Horse Racing

Otaki hosts an eight-race program on Thursday 30 July – the postponed Ryder Stakes Day from last Saturday. The track is rated a Heavy10 and the rail is in the true position. Despite little-to-no rain through the week, the track has remained a Heavy10 and looks set to stay that way come Thursday. Mitch Davis has been through the form guide and speed maps and has provided his race analysis and betting strategy for each of the eight races at the Ōtaki meeting below: Ōtaki Race 1 4 Kyanite Man Kyanite Man (#4) produced a strong effort to score here…

Cambridge Synthetic hosts an eight-race program on Wednesday. Selections for each of the eight races below: Cambridge Synthetic Race 1 1 What A Yarn What A Yarn (#1) comes here off a good last-start win at Ruakaka, where he was able to stave off a late challenge to win that day. Getting back on the polytrack is no knock given his past efforts on this surface, and he maps to settle up on speed again under Grylls in this small field, a big positive given it will likely be slowly run once runners find their positions. Can go back-to-back.  Cambridge Synthetic R1 – NZ HORSE AMBULANCE TRUST…

Wednesday racing returns to Sandown for another eight-race card on the Hillside track, with track conditions again shaping as an important factor for punters. The surface is currently rated a Soft 5, but with rain forecast on Tuesday and further showers expected on Wednesday, the meeting looks likely to be run in the rain-affected range. The rail is out 9m, which is the same position as last week’s midweek meeting, where we had a strong read on the card and tipped six winners from eight races. With that in mind, we’ll work through the form guide, assess the speed maps,…

Te Rapa hosts an eight-race program on Saturday for Taumarunui Gold Cup Day. We’re looking at track conditions of a Heavy9 and the rail is out 7m. Further rain is forecast for the Waikato ahead of raceday, which may well see the track slide back towards a Heavy10 come the first. Mitch Davis provides his race analysis and betting strategy for each of the eight races below: Te Rapa Race 1 3 That’ll Do That’ll Do (#3) is a 6yo son of Turn Me Loose making his long-awaited debut here for Daniel Miller. He’s clearly had his issues along the way, having first…

We’re back to Royal Randwick on Saturday, July 25th for another strong ten-race program. The weather has continued to improve in Sydney this week and at publish, we’re faced with a track rated in the Soft (7) range, with further improvements likely. Check out our Randwick tip sheet below. Randwick Race 1 5 Letters Patent Letters Patent has only made two appearances at the races since debuting, but after working home well to fill the minors behind Omolong at Warwick Farm in June, he was a dominant Newcastle maiden winner last time out. Fitter third-up, he can go on with…

Te Aroha hosts a nine-race program on Sunday, with a mix of jumping and flat races across the card. The track is rated a Heavy10 and the rail is in the true position. Further rain is forecast ahead of raceday, ensuring the track remains a Heavy10 for the duration of the card, likely very testing late in the day. Selections for each of the nine races below: Te Aroha Race 1 8 Mobilized Mobilized (#8) makes his hurdling debut here for Shaun & Emma Clotworthy, coming into this rock hard fit with five runs under his belt this campaign since…