Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 17/08/24

OnlyRacing.com.au has you covered with free Saturday racing tips at Caulfield and Rosehill. We have your best bet of the day as well as a cheeky roughie. I'm heading to Caulfield for my best bet of the day in Race 6. Meanwhile, my roughie of the day is Autumnmation at Rosehill in Race 5. At Caulfield, the track conditions should be nice for race day, it's a good 4 rating at the moment. The Rosehill track is looking decent for race day on Saturday, it's a soft 6 rating at this stage. Let's get into it!

Best Tip: Kuroyanagi #5 Caulfield R6

Kuroyanagi showed promise on July 27 at Morphettville, placing 2nd out of 13 in an Open on a soft track, just 0.2 lengths behind Lingani (57kg) with 52kg at $4.80. After that race, I think Kuroyanagi can potentially improve and possibly get the win this time. Likes running at Caulfield, among the dangers for sure. Loves the distance and I hope that continues over the 1100m. Loves dry conditions, the track at Caulfield should be nice. Likes running first-up. In winning form, don't look past it.

Bookmaker	Odds
	$3.20
	$3.20
	$3.20

Best Roughie: Autumnmation #13 Rosehill R5

Autumnmation showed some form at Rosehill last time. In its last start, Autumnmation placed 3rd out of 7 in a BM72 on August 3 over 1500m, on a good track, just 0.9 lengths behind Until Valhalla (58kg) with 56kg at $7.50. Previously, 3rd of 8 at Randwick-Kensington BM72 on July 17, 2024 over 1550m. Rosehill's stats are excellent, having not finished outside the top 3 yet. Racing well at the moment, so I like its chances of running a place for an each-way bet.

Bookmaker	Odds
	$14.00s
	$14.00
	$14.00

Stats and Insights

Caulfield Racecourse is a tighter track than Flemington and suits on pacers more until distances past 1600m.

It has been noted by stewards and sharp punters recently that being on pace and close to the rail has been the best place/places to be at Rosehill in recent times, a track that is known to change every couple months in terms of bias so take good note of that.

The first 3-4 races in most meetings are called "Maidens" and these races are usually risky and unpredictable. This is because the runners are usually making their debut or have only had a few starts. So it's advisable to stay from these races unless you have a good bankroll.

Best Racing Promotions

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One site that I liked this week is Colossalbet. They’re pretty underrated when it comes to promotions and racing specials. Such as, they offer price pumps, back a-winner, the daily lay, and money-back specials. They call this the “Vault” and it’s your ultimate guide to the promos that Colossalbet has to offer each race day. You can even bet on a trainer to get multiple wins at a meeting. Along with BestDiv + SP, racing tips, exotics tips, and a massive range of markets, you should enjoy the racing betting journey with them.

In my experience, promotions can end fairly quickly so you need to get in fast. Simply, head to Colossalbet today and make an account to take up these unique racing offers, you won’t find them anywhere else in Australia.

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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