24/8/2011 Tips & Best Bets – Eagle Farm
Tim Bell looks a good bet for the Jockey Challenge at Eagle Farm on Wednesday when the premier track in Queensland hosts a competitive seven race card.
Tim Bell looks a good bet for the Jockey Challenge at Eagle Farm on Wednesday when the premier track in Queensland hosts a competitive seven race card.
A strong start to the season and it looks like Gai Waterhouse will charge on when racing heads to Canterbury on Wednesday with several leading chances.
On paper, Wednesday’s meeting at Belmont looks to be a nightmare for punters, especially early on with many runners out of form. Hopefully we can find the winners in what shapes up to be a tough afternoon.
A monster 11 race program is set down for Echuca on Monday. With the recent wet weather, the track is expected to be in the heavy range.
The $50,000 Centrebet Vase (1300m) for three year olds highlights a strong afternoon of racing on a rare Sunday meeting on the Geelong Synthetic circuit.
The time honoured Penny Edition Stakes (1400m) highlights a good card of racing at Morphettville on the Parks circuit this Saturday. The Pat Morgan trained Dusty Star is set to start very short after a great return to racing at Caulfield first up.
As is the case all the time, a strong, competitive afternoon of racing is set down for Doomben on Saturday with Spechenka kicking off what connections hope to be a Melbourne Cup campaign.
The three year olds have the limelight on them on Saturday at Moonee Valley with the running of the Crockett Stakes for the fillies while the colts and geldings will battle it out in the McKenzie Stakes. The meeting is also highlighted by the return of December Draw, who is… Read More »
The big guns are out and ready to kick off their spring carnival at Warwick Farm on Saturday with an excellent program, with five blacktype races, highlighted by the $175,000 Group Two Warwick Stakes (1400m) where Ilovethiscity and Pinwheel fighting out top spot in betting with Doncaster heroine Sacred Choice… Read More »
Taree warms up for their cup day on Sunday with a very good afternoon of racing on Friday with local trainer Ross Stitt set to lead the way.
The three year old open handicap highlights a somewhat weak meeting at Ipswich on Friday. The weather is fine and the rail is out 7.5m from the 1200m-300m; cutaway at the 300m; out 4.5m for the remainder.
Team Darley look set to continue their superb form at the meeting set down for the Geelong Synthetic circuit on Friday with some beautifully bred types looking well placed to win.
A competitve afternoon of racing is expected when racing returns to the Acton track at Canberra on Friday. Jockey Brendan Ward has an excellent book of rides and looks hard to beat in the Jockey Challenge. The meeting is also highlighted by the return of Black Opal Stakes winner, and… Read More »
Since the inaugural running of the Warwick Stakes back in 1923, the best of the best have etched their name on the honour. Amounis, Chatham, Bernborough, and Tulloch, Kingston Town, Super Impose, Sunline and Lonhro have all won this very prestigious race at least once.
Hawkesbury hosts a super nine race program on Thursday where the former kiwi Think Mink, trained by John O’ Shea who impressed at his Aussie debut at Canterbury, looks the banker for punters.
The combination of Daniel Schmidt and Tony Noonan look set to bag an early double on the nine race card set down for Donald on Thursday.
Wednesday’s meeting at Randwick on the Kensington circuit looks set to be dominated by the apprentices with the likes of Blake Spriggs, Sam Clipperton, Chad Schofield and Shaun Guymer all set to ride a winner or two.
Fresh from claiming a treble on Saturday at Eagle Farm, gun rider Tim Bell has a great opportunity to repeat the dose on Wednesday with an excellent book of rides on the eight race card.
Well done to the punters who followed and backed Return To Rio at $7.30, Shot Of Glory at $18.30 and Athena’s Me Mum at $9.20. Hopefully that form continues on Wednesday with a strong eight race program.
Last seasons best rider in Australia in terms of winners, Dean Yendall, looks a strong chance in the Jockey Challenge when Ballarat hosts a competitive nine race card on Wednesday.