EXPERT RACING TIPS: CAULFIELD
CAULFIELD PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | SATURDAY AUGUST 30TH 2025
RAIL: True TRACK: Soft 5
An ever-changing forecast for Caulfield today, most of the showers on race morning have missed so we could end up getting to a G4 with some unexpected sun and strong winds. Those winds should help horses on-speed, however if it tends more Westerly than Southerly, horses rails in run could be disadvantaged.
Best Bets
Jackson Oldham
BACK: 13. Capper Thirtynine (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $3.55)
Capper Thirtynine ran a huge rating down the straight first-up at Flemington, showing that he has returned well then went from a slow race to a fast race last start up in trip and was entitled to be soft late, fitter now, the map is great and expect him to be very hard to run past late.
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5. Gilded Water
14. Unlimited
18. Jareth
16. Ruakaka Raider
Betting Strategy
Gilded Water has jumped out well, goes on top from Unlimited, who will be advantaged by this drying track.
1. On Display
13. Shadhavar
4. Gala Queen
2. Anahita
Betting Strategy
Expect On Display to be very forward first-up, has ratings that wins this race last preparation and maps well. Gala Queen had excuses 1100m-1400m last start but the map does appear tricky again.
13. Capper Thirtynine
6. Yoshinobu
15. Jenni The Fox
9. Stylish
Betting Strategy
BACK: 13. Capper Thirtynine (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $3.55)
Capper Thirtynine ran a huge rating down the straight first-up at Flemington, showing that he has returned well then went from a slow race to a fast race last start up in trip and was entitled to be soft late, fitter now, the map is great and expect him to be very hard to run past late.
14. Revelare
13. Newlook
3. Bankers Choice
12. Kinesiology
Betting Strategy
Revelare will be suited by the drying track, is short enough considering I expect him to be worse than midfield but is most likely.
11. Brayden Star
19. Whiskey On The Hill
15. Too Darn Discreet
12. El Rocko
Betting Strategy
Brayden Star jumped out very well prior to his first-up run, they were too sharp for him over 1400m but flashed home late, blinkers on and up in trip he can settle closer.
9. Duke Atreides
4. Jimmy Recard
7. Sonofkirk
8. Express Class
Betting Strategy
LAY: 2. Vinrock (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $5.50)
Duke Atreides is fit, the camp is flying and he maps for the absolute perfect run on-speed, he doesn’t have the class of his rivals but is my only overlay in the race.
I would expect these horses, especially those with the race fitness on their side to be too sharp for Vinrock first-up.
12. She’s Bulletproof
6. Zarastro
2. Arkansaw Kid
15. Outback Miss
Betting Strategy
Not much between these, a cracking G3 contest but not one that interests me from a betting perspective.
2. Magic Time
8. Damask Rose
12. Miss Roumbini
10. Pop Award
Betting Strategy
Magic Time has jumped out well, has the runs on the board and maps for a good run, Miss Roumbini has jumped out like she is in for a career best preparation but for today the map does look a bit tricky.
6. Another Wil
9. Fangirl
11. Treasurethe Moment
4. Here To Shock
Betting Strategy
Another Wil and Fangirl both have terrific first-up records and ratings, Another Wil will be right on-speed and looks the logical favourite and Fangirl is the most talented horse in the race on exposed form so far, If I was to bet into the Memsie I would back both.
10. Sepals
12. Home Rule
4. Warnie
1. Deakin
Betting Strategy
Important how the track is playing at this point, if it isn’t on-speed, inside an advantage then Sepals becomes a good bet but if on-speed is an advantage then Home Rule could almost be favourite.
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.
