EXPERT RACING TIPS: PAKENHAM
PAKENHAM PREVIEW AND TIPS | EXPERT TIPS | MONDAY AUGUST 25TH 2025
Best Bets
Gilbert Gardiner
BACK: 3. Little Bighorn (WIN)
Won maiden first-up at Pakenham then competitive in subsequent starts, fifth and second respectively. Up in trip and jockey Brad Rawiller sticks.
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BACK: 10. Cheeky Contiki (WIN)
Next Best. First-starter but trialled up nicely at Flemington leading up to debut run. Drawn low. Should get every chance
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BACK: 6. Well I’ll Be (WIN & PLACE)
Value Bet. Tough race to win, with a short-priced favourite and runners with solid form, but the Well I’ll Be could run a cheeky race. Placed fourth in both starts to date, making ground from the back and not beaten far. Extra distance ideal.
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LAY: 1. Austrata
Always runs well but tends to find one or few better. Back in grade helps but big weight a concern.
Betting Strategy
BACK: 3. Little Bighorn (WIN)
Won maiden first-up at Pakenham then competitive in subsequent starts, fifth and second respectively. Up in trip and jockey Brad Rawiller sticks.
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PAKENHAM RACE TIPS
Pakenham Racecourse was first formed in 1875 and is located 70 kilometres south-east of the Melbourne CBD. From hosting once-a-year picnic meetings the club gradually grew in stature, with the Pakenham Cup first run in 1926. Today the club hosts several race meetings, with night racing on the turf track in summer and autumn and jumps racing during winter, as well as flat races on the all-weather synthetic surface. As well as two tracks (turf and Polytrack), the racecourse also houses a world-class training facility used by some of Victoria’s leading stables, including Peter Moody and Phillip Stokes. Local trainers have a particularly good strike rate at their home track, and often feature in Betfair’s Pakenham tips.
The Pakenham Cup, held each December, is the club’s major raceday. The Listed 2500m contest was won in 2021 by Smokin’ Romans, ridden by Jamie Kah and trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace. The feature race of the club’s jumps racing program is the Mosstrooper Steeplechase, whether it’s on the flat or over the fences head to the Betfair Hub for Pakenham best bets on each and every meeting.Â
The turf track (circumference 2,410m, width 25m) has a fibre reinforced sand profile with full subsurface drainage system. The home straight is 480m long, with a testing rise to the winning post (similar to Sandown). The course generally exhibits little bias and appears to perform well in wet and dry weather conditions, meaning punters can bet with confidence. Find Pakenham tips today on the Betfair Hub. Â
