Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 26/12/24

Matt Abrahams
By: Matt Abrahams
24/12/2024
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Looking for some free Australian horse racing tips to enjoy this Thursday? OnlyRacing has you covered! Mrs Chrissie has caught my eye in Race 8 at Caulfield Heath. Also, for my roughie bet, I've got my eye on Headley Grange in Race 8 at Randwick. The track conditions at Randwick are looking good for racing, the track is a good 4 at this stage. Let's get into it!

Best Tip: Mrs Chrissie #9 Caulfield Heath R8

Last start, beat Deepour (52.5kg) at Ballarat over 1100m at the starting price of $2.90. That was a good win first-up from a spell and she should be even fitter on Thursday afternoon. So, I like Mrs Chrissie, especially with Craig Williams on board from barrier 8. Before that, Mrs Chrissie finished first at Caulfield in an Open on July 27, 202,4 over 1200m. Seems to love this distance with a good career record, 4 wins in 10 starts. The trends say this runner should be a good bet in this race.

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Best Roughie: Headley Grange #3 Randwick R8

In good form and has strong claims to win on Thursday. Last start was a good one, placing 2nd in a BM72 at Rosehill over 1500m. Likes dry conditions, rates highly. The Randwick track on Thursday should suit it nicely. He’s looking for 3 straight wins when racing first-up after winning his first two. So he likes to run fresh from a spell and he’s had a few trials before this race. Jockey Jay Ford has enjoyed his time in the saddle on board Headley Grange with 3 wins in 6 starts.

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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.
  • R8 Caulfield Heath - Mrs Chrissie holds a career win percentage of 30%. She holds a career place percentage of 65% as well.
  • R8 Randwick - During his racing career, Headley Grange holds a 36.36% win percentage. Headley Grange has a 72.73% place career percentage too.

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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!