Hewitt holds the key

13 October 2021 | HRNSW MEDIA | AMANDA RANDO
Logo
Bernie Hewitt has power in numbers across the Breeders Challenge heats at Bathurst tonight.

Bernie Hewitt has power in numbers across the Breeders Challenge heats at Bathurst tonight.

In form harness racing trainer Bernie Hewitt holds the key in most of the Breeders Challenge heats at Bathurst tonight. 

The Georges Plains mentor has a four-pronged attack in the first of the three-year-old fillies heats, headlined by unbeaten pacer Winona Writer. 

The daughter of Sportswriter has had four starts to date with a personal best mile rate of 1:54.8 when winning at Menangle. 

Hewitt has another four starters in the other fillies’ heat where his pacer Ballerini has drawn ideally in two. 

The daughter of Bettors Delight has won her last two starts by big margins of more than 40 metres and 30 metres, respectively.  

In the boys’ heats, Hewitt has three starters with two going head-to-head in race six with Kashed Up and Shifty Nicolosi. Kashed Up has recently been trained in Queensland by Hewitt’s daughter Gemma and has won his last two outings. 

Hewitt then has Bridge Coin in the last heat of the night. 

The iForm team have put together the best bets for Bathurst tonight:

Bathurst best bet

Race 5: Perfect Cut (8)

Can press forward to find the right spot and should be hard to beat.

Bathurst next best

Race 7: Eagle Commander

Looks set to stalk, which is a role he enjoys.

Play the exotics

The Bathurst quaddie

Race 5: 8

Race 6: 6,3

Race 7: 2,1,3,6

Race 8: 10

 

Related News

1 November 2026
Dandy Patch triumph highlights Langley's big night
Brighton trainer Tammy Langley dominated Saturday night’s feature race meeting at Hobart’s Ladbrokes Park Elwick, preparing four winners, including the $75,000 Woodlands Stud Dandy Patch Final (2090m) with Bettor Than Ready ($4.00), one of two Group 2 features on the card. Drawing inside...
1 November 2026
Here come the Aussies ...
WONDER mare Captains Mistress kick-starts a stellar Aussie raid on New Zealand’s richest races when she tackles Monday's Kaikoura Cup. Despite trying standing-start racing for the first time and drawing the outside barrier, Captains Mistress is $1.30 favourite for the $NZ60,000 race at one...
1 November 2026
TAB Eureka big guns shine
THIS is going to be some sort of $1.5 million TAB Eureka. Loucasso and Double Lou showed why they were the first two runners locked in for the Menangle feature on November 21 with sparkling Menangle wins last night. The pair were dominant in their Group 1 NSW Breeders Challenge finals. Read more
1 November 2026
Im Stealthy's stunning win give Hall Sr his seventh WA Derby
GARY Hall Sr is in the twilight of his stellar career, but he keeps unearthing stars. Untapped Kiwi-bred gelding Im Stealthy gave the champion trainer his seventh Group 1 WA Derby win at Gloucester Park last night. It was a stunning display after sitting parked throughout and humbling a strong field....
1 November 2026
How the TAB Eureka has rapidly evolved
Courtesy of Harness Racing Update IT is fascinating how mindsets can change. Wind the clock back to the inaugural running of the world’s richest pacing race, the TAB Eureka, and the calls were loud and plentiful saying a three-year-old would never win the race. The TAB Eureka, which now carries...
Click for more