Nathan's golden start to the new season only to get better

01 February 2023 | HRNSW MEDIA | AMANDA RANDO
Logo
Nathan Turnbull and Better Be The Best winning the NSW Breeders Challenge Blue Final.

Nathan Turnbull and Better Be The Best winning the NSW Breeders Challenge Blue Final. Photo by Club Menangle

NATHAN Turnbull has had a strong start to the new season and it is only going to get better for the Bathurst horseman. 

Turnbull produced his talented colt Better Be The Best at the Bathurst trials on Monday night, where he won the official hit-out impressively. 

Better Be The Best won seven of his 10 starts in his debut season. 

His highlight was winning the group 1 NSW Breeders Challenge Blue Final at Menangle on November 12, his last start. 

Better Be The Best will most likely be aimed at the upcoming NSW Derby. 

As for Turnbull, he has trained 22 winners already this season including the Junee Pacers Cup with Camanchi Warrior at the TAB Carnival of Cups meeting last Saturday night. 

Turnbull has seven starters at Bathurst tonight.

The iForm best bets for Wednesday:

Bathurst best bet

Race 8: Captain Jack (9)

A bit green last time but is showing promise and with even luck will be hard to beat.

Bathurst next best

Race 3: Christiano Rose (7)

Has very good gate speed that may see her find the pegs.  Expecting a good run.

Play the exotics

The Bathurst quaddie

Race 5: 7,2

Race 6: 7,1,9

Race 7: 10,7,2,5

Race 8: 9,5,4

$72 for 100%

To view the complete iForm for Bathurst click here.

 

Related News

15 March 2026
Le Belle Bijoux among Saturday highlights at Melton
Favourite backers who were heading to the payout window did an about turn as the runners hit the line in the IRT Ian Daff Memorial Pace at Melton on Saturday night. Uniquely Ideal, the $1.60 favourite, had made a sweeping run from the 800-metre mark to join Le Belle Bijoux in the home straight and appeared...
15 March 2026
Great, greater and the greatest steal the show
A FUTURE great, an established great and one of the greatest of them all made it a Miracle Mile night to remember at Tabcorp Park Menangle tonight. Leap To Fame stole the show with a win that even the greatest adjectives cannot do justice. His win in the $1m Garrards Miracle Mile really had to be seen...
15 March 2026
Kingman heading for a spell
THE Miracle Mile was a mixed bag for champion horseman Luke McCarthy. While he was thrilled with defending champion Don Hugo’s third placing, Kingman ran way below his best. It means Kingman is out of the $NZ1 million Race by betcha at Cambridge next month. The one-time favourite for NZ’s...
15 March 2026
GOODFORM - Ryan's tips and Quaddie for Charlton Cup Day
Charlton – Sunday, 15 March 2026 Race 1: OVERVIEW: BETTORSWEETVICTORY (5) is on the back-up from Tuesday night where she drew awkwardly off the back row, working to the line well late. She did fail as a favourite prior; however, she draws to map well here in what appears a suitable race. TELL A...
15 March 2026
Leaping on to more Fame
THE Leap To Fame show isn’t stopping anytime soon. The champion Queenslander underlined why many say he’s Australasia’s greatest pacer of all-time with another off-the-canvas win in last night’s $1 million Miracle Mile. It was his second win (he also won in 2024) from three attempts...
Click for more