bong Bong.
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July 26, 2024 21 mins
  • After giving his apprentice NATHAN SNOW a lesson last weekend, taking his run to seven winners from his last nine selections in the process, PETER GREER jumps on to keep the good times rolling.
  • Our Racing Manager, REECE MURPHY, looks to bounce back after a dip in form, nudging a few in our direction at Caulfield.
  • TRACK KAT grabs Assistant Trainer JACK TURNBULL for what he thinks are our best chances of the weekend.
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