6/8/2011 Tips & Best Bets – Randwick
Sydney racing is at Randwick racecourse tomorrow with the headline race being the very competitive Missile Stakes where we will see the very talented Rain Affair step up to group company for the first time.
Sydney racing is at Randwick racecourse tomorrow with the headline race being the very competitive Missile Stakes where we will see the very talented Rain Affair step up to group company for the first time.
Looks to be a very competitive days racing tomorrow at Doomben, with the addition of big fields and some quality about with runners like Hume and Work The Room preparing for the Melbourne spring carnival there should be plenty of interest up north.
Trainer Guy Walter is set to feature heavily on the eight race program at Hawkesbury on Thursday with several of his runners looking well placed to win.
Some nice types are set to go around on Thursday at the Gold Coast with the promising Tabassi from the Matthew Dunn stable sure to be well fancied by punters.
Perfect weather will ensure a super afternoon of racing on Thursday at Coffs Harbour with the running of the $70,000 Carlton Mid Coffs Harbour Cup (1600m) with Taree galloper Southern Shimmer to start favourite.
The Irish import Amber Grey, who is now with team Williams, creates plenty of interest at the ten race card at Bendigo on Thursday. The son of Galileo has been nominated for the Caulfield Cup so there are high expectations of the chestnut.
The first metro meeting in Victoria may be at Mornington, but the seven race program is a beauty with several races worthy of Saturday class.
A very competitve seven race card is set down for Eagle Farm on Wednesday with the weather fine, the track a good 3 and the rail is out 11m for the entire circumference.
The Coffs Cup carnival swings into action on Wednesday with a super eight race card, highlighted by the Ken Howard Cup (2100m).
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The Lloyd Williams camp have accepted five beautifully bred types at the eight race program on the Geelong Synthetic circuit this Tuesday with the four year old gelding Task being the only one of the quintet to have raced.
Top trainers such as David Hayes and Peter Moody will add some class and strikepower to the ten race program at Echuca on Monday.
A cracking afternoon of racing is expected on Darwin Cup Day on Monday with the former Darley runner The Ruffian attempting to claim the Guineas/Derby/Cup treble.
A very weak seven race card is set down for Cessnock on Monday and with a heavy track expected, punters are going to have their work cut out.
After setting a modern day weight carrying record to win last start in Adelaide, champion hurdler Black And Bent is set for victory in the Kevin Lafferty Hurdle (3600m) at Warrnambool on Sunday.
Most intrigue about the eight race card at Sale on Sunday is surrounding Craig Newitt, who trails fellow rider Dean Yendall narrowly in the National Jockeys Premiership.
The Winter Challenge (1500m) is the headline act on the eight race card at Rosehill on Saturday where Scarf and Devils Arcade are set to duel again.
The clash of several handy Victorian stayers as well as the battle for the trainers premiership plus the Lightning Stakes (formerly the Dequettville Stakes) is in store for punters at Morphettville on Saturday.
The return of exciting sprinter Excellantes highlights the eight event program set down for Doomben on Saturday.
The $125,000 Group Three Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) highlights a super eight race card at Caulfield on Saturday where Secret Flyer is looking to record back-to-back blacktype success.