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Our Moonee Valley Horse Racing Tips for Friday’s meeting.
The main race is the $1,000,000 Manikato Stakes. Read our 2020 Manikato Stakes Preview.
Written Beauty (Moonee Valley 6 No. 3)
This Written Tycoon filly has had three starts for two wins and a place. She jumped awkwardly but got to the front and raced away for a 6 length win over 1200m at Gold Coast on 6 June. She resumed from a 17 week break for a 2 length win over 1100m at Canterbury Park on 5 October. She has a lot of early speed and is capable of making it a hat-trick of wins.
$2.10
Each Way
Dirty Work (Moonee Valley Race 8 No. 6):
This Written Tycoon horse from the Hawkes stable is a very fast sprinter who has 5 wins and 4 places from 16 starts. He was checked off heels before finishing 1.4 lengths 4th in The Shorts over 1100m at Randwick on 19 September, then jumped awkwardly but ran on strongly out wide for a narrow win in the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes over 1100m at Caulfield on 10 October. A great each-way chance and could win.
$7.00
Best Lay
Groundswell (Moonee Valley Race 7 No. 3):
This Fastnet Rock gelding is the early favourite in this BM 84 handicap over 1500m. He finished 2.05 lengths 4th over 1200m at Caulfield on 19 September, then took over at the 200m and won by 1.5 lengths over 1400m at Cranbourne on 11 October. This is a much harder race and Moonee Valley is a tricky track so he does not look like value.
$4.00
Race 1
4 One More Try
6 Irish Flame
1 Captain Cook
5 Think We’re Due
Race 2
1 West Wind
2 Affair To Remember
6 Lunar Flare
7 Nerve Not Verve
Race 3
8 Simply Optimistic
5 Sansom
2 William Thomas
4 Parsifal
Race 4
2 Iconoclasm
1 So Si Bon
4 Galaxy Raider
6 Parmie
Race 5
8 Human Nature
2 Free Of Debt
7 Sartorial Splendor
3 Our Gladiator
Race 6
3 Written Beauty (BB)
1 Valaquenta
6 Baaqyah
7 Chosen Blonde
Race 7
5 Titan Blinders
3 Groundswell
7 Beehunter
4 Thought Of That
Race 8
6 Dirty Work
1 Trekking
2 Hey Doc
9 Bella Vella
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Horse Racing Tips: WA Saturday 19th April 2025
Key Comments There are 9 races where the feature is the Group 2 WATC Derby for three-year-olds over 2400 metres. The track is rated good and the rail is in the true position.Read our runner-by-runner preview for the 2025 WATC Derby. Best Bet Jaz Session (Ascot Race 9 No. 7) She’s won her last 3 races and won by 1.7 lengths at this track and distance last start. She has good early speed and will be hard to beat. Analyst:
Horse Racing Tips: WA Friday 18th April 2025
Key Comments The track is rated soft and the rail is +8 metres the entire circuit for the Good Friday raceday. Best Bet Natural Gem (Kalgoorlie Race 4 No. 4) Last-start winner over 1100m at Kalgoorlie and 3kg claim apprentice Rocky Cheung sticks. She won over 1200m at Ascot 5 starts ago and rates highly. Analyst: Jo Jackson Each Way Ryewood (Kalgoorlie Race 6 No. 1) Resumes from a 24 week spell.
Horse Racing Tips: TAS Friday 18th April 2025
Key Comments The track is rated soft and the rail is +9 metres from the 1200m to the winning post and +7 metres for the remainder. As a general rule, runners who land in the front half of the field are suited at this track, with an advantage to those who find the inside lanes in the straight. Best Bet Sh'bourne Midnight (Launceston Race 6 No. 3) In great form and was a dominant winner at Hobart last start. Has drawn wide
Horse Racing Tips: SA Saturday 19th April 2025
Key Comments It's the traditional Easter meeting at Oakbank where the main feature is the Listed $140,000 Hills Railway Stakes over 1100 metres (race 8) but there are plenty of other great races. The track is rated as good and the rail is in the true position.See our runner-by-runner preview of the 2025 Hills Railway Stakes. Best Bet Sir Sway (Oakbank Race 8 No. 3) Won the Listed Manihi Classic over 1100m when resuming. He has a solid record over this distance