21/1/2012 Tips & Best Bets – Eagle Farm
The forecast is for rain and more rain hence a heavy track is on the cards for Eagle Farm on Saturday. There doesn’t appear to be much depth in the meeting, so I expect it to be a tough day at the office.
The forecast is for rain and more rain hence a heavy track is on the cards for Eagle Farm on Saturday. There doesn’t appear to be much depth in the meeting, so I expect it to be a tough day at the office.
Leading rider Paul Gatt looks to have a stranglehold on the jockey challenge at the meeting set down for the Parks circuit at Morphettville on Saturday.
The Wellington Cup Carnival in New Zealand kicks off on Saturday at Trentham with the running of New Zealands premier sprint race, The $300,000 ($NZ) Group One Telegraph Handicap (1400m) with Australian sprinter Atomic Force all the rage at $2.50 in fixed odds betting across the Tasman thanks to the… Read More »
The combination of Mark Kavanagh and Michael Rodd has been lethal in recent times and expect that to continue at the twilight meeting set down for Cranbourne on Friday.
Plenty of in-form gallopers ensures a strong afternoon of racing at Gosford on Friday. The twilight card will be run under fine skies, the track is good/dead and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
An excellent eight event meeting will be run and won at Mornington on Friday. The weather is fine, the track is good/dead and the rail is out five metres for the entire circuit.
Friday is XXXX Summer race day at Ballina but the weather forecast suggests that Summer is not the right word given that heavy showers are on the cards for the Northern New South Wales track.
Apart from races four and eight, the numbers for the meeting set down for Seymour are very poor. Small fields with next to nothing in depth will make it hard for punters this Thursday.
A small but strong six race program will be run and won at Rockhampton on Thursday. The weather is fine, the track is good and the rail is out two metres for the entire circuit.
Racing returns to the picturesque track at Muswellbrook for the first time since Novemeber of last year on Thursday. The weather is fine, the track is good/dead and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Wednesdays program of racing at Sportingbet Park is highlighted by the return of Australia’s best ever big race rider, Glen Boss, who has two rides for the day.
A heavy track is on the cards for punters, horses and riders at the Australian Turf Club meeting at Wyong on Wednesday. Overcast skies are forecast, the track is in the better side of heavy, and the rail is four metres from the 1350m- 210m Cutaway; Cutaway- Winning Post is… Read More »
A couple of city class performers will be on display at the meeting set down for Doomben on Wednesday with the key trainers such as John Thompson, Bryan Guy and Liam Birchley looking for their gallopers to reignite their winning ways, which has been missing for a while.
Warrnambool is where Victorian thoroughbred action takes place on Tuesday with the home of jumps racing holding an excellent program of racing. Might be worth following rider Lisa Cropp, very rarely makes the trip out and has come for just two rides later in the day.
If a horse can’t quite make it in New South Wales or Victoria, chances are they’ll head to North Queensland. On Tuesday, Townsville will conduct a strong eight race program with a former New South Wales galloper making his Queensland debut- Four Iron, who was formerly trained by Paul Messara.
The combination of Danny Williams and Matthew Cahill combined well at Wagga Wagga last Friday and expect the partnership to again feature prominently on Monday at Canberra when the nations capital plays host to a seven race card.
Racing in Victoria shifts to Ararat on Monday for the first time in six weeks. The eight event program will be run under overcast skies, the track is dead and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
A very good card of thoroughbred action has been put together for Nowra on Monday. The weather is fine, the track is dead the rail is in the true position.
A strong seven event meeting will be run and won at Gunnedah on Monday. The weather is fine, the track is good and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Bad weather forced the abandonment of the meeting at Werribee after two races on December 10, but the forecast is for clear weather for the eight race program set down for Sunday.