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Bella Nipotina has made a habit of beating highly fancied runners in big races, and she did it again, edging I Wish I Win to claim a thrilling edition of the Doomben 10000.
The win was made all the more brave by the amount of miles covered by the mare in the last month.
She began her prep in Melbourne, before running narrowly behind Chain of Lightning in the TJ Smith Stakes in Sydney, before heading across the country to Perth where she ran fourth in the Quokka.
Completing four states in five starts she would cap it all off in Brisbane with yesterday's superb win, with trainer Ciaron Maher paying tribute.
"She actually hasn't been in a stable any more than three days over the past two weeks," Maher said.
"She was in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle and now Brisbane. Unbelievable mare.
"I thought the (soft) conditions, the track, would really suit and then when we jumped from the barriers I thought we were no chance.
"But Craig (Williams) knows her really well and he took his medicine."
Meanwhile, in Melbourne it was another interstate visitor who got it done, with The Map claiming a spot in the Melbourne Cup by winning the Andrew Ramsden.
BEST BACKED WINNERS
It was a day of upsets at Flemington with six winners in double figures, and four of them above $20.
There were still some popular victors though, with Niance one of them in Race 3.
The Begg runner (pictured) took 57% of nearly $300,000 leading into this race before winning.
The other two standouts at Flemington were in the features with "Who Dares" winning the Straight Six with 48% of matched volume, and The Map taking out the Andrew Ramsden as favourite.
An honorable mention goes to Gringotts in Race 5 at Doomben. Jamie Kah, fresh from back to back group 1s in Adelaide was able to pilot him home impressively as the well backed favourite, and the most heavily supported winner in Queensland for the day.
BAD BEATS AND IN-PLAY BOLTERS
Starting with some NRL, and Friday night fooball saw the Canterbury Bulldogs hit an in-play low of $1.08 against Canberra before losing.
They had nearly $3000 matched on them at less than $1.20, with the Raiders peaking at $13.50 in play.
The A League was also a rollercoaster with Melbourne Victory eventually prevailing in overtime against the Wellington Phoenix.
The regular time result though was a stunner. Victory lead 1-0 in the 98th minute and were trading at $1.01, with $9600 matched at less than $1.20.
The draw was paying $55 and got up thanks to a late goal.
In a racing sense, the worst beat of the day was Esseffninety (pictured) who traded at $1.02 in the run at Morphettville during race 4, with $240 matched at that price.
Storyteller would pinch it late.
PRICE ADVANTAGE
The blowouts at Flemington created some terrific price advantages!
Amberite's win at $30 in Race 2 was 14.5% better, which equates to $38 for a $10 outlay.
Niance was favourite in Race 3 but was still 28% better, whilst Riverina Power's $38.68 win in Race 4 coming at a 39% edge (or $111 for $10 outlay).
Navy King in Race 6 won at $23 which was 29.2% better ($58 for the $10 outlay), with Milford (pictured) taking the cake in Race 9 with a $65 BSP. This was 35.7% higher or $174 for that $10 outlay.
Even the features won by Who Dares (16%) and The Map (18%) were profitably by comparison.
Special mention to Amur at Doomben who won Race 3 at $56 which was 20.2% higher.
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?
