EXPERT RACING TIPS: DOOMBEN
DOOMBEN PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | SATURDAY AUGUST 16TH 2025
RAIL: +0.5m Entire TRACK: Good 4
4. Dracena
9. Walsh Bay
6. Victory Flame
2. Cavalry Man
Betting Strategy
BACK: 4. Dracena (WIN) for 3 units (Rated at $2.00)
Although she has drawn the widest, I am happy to be with who I think is the best horse in the race and should be peaking here third up. Her last start overall figure is around 3.8 lengths better than the next best overall figure that Victory Flame produced last start. In a race with limited pace I think she can settle in the first few.
2. Zoology
3. Age Of Kings
5. The Right Way
6. El Pensador
Betting Strategy
Zoology comes through the strongest form line but is short enough so I am happy to stay out.
10. Surprise Honey
3. Certainlycan
1. Alectrona
6. Zoutastic
Betting Strategy
BACK: 10. Surprise Honey (WIN) for 4 units (Rated at $1.90)
She was good first up over an unsuitable distance when running well. It was a run that suggested getting to her right distance of 1200m will be suitable second up. She has a peak overall figure from last prep at this track and trip under very similar conditions that she gets here today.
3. Catahoula
1. Overriding
5. Simply Amazing
9. One Beat No Beat
Betting Strategy
Tricky race but I would consider backing one of the NSW visitors Overriding or Catahoula if they are solid in the market at jump.
5. Idyllic Affair
4. Go Maro
2. Benefitsofmine
1. Destinys Summit
Betting Strategy
Idyllic Affair looks the hardest to beat after some strong performances last prep against subsequent winners but is short enough in the market.
15. The Blade
10. Ouroboros
13. Spywire
9. Joppa Lane
Betting Strategy
BACK: 15. The Blade (WIN) for 2 units (Rated at $2.40)
Was triple nominated in multiple states today so I am respecting the stable coming to Brisbane for this and with Sydney jockey Tyler Schiller travelling for the ride and from the good draw I expect he is hard to beat.
1. Steady Ready
2. Nettuno
11. Light Of Boom
6. Safework
Betting Strategy
Tricky sprint race and with no solid opinion happy to stay out.
2. Fleetwood
3. Brereton
6. Termagant
13. Daytona
Betting Strategy
The Gollan pair at the top of betting look hardest to beat, but I can’t split them.
1. Taltarni Fields
2. Battlefield
7. High Blue Sea
14. The Extreme Cat
Betting Strategy
LAY: 4. Slippin’ Jimmy (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $7.00)
I don’t think he is going as well this prep as he has in the past and this is a harder race than he contested last start, so I am happy to risk him in single figures.
Doomben TIPS | Overview
SUMMARY
Like the adjacent Eagle Farm Racecourse, Doomben is owned and operated by the Brisbane Racing Club (BRC). Located in the suburb of Ascot, 7km north of the Brisbane CBD, Doomben and Eagle Farm are considered Queensland’s premier racetracks and between them host eight Group 1 races during the Queensland Winter Carnival. To find Doomben tips and race previews for each meeting, head to the Betfair Hub.
KEY EVENTS
The Doomben 10,000, run in May, is Queensland’s most prestigious sprint. Originally called the Doomben Newmarket Handicap, it was renamed in 1946 after the prize fund was increased to $10,000, which at the time was a record for a sprint race in Australia. The 1200m contest has been won by such luminaries as Manikato, Chief De Beers, Apache Cat, Takeover Target and more recently Redzel and Eduardo. It is followed one week later by the Group 1 Doomben Cup, which was first held in 1933 and counts Zaaki amongst its most recent champions. Like the Doomben 10,000, the Doomben Cup (2000m) is now worth $1 million. For expert analysis and tips on the feature races as well as Doomben best bets throughout the year, the Betfair Hub has you covered.
TRACK PROFILE
Doomben’s oval-shaped, kikuyu turf track can handle a heavy schedule, as witnessed when it hosted all Eagle Farm meetings when that course was undergoing extensive renovations. The width of the track at Doomben measures 27m, whilst the course circumference is 1715m. Both the front and back straights are 320m long with a 2% camber, while the turns are steeper with a 5% camber. The Doomben track can cope with a fair degree of rainfall, but its drainage system is not nearly as efficient as at Eagle Farm. Heavy rainfall can lead to a choppy surface which makes it difficult to make up ground on the leaders, and our team of experts takes into account all track variables and weather conditions when bringing you their Doomben race tips.
HISTORY
Doomben hosted its first race meeting in 1993, and underwent its most recent major renovation – which cost $3.3 million – in 1996. The land on which the racecourse is built has been passed between crown title, purchasing syndicates and registered racing organisations, and was used as a World War II army base between 1941 and 1945. Nudgee Road, which separates Eagle Farm and Doomben racecourses, was formerly nicknamed the ‘Gaza Strip’ in reference to the historical rivalry between the two venues.
