EXPERT RACING TIPS: CAULFIELD
CAULFIELD PREVIEW AND TIPS | WEDNESDAY THE 17TH
RAIL: True | TRACK: Good 4
The second meeting run on the Caulfield heath track, the first meeting played inside off, interesting to see if that is the case again.
Best Bets
Jackson Oldham
Betting Strategy
BACK: 11. Rich Dottie (WIN) for 3 units (Rated at: $2.4)
Rich Dottie has jumped out like a jet, reminds of me Magic Time prior to her debut. She has terrific natural speed and maps perfectly from the inside draw. Begg first starters over the last 12 months are 4/16 +11% ROI and Begg/M.Dee as a combination are 8/43 last 12 months +41% ROI.
Jackson Oldham
Betting Strategy
LAY: 6. Here To Crowd (WIN) for 3 units (Rated at: $4.4)
Stablemates Here The Crowd and Lunarshot head the betting but I believe the market has them the wrong way around. Here To Crowd has C.Hefel and gate one, and comes through what I believe will be a poor form race.
Lunarshot was very well supported on debut, pulled up with issues, has jumped out very sharply since and gets M.Zahra.
11. Rich Dottie
3. Hallowin
7. Harpalee
6. Grinzinger Love
Betting Strategy
BACK: 11. Rich Dottie (WIN) for 3 units (Rated at: $2.4)
Rich Dottie has jumped out like a jet, reminds of me Magic Time prior to her debut. She has terrific natural speed and maps perfectly from the inside draw. Begg first starters over the last 12 months are 4/16 +11% ROI and Begg/M.Dee as a combination are 8/43 last 12 months +41% ROI.
6. Unseen Ruler
4. Cheval Savant
9. Tass
7. Verifier
Betting Strategy
LAY: 6. Here To Crowd (WIN) for 3 units (Rated at: $4.4)
Stablemates Here The Crowd and Lunarshot head the betting but I believe the market has them the wrong way around. Here To Crowd has C.Hefel and gate one, and comes through what I believe will be a poor form race.
Lunarshot was very well supported on debut, pulled up with issues, has jumped out very sharply since and gets M.Zahra.
4. Inexorable
9. Mohnar
5. Linas Reel
6. Steel Run
Betting Strategy
NO BET.
Inexorable was terrific when well backed two back at Caulfield over this distance. He failed at Geelong last start, back to the mile suits and you can excuse away that run back on a good track. I’m not willing to excuse him enough to take the odds on quote.
10. Togetherforever
3. Morpheus Bragi
1. Calico Jack
2. Jewel Bay
Betting Strategy
BACK: 10. Togetherforever (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at: $2.4)
Togetherforever beat nothing at Ballarat last start but her closing sectionals indicated very real ability. She has the fitness edge on a few of her key rivals and maps to be wherever Jamie Kah wants.
8. Bonnie Amore
3. Nokhbah
1. Celestial Storm
6. Milliondollarmumma
Betting Strategy
NO BET.
Little between the main three in betting, Bonnie Amore has had a spin around the heath track but she’s a big girl and I don’t think gate one is her go. Nokhbah will have the tactical advantage, the last 100m is the worry.
5. Light Wish
3. She’s Bulletproof
1. Fragile Love
4. Smart Deel
Betting Strategy
NO BET.
Light Wish was backed as if the number was already in the frame on debut at Cranbourne and she bolted in accordingly. No edge at the price for me, up against the smart She’s Bulletproof, who bumped into Moby Dick last start at Pakenham.
1. Gwan So
10. High Five
6. Aztec State
3. The Creator
Betting Strategy
NO BET.
Gwan So brings in the best last start rating in the race, a positive map and a very in-form Jaylah Kennedy. There is upwards of $9.5 around in the early markets and I doubt he will be near double figures come jump time.
4. Bavicia
8. Artzino
3. Tolpuddle
6. Gottabesavvy
Betting Strategy
NO BET.
Very little opinion to close out this meeting.
CAULFIELD TIPS AND PREVIEW | RACECOURSE
SUMMARY
Known locally as ‘The Heath’, Caulfield Racecourse is located approximately nine kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in the city’s south eastern suburbs. Together with Sandown and Mornington racecourses, Caulfield is operated by the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC). It is widely considered Melbourne’s second most prestigious racecourse behind Flemington, hosting around 25 meetings each season including some of the country’s most famous and historic races, headlined by the Group 1 Caulfield Cup. For the best Caulfield tips, previews and all the form, head to the Betfair Hub.
FAST FACTS
Six internationally-trained horses have won the Caulfield Cup. They are: Taufan’s Melody (1998) for British trainer Lady Herries; All the Good (2008) and Best Solution (2018) for Godolphin’s Dubai trainer Saeed bin Suroor; Dunaden (2012) for French trainer Mikel Delzangles; Admire Rakti (2014) for Japanese trainer Tomoyuki Umeda; and Mer De Glace (2019) for Japanese trainer Hisashi Shimizu.
KEY EVENTS
Together with the Melbourne Cup, Cox Plate and Golden Slipper, the Caulfield Cup makes up the four majors of Australian racing. It is the world’s richest turf handicap over 2400m and dates back to 1879. It was won in 2021 by Incentivise and in 2020 by Verry Elleegant, the two horses which then ran the quinella in the 2021 Melbourne Cup. In autumn Caulfield also hosts Victoria’s premier contest for juveniles, the Blue Diamond Stakes. A total of 12 Group 1 races are staged annually at Caulfield, with the prestigious Caulfield Guineas and the equivalent for fillies (the Thousand Guineas) both held the week before the Caulfield Cup. From three-year-old contests to handicap races for experienced stayers, Betfair’s leading team of tipsters bring you their Caulfield best bets for each and every meeting at The Heath.
TRACK PROFILE
The track is triangular-shaped, with a total circumference measuring of 2,080m and a home straight of 367m. Some horses struggle to handle the tight turns and contours of the track, with interference also common particularly in the Caulfield Cup which features 18 runners.
In 1995/96, the track was widened to 30m around the entire circumference and the straight was lengthened by 43m. The current surface has been cambered from the outside running rail, with the crown of the track at the outside running rail. The banking on the final turn into the home straight is four per cent, while the other turns have an equivalent banking of two per cent. Given the quirks of the track it pays to follow our tipsters when they bring you their Caulfield best bets free of charge on the Betfair Hub.
HISTORY
Originally the Victorian Amateur Turf Club (VATC) raced at Ballarat, but in 1876 the club moved to Caulfield for its Melbourne base having owned the land since 1859. Feature races were soon held at Caulfield, with the Caulfield Cup making its debut in 1879. The inaugural event was won by Newminster, whose name adorns one of the barns at Racing Victoria’s quarantine facilities in Werribee. During World War II, Caulfield was utilised as an army barracks so racing was moved to Flemington for the duration of the conflict.
