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Betfair Washup: The Sun Shines as Kah Comes Home

With all the great opportunities on the Betfair Exchange comes incredible data. The team at Betfair provides a Washup of all the key racing results across the day including biggest Betfair Starting Price winners, Bad Beats, In-play Longshots and more.

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Jamie Kah is one of the South Australia's finest racing stories, and a significant chapter in her career was completed when she recorded her first Group 1 in her home city aboard Coco Sun in the SA Derby.

It was the 13th Group 1 of her career and one she will hold close to her heart.

"It's all I wanted," Kah said after the race.

"It's just amazing, the club has put up such good races this year, but it was never going to be easy.

"I had a great ride today, I had a great ride last weekend but it obviously didn't go my way (in the Sangster) – but today it did.

"For the old boss too (Tony McEvoy), he's put up with me for a long time too so he deserves it."

Kah also won the Group 2 Queen Elizabeth II Cup aboard 'The Map' on a stellar day.

Todd Pannell enjoyed himself in Adelaide as well, with victories at $98 and $46 inside the first four races.

It was a day for Coco, with Coco Jamboo winning the Hawkesbury Crown for team Snowden.

Parisal, Schwarz and Just Folk also had nice wins in NSW on a very good card.

Eagle Farm also had  a good day of Group and Listed racing with Tony Gollan collecting a treble. across he day.

THE MAP.
THE MAP. Picture: Steve Hart

BEST BACKED WINNERS

Jamie Kah gets this gong as well! The Map and First Immortal traded favouritism all week leading up to the Queen Elizabeth Cup, but the majority of late money came for The Map.

Kah gave another perfect steer and got the runner (pictured) home with 53% of matched volue on a well supported race.

Aztec States for the Hayes team was the best supported winner at Caulfield with victory in Race 7 at $2.90 with 47% of matched volume.

Parisal and Schwarz were the best supported runners at Hawkesbury, with Schwarz in particular based on a late move.

Both won impressively in good results for punters.

SNACK BAR winning the Refund Handicap at Caulfield in Australia.
SNACK BAR winning the Refund Handicap at Caulfield in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

FIRMERS AND DRIFTERS

Overall it was a good day for reading Exchange moves.

Signor Bill drifted massively before the first at Caulfield, from $2.30 out to $4.10 before running second to Snack Bar.

Mawallock ran 4th in Race 2 after a smaller drift at the same track.

Here to Shock (pictured) also drifted significantly in Race 7 before losing.

Miss Sunshine was another big drift in Race 2 at Morphettville before running 4th, having moved from $2.02 out to $3.15.

Embassy was another huge drift at Eagle Farm before running second, easing from $3.70 out to $5.90

In the opening event at Ascot we saw Lexington City firm from $2.48 into $1.98 before winning handsomely.

The headline act was the Queen Elizabeth II Cup where The Map firmed and First Immortal drifted with those moves proving spot on.

BAD BEATS AND IN-PLAY BOLTERS

Before we look at the Todd Pannell show we can take a look at a pair of football codes.

The Carlton v Collingwood friday night epic saw the Blues trade as low as $1.20 when they hit a 19 point lead early in the second quarter.

They had $300 matched on them at that price, before the Pies claimed victory in the final moments.

In the NRL on the same night we saw the Brisbane Broncos lose after hitting $1.19 in play against the Roosters.

They had more than $2600 matched on them at that price.

But the blowouts belonged to Todd Pannell in Adelaide. Race 4 saw him get East Indiaman up at a nice price of $45.98, but that was nothing like his result in Race 2.

Geminga got up at $98.43 which was 38% higher than the Best Tote price.

TITLE FIGHTER winning the Mates Handicap at Caulfield in Australia.
TITLE FIGHTER winning the Mates Handicap at Caulfield in Australia. Picture: Racing Photos

PRICE ADVANTAGE

Morphettville got off to a flyer here, with Tullaghan's victory at $23.10 in the first coming with a 35.4% edge.

The second race was the above mentioned Geminga at $98.43 with the 38% edge.

Those two races alone amounted to a $350 benefit for a $10 outlay.

Sir Kingsford produced a 21% edge in Race 5, with Poifect, The Map and Coco Sun all grabbing double figure advantages, and Delightful Shecky brought it home with 14% in the last.

One of the best results outside of Adelaide was Contemporary in the last at Hawkesbury. His victory at $5.73 was 36% higher than Best Tote.

The second highest advantage overall for the day belonged to Title Fighter in Race 4 at Caulfield who produced a 41.3% edge over the market.

He was pipped for the ultimate crown by The Shaper (pictured) who was a whopping 45.1% better.

THE BOOL DAY 2: OFF THE CHAIN

Day Two at Warrnambool is in the book and with it came another series of brilliant racing stories.

A jockey winning the Galleywood just 10 days after first winning a race in Australia, and a class galloper shone brightly in the Wangoom.

Chains of Honour (pictured) went around over the mile at Flemington in March and seven weeks later he was charging home in the Galleywood at a double figure price for Ciaron Maher.

It was his first start over the jumps in more than two years, with a recent trial delivering the team all the confidence they needed.

French jockey Luca Remondet won his first Australia race in Pakenham less than two weeks ago and now has a feature in the book.

"It's unbelievable and you can't describe it," Remondet said after the race.

"This feeling is amazing, he's an amazing horse, we have an amazing team, so thanks to everyone for that and now we will enjoy it."

Tuvalu followed the value path with a double figure win in the Wangoom for Lindsey Smith.

Tuvalu's last start was the Railway in Perth in November and his last win was the Group 1 Toorak Handicap in 2022.

His price on reflection certainly seemed overs.

Cotton Tree kicked the day off with a 16% price advantage when winning the first for the Price/Kent team.

Whistle Down kept the Symon Wilde party going with a victory in the second at a 6% edge.

La Pleine Lune planted the French seeds for the day in Race 3 with a victory at a 156% advantage for team Hayes.

Tom Foolery was close to the best backed runner of the day in Race 4 when saluting for John Leek, whilst Ti Tri Lad delivered impressively in the fifth.

Linda Meech is usually good for a victory during the Warrnambool carnival and she did so in Race 7, thus delivering the best price advantage of the day at 21% aboard Whistlefield.

Kimmorley gave Maddie Raymond a second victory in two days in the penultimate at a 17% edge, before the superbly named Jabbawockeez closed out the day in style.

The Warrnambool Cup and the Grand Annual will headline Day 3 from the fabulous Bool!

All tips are live from Expert Jackson Oldham, and check out the daily watchlist from jumps expert Nick McQualter.

WARRNAMBOOL DAY 1 WRAP

Day one at the Bool has been run and done with some terrific racing, headlined by  herculian performance in the Brierly Steeplechase.

Stern Idol was the short priced favourite but had to pull out all stops to lug 73kg across the 3450m to record a victory. Headed in the straight and severely challenged the Maher/Eustace runner was brave in the face of an 8kg weight difference to outlast Instigator.

The day had started well for the local Maher/Eustace team with Alakahan opening the carnival with a victory in the first at a 6.5% edge over best tote.

Symon Wilde's team have had the best strike rate of any trainer during the Warrnambool carnival over the last five years, and they were quickly into work with Bazini in race 2.

The aptly named Leaderboard won at $10 in Race 3 with a 14% price advantage befor Maher/Eustace followed up the first hurdle win of the carnival with the first flats win of the carnival as well over the 1200m in Race 4 with Cazini.

One of the best price advantages came in Race 5 when team Hayes got Harpalee home with a 28.8% edge…#tokillabesttote

The Brierly threw up amazing betting activity with Stern Idol hitting $50 in-play when looking out on his feet.

Instigator had $500 matched on him at $1.04 in the run whilst Brittanicus traded at $1.65 in the run as well.

Vivideel won Race 7 whilst Maddie Raymond's quest for back to back Warnambool Cups ticked it's first box when Rolls got it done over the 1700m.

He followed the same path 12 months ago.

"But I am happy I have got the runs into him I need to, to have him on song. "And I think he's going as good as what he was last year." Raymond told racing.com

Prince Sonic's $42.31 win the penultimate beat Sportsbet by 21% which was a lucrative result and Romantic Choice brought it home with a $16 win in the final event.

The Galleywood Hurdle and the Wangoom will headline Day 2 from the fabulous Bool!

All tips are live from Expert Jackson Oldham, and check out the daily watchlist from jumps expert Nick McQualter.

SANGSTER DAY WASH UP

Group 1 racing hit Adelaide and the Sun and the Stars were visible at Morphettville as the SA carnival launched in spectacular fashion.

Vibrant Sun claimed a thrilling photo finish in the Australasian Stakes whilst locally trained Climbing Star delivered a stunner in the Robert Sangster, upsetting the highly fancied Estriella who finished a long way back.

The top three in the feature event were all in double figure odds when they jumped, meaning those who played the Exotics could have had a very strong afternoon.

Learning to Fly who ran second happened to hit $1.03 in-play as well…oh and we had a horse win on the Gold Coast with a $400 BSP…just quietly.

Vobis day at Caulfield threw up some terrific racing, and we had listed events in Queensland and WA for good measure.

With price advantages, some huge firms and some epic upsets, this was another memorable day of racing.

Next stop Warrnambool! Where we will be providing daily feature interviews and Washup pieces for our Hub readers.

BEST BACKED WINNERS

Berkeley Square (pictured) drifted a fraction before the jump but was still the best backed runner of the day to salute at Caulfield.

Holding nearly 55% of over $600,000 in matched volume his victory was a popular one for punters. It also came at a price advantage.

Aviatress kicked the day off strongly in Adelaide with a victory as clearly the best supported runner in that race.

Growing Empire in the second was another well supported runner who got the job done.

FIRMERS AND DRIFTERS

The firmers and drifters were on point early in the day!

Aviatress (pictured) firmed from $2.52 into $2 before winning the opener at Morphettville as mentioned earlier, with Growing Empire also shortening from $3.70 into $2.44 ahead of Race 2

Jemoma Alpilage moved from $3.60 into $2.54 at Eagle Farm before winning Race 3.

Berkeley Square was a drift as stated above, from $2.30 out to $2.80 but was able to win that race regardless.

Shamrock Sally ran second after a large drift at Kembla Grange in Race 4 whilst Skirt the Law was unplaced in race 6 at Eagle Farm after the biggest drift of the day.

Hedged also drifted in the penultimate race at Caulfield before running third.

BAD BEATS AND IN-PLAY BOLTERS

An extraordinary last ball finish in a Women's Cricket ODI between Pakistan and the West Indies is a standout here.

Pakistan needed 1 run to tie and 2 runs to win but lost a wicket off that final ball to go down by the smallest possible margin.

They had traded at $1.02 in-play with the West Indies matched for over $1000 at $34.

At the Gold Coast we saw one of the highest BSP winners you could ever imagine!

Gus the Bus got up at $394,48 in Race 3, and wait until you see the price advantage. An extraordinary result.

Rosehill also saw some crazy action with three runners losing in the same race despite all of them trading at less than $1.70.

Broadway Bouncer ($1.23), Sumo Star ($1.51) and Xtra Gear ($1.69) were all favourites before Everyone's a Star got it done.

Everyone may be a star, but they can't all be winners.

Learning to Fly (pictured) was the sickest beat of them all though, going down in the Robert Sangster Stakes from $1.03 in play just before the post!

I am Me ($1.47) and Estriella ($1.88) also got very short in that same race.

PRICE ADVANTAGE

Gus the Bus should have this entirely to his own.

$394.48 BSP is one thing, but how about a 243.3% price advantage over best tote?

The Best Tote was $114.90 which means a $10 outlay leaves you $2,700 better off. That is extraordinary.

Back on planet earth Seonee was the best of them at Morphettville with a 42.3% edge in Race 6, whilst Skybird was 21% better in Race 5.

Climbing Star's 9% edge was solid in the Sangster given the $33.60 BSP.

Chicago Storm brought it home well with 34% in the last.

Caulfield threw up a belter in the first, with Awapuni Princess's (pictured) $48 BSP producing a 150% boost on best tote!

Albanian I am  (25%), Belles Saviour (35%) and Extra Two (33%) continued a rollicking start at the Heath.

Stanley Express was a crazy 66% better in Race 8 as well.

Did we mention Gus the Bus on the Gold Coast?