By Jack McInerney –

I have gone through the Grafton Cup field and found and listed the results of the last 10 runs of every Trainer and Jockey in the race.

#1 – Mirage Dancer:

T: T. Busuttin & N. Young – 1 second

J: A. Bullock – 2 seconds, 2 thirds

# 3 – Laure Me In:

T: M.Dunn – 1 win, 2 seconds

J: J. Byrne – 3 wins, 1 second, 1 third

# 4 – Happy Go Plucky:

T: John Gilmore – 2 wins, 4 seconds, 1 third

J: S. Thornton – zero placings

#5 – The Lord Mayor:

T: C.Waller – 1 win, 1 second, 2 thirds

J: A. Gibbons – 2 seconds, 1 third

#6 – Berdibek:

T: J. O’Shea – 1 win, 1 second, 3 thirds

J: A. Collett – 3 wins, 2 thirds

#7 – Parry Sound:

T: B.Baker – 3 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds

J: M.Cahill – 2 wins, 1 second

#8 – Humbolt Current:

T: C. Waller – 1 win, 1 second, 2 thirds

J: J. Penza – 2 thirds

#9 – Primitivo:

T: J. Thompson – 2 thirds

J: R. Jones – 1 win, 1 second, 2 thirds

#10 – Perfect Deal:

T: M.Costa – 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third

J: B.Thompson – 2 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds

#11 – Windermere:

T: E.O’Rourke – 1 win, 2 seconds, 2 thirds

J: B. Looker – 1 win, 2 seconds, 2 thirds

#12 – Maid Of Ore:

T: N. Olive – 1 win, 3 seconds

J: B. Macdougall – 2 wins, 1 second

#13 – Spencer:

T: B. Baker – 3 wins, 2 seconds, 2 thirds

J: C. Reith – 3 wins, 2 seconds

#14 Commander Bell:

T: B. Partelle – 2 wins, 3 seconds

J: R. Fraud – 1 win, 1 third

FIRST FOUR IN ORDER GOING OFF LAST 10 RUNS:

TRAINERS: 13 – 7 – 10 – 14

JOCKEYS: 13 – 3 – 6 – 10

GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY PUNTING!!!

By Ben Scarf

Many of you punters may know of Ben he does video tips in multiple Punting themed Groups which are very popular amongst large swathes of punters. This is his first time tipping for YTP. Gamble Responsibly.

Race 3 – #6 Roya Moyessi ($3.50)

Race 4 – #6 Yukon (Best Bet) ($3.30)

Race 6 – #8 Tamerlane E/W ($9/$3)

Race 7 – #O’Mudgee ($2.70)

Good Luck & Happy Punting!!!

Our Victorian Tipster Mitchell Bennett aka Phil McTips is coming of an absolute fill up Saturday at Flemington where his Best Value Bet saluted at $6 and his Best Bet won so thats 3 sets he has produced for us now with his Best Bet saluting all 3 times!

But just remember if it were easy to tip multiple winner every meeting we would all be millionaires! Gamble Responsibly.

(Prices are current at 10am Wednesday 7th July 2021 through NSW TAB)

R1. Semenuk (Best Bet) ($3.10)

R2. TWO HORSE PLAY: Murrumbidgee River to win & White Heath E/W ($2.15) & ($101/$17)

R3. Write The Score (Next Best) ($2.20)

R4.  Citaleon ($2.70)

R5. Cafe Tortoni E/W (Best Value) ($8.50/$2.60)

R6. High Risk ($3.80)

R7. Teramia ($3.50)

R8. TWO HORSE PLAY: National Choice/Kamien E/W ($3.80/$1.70) & ($8/$2.60)

BEST BET – Race 1 #2 Semenuk ($3.10)

NEXT BEST – Race 3 #11  Write The Score ($2.20)

BEST VALUE – Race 5 #Cafe Tortoni ($8.50/$2.60)

QUADDIE:
Leg 1 – 1,6,8,10
Leg 2 – 5,6,8
Leg 3 – 8,9,10
Leg 4 – 2,4,5,12,13

$50 = 27%

GOOD LUCK & HAPPY PUNTING!!!

By Jack McInerney –

1- What are the origins of LynchBet? – How did you get into the Racing Game? Were you born into it? How long have you been involved now? 

GRANT: Believe it or not I came from a completely non-racing family! I was looking for a second job (just to get ahead). I was 20 yrs of age and my partner at the times Father was close to Sydney Rails Bookie Mal Waters (now retired).

Mal gave me work both Saturdays/Nights and Monday nights (night Greyhound meetings) and I was like a duck to water so to speak.

Mal was very good to me and shared his knowledge and helped me greatly. I became very close to his right-hand man and when Mal retired Noel talked me into getting a licence (for the gallops) and I kicked off Cox Plate day 2000 at Kembla Grange.

It was really just a toe in the water and a hobby more or less, as I had a fairly senior role at my full-time gig elsewhere. One thing lead to another and the business grew and grew along with my passion for it.

I graduated to the number one stands at both Kembla and Newcastle tracks and finally got the business to a critical mass that I was able to quit my reg job (around 2004) and worked Saturdays and all the country carnivals large and small. 

I have had fantastic time in the bush and still try to attend as many as possible, having made some good friends from Mudgee to Murwillumbah! I have been a trackside bookie now 22 years and coming up to two years on line.

2- Who makes up the team at LynchBet? Is it just solely you working race days when trackside? Any employee’s? If so have they been with you for a long time?

GRANT: It is primarily a family business, with my son who has a fulltime role and another couple of traders and admin.

We have a team that are regulars at Kembla Newcastle Sat, and work on track wherever the Thursday Provincial meet is.

Most of the team are 10yrs plus years with us.

3- What makes Lynchbet Different?- What points of difference do you provide compared to say a massive corporate like TAB or Sportsbet?

GRANT: I think the number one thing is as the customer you can pick up the phone or email and speak directly to the bookie (decision maker), if your wanting to negotiate a price or want to discuss deposit promos or the like.

We bet very keen prices, along with high limits and I’m proud to say we have never closed anyone’s account.

We also use Osko and aim to process clients withdrawals in under 30mins, so funds are in your nominated account almost instantly. 

4- Was being forced online last year due to the Covid-19 Pandemic a blessing or a hindrance?  Did you grow your customer base during that time? Was it daunting taking the step from Manual Bookmaking (in person on track) to Digital Bookmaking (anonymously off track) so to speak?

GRANT: Look it has been a blessing mostly, I seriously underestimated the work involved especially at the back end admin etc.  Having said that I like a challenge and it’s been fun.

We have experienced incredible growth, which I guess is testament to the levels of customer service, prices and an outstanding rewards program.

In regards to moving from Manual to Digital Bookmaking, I can be a bit of a bull at a gate, so I have had to try and harness that and try and be more patient, Mal my old boss was always telling me that!

I like meeting people so there if obviously a disconnect on-line. Everyone is so different though…I try and call all new clients, a lot of people don’t answer numbers they don’t know (I get that) others are pleased to hear from others not. We are all different makes the world go round I suppose.    

5- Do you think in the current wagering landscape in Australia that the end in nigh for smaller Bookmakers?

GRANT: I sit on the Board of directors at the NSW Bookmakers, the Board is charged with doing many things including trying to help smaller fielders survive in the bush and city alike.

But at the end of the day the on track attendance is dropping especially mid-week, so it’s barely viable at some tracks. Racing NSW have been very proactive and we (I) are very grateful for that, however it varies from club to club in terms of the old “can do attitude”!   

6- Whats the biggest bet that you have layed and in turn paid out?

GRANT: Naturally it’s a losing one haha! We bet a phone customer back in the day $2500 EW Lieca Larrikan at 40/1 so that was unpleasant! We backed a fair proportion of it back with other bookies to reduce our liability. The funniest part of the story was my right hand man was bagging me to death for backing it back, he didn’t say much after it won! Goes to show they can win! 

7- Do you have any stories from over the years about taking on any BIG pro punters? GRANT: None that have a happy ending for me! But on a serious we accommodate them and I’m lucky enough to have a good relationship with many of them. It’s a shame the fluctuations were taken away from the track because now the corps don’t call up and put money into the ring on betbacks. When that was happening it stimulated betting and other runners we are giving a twist and away we go. 

8- Last and not least, where can the Punters find your online service?

GRANT: Anyway anyone that enjoyed this small insight is welcome to email or call me, you will be pleasantly surprised in the Welcome pack you receive upon sign up!

Enter the Code: YTP2

WEBSITE: http://www.lynchbet.com.au

EMAIL: grant@lynchbet.com.au

PHONE: 0409 360 147

Give a smaller boutique operator a go – what have you got to lose?  

By Jack McInerney –

It was a cold and dreary Friday, 10th March 2017 and a horse debuted at the iconic Chantilly Racecourse in Northern France. The meeting was run on the synthetic track and its the 4th placegetter in the 3 year old Maiden, Avilius, which would go on to make his mark in Australia, once touted by some as the horse that could beat Winx!

He stood out a month later on 9th April 2017 and won his maiden comfortably by 2 Lengths when $2.20 favourite. He went on to have 5 more runs in France under the tutelage of World renowned trainer Andre Faber where he fell in at his third start to win the Listed DU SURESNES STAKES and ran placings in 3 Group2 races, most notably running second to international superstar CRACKSMAN with the former Waller stayer FINCHE running third. He was subsequently purchased by Godolphin and transferred to Australia to continue his racing career.

He arrived with a bang winning a BM91 (Ridden by Glyn Schofield) and three Group 3 Races in a row at his first four starts in Australia. At just his 5th start in Australia he lined up in Winx’s record breaking 4th Cox Plate where he jumped a $31 pop and ran fourth. He then went on to line up in the 2018 Melbourne Cup where he faced the gruelling 3200 metre journey for the first time and its safe to say he didn’t handle it running just under 70 lengths off the winner CROSS COUNTER, finishing 22nd of 24 runners.

Upon returning back from the paddock after his failure in the Melbourne Cup he won 4 of his next 5 runs which netted him a Group 3, a Group 2 and two Group 1 wins. An interesting fact about the horse is he finished his career with 2 wins from 2 runs on Heavy tracks, which were both Group 1 wins in The Ranvet and The Tancred.

He went on to always be somewhat competitive at the top level but he never reached the heights that he did in those first two preps in Australia. As a matter of fact his last win in Australia was way back on 21st September 2019 when he won the George Main Stakes. From that point on I think he just enjoyed going around with the pack because he ran 5th five times and 6th three times. His enigmatic career came to an end recently when he bled after his 6th placing in the Doomben Cup with Godolphin opting to retire him and make him the flag bearer for their Lifetime Care Program, and rightly so, he was a multiple Group1 winner who at one stage in his career could call himself a part of the highest echelon of Racing.

He was hard to figure out as he got older and undeniably became a costly conveyance to back and follow but you would go a long way to find a better looking horse in the yard when he was at his top.

He was a horse that people either loved or hated and I have to say I loved but him but I sent an article about his retirement this morning to a mate of mine and he responded with “maybe they can train him to catch mice”. Long Live Avilius.

Our Victorian Tipster Mitchell Bennett aka Phil McTips has produced 2 sets for us so far and both of his best bets have saluted and with multiple winners also! He is back this week with a Flemington Set.

(Prices are current at 10am Saturday 3rd July 2021 through NSW TAB)

R1. Mennea ($1.85)

R2. Seb Song (Next Best) ($4)

R3. Grand Promenade ($1.60)

R4. TWO HORSE PLAY: Royalzel/Whatafox E/W ($3.40/$1.60) & ($15/$4)

R5. Foxy Frida E/W (Best Value) ($6/$2.10)

R6. TWO HORSE PLAY: Dice Roll to win & Biometric E/W. ($2) & ($14/$2.90)

R7. Token Spirit ($4.40)

R8. TWO HORSE PLAY: The Astrologist/Romancer E/W ($4/$1.70) & ($17/$4.20)

R9. Lindhout (Best Bet) ($3)

BEST BET – Lindhout ($3)

NEXT BEST – Seb Song ($4)

BEST VALUE – Foxy Frida ($6/$2.10)

QUADDIE:
Leg 1 – 2,9
Leg 2 – 2,3,4,5,10
Leg 3 – 1,2,5,
Leg 4 – 3,5,13

$50 = 55.55%

GOOD LUCK & HAPPY PUNTING!!!

After a cracking Debut on Saturday with 4 winners saluting including his Best Bet CORNER POCKET which won impressively, our Victorian Tipster Mitchell Bennett aka Phil McTips is back with a Midweek $andown $et.

(Prices are current as of 11:00am Wednesday 30th June 2021 through NSW TAB)

$ANDOWN $ET:

R1. Crestani ($3.10)

R2. Thunder Point E/W ($14/$4.20)

R3. Nordic Pride ($5)

R4. TWO HORSE PLAY: Carrie/She’s On Time – Both E/W ($4.40/$1.90) & ($9/$3)

R5. Wilmont Pass ($3.20)

R6. Smoking Romans ($2)

R7. Influential Jack ($4)

R8. Little Stevie E/W ($5/$1.95)

R9. TWO HORSE PLAY: Chief Altony/Facemask E/W ($3.40/$1.65) & ($12/$3.60)

Best Bet – Race 6: Smoking Romans ($2)

Next Best – Race 7: Influential Jack ($4)

Best Value – Race 2: Thunder Point ($14/$4.20)

Quaddie:

Leg 1 – 2,11

Leg 2 – 5,10,13

Leg 3 – 3,8,10

Leg 4 – 2,6,9,14,19

$50 = 55%

GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY PUNTING!!!