Race-by-race tips and previews for Randwick on Saturday

3 weeks ago 6

By Ray Hickson

February 5, 2026 — 5.00pm

Race 1: 12:30PM MIDWAY HANDICAP (1600M)

Have to be forgiving of 6. Starphistocated first-up when well in the market a few weeks ago. Didn’t seem to settle the best when putting herself just off the pace and didn’t dash with them as expected. Held on okay. Form suggests she improves with racing and getting to the mile now looks to suit her. She won a Midway before a spell in easy fashion so is well up to this level and is a big chance. 5. Kingston Charm had a great run and got into the clear at the right time as she just missed in a similar Midway two weeks ago. Finds a challenge from the wide gate but jockey James McDonald has been found to ride her so if he can weave some magic she’s good enough to be in the finish. 4. Charleroi will have to roll forward from the outside and look to find a bit of luck to find a spot. He’s racing well at this level, he’s more than good enough to win this if things go his way. 14. My Phar Lady won nicely first-up on Boxing Day and measured up well when running on from the back at Kensington, the same race Starphistocated comes through. Has to be in the mix.
How to play it: Starphistocated EACH-WAY.

Kingston Charm in winning form at Rosehill. Will be hoping for more success on Saturday at Randwick.

Race 2: 1:05PM TAB HIGHWAY HANDICAP (1200M)

12. Autumn Break is second favourite to win the Country Championships so there’s a bit on the line for his Highway debut. His two Albury wins in the mid-spring were dominant, he has the racing style that will put him in the first half dozen at worst and he looked the part beating some slick sprinters in a recent trial. Short priced favourites in Highways can be a worry but can’t fault him. 7. Martini Mumma might be back in action. She was huge first-up off a wide run as she fought on to run third in a similar Highway two weeks ago. Big barrier swap for her, fitter and gets the chance to consolidate. 5. Satin Stiletto sprung out from a wide gate to lead in the same race and was game in defeat as Kingdom Underseige just got the better late. Draws the outside here so she’ll need to do some work, any luck goes her way she can take running down. 2. Fingers Hunter has been just behind the placings in both runs back and where she’s given away decent starts. Back to a good track is a plus and an each-way chance.
How to play it: Autumn Break WIN.

Race 3: 1:40PM DARLEY LONHRO PLATE (1000M)

5. Spicy Miss has the runs on the board from a massive debut second in the Golden Gift in spring. She tracked wide throughout there and was still trying to run Revengeance down. Good gap to third too. Just the one sharp trial to resume at the 1000m, draw is perfect for her and if she shows the same resolve she’ll be hard to beat. 7. Satin Summer has the barrier switch now after leading all the way on debut to a solid win beating what looks a couple of handy youngsters. If she shows the same early pace then she’ll give herself every chance to back it up though you’d imagine she’ll be made to work. 4. Threads is a nicely bred Godolphin colt out of a Group 3 winning mare on debut for the Maher camp. She did close off well in her latest trial splitting Plagiarism and Confederaton. One to keep a close eye on. 2. Campione D’Italia is a $500,000 colt who has trialled three times including twice within seven days late last month. Market a guide. Couldn’t find a spot for 6. Lady Moscato but she might have bumped into a handy one on debut and is next best.
How to play it: Spicy Miss WIN.

Race 4: 2:15PM TOYOTA FORKLIFTS HANDICAP (1600M)

Good clash between a couple of emerging horses. Leaning to 9. Unleeshing who followed a couple of placings including one in Benchmark 78 mares grade at Randwick where she dashed through late. Dropped in grade and romped in under 60.5kg when stepping to 1550m. This will be a tactical race and she has drawn a little awkwardly but the Randwick mile start is very fair. 7. Lancelot Du Lac will be the leader you’d imagine and he fought them off well at Warwick Farm on Australia Day also with a big weight. If Tim Clark is allowed to control the race then Unleeshing will need to be good to run him down. Interesting clash. 5. Pretty Powerful is racing well and was placed at this level two starts back behind Alabama Fox before another even effort behind Cinsault two weeks ago. Up to the mile now, has won at 1550m and gets the favours from a soft gate. 10. Barbray will find this a little easier than last time at Rosehill on a heavy track where he wasn’t in the hunt behind Cross Tasman. He’s a bit hit-and-miss and could run on into a placing.
How to play it: Unleeshing WIN.

Race 5: 2:50PM INGLIS CLASSIC YEARLING SALE HANDICAP (1200M)

7. Monte Veebee faces a class rise but he’s always shown promise and it might be a case of he’s now hitting his straps and could swing his way through the grades quickly. Won his maiden by six before a spell and a stable change and then led all the way at his first run for the Baker camp at Newcastle in what you’d call a soft launch. Has the option to lead or sit handy and if he’s as promising as he looks he’ll probably win this. 1. Bundeena has the hoof on the till at this level after going down by under a length to Livin’ Thing and last start to Gatsby’s and drew wide both times. Slightly better draw but only has to hold form to be competitive. 3. Polyglot was around the mark without winning last time and he obviously had an issue when pulled up before a spell. Looks to have come back pretty well, it’s just up to him to put it all together. 4. Oakfield Jupiter is a smart mare likely headed for the Provincial-Midway Championships so she’ll improve on whatever she does here fresh. Won four from five and her Midway wins last time in were pretty handy.
How to play it: Monte Veebee WIN.

Race 6: 3:25PM THE AGENCY REAL ESTATE HANDICAP (1300M)

It didn’t work out for 5. Diddle Dumpling first-up after she stepped away a shade slowly. Normally she’s an on pacer but found herself back near last in a race dominated by those on the speed. You couldn’t have missed her hitting the line strongly into fifth. It’s a case of what might have been. She’ll roll forward from the barrier and if she finds her rhythm on speed she’s more than capable of winning. 3. Candlewick comes through the same race, she had every chance from the leader’s back. A run opener for her on the inside and she didn’t sprint quite as expected but now she’s third-up, drawn well again, she has to be included in the chances. 4. Scripted is a lightly raced mare possibly on the Country Championships path next week and it’ll be interesting to see how she measures after her Gold Coast efforts last month. Had no chance from where she was last time and did a great job to finish as close as she did. 15. Bella Corazon keeps missing the start and then flashing home and she did that last start when just missing third. If she can break with them then she’s dangerous.
How to play it: Diddle Dumpling WIN.

Diddle Dumpling salutes at Rosehill in July last year and will be hoping to do the same at Randwick on Saturday.

Race 7: 4:00PM INGLIS MILLENNIUM - (1100M)

5. Star Of Jamaica on top in an open Millennium where luck will be a major player. He blew his chances on debut last month but was much better as he pulled out of a speed battle at the Sunshine Coast before launching past his rivals over the last 150m or so. That experience will help him make use of a nice draw, looks to have plenty of raw talent and is a good chance. 13. Long Throw did a great job on debut in what might be a handy form race as she ran into second behind Outspan at Rosehill, with Widden Stakes placegetter Miss Chanel third. That was off one trial so she has to be an improver and is a good each-way chance. 2. Plagiarism did a heap of work at his only start in the Golden Gift in November, getting across to lead before weakening late into third. Spicy Miss, who runs earlier, comes through that race. Stable won this two years ago with a horse that profiles somewhat similarly. 11. Screen Icon had a wide run on debut in the Gimcrack but went down by the bob of the head and with the wide gate will need all that toughness. But she’s trialling well and with a cart into the race she could launch down the outside. 18. Profitabelle next best, if she can make some use of barrier one, after an eye-catching first outing.
How to play it: Star Of Jamaica EACH-WAY.

Race 8: 4:35PM KIA ORA ESKIMO PRINCE STAKES (1200M)

It’d be an understatement to say 3. Tempted brings the best form into this race. We’ve not seen her since she chased Ka Ying Rising home in the TAB Everest and she had Jimmysstar behind her in third. She smashed the three-year-olds first-up in the spring in the Run To The Rose at 1200m and prior to the Everest her previous Randwick run was a big win in the Percy Sykes over 1200m. Gets no weight advantage here but that’s the only negative. 2. Napoleonic is the up and comer. When Tempted was winning the Run To The Rose he’d just won a maiden at Wyong. But he continued to improve, culminating in a soft Group 3 win in Melbourne. He’s had the extra trial and draws to have his chance. 5. Wodeton has been runner-up in the Golden Slipper and Golden Rose, interestingly beating Tempted home in both, but he’s still won just the one race. The platform is there for him to have a nice run and has to be considered. 8. Watson is right up in class but does look the leader so they won’t want to forget about him up front. He’s been too quick in easier races in his two runs back, on face value should be outclassed.
How to play it: Tempted WIN.

Race 9: 5:15PM INGLIS DIGITAL FEB LATE SALE 19-24 HANDICAP (1600M)

14. Hellsing looks just about ready to win after three runs back including a much improved second to Welcometotheshow two weeks ago at the same track and distance. He reacted well to being put on the speed there and in a race with a lot of staying types resuming he might have the jump on a few of them. Good chance in a tricky race. 8. Thunderlips staged a two horse war with his stablemate Sandpaper and only just failed to get the better of him late in the Carrington, also third-up from a break. Yet to tick the mile box but peaking and is one of the chances. 16. Sun God comes through the same race as Hellsing and he had his opportunity to win but couldn’t go on with it late in third as a short priced favourite. He’s around the mark but lacking that edge late so take him on trust. 12. Bear On The Loose is back having not raced since chasing Half Yours home in the Caloundra Cup in July. He has a handy first-up record and an on pace pattern so from the draw if he steps away okay could give some cheek.
How to play it: Hellsing EACH-WAY.

Race 10: 5:55PM SPELLING AT COOLMORE MT WHITE HANDICAP (1000M)

3. The Black Cloud is as honest as they come and if she can get a genuinely run sprint it would allow her to swoop on them late. Notched a stakes win before a short break two months ago as she ran down Way To The Stars, a winner since, at Eagle Farm over the 1000m. Hard to see her not taking a hand in the finish. 6. Celui resumes with an imposing record over the short course and two barrier trial wins to his name. Was a winner under 63kg at Muswellbrook fresh last time in and with the soft draw likely finds a stalking spot. Have to consider him. 7. Spring Lee only had the one run in the spring in the Concorde and while not in the finish was only beaten a couple of lengths. She always trials well and has done that once more, drawn wide but probably not a huge deal at this point and she’s good enough to make her presence felt. Not sure what to do with 5. Nervous Witness who finds McDonald for his first run since October 2024. Ex-Hong Kong galloper who was an easy trial winner at Caulfield leading in and the market will tell us all we need to know.
How to play it: The Black Cloud WIN.

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