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Birdsville · Saturday 5 September 2026 · Race 6 · 1600
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Tony’s shortlist
Fat Tony’s AI picks
6. Our Missile
Fat Tony says the light weight and sizzling Cairns finish make this missile the one to launch late.
4. Shisuta Bo
Drawn to stalk the speed, mate—Darwin winner with the right map to give plenty of cheek.
9. Acedrod
Two on the bounce and proven at the mile; Fat Tony keeps this in the quinella mix.
2. Green Shadows
Fitter after chasing Call Out home and has class; solid money horse for the minors.
7. Little Cointreau
Honest as the day is long, gets in light and should box on for a slice, capo.
Finishing order
Official results
| Place | Runner | Rider / driver | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raetihi | — | — |
| 2 | Hello World | — | — |
| 3 | Testator Silens | — | — |
| 4 | Acedrod | — | — |
| 5 | Shisuta Bo | — | — |
| 6 | Barocco Bar | — | — |
| 7 | Little Cointreau | — | — |
| 8 | Our Missile | — | — |
| 9 | Grinzinger Bishop | — | — |
| 10 | Green Shadows | — | — |
| 11 | Liberty Steps | — | — |
| 12 | Equal Balance | — | — |
The field
Runners and racing form
Race context
Race preview
Terrific race as always and plenty of win chances but sticking with the big run of OUR MISSILE (6) leading into this. Tackled the Newmarket in Cairns and after giving a big start charged home into third. Tricky gate this time but will be tough to stop late. The Healy yard has some good chances in the race including SHISUTA BO (4) who was a Darwin winner last time. Big chance to make it back-to-back successes. Stablemate HELLO WORLD (5) dropped back to 1000m last time and scored at Betoota and now jumps straight back to a mile. First try this trip but in form and can give a sight out front. GREEN SHADOWS (2) is fitter and looks a solid top-three chance. RAETIHI (8) is well weighted with the claim and looks one of the chances.