EXPERT RACING TIPS: CAULFIELD
CAULFIELD PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | WEDNESDAY APRIL 16TH 2025
RAIL: True TRACK: Good 4
The first meeting on the Heath track for 2025, I expect on-pace horses to be suited, especially from the shortcourse 1000m and 1200m start points.
Best Bets
Jackson Oldham
BACK: 7. Shehungthemoon (WIN) for 3 units (Rated at $2.33)
Shehungthemoon gets a sensational map and is a likely loose leader from the front, with a positive jockey switch and some solid runs this preparation, I expect her to be very hard to catch.
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Jackson Oldham
LAY: 5. Didn’t Miss Many (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $2.55)
Didn’t Miss Many is progressive and can win but far too short at the even money quote. He flashed home late first-up but was a long way off a fast speed and I don’t like that platform for stepping up in trip, from a slow 1400m to the mile.
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5. Hey Jessie
6. Yuuki
1. Crypt
2. Roomerhasit
Betting Strategy
Hey Jessie was very well supported on debut and ran the fastest closing sectionals of the race when not suited on debut. Yuuki has jumped out well and M.Zahra thought enough of the horse to go up to Bendigo for the trial.
5. Scorpion
2. Show Of Gold
4. One Brother
3. Coral Impact
Betting Strategy
Not much between top and bottom in a pretty poor race.
10. Madam Burberry
8. Whateley
12. Terilee
5. I Am Titan
Betting Strategy
Whateley was thrown in the deep end at his first preparation and resumes here gelded off some good jumpouts, a leading jockey and a good map. All that being said, I cannot see any value at the current even money quote.
7. Shehungthemoon
4. Symphony Of Colour
1. Smart Little Miss
5. Glorioso
Betting Strategy
BACK: 7. Shehungthemoon (WIN) for 3 units (Rated at $2.33)
Shehungthemoon gets a sensational map and is a likely loose leader from the front, with a positive jockey switch and some solid runs this preparation, I expect her to be very hard to catch.
1. Kyle
8. Clean Reef
4. Appointed
5. Close To Midnight
Betting Strategy
A tricky race to find an edge in and I doubt there is much between top and bottom here. Expect tempo and settling positions to play a key role in deciding a winner.
2. Crown Crusher
5. Didn’t Miss Many
7. Williamstown
1. Corona Lad
Betting Strategy
LAY: 5. Didn’t Miss Many (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $2.55)
Didn’t Miss Many is progressive and can win but far too short at the even money quote. He flashed home late first-up but was a long way off a fast speed and I don’t like that platform for stepping up in trip, from a slow 1400m to the mile.
3. Charming Nic
5. Steel Move
8. Tessa’s Choice
12. Secret Elegance
Betting Strategy
Charming Nic was dominant against picnic horses last start, the time was good so he is impossible to knock, weird race as I thought the top three in betting would all be better suited to 1400m in time.
9. Trangoojahray
10. Oxford Blue
8. Mr Buster
2. Claim The Crown
Betting Strategy
A sensational finish to proceedings, so good in fact that I cannot find an edge. I would’ve backed all of Oxford Blue, Trangoojahray and Mr Buster in suitable races off their last start efforts.
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.
