A Good 3

A big five of Sydney jockeys have been approved to head south for the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cups; Paul Tatnell with the latest from the newsroom whilst Matt Welsh goes runner by runner for the Caulfield Cup. Is it still Incentivise's race to lose?

Crowds will return to racing this week with up to 10,000 set to be at Flemington on Cup Day as vaccinations reach the tipping point.

It's a huge boost for racing as is the Cox Plate being thrown wide open and re-emergence of Brett Prebble at the top of the spot.

It's been quiet week on the racing news front which, given recent events, is a welcome change as the focus can remain primarily on one of the very best race days on the calendar. Matt and Paul unpack the Guineas to find some value as well as some other horses to watch across the day.

Paul and Matt discuss what's rightly or wrongly making news in the world of racing, discuss the fallout from a G1 weekend and Victoria's chance to bank on jumps racing.

It's a mouth watering day of racing at both Flemington and Randwick so with a look at some key races and to discuss another big week in racing news, Paul and Matt are back .. with Backmarkers.

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It is largely a punters dream but is keeping Sandown open good for racing long term? There a good arguments either side but where do Paul and Matt fall in what's best and did a Cox Plate contender emerge on the weekend where Zaaki did as expected?

He's a raging favourite and long odds on but is Zaaki actually a value runner? Matt Welsh is one of the best in the business at finding some and makes a fascinating case, as he and Paul also discuss the key news and issues as well as trying to find a few winners at longer odds than Zaaki

Matt and Paul dissect another monster weekend of racing with an eye to some futures as well as discuss the big news of the week.

They also pose the question - what can the sport do to convert Covid punters to racegoers when crowds are allowed back at the track?

Jamie Kah has had her suspension extended as the fallout from the jockey house party continues.

Victorian Racing makes vaccination mandatory, the bigger picture of wagering and finding winners on Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes day

In what looms as a fascinating renewal of the Makybe Diva Stakes, the big question - aside from who will win - is where will the speed come from?

Paul and Matt dissect the race and how to play it from a betting perspective as well as give the latest on the partying jockeys, vaccinations in racing and whether or not Peter V'landys will shift his baby deeper into spring.