Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 02/05/24

Racing comes back to Warrnambool racecourse and Wagga racecourse this Thursday for two very solid cards to continue the week off from our midweek free horse racing tips and the Warrnambool carnival is set to peak this Thursday. I am pretty keen on a couple of betting spots in particular after going through both of the cards I’ve 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 Thursday!

Best Tip: Wagga - R2 - #2 - Bambi Belle

Bambi Belle comes to Wagga for her second career start since coming over to Joseph Ible and I think that he’s going to be revved up for this race. He resumed at Wyong off of a 24 week spell when debuting for the camp at Wyong and being forced to race three wide for the trip when still able to find enough in the straight to come on strongly and finish midfield. She will be a lot fitter for that run, sharper and now draws barrier one so maps to get every chance here. I think she breaks maiden at start number five here and am keen to have something on.

Bookmaker	Odds
	$2.50
	$2.50
	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: Warrnambool - R2 - #5 - Riverina Power

This looks like a suitable race for Riverina Power to notch her second win at start number eight for the Dabernig camp. She comes here second up after resuming off of a 19 week spell at Caulfield Heath and doing plenty of work against the track pattern in a nice resuming run to racing. She now strips fitter, gets to the distance she broke maiden at and back when she last raced at this trip she recorded a flash finishing fourth in a group three. So her formlines obviously read outstandingly for this race and she looks to have been set up well with Currie aboard.

Bookmaker	Odds
	$7.00
	$7.00
	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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