While the 'King' is away the Star will play

09 October 2021 | HRNSW MEDIA | AMANDA RANDO
Logo
Top Menangle driver Luke McCarthy.

Top Menangle driver Luke McCarthy.

HE has not won a race since last April yet Star Galleria has been well supported in tonight’s open class pace at Menangle. 

The Belinda McCarthy-prepared gelding opened in the markets at $5 and firmed into $4.20 at one stage. 

In that event, race seven, Loorrim Lake makes a return having been off the racing scene since July. 

The four-year-old was purchased by new connections four starts ago for a six-figure price. 

He has won one race for his new owners when claiming The Golden Mile Free-For-All at Menangle and rated a personal best one minute and 50.9 seconds. 

The main feature at Menangle tonight is the Group 3 Country Club Final (race five) where another of McCarthy’s horses has been supported. 

That is The Croupier that will start favourite with Luke McCarthy in the sulky.

Meanwhile, the McCarthy stable will be represented in the Victoria tonight with their Grand Circuit champion King Of Swing racing in the Victoria Cup at Bendigo.

The iForm team have put together their best bets for tonight’s meeting:

Menangle best bet

Race 9: Rusty Crackers (8)

Looks the class factor here who should have little trouble in taking care of them.

Menangle next best

Race 7: Rockin Marty (2)

Gets a cushy draw and is ready to produce his best

Play the exotics

The Menangle quaddie

Race 5: 8,3,7,12

Race 6: 7,8

Race 7: 8,7

Race 8: 8

$16 for 100%

 

Related News

11 August 2026
Vale Harry Pearce OAM
It is with great sadness that harness racing has lost one of its great storytellers with the passing of Harry Pearce OAM this morning, aged 94. An esteemed journalist, author and one of the industry's true custodians of history, Harry's career spanned six decades and took him from the pages of...
10 August 2026
GOODFORM - Craig's tips for Tuesday at Shepparton
Race 1: OVERVIEW: MADAM REACTOR (2) pushed forward to find the lead, ran along at a rapid rate and was run down over the latter stages when fourth behind Maurlen Compass last outing. She ran a game race for second behind Major Hayley at Shepparton prior and should be in front for a long way from her...
10 August 2026
Gloucester Park Review Friday 7th August 2026
A Family Tradition Big filly Nevele Arma is following in the footsteps of her illustrious dam Arma Xpress as she is developing into an outstanding two-year-old pacer for trainer-reinsman Dylan Egerton-Green. She was an $8.20 chance when she fortuitously gained the perfect one-out, one-back position in...
10 August 2026
Stolen One too tough in Sweepstakes heat
Lather Up filly Stolen One ($2.80 fav) proved too tough for her rivals to win the second heat of the Fehlbergs Produce Two Year Old Fillies Sweepstakes (1609m) at Hobart’s Ladbrokes Park Elwick on Sunday afternoon. The Jordan Chibnall-trained and driven pacer was restrained off the gate in the...
9 August 2026
Dunn lands first iconic Hambletonian win
DEXTER Dunn underlined why is one of NZ’s all-time spotting greats when he lived his dream and won the iconic $US1 million Hambletonian at the famed Meadowlands track in New Jersey this morning. Dunn, just 34, won a record 10 successive NZ driving premierships before moving to the US eight years...
Click for more