Townsville Race 4 - Ladbrokes Pallarenda Mdn Plate
Tricky to assess with a field of debutants engaged. DENALI (9) perhaps has the most persuasive debut profile, combining a kind barrier, and hailing from the Scott Cooper yard that has been enjoying recent juvenile success. Her Better Than Ready pedigree also fits a sharp 1000m assignment. BAIRUKU (1) looks the main danger, with Spirit Of Boom speed in the pedigree and a useful family pointer through Creativity Miss, a Doomben winner who placed on debut. MR STRONG (5) gains leading hoop Ryan Wiggins and strips fitter for a recent Cairns trial. Have to pay attention to the market. ROWEINER'S MAGIC (6) is a Sidestep gelding on debut for the Kenning yard that has come along well at the trials and is another that warrants a close market watch. Fellow debutant BOOGIE ON BY (8) is also in the mix.
Jockey: Isabella Teh
Weight: 57kgs
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Makes his debut by Spirit Of Boom from Creativity, and the family has already shown some early ability through Creativity Miss, who placed on debut and later won at Doomben. Barrier 10 is not ideal for a first-starter, while Matthew McGuire has one placing from six recent debut runners. Barrier 10 is the query, but the profile has substance.
Last Starts 12 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/5 | 13/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Townsville | 850m | Soft | Isabella Teh | 0:49.67 | - | 5 |
| 0.39L | $0.00 |
Jockey: Anthony Allen
Weight: 57kgs
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Steps out for Terry McGovern as a $20,000 Better Than Ready gelding and draws well in barrier 4. The stable has a strong track profile, which helps, although its recent debut record is five starters for no placings. Place claims if professional first time out.
Last Starts 19 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/6 | 06/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Townsville | 850m | Soft | Peta Edwards | 0:49.86 | - | 3 |
| 1.17L | $0.00 |
Jockey: Peta Edwards
Weight: 57kgs
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Debuts from barrier 2 for Terry McGovern and comes from a productive family, with Archdeacon and Already Blessed both city winners and Ave Cantare among the debut winners on the page. The stable's recent debut figures are plain, however, and this $15,000 Barbaric gelding has to convert pedigree depth into race-day performance to trouble the better-credentialled newcomers. Looking to others.
Last Starts 19 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/6 | 06/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Townsville | 850m | Soft | Denicious Smith | 0:49.86 | - | 1 |
| 0.48L | $0.00 |
Jockey: Masayuki Abe
Weight: 57kgs
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Begins from barrier 5 as a $21,000 Power gelding for Trevor & Peter Rowe. The stable has produced one winner and four placings from 14 recent debut runners, and the broader Power stable combination is steady rather than striking. With full sibling Foxy Cheval still a maiden after eight starts, he will have to show more on race day than the pedigree page alone provides. Prepared to leave alone.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6 | 11/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Cairns | 850m | Good | Samantha Pointon | 0:53.08 | - | 1 |
| 10.7L | $0.00 |
Jockey: Ryan Wiggins
Weight: 57kgs
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Debuts with Ryan Wiggins booked, and that is a notable positive given he is the leading rider at this track and also brings Group 1-winning quality. The $14,000 Stronger gelding draws the middle in barrier 7 for Fred Wieland, whose recent debut runners have yet to place. Middle draw is fine and he rates as a live winning chance.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/6 | 11/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Cairns | 850m | Good | Shohei Kaya | 0:53.08 | - | 5 |
| 6.42L | $0.00 |
Jockey: Lacey Morrison
Weight: 57kgs
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Comes from a proven Bill Kenning family, being by Sidestep from Roweiner, with full sibling Roweiner's Dance a 16-time winner. The Kenning-Sidestep combination reads particularly well, with 25 wins from 73 starters and a 63% place rate. Barrier 11 tempers the win case, but he profiles as a place hope.
Last Starts 19 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/6 | 06/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Townsville | 850m | Soft | Jason Babarovich | 0:49.86 | - | 4 |
| 0.05L | $0.00 | |
| 4/6 | 09/09/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Townsville | 850m | Soft | Paul Hammersley | 0:49.36 | - | 6 |
| 2.39L | $0.00 |
Jockey: Christopher Mciver
Weight: 57kgs
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Draws the inside for his debut and the Kevin J Miller yard has a useful recent debut record, with two wins from 10 starters. The Gold Standard colt was a $5,000 online purchase and the trainer-sire figures are respectable, particularly on place rate. Prefer to see under race conditions first.
Last Starts 60 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/4 | 26/08/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Rockhampton | 1000m | Good | Christopher Mciver | 1:00.89 | - | 2 |
| 6.32L | $0.00 |
Jockey: Tahlia Fenlon
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts her career as a $36,000 Sooboog filly for Tom Button, a stable with a solid local footprint and one win from nine recent debut runners. She gets the 55kg filly's weight but has drawn barrier 9, which leaves a little work to do first time at the races. Barrier 9 makes it tougher, but she has a minor-money profile.
Last Starts 12 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/5 | 13/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Townsville | 850m | Soft | Aidan Holt | 0:49.67 | - | 1 |
| 11.51L | $0.00 | |
| 1/6 | 06/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Townsville | 850m | Soft | Ivo Fry | 0:49.86 | - | 2 |
| 0.05L | $0.00 |
Jockey: Nathan Thomas
Weight: 55kgs
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Makes her debut from barrier 3 with 55kg and brings the most compelling profile in the race. She is a $30,000 Better Than Ready filly from Miss Mckinley, and Scott Cooper's recent debut record is a strong point, with one win and three placings from three starters. Looks ready to make an immediate impact.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6 | 11/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Cairns | 850m | Good | Nathan Thomas | 0:53.08 | - | 3 |
| 6.42L | $0.00 |
Jockey: Wanderson D'avila
Weight: 55kgs
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Debuts as a $26,000 Top Ranked filly from barrier 6 for Fred Wieland. There is some depth on the dam side through Acedrod, an eight-time winner, while Royal Ascendant and Acedrod both showed something on debut. Others look more appealing.
Last Starts 14 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/6 | 11/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Cairns | 850m | Good | Lauren Guernier | 0:53.08 | - | 2 |
| 10.05L | $0.00 |
Jockey: Ashley Butler
Weight: 55kgs
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Begins for Tom Button as a $30,000 Sebring Sun filly and her pedigree gives her a genuine base, with full sibling Sunnycoast winning 11 races and So Koby successful on debut. Barrier 8 is workable rather than ideal, and Ashley Butler takes the ride. Place claims.
Last Starts 12 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/5 | 13/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Townsville | 850m | Soft | Ben Kennedy | 0:49.67 | - | 4 |
| 0.39L | $0.00 | |
| 6/6 | 06/10/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Townsville | 850m | Soft | Ben Kennedy | 0:49.86 | - | 5 |
| 21.71L | $0.00 |
Jockey: Raul Silvera Olivera
Weight: 55kgs
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Starts from the outside barrier as a $16,000 Top Ranked filly for Kevin J Miller. The stable's debut record is positive, with two winners from 10 starters, and the family includes Heroic Miss, a six-time winner and Eagle Farm scorer. Will pay to keep a close eye on the market.
Last Starts 60 days since last start
| Place | Date | Days | Class | Prize | Track | Dist. | Cnd. | Jockey | Weight | Race Time | In Run | Gate | Result | Margin | Starting Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/4 | 26/08/2026 | - | Trial | $0.00 | Rockhampton | 1000m | Good | Raul Silvera Olivera | 0:59.84 | - | 3 |
| 2.56L | $0.00 |