Midweek racing kicks on with the two day Grafton racecourse Winter Carnival commencing tomorrow that sees listed racing on a Wednesday in addition to a very strong meeting at Sandown Lakeside racecourse that see’s some runners for the top Aussie stables who are progressing towards Saturday grade and some dropping back from Saturday grade. I have gone through both cards extensively in my free horse racing tips articles on the website but in this best bets tips I have outlined my overall best bet and best outside chance across the two race cards. I have also gone across the Aussie betting sites / betting apps and highlighted where you can get the best odds for these picks. Below the tips you will find a small section on the best promotions going around across the betting apps. Follow me in this article below for another great set of midweek race meetings!
Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 12/07/23
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Best Tip: Grafton - R1 - #1 - Insider Trader
I am not sure why we are seeing such nice odds for Insider Trader but surely he just wins this race. He is in outstanding form for Greg Hickman when winning last time out at Hawkesbury at big odds coming from a close placing at the 2600m (Gosford) back to 2100m there. He’s hard fit now, steps out 100m in distance, Bullock’s on and is the class of this field, surely wins.
Bookmaker | Odds |
![]() | $3.10 |
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*The Best Tote bet type pays bettors the highest dividend declared by the three national totes. The VIC TAB, NSW TAB and UBet. This likely means that there aren't fixed odds available at the time of writing this on that bookmaker and there likely will be.
Best Roughie: Sandown Lakeside - R3 - #1 - Electric Belle
Electric Belle ran some cracking races in town last preparation and picked up a win and close placings in strong Benchmark grade before going back to the paddock. She resumed off of an 18 week spell at Caulfield just shy of three weeks ago now in Saturday grade where she set back in the field and improved throughout the run before shifting out wide late to start a run and when she got clear air she motored home to beat all but the smart winner in Skywolf. That should hold her in good stead for this assignment and has won second up before.
Bookmaker | Odds |
$7.50 | |
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*The Best Tote bet type pays bettors the highest dividend declared by the three national totes. The VIC TAB, NSW TAB and UBet. This likely means that there aren't fixed odds available at the time of writing this on that bookmaker and there likely will be.
Stats and Insights
- Sandown Lakeside has a similar dip to the Hillside in the course at around the 450m mark by the rail. As such it suits horses that make their runs away from the inside, enabling them to avoid the dip at the 450m mark.
- Sandown Lakeside has a smaller turn from the 800 to the 400 compared to Hillside which allows for runners to come on from wider more, this creates more of a shoot out effect
- Aaron Bullock has five bookings at Grafton tomorrow and rides the favourite or second favourite in each of them so watch closely for him
- Grafton has a 400m straight with the home turn being a long sweeping turn which gives runners time to position themselves for big runs in the straight
Best Horse Racing Betting Sites
Best Racing Promotions
Promotions have historically been a great way for bettors to gain an advantage over betting sites by providing an edge to your bet. For racing specifically these promotions can be extensive in providing you some form of ‘outs’ to your bet that you wouldn’t normally receive.
Palmerbet, in recent weeks, has stood out to me across the Aussie betting sites that offer racing promotions and is one that I would take a look at, especially for big race days that feature Group 1 races and Saturday’s in general.
On our site we have a Palmerbet Review that goes in depth into the bookmaker as well as a Vicbet and Punterspal review amongst some of the other top bookmakers that frequently have promotions.
Promotions tend to change regularly, so it is important to sign up to these betting sites to stay updated on the latest applicable promotions.
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