Daily Racing Tips – Newcastle Gold Cup Day

OH DIAMOND LIL (1) is second up and open to plenty of improvement into this afternoon’s Group 3 Tibbie Stakes.

Oh Diamond Lil turned in some decent enough performances without finding her best last time in, while she strips fitter today following a credible midfield performance in the Mona Lisa Stakes at Wyong earlier this month.

She’s a winner at this point of her preparation previously and has options in the run today from the rails draw.

AETHELWULF (5) will take a power of beating in the Newcastle Gold Cup this afternoon.

The Matt Smith-trained gelding returned to wining form over 1600m at Kembla Grange back in July and has since added dominant victories at Canterbury and Rosehill to his CV.

As a short-priced favourite, I’m going to have him on top in a Same Race Multi and pump up my odds with SO YOU ARE (3) running into the Top 3 and ELLIPTICAL (2) running into the Top 4.

So You Are was an eye-catching winner of the Premier’s Cup last time out and looks a key chance again, whole Elliptical kept his best work for late in the Wyong Cup and steps out today in peak order.

Same Race Multi selections:

• To Win – No 6 Aethelwulf
• Top 3 – No. 2 So You Are 
• Top 4 – No. 5 Elliptical

The Cameron Handicap looks a perfect black type target for MR MILLER (11).

Mr Miller returned to action with a dominant performance to get up in BM72 company at Warwick Farm before repeating the dose in stronger company at Rosehill last time out.

With further improvement today, something like this looks the next logical target for him.

I’m keen to have something on a fit RED RAGS TO BULLS (15) in the last on Newcastle Gold Cup Day.

The Bull Point mare has turned in some typically competitive performances this time in and was strong through the line to win here two back before a credible performance in Saturday metro company at Rosehill.

This is her level and with even luck in the run, she can fight out the finish again.