Race day recap — Monday, 21 September 2026

**Grafton had a field day.** Brief Authority came home at 2.25, and while that's no shock—the horse was favoured—it landed cleanly for our picks across the day. Grafton itself was the real standout: 11 wins from its 7 races suggests the day's strongest signal came from that turf track in northern NSW, with Core and Boost both landing 4 from 7. Narromine and Warrnambool were quieter by comparison—2 from 5 apiece across the country ground, and 3 or 4 from 7 at the provincial venue.

The quaddie at Grafton came through with 237.7 units returned, all four legs holding. Warrnambool and Narromine's quaddie tickets both missed. It's worth watching whether provincial tracks like Warrnambool stay this choppy, or whether Monday steadies the hand.