Only Racing has you covered for Thursday's horse racing action at Ballarat and Hawkesbury. We have your best bet of the day as well as a cheeky roughie. Nation State has caught my eye in Race 5 at Ballarat. Meanwhile, my roughie of the day is Oakfield Hawk at Hawkesbury in Race 5. The track at Ballarat is looking in good condition, it's rated a good 4 for race day on Thursday. The track conditions at Hawkesbury are looking good too. Let's get into it!
Best Bets of the Day
Best Tip: Nation State #4 Ballarat R5
Nation State has won at this track and before and will be resuming from a spell. In 3 career starts first-up, he has a win and 2 minor placings. Also, has warmed up for this race nicely with a few jumpout wins at Cranbourne against some good competition. It gets a good barrier for this race and I think it should be able to get the job done.
| Bookmaker | Odds |
 | $2.90 |
 | $2.90 |
 | $2.90 |
Best Roughie: Oakfield Hawk #2 Hawkesbury R5
Coming off a decent effort at Newcastle, finishing 4th of 8 over 1500m. A strong chance to make up for it here and it should be fitter second-up. Distance shouldn't be an issue, loves running 2000m. Has previously won three straight runs back in June/May this year.
| Bookmaker | Odds |
| $6.00 |
| $6.00 |
| $6.00 |
