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Saturday 17 October 2026

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Racing NSW observed Soft 7 on Friday 16 October 2026: track updated 14:26 AEDT, scratchings edition 14:28 AEDT, rail +3 m Entire. This is not a guarantee of Saturday’s going. Randwick highlights below use its existing Soft 6–7 book. Construction menus retain their individually stated conditions; Heavy 8 menus are not automatically reassessed for Soft 7.

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Multis & combinations.

Use the horse, race and finishing band below to build and inspect your own combination. Combined quotes and bookmaker acceptance are unverified.

Unpriced research selections. Actual joint quotes, complete combined prices and acceptance are unverified. Do not multiply same-race individual prices.

These builds share horses and race assumptions. Taking several repeats exposure; fewer races, wider cutoffs or a bigger displayed return do not automatically mean a safer or better-value ticket.

01

Compact three

Compact threeAcross both meetings · Cross-card multi · 3 horses / 3 races

Caulfield Good 4; Randwick Heavy 8. Recheck actual starters, admissions, going and material veterinary updates.

  1. Top 4
  2. Top 6
  3. Top 4

Combined quote: unverified · inspect offered terms

Why this construction & what could change it

Three individually supported wider finishing cutoffs with one horse in each race.

Cavalry is Top 4 here, unlike Top 3 in the cross-card version. Short individual prices do not establish overall value. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

02

Main cross-card · three versions

Main cross-card: six races, eight horsesMain buildAcross both meetings · Cross-card multi · 8 horses / 6 races

Caulfield Good 4; Randwick Heavy 8. Recheck actual starters, admissions, going and material veterinary updates.

  1. Caulfield · R4 Star Of Macedon
    Top 3
  2. Top 3
  3. Top 4
  4. Top 6
  5. Top 4
  6. Caulfield · R9 Royal Supremacy
    Top 6
  7. Top 4
  8. Top 4

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Why this construction & what could change it

Nested versions of the same mixed selection. The eight-race version is the original mixed ten.

C6 and C7 are two-horse SRM blocks; the other races contribute singles. More selected outcomes add failure routes; no value ranking is inferred from length. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

Cavalry Girl: Caulfield R6 SRM block

Bev's Nine: Caulfield R6 SRM block

De Armas: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Pretty Baby: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Seven races, nine horsesAcross both meetings · Cross-card multi · 9 horses / 7 races

Caulfield Good 4; Randwick Heavy 8. Recheck actual starters, admissions, going and material veterinary updates.

  1. Caulfield · R4 Star Of Macedon
    Top 3
  2. Top 3
  3. Top 4
  4. Top 6
  5. Top 4
  6. Caulfield · R9 Royal Supremacy
    Top 6
  7. Caulfield · R10 Gold Medallist
    Top 4
  8. Top 4
  9. Top 4

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Why this construction & what could change it

Nested versions of the same mixed selection. The eight-race version is the original mixed ten.

C6 and C7 are two-horse SRM blocks; the other races contribute singles. More selected outcomes add failure routes; no value ranking is inferred from length. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

Cavalry Girl: Caulfield R6 SRM block

Bev's Nine: Caulfield R6 SRM block

De Armas: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Pretty Baby: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Original mixed ten: eight races, ten horsesAcross both meetings · Cross-card multi · 10 horses / 8 races

Caulfield Good 4; Randwick Heavy 8. Recheck actual starters, admissions, going and material veterinary updates.

  1. Caulfield · R4 Star Of Macedon
    Top 3
  2. Top 3
  3. Top 4
  4. Top 6
  5. Top 4
  6. Caulfield · R9 Royal Supremacy
    Top 6
  7. Caulfield · R10 Gold Medallist
    Top 4
  8. Randwick · R3 The Mona Lisa
    Top 4
  9. Top 4
  10. Top 4

Combined quote: unverified · inspect offered terms

Why this construction & what could change it

Nested versions of the same mixed selection. The eight-race version is the original mixed ten.

C6 and C7 are two-horse SRM blocks; the other races contribute singles. More selected outcomes add failure routes; no value ranking is inferred from length. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

Cavalry Girl: Caulfield R6 SRM block

Bev's Nine: Caulfield R6 SRM block

De Armas: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Pretty Baby: Caulfield R7 SRM block

03

Longer builds · wider or tighter bands

Broader bands · twelve horsesAcross both meetings · Cross-card multi · 12 horses / 10 races

Caulfield Good 4; Randwick Heavy 8. Recheck actual starters, admissions, going and material veterinary updates.

  1. Caulfield · R4 Star Of Macedon
    Top 4
  2. Top 3
  3. Top 4
  4. Top 6
  5. Top 6
  6. Top 6
  7. Caulfield · R9 Royal Supremacy
    Top 8
  8. Caulfield · R10 Gold Medallist
    Top 6
  9. Randwick · R3 The Mona Lisa
    Top 4
  10. Top 6
  11. Top 6
  12. Top 4

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Why this construction & what could change it

Widen Star, Pretty Baby, Royal, Gold and Joliestar, then include Threads Top 6 and Lisztomania Top 6 as substantive broad-band extensions.

Broader describes individual cutoffs, not a proven safer whole ticket: this version has two more horses and two more race components. Keep Cavalry Top 3 and Skyhook Top 4 rather than buying very short extra protection. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

Cavalry Girl: Caulfield R6 SRM block

Bev's Nine: Caulfield R6 SRM block

De Armas: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Pretty Baby: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Tighter bands · eleven horsesAcross both meetings · Cross-card multi · 11 horses / 9 races

Caulfield Good 4; Randwick Heavy 8. Recheck actual starters, admissions, going and material veterinary updates.

  1. Caulfield · R4 Star Of Macedon
    Top 3
  2. Top 2
  3. Top 4
  4. Top 4
  5. Top 4
  6. Top 4
  7. Caulfield · R9 Royal Supremacy
    Top 6
  8. Caulfield · R10 Gold Medallist
    Top 4
  9. Randwick · R3 The Mona Lisa
    Top 4
  10. Top 4
  11. Top 4

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Why this construction & what could change it

Retain the mixed ten, tighten Cavalry to Top 2 and De Armas to Top 4, then add Threads Top 4. Each narrower band has its own prior assessment.

Cavalry third and De Armas fifth now lose. Threads faces stronger finishing opposition than the early review implied; this is the deliberate additional risk, not a compulsory race filler. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

Cavalry Girl: Caulfield R6 SRM block

Bev's Nine: Caulfield R6 SRM block

De Armas: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Pretty Baby: Caulfield R7 SRM block

04

Randwick R8 · standalone SRM

Main standalone SRM: Randwick R8Main buildSame-race multi · 3 horses / 1 races

Caulfield Good 4; Randwick Heavy 8. Recheck actual starters, admissions, going and material veterinary updates.

  1. Top 4
  2. Randwick · R8 Platinum Pantheon
    Top 6
  3. Randwick · R8 Brave Monarch
    Top 6

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Why this construction & what could change it

Skyhook has current 1300/1500m wins and genuine wet function. Pantheon has four successive seconds, a strong current Randwick sprint near-win and 1kg relief; the confidence is in finishing first six, not winning. Brave’s burden-qualified Weetwood third, 2.5kg relief and demonstrated wet ability earn the third condition.

Pantheon and Brave both need usable cover from outside. A controlled short sprint can blunt both. Skyhook fifth, either partner seventh, or worse defeats the triple. Three must make the first six, with Skyhook first four. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

Skyhook: Randwick R8 SRM block; core

Platinum Pantheon: Randwick R8 SRM block; core

Brave Monarch: Randwick R8 SRM block; third contributor

05

Caulfield R4 · three-horse SRM

Caulfield R4 three-horse SRMSame-race multi · 3 horses / 1 races

Caulfield Good 4; Randwick Heavy 8. Recheck actual starters, admissions, going and material veterinary updates.

  1. Caulfield · R4 Star Of Macedon
    Top 3
  2. Top 6
  3. Top 6

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Why this construction & what could change it

Star has repeated relevant 1400–1600m placings. Boys has current 1500m success, a competitive Stutt run and inside forward agency. Their exact cutoffs have independently strong support. Autumn’s actual dry Exford fourth and 54kg give a direct first-six route. Prefer that evidence to selecting Obambulate only for his higher 3.10 individual Top 6 display.

An honest sustainable tempo can accommodate all three. A crawl threatens Autumn; excessive pressure threatens Boys. Star fourth still loses. Three must make the first six, with Star first three. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

Star Of Macedon: Caulfield R4 SRM block; core

Boys Bounce: Caulfield R4 SRM block; core

Autumn Lover: Caulfield R4 SRM block; third contributor

06

Caulfield R6 · three-horse SRM

Caulfield R6 three-horse SRMSame-race multi · 3 horses / 1 races

Caulfield Good 4; Randwick Heavy 8. Recheck actual starters, admissions, going and material veterinary updates.

  1. Top 2
  2. Top 4
  3. Caulfield · R6 Don't Hope Do
    Top 5

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Why this construction & what could change it

Cavalry’s current high-class 1000m form supports Top 2. Bev’s repeatable current sprint performances and improved relative weight support Top 4. Don’t Hope Do has established 1000m wins, an older Rubiton second and a current competitive fifth. Gate 3, 53kg and improved relative terms supply a credible exact first-five route without needing a win.

Don’t Hope Do’s hanging, traffic and below-peak current delivery make him the least secure third runner of these three structures. Sixth loses; Cavalry third or Bev fifth also loses. Three must make the first five, Cavalry first two and Bev first four. Don’t Hope Do Top 6 was not offered in the inspected 11-runner field; use the specified Top 5. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

Cavalry Girl: Caulfield R6 SRM block; core

Bev's Nine: Caulfield R6 SRM block; core

Don't Hope Do: Caulfield R6 SRM block; third contributor; conditional, more speculative

07

Multis of SRM blocks

Main SRM-block multi: two races, five horsesMain buildAcross both meetings · Multi of SRM blocks · 5 horses / 2 races

Caulfield Good 4; Randwick Heavy 8. Recheck actual starters, admissions, going and material veterinary updates.

  1. Top 6
  2. Top 4
  3. Top 4
  4. Randwick · R8 Platinum Pantheon
    Top 6
  5. Randwick · R8 Brave Monarch
    Top 6

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Why this construction & what could change it

Five finishing outcomes concentrated into two races. It combines the existing Guineas pair with the independently supported Randwick R8 triple; no additional outsider condition is inserted.

Every block must succeed. Within-race correlation and finishing-slot competition remain. Exact multi-block compatibility and combined pricing are unverified. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

De Armas: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Pretty Baby: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Skyhook: Randwick R8 SRM block

Platinum Pantheon: Randwick R8 SRM block

Brave Monarch: Randwick R8 SRM block

Three-race SRM multiAcross both meetings · Multi of SRM blocks · 8 horses / 3 races

Caulfield Good 4; Randwick Heavy 8. Recheck actual starters, admissions, going and material veterinary updates.

  1. Top 6
  2. Top 4
  3. Top 4
  4. Randwick · R8 Platinum Pantheon
    Top 6
  5. Randwick · R8 Brave Monarch
    Top 6
  6. Caulfield · R4 Star Of Macedon
    Top 3
  7. Top 6
  8. Top 6

Combined quote: unverified · inspect offered terms

Why this construction & what could change it

Requires the same five outcomes plus the Caulfield R4 triple. The extra race is earned by its existing whole-field finishing case, rather than a target horse count or payout.

Every block must succeed. Within-race correlation and finishing-slot competition remain. Exact multi-block compatibility and combined pricing are unverified. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

De Armas: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Pretty Baby: Caulfield R7 SRM block

Skyhook: Randwick R8 SRM block

Platinum Pantheon: Randwick R8 SRM block

Brave Monarch: Randwick R8 SRM block

Star Of Macedon: Caulfield R4 SRM block

Boys Bounce: Caulfield R4 SRM block

Autumn Lover: Caulfield R4 SRM block

08

Caulfield Cup · First Four

Boxed First FourBoxed First Four · 4 horses / 1 races

Caulfield dry working conditions; reassess starters, pace and veterinary updates.

  1. Caulfield · R9 Royal Supremacy
    First Four any order
  2. Caulfield · R9 Cosmic Crusader
    First Four any order
  3. First Four any order
  4. Caulfield · R9 Wine Dark Sea
    First Four any order

Combined quote: unverified · inspect offered terms

Why this construction & what could change it

The box is the preferred expression if choosing between these two: it covers order uncertainty, not an extra horse.

All four selected horses must fill the first four. The box covers 24 orders and adds no extra horse. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

Speculative ordered First FourOrdered First Four · 4 horses / 1 races

Caulfield dry working conditions; reassess starters, pace and veterinary updates.

  1. Caulfield · R9 Royal Supremacy
    Finish 1
  2. Caulfield · R9 Cosmic Crusader
    Finish 2
  3. Finish 3
  4. Caulfield · R9 Wine Dark Sea
    Finish 4

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Why this construction & what could change it

Royal first follows the retained winning preference; Cosmic second follows his stronger current local peak if he stays. Enfjaar is put ahead of Wine for inside economy in this particular ordered scenario. That is an exact-order judgement, not a consequence of the finishing-floor ranking, which had Wine ahead of Enfjaar.

All four selected horses must fill the first four. This exact sequence must occur; it is an explicit speculative scenario, not implied by the finishing-floor ranking. Combined quote and exact acceptance unverified; no stakes assumed.

Full cards & featured selections

Stevie & Paddy, both meetings.

Caulfield

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Conditional Good 3–4 assessment.

Stevie’s Best

R2 · Quick Finish ↗

P(win)
21%
Fair
$4.76
Captured WIN
$18.00
Sportsbet · captured Thursday 15 October 2026, 4:06:11.260000 pm AEDT
Selection case & qualifications

A proven dry Caulfield 1800 m winner with a practical forward route, assessed at 21% against the most likely winner’s 22%. That near-equal winning case makes the observed $18 compelling against $4.76 fair. Contested settling and the first 2000 m remain genuine risks.

Paddy’s Pick

R10 · Merrigold ↗

P(win)
17%
Fair
$5.88
Captured WIN
$7.50
Sportsbet · captured Thursday 15 October 2026, 4:08:43.551000 pm AEDT
Selection case & qualifications

The card’s strongest selected alternative, at 17% and close to Gold Medallist’s 18.5%, with directly connected dry form. Her latest run was never fully tested, which supports the case without proving a hidden win. The observed $7.50 exceeds $5.88 fair. Merrigold remains the R10 Alt; a roughie or speculative selection would be a separate choice.

Randwick

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Soft 6–7 conditional assessment · Friday Soft 7 observation; Heavy alternative available in the card.

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Stevie’s Best

R5 · LISZTOMANIA ↗

P(win)
21%
Fair
$4.76
Captured WIN
$8.50
Sportsbet · captured Thursday 15 October 2026, 7:01:11 pm AEDT
Selection case & qualifications

Best play of this card. Current metropolitan 1200 m wins on Good and Soft, plus mature Randwick Heavy 8 placings, support the winning case. Rearward passage, the increased burden and seven-week spacing without verified later work remain risks. Soft 6–7 conditional assessment: 21%, fair $4.76. The $8.50 quote is the saved Sportsbet snapshot captured 15 October 2026, 19:01:11 AEDT, not a newly checked offer.

Paddy’s Pick

R6 · YELLOW BRICK ↗

P(win)
13.5%
Fair
$7.41
Captured WIN
$21.00
Sportsbet · captured Friday 16 October 2026, 1:33:04 pm AEDT

Wanaruah withdrawn at 11:20VC and Golden Straand at 11:36 AEDT on Friday. R6 assessment: 16 October 2026, 13:42:30 AEDT; market observation 13:33:04 AEDT. Conditional sixteen only: fourteen surviving primary runners plus Mal Coupe and Signor Tortoni if admitted. Actual admissions remain unverified; no numerical fourteen-runner or fifteen-runner book is implied.

Selection case & qualifications

Wanaruah removal increases some forward rivals’ control opportunity but does not remove Yellow’s own wet sprint route. His two mature Heavy near-wins came from fourth/third and sixth/fifth, so the case is not dependent on a pace collapse. Three trials support preparation but do not certify readiness after 112 days. Conditional sixteen: 16% on Heavy 8 (fair $6.25); 13.5% on Soft 6–7 (fair $7.41). Assessment 16 October 2026, 13:42:30 AEDT; Sportsbet $21 observed 13:33:04 AEDT. Actual Mal Coupe and Signor Tortoni admissions remain unverified. Other populations have qualitative roles only, not assessed percentages.