August 2011 - Horse racing betting, odds and opinion

Daily racing preview: Canterbury

Mathew Thompson / 31 August 2011 / Leave a comment

A competitive seven-race card awaits the punters today with the Canterbury track rated dead for the start of the program. Read more »

Daily racing preview: Ballarat

Jake Norton / 31 August 2011 / Leave a comment

Today's Ballarat meeting displays the virtues of Country Racing Victoria's Showcase concept.Read more »

Daily racing tips: Grafton

Mathew Thompson / 30 August 2011 / Leave a comment

Grafton hosts a whopping ten races today to keep the punters busy as they count down to stellar race programs in both Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday.Read more »

Daily racing tips: Pakenham

Jake Norton / 30 August 2011 / Leave a comment

A Dead 4-rated track and overcast yet mild conditions meet us at Pakenham today, boding a fine day of racing. Read more »

Today's racing & tips: Muswellbrook

Mathew Thompson / 29 August 2011 / Leave a comment

The Muswellbrook track is rated a slow six for today's program, which is highlighted by healthy field sizes for the eight-race program. Read more »

Today's racing and tips: Swan Hill

Jake Norton / 29 August 2011 / Leave a comment

A "Murray Monday" kicks off Maykbe Diva Stakes week in Victoria on what should be a fair surface for all comers at Swan Hill. Read more »

Memsie Stakes preview

Jake Norton / 26 August 2011 / Leave a comment

Confronted by a field containing several horses untried in open company and fresh stayers, Jake Norton and punters with him generally seem content to stick with the only real exposed weight-for-age form, care of Heart Of Dreams. Read more »

Run to the Roses preview

Mathew Thompson / 26 August 2011 / Leave a comment

Smart Missile created a significant impression during his two-year-old campaign and Mathew Thompson, along with many Betfair punters, expects he will resume with a third win from three starts on Saturday.Read more »

Panipique is magnifique

Brad Thompson / 26 August 2011 / Leave a comment

Brad Thompson suggests following Panipique in his second-up assignment of the Listed Slickpix Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday.Read more »

Caulfield's the field for Dreams

Ben Asgari / 26 August 2011 / Leave a comment

A lack of speed in Saturday's G2 Memsie Stakes makes the Mick Price-trained Heart of Dreams the one to beat for Ben Asgari.Read more »

Goal Hanger to score at Chepstow

Rory Delargy / 24 August 2011 / Leave a comment

Rory Delargy is the Timeform Radio pundit on Wednesday afternoon, with Flat racing at Catterick and Chepstow and jumping action at Worcester to mull over. Read more »

Double odd darling

Ben Asgari / 19 August 2011 / Leave a comment

Dual Group 3 winning Tasmanian filly, Triple Asset, kicks off her spring preparation this Saturday when she tackles the Listed $100,000 William Crockett Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley, and Ben Asgari has a feel she will take all comers. Read more »

Manauwaui to spring to lead

Brad Thompson / 19 August 2011 / Leave a comment

The trial of Manawanui was too good to overlook for Brad Thompson who is sure he must be a big chance in the G2 up And coming Stakes at Warwick Farm on Saturday.Read more »

Parables to write Cockram story

Ben Asgari / 11 August 2011 / Leave a comment

Ben Asgari won't be surprised if Darley mare Parables kicks off a potentially lucrative spring preparation this Saturday in tackling the $125,000 Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.Read more »

Be Perturbo'ed

Ben Asgari / 05 August 2011 / Leave a comment

Ben Asgari expects the Colin and Cindy Alderson-trained Perturbo to claim the biggest race of his career this Saturday when he lines up in the $150,000 Group 3 Aurie's Star Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. Read more »

Motoring at full stream

Brad Thompson / 05 August 2011 / Leave a comment

In the absence of a notable up-and-comer, Brad Thompson is jumping on Motorised at Flemington on Saturday.Read more »