Horse Racing Tips

Saturday Best Tips & Previews, December 9th

The Group 1 Northerly Stakes takes centre stage this Saturday at Ascot. With the Listed G.A. Towton Cup also featuring on the monster card of racing, the Perth spring carnival is absolutely sizzling! The time-honoured Ballarat Cup will attract punters to the Central Highlands of Victoria, while Randwick hosts their exciting Group 2 The Ingham meeting in old Sydney town! Join our experts as they outline their best bets on a super Saturday of racing!

The Group 1 Northerly Stakes takes centre stage this Saturday at Ascot. With the Listed G.A. Towton Cup also featuring on the monster card of racing, the Perth spring carnival is sizzling! The time-honoured Ballarat Cup will attract punters to the Central Highlands of Victoria, while Randwick hosts their exciting Group 2 The Ingham meeting in old Sydney town! Join our experts as they outline their best bets on a super Saturday of racing! 

Ascot Race 4

#4 Black Fantasy

Black Fantasy is ready to win. The Blackfriars gelding has been running well this campaign without winning, and he gets his opportunity to break through on Saturday, meeting easier opposition. The step out to 2200m is ideal at this stage of his campaign, and he looks perfectly placed jumping from an inside barrier. The appointment of Wiliam Pike will attract further market support, and with even luck in transit, I expect the Wizard to notch up another victory. 
 
Queen Alina hit the line strongly last start. The longer trip will suit the Mahuta mare, and I suspect a peak performance for the spell is just around the corner. From barrier five, she can sit midfield with cover, and if she is presented with her run at the right time, she can figure in the finish.
 
Suggested Bet: Black Fantasy @ $4.00

Ascot RACE 8

#5 Dom To Shoot

Dom To Shoot is ready to explode third-up from a spell. Both runs of this preparation have caught the eyes of punters, and he is now ready for the 1800m at Group 1 level. His record at the track must be respected, and he traditionally performs well at this stage of his preparation. From barrier one he will save every inch of ground in the run, and if the gaps appear as they run for the judge, he will loom to win. His racing pattern and style will always require an element of luck. Over the odds! 

Zaaki heads to Western Australia after a terrific Group 1 Champions Stakes performance at Flemington. The forever young Leroidesanimau gelding was brave in defeat, and the drop back to the 1800m could prove a winning move. From barrier ten, he will roll forward and pilot the field, and if the rising ten-year-old doesn’t burn the candle early, he can pinch another time-honoured feature. His recent winning record is the primary concern. 

Suggested Bet: Dom To Shoot @ $13.00

Ballarat race 7

#12 Spicy Margs

Spicy Margs resumes after a successful debut campaign. The Deep Field filly oozes class, and I expect her to reach new heights this preparation. From barrier one, she will roll forward and dictate the speed, and if she can cheat the clock during the middle stages of the race, she will look the winner on straightening. Avoiding an early-speed battle is her biggest challenge. 
 
A Little Deep burned the turf at Moe first-up from a spell. She put her rivals to the sword a long way from home, and the form out of the race has been franked since. The Maher and Eustace-trained mare has been crunched in early betting, and if she can overcome an awkward alley, I suspect she will make her presence felt when the whips are cracking. 
 
Suggested Bet: Spicy Margs @ $5.00

Ballarat Race 8

#8 Foxy Cleopatra

Foxy Cleopatra looked the winner in the Cranbourne Cup. She was grabbed on the wire. However, she lost no admirers. The talented American Pharoah mare is ready to peak, and the 2000m is in her wheelhouse. From barrier twelve, she will sit in the running line with cover, and if Craig Williams presses the go button at the right time, I expect her to greet the judge before her rivals. 

Young Werther is racing in great spirit. The Tavistock gelding was luckless last start in a hot-form race at Flemington, and he meets easier opposition here. From barrier four, he will receive the run of the race, and if he manages to carry the grandstand weight throughout, he can notch up another victory for the campaign. Class runner! 

Suggested Bet: Foxy Cleopatra @ $4.80

Randwick Race 7

#2 Detonator Jack

Detonator Jack is flying! The Jakkalberry gelding is very genuine, and his win last-start in The Gong was breathtaking and effortless. He is undefeated at the mile and should be rock-hard fit at this stage of his spell. His camp are training winners for fun at present, and he already has a successful association with Jason Collett. From the wide gate, he will drift back and watch the race unfold, and if he can stay in touch with the peloton during the middle stages of the race, he will gobble up his rivals late. Hard to toss!

Vilana was good late to line at Caulfield last weekend. The Hallowed Crown entire is ready for the longer trip, and I suspect this $2,000,000 Group 2 event has been a long-range target. From the middle gate, he can sit in the one out one back position, and if he puts his best foot forward, he can return to the winner’s enclosure. He needs to put another victory on the board. 

Suggested Bet: Detonator Jack @ $4.00

Randwick Race 8

#6 Waihaha Falls

Waihaha Falls was good; it was fresh without winning. The Sacred Falls gelding strips fitter after his recent return to racing, and his second-up record must be respected. He can sit closer in the run from barrier three, and the current track conditions play massively in his favour. He loves the track and distance and has been well-supported since markets opened. Big watch! 

Insurrection was an impressive last-start winner at Kembla Grange. The Russian Revolution gelding is building an enviable career record, and he will likely be the leader on Saturday. Any further rain would strengthen his case, and Zac Lloyd has a perfect record aboard the enigmatic four-year-old. His record at the distance is the primary concern.

Suggested Bet: Waihaha Falls @ $8.00

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