EXPERT RACING TIPS: CANTERBURY
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Mitch Lewis
BACK: 2. Cross Tasman (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $2.40)
CROSS TASMAN looks well set up for a race like this here today. He was a good winner 2 starts back before a tough on pace run last time out. He get a prominent race map and McDonald hoping on suggests we will likely see a positive ride. If he can handle the wet track and bounce back to the rating he produced 2 starts ago he should prove the one to beat.
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Mitch Lewis
LAY: 13. Southern Heiress (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $12.00)
A handful of the runners in this race are coming in off the back of wins and at a good level of fitness now. SOUTHERN HEIRESS feels as if she will require a solid step up to rise from her maiden win into benchmark grade today. She maps well here yes, but rising against seasoned horses and fit horses it feels a risk to take her at the shorter price on a heavy track with a tougher pressure expected in this.
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CANTERBURY PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6TH 2025
RAIL: +2m Entire TRACK: Heavy 9
Wet track again here at Canterbury. Despite the wet conditions in recent meetings, the track has played fairly with no genuine bias for leaders as such. Ideal position in running is to settle forwards of midfield but it is possible to lead all of the way here.
6. Miss Jones
5. Burma Star
7. Writego
10. Iniesta
Betting Strategy
A very competitive maiden kicking off todays meeting. MISS JONES ran a close 2nd in a similar race to this last start, She looks close to a win and is rock hard fit. BURMA STAR resumes today, his recent trials have been handy and he is drawn to be prominent, just needs to handle the wet track. WRITEGO was solid when resuming on a wet track here, he looks to get race map advantages and will race up on speed which might be an advantage. INIESTA looks a handy type who is on debut here, may have a tricky run out wide but looks the best of the runners on debut.
2. Cross Tasman
1. Delrico
3. Island Dream
5. Starry Desert
Betting Strategy
BACK: 2. Cross Tasman (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $2.40)
CROSS TASMAN looks well set up for a race like this here today. He was a good winner 2 starts back before a tough on pace run last time out. He get a prominent race map and McDonald hoping on suggests we will likely see a positive ride. If he can handle the wet track and bounce back to the rating he produced 2 starts ago he should prove the one to beat.
9. Karinska
11. Maquisa
1. Infusion
13. Southern Heiress
Betting Strategy
LAY: 13. Southern Heiress (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $12.00)
A handful of the runners in this race are coming in off the back of wins and at a good level of fitness now. SOUTHERN HEIRESS feels as if she will require a solid step up to rise from her maiden win into benchmark grade today. She maps well here yes, but rising against seasoned horses and fit horses it feels a risk to take her at the shorter price on a heavy track with a tougher pressure expected in this.
4. The Enchanter
2. Shalaa Gold
9. Stormland
5. Against The Law
Betting Strategy
THE ENCHANTER resumes today after heading to the paddock a winner when winning his maiden here at this track. He maps to be prominent in the run with a good barrier and an apprentice claim so expect he is the one to catch. SHALAA GOLD rates highly in this field and should be fitter 2nd up now, the wide barrier could make for a tough run. STORMLAND is another handy type resuming off some strong recent trial form so expect he can be prominent in the run as well. AGAINST THE LAW looks set to start to peak in these condition 3rd up and fit now.
1. No Drama
3. Bat Out Of Hell
5. Seven’s
10. Rajnish
Betting Strategy
NO DRAMA has been close to winning recent runs to this in his last couple of starts, He maps for a similar run as last time and handles a wet track, gets every chance again. BAT OUT OF HELL has placed in his last 2 runs at a similar level, he can handle a heavy track and maps better here today so can go close with a better run. SEVENS resumes here, he has a good record when fresh and he has looked good in recent trials. RAJNISH wouldn’t surprise at odds, stepping up in grade he has won his last 2 and can handle a heavy track.
3. Winston Hills
2. Unstopabull
8. Slinky
10. Ringarosa
Betting Strategy
INSTON HILLS resumes here today, he does some of his best work 1st up into preps (3:2-1-0) he is untested on a wet track which is the query. UNSTOPABULL should appreciate the conditions having never missed the top3 on heavy tracks, dropping in grade for this today suits. SLINKY is the current race favourite, comes out of the same form reference as UNSTOPABULL so has to be considered while RINGAROSA generally performs bet on heavy rated tracks.
9. Bright Red
10. Unusual Prospect
4. The Years
8. Aix En Provence
Betting Strategy
BACK: 9. Bright Red (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $4.00)
BRIGHT RED will drop in grade here today off recent runs at Randwick. She looks suited back in trip after a forgivable run last time out and if she can recapture the form she was producing previous to that, she should be the one to beat. Has wins on a heavy track which is also an added bonus.
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The Canterbury Park Racecourse is rich in history, beginning in 1852 at the property of Cornelius Proud, who built a racetrack on his existing land and began holding races for the locals. In 1871 Frederick Clissold and Thomas Austin Davis held a race meeting on land leased by Davis within the vicinity of Prouds racecourse. In 1884 an official racecourse was constructed on the leased land by Frederick Clissold and Thomas Austin Davis comprising a 700 person grandstand and a recreational park. The first official race meeting at the new Canterbury Park Race Club was held on 19 January 1884, with an approximate attendance of 3000 people. From there the track only grew in popularity, so much so that construction on a train line began in 1892 and was completed in 1895 to make it more accessible for patrons, trainers, horses and jockeys.Â
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