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Today’s Top Rated Horses

#	Selection	Rating	Track	Race
2	Black And Bent	210	Sandown	Race 2
2	Some Are Bent	210	Sandown	Race 1
7	Penny Louise	188	Doomben	Race 6
1	Villagio	182	Ascot	Race 6
1	Manganese	173	Murray Bridge	Race 7
12	Girl Hussler	173	Canterbury	Race 7
3	Country Club	173	Canterbury	Race 2

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Randwick Guineas

The Group 1 Randwick Guineas is the feature race this weekend in Sydney. It is always a massive race, held over a distance of 1600m and this year’s field looks very talented. Betfair’s Matthew Thompson is here to provide punters with a market update and his expert tips.

Winners market:

• SHOOT OUT $3.80
• SIR HALLOWELL $10.00
• HANKS $11.00
• CAPTAIN SONADOR $11.50
• MONTON $12.00
• KIDNAPPED $12.00
• VIKING LEGEND $13.50
• ZABRASIVE $16.00
• Others from $22.00

Best backed runners

Shoot Out - Opened at $3.50, and was rock solid in betting before easing slightly. He occupies one-third of the overall market.
Monton- The last start winner has been $18 into $12.

Tips and comment by Betfair’s Mathew Thompson

Certainly not a vintage Randwick Guineas, but a competitive race none the less. I fancy the bulk of the field could develop into handy stayers.

That said, the favourite Shoot Out possesses genuine brilliance and finishes off his races like a sprinter-miler. The Queenslander hit the line brilliantly in the Hobartville Stakes, and to my eye, looks the bet of the day in Sydney.

The Gai Waterhouse trained Viking Legend is tough as teak, and although 1600 metres is short of his best distance, he’s been racing well since resuming from a spell and will be very hard to run past from an inside draw.

Hanks is a talented horse but will get a long way back and might need further to be considered a winning chance. Monton, winner of the Hobartville, was suited by the fast lane and on speed bias last start, but will go forward from a wide draw and sit on speed.

In summary, the top pick is a standout, but it’s anyone’s guess for the minors.

1 – Shoot Out
2 – Viking Legend
3 – Sir Hallowell
4 – Captain Sonador

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Denman

Form analysts at IASbet.com believe that the Peter Snowden trained superstar Denman is vulnerable in Saturday’s Group One Australian Guineas and are prepared to take him on.

While other bookmakers and the TAB have him between $1.55 and $1.65, IASbet.com is willing and able to lay him at $1.80.

“It’s not a foregone conclusion, there is rain forecast and the race may well be set up for horses to run over him. I expect Denman to lead from his outside barrier and it may not be an advantage to be on the rail” said IASBet’s John Dow.

The son of Lonhro has won nine of his last ten with his only defeat being at the same distance in the Caulfield Guineas. “I think history is about to repeat itself.” said Dow.

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Denman v Carrara

Two of the stars from the spring are racing head to head today in what should be a mouth watering affair. Denman, a winner of the Golden Rose will take on Stutt Stakes winner Carrara over 1200 metres. Kick off Australia Day in grand style on this race at Sportsbet!

Denman has been quoted outright favouritism at $1.68 at Sportsbet, with Carrara next best at $5.50 to win. The value could be with Carrara here who in fact ran second on this track in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas, with Denman running a distant seventh in that same race.

That was Denman’s only start at this track, a track that Carrara performs well at. It is hard to split the two, but we think the value is with Carrara so will be placing some small stakes. Spacecraft ($31) may be value for the place, he beat Carrara in his last start, running second in the AAMI Vase.

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Australia Stakes Betting

We have a cracking night of racing coming up on Friday night at Moonee Valley, with the feature race being the Group 2 Australian Stakes. Friday night racing at the Valley is always thrilling in this will be a fantastic way to warm up for some big races coming our way over the next few months.

This years Australian Stakes field is tiny, consisting of only six horses. Black Caviar ($1.45) is the raging favourite and rightfully so, after 4 wins from 4 runs. This distance won trouble her, having won her 3 starts from the distance. She was in sensational form early in the Spring before injuries cruelly cut short her campaign. It will be interesting to see how she hits back here after being drawn wide.

Here De Angels ($4.00) looks the closest danger and his form during the Spring suggests he will be a very good shot. Has won four and run a second in ten starts at this distance and knows how to win at the Valley. Coming off a 2 length win on Boxing Day at Caulfield and is hard to knock.

Of the others, Heart Of Dreams ($7.00) was a Group 1 winenr back in the spring taking out the Underwood, beating qulity horses such as Whobegotyou and Predatory Pricer. Struggled in it’s last start (Cox Plate) and is a previous winner first up.

Royal Ida ($15.00) won the Standish a fortnight ago first up at Flemington and has master jockey Damien Oliver on board and may be a good place chance. LA Rocket ($41.00) and Ferocia ($201) can be forgotten about, they have no hope.

New Year’s Day is always a big day of racing in Australia and this year is no different. If you’re not too hung over come Friday morning, then be sure to check out some of the racing markets available for you to bet on. There are no fewer than 18 meetings!

The biggest race of the day is the Group 2 Perth Cup at Ascot (click the link for a preview), while the Group 3 Standish Handicap at Flemington sees a more than handy field taking the field. There is also a listed race at Gold Coast.

Racing on New Year’s Day comes from the following venues; Ascot, Ballina, Darwin, Flemington, Gilgandra, Gold Coast, Gundagai, Hanging Rock, Innisfail, Inverell, Longford, Mornington, Murray Bridge, Pakenham, Port Macquarie, Randwick, Sapphire Coast and Terang. View Form Guides and Odds for all these races by clicking these links.

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Today's Best Bets

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Today we’ve browsed through all the races at today’s meetings in Bairnsdale, Cessnock, Dubbo and Launceston. Speedy Sky looks today’s best bet, rated at 225 in Race 10 at Launceston. He has a record of 4-0-3 from 10 starts and is a winner at this track over the journey. He averages three times the prize money of any other horse in the race and is hard to ignore.

Ashie’s Costa (Race 5 at Cessnock) is another who stands out to us, rated at 210. This horse has a win ratio of 26%, with the next best in the race at 12% and he’s the only horse to win over this distance or at this course. Yarralight (Race 5, Dubbo) is another rated over 200 and is the only horse in this race that has won at the course and distance and is averaging twice the prize money of any other horse in the race.

Today’s Best Bets

• Speedy Sky 225 (No.5, Race 10, Launceston)
• Ashie’s Costa 210 (No.1, Race 5, Cessnock)
• Yarralight 203 (No.1, Race 5, Dubbo)
• Taiyin 173 (No.11, Race 7, Launceston)
• Western Wager 169 (No.1, Race 9, Launceston)

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