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Ep. 313 |๐Ÿ”ฅ Epsom & Turnbull Stakes Preview ๐Ÿ† Flemington + Randwick | Mailbag Preview Show
37 minutes Posted Oct 2, 2025 at 10:55 am.
โ€“ Intro
โ€“ Flemington: Turnbull, Gilgai & Danehill Stakes
โ€“ Randwick: Epsom Handicap
โ€“ Around The Grounds
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๐Ÿ”ฅ The Mailbag Preview Show is back for Episode 313! Dicko, Pete & Scuz dive into a massive Saturday of racing, with the spotlight on Randwick & Flemington. Weโ€™ve got Group 1s, form lines to debate, and plenty of punting angles to dig into. Expect strong opinions, sharp analysis, and the usual dose of banter.
๐Ÿ† Epsom Handicap (Randwick, Race 8)
Everyoneโ€™s talking about Autumn Glow โ€” social media has christened her โ€œBaby Winx.โ€ The big question: can she keep the unbeaten streak alive from a wide barrier?
- Autumn Glow chasing unbeaten streak from wide draw
- Ceolwulf back to proven tactics, seen as a danger
- Famous roll call of winners: Ceolwulf (2024), Rediener, Kovalica, Winx (2015)
๐Ÿ† Turnbull Stakes (Flemington, Race 8)
The Turnbull is stacked โ€” nine Group 1 winners in the one field. Thatโ€™s as deep as it gets this time of year.
Via Sistina, the defending champ, is the one punters canโ€™t agree on โ€” some reckon sheโ€™s right back in form, others not convinced.
- Nine G1 winners clash in one of the deepest Turnbulls in years
- Via Sistina defending her crown โ€“ divided opinions on her form
- Honour roll: Via Sistina (2024), Gold Trip, Winx, Verry Elleegant, Incentivise
๐Ÿ† Gilgai Stakes (Flemington, Race 9)
The Gilgai buzz is all about the Flemington straight โ€” punters reckon you either love it or hate it, and itโ€™s a big factor here.
Stretan Angel is getting some love for consistency, and La Fracas keeps popping up in punting threads as the one who might break through.
- Flemington straight form the key talking point
- Stretan Angel backed for her consistency, La Fracas the โ€œsmokeyโ€
- Past winners: Right To Party (2024), Star Patrol (2023), Private Eye (2022)
๐Ÿ† Danehill Stakes (Flemington, Race 6)
Plenty of chat about Tentyris โ€” the Freedman colt looks fit and ready to fire, and punters are keen to see if he can measure up against some serious opposition. The Danehillโ€™s always a key straight-track sprint for the 3-year-olds, and everyoneโ€™s already calling it the springboard into the Coolmore. Itโ€™s not just about Saturday, itโ€™s about what these colts might be worth as stallions if they deliver here.
- Tentyris being tipped as a major threat after a strong prep
- Danehill seen as the lead-in to the Coolmore Stud Stakes and stallion-making races
- Famous winners include First Settler, Stretan Angel, Giga Kick, Sepoy, Black Caviar, Fastnet Rock
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