EXPERT RACING TIPS: EAGLE FARM
Best Bets
Linton Chataway
LAY: 6. Kirikan (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $6.00)
I am against this runner dropping back in trip after being tried at further distances majority of the prep. Further, he has a very poor Eagle Farm track record with just one second placing from seven attempts.
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Linton Chataway
BACK: 6. Trump Card (WIN) for 4 units (Rated at $1.90)
Produced an impressive Aus debut behind a promising type and immediately spelled with a minor issue. The first up run was better than the fourth it reads on paper where he was squeezed for room at the 100m mark when only getting through his gears late. The 1600m looks perfect second up and the jockey and trainer combination strikes at 19%.
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EAGLE FARM PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | WEDNESDAY MARCH 12TH 2025
RAIL: +10m Entire | TRACK: Heavy 8 improving
1. Island Boy
2. King Tagaloa
4. The Wheelbarrow
7. Estee Emm
Betting Strategy
In a race with lots of unexposed form I am happy to stay out.
12. Sirkel
7. Woosh Ka Boom
5. Sunny Disposition
9. Kettlebell
Betting Strategy
Wanted to find Fashion Flash but would need to take on trust after a disappointing performance last start, however it has been scratched this morning.
6. Starsonus
3. Lantau Island
5. No Brakes
10. Innervisions
Betting Strategy
BACK: 6. Starsonusfor (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $2.70)
Drawn low here, I am respecting the SP’s from last prep and with the tongue tie going on I expect a solid first up performance. From the gate I am anticipating a positive ride.
4. Ferino
5. Around The Buoy
7. Kayleen’s Profit
9. Aces Up
Betting Strategy
With several winning chances engaged in this I am happy to stay out.
9. Cartwheels
8. Voracious
6. Tarex
7. Valantino Roc
Betting Strategy
BACK: 9. Cartwheels (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $3.00)
Has good form on soft tracks and with fitness improvement expect her to be competitive against the boys. She has an excellent second up record 3:2-0-0.
8. Superzoom
3. South Sea
2. Simply Excels
1. Carpaccio
Betting Strategy
Another wide open race I am happy to watch and learn from.
1. Holstein
5. Solar Apex
10. Expectant
8. The Right Way
Betting Strategy
I was keen on Master Copy but has been scratched this morning.
16. Vindicta
15. I Am Marvel
9. Untouchable Legend
6. Try Everything
Betting Strategy
BACK: 16. Vindicta (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $2.50)
Just went way to fast early last start when going 5 lengths above average to the 600m. He has a softer draw here and with less speed engaged he can lead or get the run of the race.
10. Tigon Princess
12. Poutchek
6. Kirikan
2. Jonny Da Wolf
Betting Strategy
LAY: 6. Kirikan (WIN) for 1 unit (Rated at $6.00)
I am against this runner dropping back in trip after being tried at further distances majority of the prep. Further, he has a very poor Eagle Farm track record with just one second placing from seven attempts.
6. Trump Card
14. Possibilities
8. Henley Room
1. Fire And Light
Betting Strategy
BACK: 6. Trump Card (WIN) for 4 units (Rated at $1.90)
Produced an impressive Aus debut behind a promising type and immediately spelled with a minor issue. The first up run was better than the fourth it reads on paper where he was squeezed for room at the 100m mark when only getting through his gears late. The 1600m looks perfect second up and the jockey and trainer combination strikes at 19%.
5. Counter
3. Kiptanui
2. Aiden
13. Pleadeel
Betting Strategy
Tricky way to end the card so no interest in getting involved here.
EAGLE FARM TIPS
SUMMARY
Like Doomben, which is located on the other side of Nudgee Road, Eagle Farm Racecourse is owned and run by the Brisbane Racing Club (BRC). The Heritage-listed venue has been hosting race meetings since its establishment in 1863. Together with Doomben, Eagle Farm takes centre stage during the Queensland Winter Carnival, which is headlined by the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) each June. Stradbroke season is Queensland’s time to shine, and Betfair’s form analysts bring you the inside track with their Eagle Farm tips throughout the carnival. The 1400m track record at Eagle Farm was established by Toledo, who won the 1998 Stradbroke Handicap in a time of 1:20.2.
KEY EVENTS
The Stradbroke Handicap is Queensland’s most famous race, dating all the way back to 1890.
The race is named after Lord Stradbroke, whose relative Henry John Rous was the founder of racing’s weight-for-age scale. Interstate raiders have dominated the race in recent years, with Tofane (2021), Trekking (2019) and Santa Ana Lane (2018) adding their names to the roll call of Stradbroke champions. As well as the $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap, Eagle Farm hosts four more Group 1s during the winter carnival: the Queensland Derby, Queensland Oaks, J.J. Atkins and the Tatts Tiara. For premium Eagle Farm tips on each meeting, the Betfair Hub is the place to go.
TRACK PROFILE
Due to its sand profile, Eagle Farm is one of the country’s fastest drying racetracks and can comfortably cope with large amounts of rainfall in the lead-up to race meetings. In fine weather the track can be very firm underfoot, with some horses struggling to let down on the surface.
The turf track is 28m wide, with a circumference of 2,027m. The long home straight of 434m gives horses a chance to run down the leaders, so jockeys riding for luck can often be seen charging home from the back of the pack. Whether it’s on-pace runners or late swoopers, Betfair’s tipsters study the form and bring you their Eagle Farm best bets today.
HISTORY
Racing at Eagle Farm was conducted by the Queensland Turf Club from 1863 until 2009, when it merged with the neighbouring Brisbane Turf Club to form the BRC. The Tattersalls Racing Club shares Eagle Farm with the BRC and holds one feature meeting each year in June as part of the winter carnival. The curtain came down on one of the greatest racing careers of all time at Eagle Farm in 1961, when Tulloch – trained by TJ Smith – won both the PJ O’Shea Stakes (now known as The Q22) and the Brisbane Cup. As part of the $1.2 billion development upgrade to the facilities at Eagle Farm and Doomben racecourses, a stabling precinct was constructed in the centre of the course which currently houses up to 600 horses. Eagle Farm trainers include Queensland’s leading trainer, Tony Gollan.
