Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 26/04/24

Racing comes back to Tamworth racecourse and Cranbourne racecourse this Friday for two great cards off the back of Anzac Day racing and we are lucky enough to have the Tamworth Cup tomorrow amidst other high level racing. I have extensively run through each of the cards and picked out my best betting spots in full length free horse racing tips and, as usual, have picked out a best bet and best outside chance of the day and outlined them in this article. There are also the best racing promotions across our Aussie horse racing betting sites outlined in this article. In the final part of the article you should find some helpful track insights for both the racecourses which should assist your horse racing betting. Follow me below for another great day of racing this Friday!

Best Tip: Cranbourne - R4 - #4 - Sergeant Mavers

Interesting field here with a bunch of these being multiple start maidens but I think that it makes this a great betting spot for Sergeant Mavers. He comes here for his seventh career start and fourth overall since coming to Joseph Waldron. The last two runs have been very impressive at Pakenham where he got no luck but ran home hard into the placings before stepping out at Bairnsdale last time where he really should have won but was nailed late by a smart horse. He’s hard fit, Stockdale’s been with him all prep and retains the ride, should be strong here.

Bookmaker	Odds
	$3.10
	$3.00
	BEST OF THREE TOTES

*The Best Tote bet type pays bettors the highest dividend declared by the three national totes. The VIC TAB, NSW TAB and UBet. This likely means that there aren't fixed odds available at the time of writing this on that bookmaker and there likely will be.

Best Roughie: Tamworth - R7 - #6 - Akasawa

Not sure why Akasawa comes in at such a huge price here but I am keen on him regardless and think that he will be prominent all throughout the run here. He’s a beautiful horse that has four fresh wins from six runs, two wins and a runner up placing in six at this trip and a win in two runs at this course. He comes here having not raced since a $200k race at Rosehill back at the end of last year and has had an electric trial win at Scone in the interim to get him ready for this. Go well at a big price.

Bookmaker	Odds
	$15.00
	$15.00
	BEST OF THREE TOTES

Best Racing Promotions

Promotions have historically been a great way for bettors to gain an advantage over betting sites by providing an edge to your bet. For racing specifically these promotions can be extensive in providing you some form of ‘outs’ to your bet that you wouldn’t normally receive.

Palmerbet, in recent weeks, has stood out to me across the Aussie betting sites that offer racing promotions and is one that I would take a look at, especially for big race days that feature Group 1 races and Saturday’s in general.

On our site we have a Palmerbet Review that goes in depth into the bookmaker as well as a Vicbet and Punterspal Review amongst some of the other top bookmakers that frequently have promotions.

Promotions tend to change regularly, so it is important to sign up to these betting sites to stay updated on the latest applicable promotions.

I am an avid horse racing enthusiast and punter. Growing up in Randwick, I have been surrounded by racing through stories from the elderly’s past endeavours to the racecourse and owners that are friends of the family. I am also a data-scientist and am fascinated and intrigued by the algorithmic approach to form. I’ve has become more involved with racing over the past few years due to simultaneously delving deeper into the sport and learning how to apply a data driven approach to punting. Beyond Racing, I am an avid NRL fan and MMA fan, the latter of which I have largely applied the same philosophy of methodical, data driven punting towards and found solid success in the MMA space and I continue to track and improve my strategies.

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