EXPERT RACING TIPS: CAULFIELD
CAULFIELD PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | SATURDAY JULY 26TH 2025
RAIL: 4m TRACK: Soft 5
Luckily, the majority of the rain in the state has missed Caulfield thus far but there is still 1-9ml predicted today and 25-35km/h Northerly breeze which may make things tricky.
Best Bets
Jackson Oldham
LAY: 2. Jimmy The Bear (WIN) for 3 units (Rated at $1.95)
$1.28 for Jimmy The Bear seems lunacy here. He had the perfect set-up in a slowly run 2000m last start and I thought he had still had enough on the line. They probably go barrier trial speed and he gets away with it but any tempo in the race and I believe he is a massive risk.
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Jackson Oldham
BACK: 5. Bossy Benita (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $4.40)
Bossy Benita won well first-up off 102-days, she won in a fashion and with a rating to suggest I think she will improve through a preparation, she maps for a great run again and I thought she was overs in an otherwise even race.
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2. Ole Dancer
6. Miewa
1. Cherish Me
4. Cannyworth
Betting Strategy
My market very similar to the current market, Ole Dancer and Cherish Me both won well on debut and are resuming, Miwea has far more ability than his two sixths suggest.
10. Pop Award
7. Gala Queen
11. Verdoux
6. Naval Academy
Betting Strategy
Pop Award on top, I doubt there should be as much between her and Verdoux in the market despite the very negative jockey switch. Verdoux has a likeable racing pattern and the latest Kilmore trial was terrific but I didn’t think he had the upside of the other two favourites.
6. Chihuly
4. Midnight Glow
5. Dictionary
2. Jimmy The Bear
Betting Strategy
LAY: 2. Jimmy The Bear (WIN) for 3 units (Rated at $1.95)
$1.28 for Jimmy The Bear seems lunacy here. He had the perfect set-up in a slowly run 2000m last start and I thought he had still had enough on the line. They probably go barrier trial speed and he gets away with it but any tempo in the race and I believe he is a massive risk.
1. Stop The Rock
3. Ant
4. Stylish Secret
2. American Wolf
Betting Strategy
We have seen this race a few times already this Winter, no opinion.
5. Bossy Benita
4. Electric Tommy
1. Salsa Fellow
7. Noetzie
Betting Strategy
BACK: 5. Bossy Benita (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $4.40)
Bossy Benita won well first-up off 102-days, she won in a fashion and with a rating to suggest I think she will improve through a preparation, she maps for a great run again and I thought she was overs in an otherwise even race.
7. Savagery Vibe
9. Sun Setting
4. Mystic Reign
5. Supercilious
Betting Strategy
Impossible! Savagery Vibe on top but with no confidence.
6. Earlswood
5. St Lawrence
10. Regal Vow
3. Munhamek
Betting Strategy
Earlswood just ran into a smart one last start, that form has been franked. He was unlucky to not go closer two back and maps to get all favours. The stablemate St Lawrence is actually flying, just needs to settle closer now third-up.
3. Baraqiel
8. New York Lustre
9. Bridal Waltz
1. Recommendation
Betting Strategy
Baraqiel resumes from an inside gate, if the rain hasn’t hit then he is clearly the horse to beat and I didn’t think the map was as bad as some I’ve heard. New York Lustre terrific first-up, second-pick.
6. Keep Your Cool
7. Sassy Boom
11. True To Form
13. Pariah Pearl
Betting Strategy
Keep Your Cool on top in a hard race.
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 including the Caulfield Cup, 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.
