EXPERT RACING TIPS: EAGLE FARM
Best Bets
Linton Chataway
BACK: 8. Cherish The Day (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $2.90)
Has won impressively at past couple starts and if he can hold that level, he will be in the finish again for an in-form jockey and trainer both going at 20% last 50.
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Linton Chataway
LAY: 7. Some Style (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $4.00)
Jockey and trainer combo should keep her nice and short in the market, but I can’t get her as short as the current price when she continues to disappoint, and the last start overall figure is just average.
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EAGLE FARM PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH 2025
RAIL: +6.5m Entire TRACK: Good 4
8. She Can Soar
5. La Gracia
2. Zousoul
1. Jam Packed
Betting Strategy
She Can Soar finally draws a barrier and potentially gets to the right distance, however, does take a big step up in trip from 1400m to 1830m so I am happy to stay out.
8. Cherish The Day
3. Ready For The Trip
6. Valimi
2. Mannerheim
Betting Strategy
BACK: 8. Cherish The Day (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $2.90)
Has won impressively at past couple starts and if he can hold that level, he will be in the finish again for an in-form jockey and trainer both going at 20% last 50.
11. Peccavi
14. Deep Drive
1. Old Faithful
7. Some Style
Betting Strategy
LAY: 7. Some Style (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $4.00)
Jockey and trainer combo should keep her nice and short in the market, but I can’t get her as short as the current price when she continues to disappoint, and the last start overall figure is just average.
9. Sevilo
11. Heavenly Conquest
3. Exodas
5. Flashmaster
Betting Strategy
BACK: 9. Sevilo (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $4.00)
Has been ridden out in recent trials but responded well showing a decent turn of foot. Nose roll is on for debut and at this distance he may just need to be the one with the best sprint to win this.
4. Celestial Blaze
2. Lupine
5. Punjabi Landing
9. Empire Of Art
Betting Strategy
In a poor race Celestial Blaze looks the most likely winner but is the right price and I am happy to pass as hasn’t won for some time.
11. Star Ambition
4. Arisphere
8. Port Erin
6. Blue Spinel
Betting Strategy
In an open sprint race I am happy to stay out.
4. Luconi
5. Man Of The Town
1. Acosta
6. Scoundrel
Betting Strategy
BACK: 4. Luconi (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $2.50)
It was a solid debut performance for the new stable running the fastest last 200m of the race. Stepping up to a more suitable distance and fitter here makes him hard to beat.
11. Ready Azz Eva
5. Seneschal
2. Code In Time
13. Hell And Back
Betting Strategy
I do not have a solid opinion in what is an open race to finish the card, so I am happy to stay out.
EAGLE FARM TIPS
SUMMARY
Like Doomben, which is located on the other side of Nudgee Road, Eagle Farm Racecourse is owned and run by the Brisbane Racing Club (BRC). The Heritage-listed venue has been hosting race meetings since its establishment in 1863. Together with Doomben, Eagle Farm takes centre stage during the Queensland Winter Carnival, which is headlined by the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) each June. Stradbroke season is Queensland’s time to shine, and Betfair’s form analysts bring you the inside track with their Eagle Farm tips throughout the carnival. The 1400m track record at Eagle Farm was established by Toledo, who won the 1998 Stradbroke Handicap in a time of 1:20.2.
KEY EVENTS
The Stradbroke Handicap is Queensland’s most famous race, dating all the way back to 1890.
The race is named after Lord Stradbroke, whose relative Henry John Rous was the founder of racing’s weight-for-age scale. Interstate raiders have dominated the race in recent years, with Tofane (2021), Trekking (2019) and Santa Ana Lane (2018) adding their names to the roll call of Stradbroke champions. As well as the $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap, Eagle Farm hosts four more Group 1s during the winter carnival: the Queensland Derby, Queensland Oaks, J.J. Atkins and the Tatts Tiara. For premium Eagle Farm tips on each meeting, the Betfair Hub is the place to go.
TRACK PROFILE
Due to its sand profile, Eagle Farm is one of the country’s fastest drying racetracks and can comfortably cope with large amounts of rainfall in the lead-up to race meetings. In fine weather the track can be very firm underfoot, with some horses struggling to let down on the surface.
The turf track is 28m wide, with a circumference of 2,027m. The long home straight of 434m gives horses a chance to run down the leaders, so jockeys riding for luck can often be seen charging home from the back of the pack. Whether it’s on-pace runners or late swoopers, Betfair’s tipsters study the form and bring you their Eagle Farm best bets today.
HISTORY
Racing at Eagle Farm was conducted by the Queensland Turf Club from 1863 until 2009, when it merged with the neighbouring Brisbane Turf Club to form the BRC. The Tattersalls Racing Club shares Eagle Farm with the BRC and holds one feature meeting each year in June as part of the winter carnival. The curtain came down on one of the greatest racing careers of all time at Eagle Farm in 1961, when Tulloch – trained by TJ Smith – won both the PJ O’Shea Stakes (now known as The Q22) and the Brisbane Cup. As part of the $1.2 billion development upgrade to the facilities at Eagle Farm and Doomben racecourses, a stabling precinct was constructed in the centre of the course which currently houses up to 600 horses. Eagle Farm trainers include Queensland’s leading trainer, Tony Gollan.
