Horse Racing Tips

We’re off to Bendigo on Saturday for another strong program of feature racing, headlined by the time-honoured Golden Mile. The rail will be left in the true position around the entire course and with a few weeks of good weather gracing Bendigo, the track is rated in the Good (4) range at publish. For our Bendigo tip sheet, simply scroll down. Bendigo Race 1 6 Houdini Houdini has been racing in strong and consistent form since resuming this time and hasn’t finished worse than second at his five latest appearances, winning twice. A repeat of his latest performance to get…

Stradbroke Season kicks off at Eagle Farm this Saturday, with Queensland Guineas Day launching Brisbane’s winter carnival. It’s a key opening meeting that sets the tone for the weeks ahead, and this year’s program looks a strong one with three black-type features. The Group 2 Queensland Guineas headlines the meeting, supported by the Group 2 Victory Stakes for the sprinters and the Listed Dalrello Stakes for the two-year-olds, offering an early look at some of the carnival’s key contenders. Conditions are expected to play a role, with showers forecast throughout the week and the track currently rated a Soft 7.…

Riccarton Synthetic hosts its first meeting of the year on Thursday, with an eight-race card set to be run on the all-weather surface. Selections for each of the eight below: Riccarton Synthetic Race 1 1 Unwoke Tip of The Day Unwoke (#1) comes into this off a huge run for 2nd at Ashburton, where he was forced to work wide throughout on a genuine tempo and still stuck on strongly. He looks ideally suited returning to the synthetic, having already placed at his only attempt on the surface. Tina Comignaghi remains aboard and with a more economical run in transit,…

Woodville hosts an eight-race program on Wednesday, with the track rated a Soft7 and the rail in the true position. A clear forecast should allow for gradual improvement through the day, with conditions expected to edge towards a Soft6 by race one and potentially better as the meeting progresses. Selections for each of the eight below: Woodville Race 1 2 Bold Bro Bold Bro (#2) can be forgiven for his last start effort when finishing a distant 5th at Whanganui, where he struggled in very testing Heavy conditions. With improved footing here and Jonathan Riddell retained for the maiden highweight,…

Midweek metro action takes us a little further down the highway and into the Illawarra with seven races to be run and won at Kembla Grange this Wednesday, April 29th. The rail will be set out 3 metres from the 1100m to the winning post and will be left in the true position the remainder, while at publish, the track is rated in the Soft (5) range. Scroll down to find this week’s Kembla Grange tip sheet. Kembla Grange Race 1 7 Don’t What Me Don’t What Me tuned up when finishing down the order at Newcastle last month but…

Eight races feature on Wednesday’s Caulfield Heath program. The rail stays out 3m, with fine conditions forecast and the track expected to remain a Good 4. It shapes as a tricky meeting to assess, with several open contests across the card, but we’ve analysed every race and outlined our top selections below. Race 1 – Sportsbet BlackBook Plate (1500 METRES) No. 2 North Dakota NORTH DAKOTA (2) is third-up now for Team Hawkes and ready to peak.  The son to Ole Kirk made up for a disappointing first-up effort to run third at Sandown last start over 100m shorter, angling his way…

Ipswich returns to the midweek stage for the first time since January, with a competitive seven-race program set to be run under improving conditions. The rail is out 10 metres, which can make track position crucial, especially as the meeting wears on. The surface is currently rated in the soft range, though with fine weather forecast, it should improve towards a more even playing track throughout the day. Let’s get into the form and find a few winners. Race 1 – QTIS Two-Year-Old Maiden Plate (1200 METRES) No. 3 Hell Or Heaven HELL OR HEAVEN (3) went around favourite on…

Hong Kong form expert Luke Middlebrook provides his thoughts on every race at the Hong Kong meeting at Happy Valley on Wednesday 29 April. Happy Valley Race 1 4 Dashing Maurison Open Race time:  4 Dashing Maurison is a three-year-old who has been improving with racing and he now gets a few key changes. His first try in Class 5 last time was only fair, settling back and proving difficult for apprentice Britney Wong to ride, so the switch to Bentley is a plus, and first-time blinkers add another angle for improvement. Selections: 4-7-3-8 Bet Now Happy Valley Race 2 9 King Glorioso Open Race time: …

Hong Kong form expert Luke Middlebrook provides his thoughts on every race at the Hong Kong meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday 26 April. Sha Tin Race 1 11 Prestige Hall Open Race time:  11 Prestige Hall has been knocking on the door this season, three seconds from seven starts, and wide draws on occasion have not helped. He has barrier 6 today with Bowman. Selections: 11-9-13-5 Bet Now Sha Tin Race 2 1 Turin Champions Open Race time:  1 Turin Champions drops back into Class 4 and that looks a better fit, while barrier 4 is a welcome change…

Te Rapa hosts an eight-race program on Saturday for ANZAC Day, headlined by the Gr.2 Travis Stakes and the Gr.3 Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes. The track is currently rated a Heavy8 with the rail in the true position, however a clear forecast leading in should see steady improvement, with conditions expected to land in the Soft5 range by race one. Selections for each of the eight races below: Te Rapa Race 1 1 Gippsy God Tip of The Day Gippsy God (#1) worked home well into 6th over 2100m at Ellerslie last start in a race that didn’t suit those back in the field.…