Looking Ahead highlights runners of interest across Australia and New Zealand. Whether they are an exceptionally well-bred or high-priced runner early in their career chasing maiden success, a promising galloper returning to the track or a horse that has trialled particularly well, we’ll aim to give you something to follow.
Trainers Mitchell Beer and George Carpenter are chasing a double at Illawarra Grange on Tuesday with geldings by Harry Angel (Ire) and Tassort who both deserve maiden wins.
Illawarra Grange, Race 1, 1.25pm AEST, Wests Illawarra, Your Next Stop CG&E Maiden Plate, $42,000, 1450m
Above The Law, 3-year-old gelding (Harry Angel (Ire) x Martha Heights {Epaulette})
The consistent gelding Above The Law (Epaulette) looks very hard to beat for his new trainers Mitchell Beer and George Carpenter on the Illawarra Grange on Tuesday over 1450 metres. He previously has ran six placings from seven career starts for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable.
Above The Law as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Above The Law is out of the Epaulette mare Martha Heights who was a winner over 1400 metres. She has a very strong pedigree being a three-quarter-sister to the Group 2 winner Washington Heights (Commands) and a half-sister to three other Listed winners.
Martha Heights, in recent years, has left a 2-year-old colt by Yes Yes Yes, and foaled a King Colorado colt last spring, before she was retired from stud.
Above The Law was purchased for $140,000 by Darby Racing from the Sledmere Stud draft at 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Illawarra Grange, Race 2, 1.55pm AEST, I98FM’s Feel Good Fun Provincial Maiden Handicap, $45,000, 1300m
Hold My Drink, 4-year-old gelding (Tassort x Taste Of Money {Not A Single Doubt})
The consistent Mitchell Beer and George Carpenter-trained Hold My Drink (Tassort) chases deserved maiden success at Illawarra Grange on Tuesday. He deserves a winning turn, having placed in three of his five career starts.
Hold My Drink is out of the four-time winning mare Taste Of Money (Not A Single Doubt), she has already left two winners at stud including the Group 3-placed Brave Strike (Brave Smash {Jpn}) and the dual winner Scrumptious (Tassort). She has also left the placed filly Expensive Taste (North Pacific) who has gained black type running third in the G3 Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington.
Hold My Drink as a yearling | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
Hold My Drink has seen a few sales rings, originally he was purchased by Kitchwin Hills for $45,0000 from the Cannon Hayes Stud for $45,000 from the 2022 Inglis Australian Weanling Sale.
He was then purchased by Angus Bloodstock for $70,000 at the 2023 Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale. After placing at his first two starts for trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman, Anthony Manton picked up the gelding for $25,000 from the 2025 Inglis February (Early) Online Sale.
Looking Back
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Ulfberht (Anders) and Posh Diamante (Grunt {NZ}) both ran solid seconds at Sale on Sunday, both should be winning maidens soon.
