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Our Ballarat Horse Racing Tips for the weekend.
The main race is the $500,000 Ballarat Cup.
The Astrologist (Ballarat Race 9 No. 3)
This four-year-old Zoustar gelding trained by Leon and Troy Corstens has three wins and four places from nine starts. He resumed from a spell for a 2.75 length win over 1100m at Geelong on 21 October, then only went down in the last couple of strides for 0.2 lengths 2nd in the Listed MSS Security Sprint over 1200m at Flemington on 3 November. Should race on the speed and win again.
$2.30
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Reflect The Stars (Ballarat Race 2 No. 6):
This five-year-old Starspangledbanner mare has three wins and six places from 18 starts. She resumed after 25 weeks for 2.65 lengths 7th over 1600m at Bendigo on 7 October, then chased hard out wide to get up on the line for a 0.1 length win over 2400m at Geelong on 21 October. Looks like a nice each-way bet here.
$6.50
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Lunakorn (Ballarat Race 6 No. 13):
This four-year-old mare trained by Anthony Freedman at Mornington is the early favourite in this BM 78 handicap for mares over 1200m. She resumed after 18 weeks for 2.8 lengths 12th over 1000m at Sandown Hillside on 9 September, then chased hard the entire straight for 0.75 lengths 2nd when favourite over 1200m at Mornington on 1 November. This is a very open race and she doesn’t represent value.
$5.00
Race 1
2 The Gauch
9 Tan Tat Harmony
1 Riding The Wave
12 Harlem Blues
Race 2
6 Reflect the Stars
12 Wahine Toa
7 Blandford Lad
10 Vividredsky
Race 3
1 Shelby Cobra
7 Reciprocation
8 Beau Rossa
9 Sirileo Miss
Race 4
6 Butter Blonde
4 Ranveer
9 Jayanthi
5 Readily Availabull
Race 5
6 Hi Stranger
7 Excess Funds
1 Travimyfriend
5 Chicago Cub
Race 6
7 Chassis
8 Hint Of Mint
13 Lunakorn
15 Merited
Race 7
3 Right You Are
17 Caffrey
2 Kaplumpich
16 Serengeti
Race 8
10 Affair to Remember
4 Junipal
5 Al Galayel
3 Kings Will Dream
Race 9
3 The Astrologist (BB)
4 Whipcracker Way
1 Hawker Hurricane
9 Hard Landing
Race 10
7 Yao Dash
11 Ocular
5 Titan Blinders
17 Beehunter
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