Find the best free horse racing tips and best bets for Friday's racing at Canterbury and Cranbourne. I like the look of Bat Out Of Hell at Canterbury in Race 5. Also, for my roughie bet, I've got my eye on Lochlorian in Race 8 at Cranbourne. The track is rated a good 5 for racing at Canterbury on Friday. The track conditions at Cranbourne are looking good for racing, the track is a good 4 at this stage. Let's get into it!
Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 20/12/24

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Best Tip: Bat Out Of Hell #2 Canterbury R5
In its last race at Canterbury on December 13, it came out on top with a winning margin of 0.8 lengths. It was carrying 55kg and held off Fortune (59kg), which was pretty good to watch at $2.50 odds. So, it's looking in good touch for this race. Before that, Bat Out Of Hell finished first at Canterbury in a BM72 on November 15, 2024 over 1550m. Not a lot of queries with this one, it should be able to beat this field.
Best Roughie: Lochlorian #9 Cranbourne R8
I like the form of Lochlorian at the moment and I think he can challenge this race. He comes off a win at Bendigo on a heavy track over 1300m. Before that he finished 4th at the Valley and 3rd at Sale. With Teodore Nugent in the saddle, these two have placed or won in all 5 career starts. He’s also finished third in his last run when he was third-up. Good value for an each-way punt.
Stats and Insights
- Stats at Cranbourne show that barriers four to ten are the best at all distances at Cranbourne.
- The longer distances have a steep uphill climb from the 600m to the winning post so look for bigger type horses at Cranbourne.
- R5 Canterbury - Bat Out Of Hell is looking for two straight wins and hasn’t fallen out of the top 3 at this track/distance.
- R8 Cranbourne - During his racing career, Lochlorian holds a 16.67% win percentage. Lochlorian has a 66.67% place career percentage as well.
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Hi, I'm Matt and I've been writing about sports and racing since 2016. Over the years, I've provided betting tips for some of the top companies such as Sportsbet, William Hill, PlayUp and many more. This includes a wide range of different sports such as AFL, NRL, NBA, NFL, BBL, MLB and Horse Racing. I'm currently involved in horse racing shares with Viva Racing and I work with thoroughbredsales.com.au - a leading racehorse website directory in Australia. My betting strategy generally looks at trends and following the best jockeys in the country. Outside of writing, you can find me playing social Cricket and Tennis or watching sports. Can't wait to nail those winning picks!
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