Only Racing has you covered for Saturday horse racing action at Randwick and Pakenham. We have your best bet of the day as well as a cheeky roughie. I like the look of Yorkshire at Randwick in Race 10. Meanwhile, my roughie of the day is Perfect Play at Pakenham in Race 7. At Randwick and Pakenham, the track conditions should be nice for race day, it's a good 4 rating at the moment. Let's get into it!
Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 21/12/24
Best Bets of the Day
Best Tip: Yorkshire #13 Randwick R10
Yorkshire has been super impressive in his short career and let’s hope that he can continue that on Saturday at the track. He comes off back to back wins at this track, both were on a heavy track. The good track conditions are a query as he hasn’t raced on it before. But I think his knowledge of the track should be enough. He also loves the 1300m trip, he has 2 wins from just 3 starts. Kerrin McEvoy is in the saddle for the first time and that should give them an advantage from the 5 Barrier.
Best Roughie: Perfect Play #12 Pakenham R7
Resuming on Saturday and he is due for a first-up win. In 4 career starts after a spell, he has placed 2nd in 3 of 4. So this could be the race. On August 10 at Moonee Valley in a BM78 over 2500m, Perfect Play started slow and finished 12 out of 15, while carrying 58kg at $6.50 odds. However, I think this race is more suitable and it should be able to put in a better showing. Previously, 3rd of 10 at Rosehill BM78 on July 20, 2024 over 2400m. Loves the distance and I hope that continues over the 1600m. Likes dry conditions, rates highly.
Stats and Insights
- Randwick is a very wide track with a good run-in that makes it one of the fairest tracks around. It’s hard to say backmarkers are advantaged, but they are the closest thing to advantaged at Randwick Racecourse. Pakenham is one of the smallest tracks in the country, with only 1400m circumference and as such suited to front-runners and those horses with the ability to race handy to the pace.
- R10 Randwick - Yorkshire holds a career win percentage of 75%. He holds a career place percentage of 100% as well.
- R7 Pakenham - Perfect Play has won 50% of his career starts. In his career, Perfect Play has placed in 68.42% of races.
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Hi, I'm Matt and I've been writing about sports and racing since 2016. Over the years, I've provided betting tips for some of the top companies such as Sportsbet, William Hill, PlayUp and many more. This includes a wide range of different sports such as AFL, NRL, NBA, NFL, BBL, MLB and Horse Racing. I'm currently involved in horse racing shares with Viva Racing and I work with thoroughbredsales.com.au - a leading racehorse website directory in Australia. My betting strategy generally looks at trends and following the best jockeys in the country. Outside of writing, you can find me playing social Cricket and Tennis or watching sports. Can't wait to nail those winning picks!
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