Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 6 Journalists Share Posted April 6 What Ballarat Races Where Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Sunday, April 7, 2024 First Race 12:22pm AEDT Visit Dabble A stacked nine-race meeting is set to greet punters on Sunday afternoon at Ballarat, with the club picking up the meeting off Hamilton. The first four races are to be run over the obstacles, before the flat jockeys take over for the remainder of the card. The track has come up a Soft 6, with the rail out 8m entire circuit, as action gets underway at 12:22pm AEDT. Best Bet at Ballarat: Okataina Okataina could not have been more impressive when getting the job done in a maiden hurdle at Warrnambool over 3200m, saluting by nine-lengths. The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained hurdler led from barrier to box and broke his rivals hearts with relative ease. Ross O’Sullivan sticks on board claiming 3kg, and in a race where the four-year-old gelding should gain a relatively uncontested lead, it should be a significant factor to his winning chances. As long as Okataina can handle the step up in class, she can lead from barrier to box once again. Best Bet Race 2 – #8 Okataina (7) 4yo Gelding | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Ross O’Sullivan (a3) (66kg) -117.65 with Bet365 Next Best at Ballarat: Alice Downs Vincent Malady’s Alice Downs really caught the eye when flashing home to finish second at Benalla, and deep into her campaign, she can continue her consistent form with a win. Despite only breaking her maiden at start 17 two runs back, the five-year-old mare hasn’t finished worse than third in her last three starts to suggest the penny may have finally dropped. With a fair bit of early speed engaged in this 1400m race, the event sets up perfectly for Alice Downs to absorb the pressure and unleash a strong finishing burst to claim victory. Next Best Race 8 – #4 Alice Downs (2) 5yo Mare | T: Vincent Malady | J: John Allen (58kg) +200 with Picklebet Next Best Again at Ballarat: Instigator Instigator is an old marvel and his win over the Warnambool obstacles over 3450m on March 12 suggests there is still plenty of life left in his old legs. The 10-year-old gelding went around on the flat at Sandown on April 1 and was a non-factor, but on the quick back-up, he is sure to feature prominently over 3250m back over the steeplechases. The son of Nayef should have a nice sit on the leaders over the journey, and despite needing to lug the 72.5kg, Instigator can exert his class late and prove too tough for his rivals. Next Best Again Race 4 – #2 Instigator (4) 10yo Gelding | T: Aaron Purcell | J: William McCarthy (72.5kg) +120 with Neds Ballarat Sunday quaddie tips Ballarat quadrella selections Sunday, April 7, 2024 1-2-3-4 1-2-4-6 2-3-4 3-4-5 | Copy this bet straight to your betslip More horse racing tips View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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