Australian Racing: Tornado Express to blow away competition

There are four meetings set to take place on Tuesday, including at Scone where eight races are scheduled.

Race 7 Scone

Tornado Express @ 5.00

Race 6 Ballina

Uncut Gem @ 4.20

Race 7 Bairnsdale

Luckyheleft @ 4.80

Express to salute at Scone

The seventh race at Scone is an 1100m Benchmark 58 handicap set to take place on a good 4 track.

Patrick Cleave is set to saddle Nights Inferno here, with the gelding expected to jump a short-priced favourite.

The three-year-old showed ability in his first prep racing, registering two solid efforts on wet tracks including at Randwick on debut.

Nights Inferno broke through for his first victory when resuming in a 1000m maiden at Muswellbrook earlier this month.

Racing on a good 4 track, the youngster came home nearly a length clear of his rivals, with his jockey that day, Aaron Bullock, again set to ride here.

Dual winner TORNADO EXPRESS is preferred here however, with the gelding having won twice in his last prep.

Those victories included a 1000m maiden success when racing on a heavy 8 track at Muswellbrook in April.

The filly duly followed up when contesting a 1200m Class 1 handicap at Tamworth the following month.

That Tamworth triumph saw the four-year-old salute on a good 4 track and similar going is expected for this event.

Cody Morgan’s representative stepped up to 1400m when fourth over 1400m at Taree on her final start last prep and resumed with a fourth at Quirindi last month.

The daughter of Toronado was beaten less than two lengths when contesting a six runner 1100m Benchmark 58 handicap at Quirindi.

Apprentice Siena Grima takes a valuable two-kilograms off her back, with the pair looking up to registering a win in this event.

Gem to shine at Ballina

Testing conditions are expected at Ballina, with the sixth race of the day a 1260m Benchmark 58 handicap for fillies and mares.

Indubitably is expected to have her supporters for the Kurt Goldman stable.

The three-year-old registered a victory in a Beaudesert maiden held over 1100m on a soft 7 track in July.

A fifth at metro level when racing at Doomben a week later followed, with the filly spelled subsequently.

The youngster arrives here on the back of a close second back at Beaudesert earlier this month and she rates highly in this event.

UNCUT GEM is the pick here though, having registered two wins so far in 2024.

The first of those saw her deliver a maiden success when racing over 1255m on a heavy 10 track at Taree in August.

Two good placed efforts followed, including when beaten just under four-and-a-half-lengths into second over 1310m at Lismore last month.

Uncut Gem raced on a good 4 track when contesting a similar race to this that day and she went on to score at Grafton nine days later.

The five-year-old dropped back to 1181m for a Benchmark 58 handicap at Grafton and, following a win on a soft 7 track that day, she is taken to complete a double.

Luckyheleft for Bairnsdale success

A soft 6 track is expected at Bairnsdale with the seventh race a 2200m Benchmark 58 handicap.

LUCKYHELEFT is selected here, having registered a track and trip victory in a similar race to this three starts back.

The pick came home two-and-a-half-lengths clear of his rivals when racing on a good 3 track that day.

This six-year-old has shown he handles softer conditions in the past, including when breaking his maiden on a soft 7 at Stony Creek in December last year.

The gelding followed up his course win with a good third, when dropped to 2100m for a Benchmark 58 handicap at Benalla two weeks later.

While Rachael Cunningham’s representative could finish only sixth over 2025m at Mornington earlier this month, that was a respectable effort.

A wide barrier isn’t ideal here, however, he looks capable of overcoming that to register his second win of 2024.