Jockey Rory Hutchings and trainer Joseph Pride will combine with a number of chances at Newcastle on Thursday headed by last start winner Heaven Bound ($4.80 on TAB) in the Tabcorp Benchmark 64 Handicap (1890m).

Taree trainer Glen Milligan will take a trio of runners and he is banking on his bargain buy Shibab ($21 on TAB) to get the job the done.

Selections based on a heavy track.

Selections and value plays from Chris Scholtz for today's Warwick Farm meeting plus Trial Watch and Blackbook Reports.

(Selections based on a heavy track).

Jockey Jaden Lloyd has made a recent return to NSW racing and he has a solid book of rides awaiting at Goulburn on Tuesday.

Selections based on a good track.

Courageous Queen has done her best work in 1000-metre races run on heavy tracks at her home course and conditions will again suit her at the Taree meeting on Monday.

Newcastle based Ash Morgan, trailing the leader Aaron Bullock by 15 wins in the New South Wales Jockeys Premiership, has a full book full of rides at the eight race Newcastle race meeting on Saturday.

Racing and Sports highlight our standout plays at Australian TAB meetings for May 3.

Josh Parr says his only rides to date for all-conquering trainer Ciaron Maher have been a “few slow ones”.

An in-depth look at the chances of every runner in Saturday's Group 3 $250,000 Richmond Club Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m). Note, anticipating a soft track to some degree.

Brad Widdup is hoping a breakthrough with a lightly-raced three-year-old at Canterbury today will lead to another at his $1.8m major home track meeting on Saturday.

Racing and Sports highlight our standout plays at Australian TAB meetings for May 2.