Geelong Horse Racing Tips Fri 28/8/26
Big fields right through at Geelong, five races with a…
Belmont Horse Racing Tips Wed 26/8/26
$4.80 for Zali’s Gift in the 3 is where we keep landing at Belmont today. She has drawn 11 of the 11 and will be giving them a start, but there is no real speed in that race, so she should get her chance to work into it. Four we are keen on across the eight races, and the other three are all short. Zali’s Gift is the one that pays if it lands.
Raceday weather forecast · 26 Aug 2026Track Good 4 Rail +16m
Morning
Light rain shower
14-18°C
Rain 57% · 0.5mm
Wind 31 km/h NNW
Feels like 10-13°C
Afternoon
Moderate or heavy rain shower
14-18°C
Rain 84% · 8.7mm
Wind 39 km/h NW
Feels like 11-14°C
Heavy rain about, expect a genuinely testing surface that eases further as the day goes on.
Forecast for Maylands, Western Australia · WeatherAPI.com · captured 11:35am Wed 26 Aug
Race 1
3:00pm · 1400m · Handicap · 7 runners
1. Raw Umber $2.00
Barrier 5 · Pace · No leader
No genuine leader here, and William Pike is on a horse that wants to be there. #1 Raw Umber won last start, and from gate 5 in a field of seven Pike can stroll across to the front and dictate on a Good 4. #4 Lucky Eighty Eight has to come at him from off midfield and run him down late. $2 is short, but I’m happy to take it when the race sets up this way.
Race 2
3:35pm · 1000m · Handicap · 7 runners
3. Something Royal $2.70
Barrier 2 · Pace · Genuine pace
#1 Earth God wants the front as well, but he’s stuck out at gate 4 while #3 Something Royal has the fence and the winkers on. She ran second last start and won the one before that, and over a sharp 1000m Pike will have her rolling from the jump. $2.70, have it.
Race 3Best Bet
4:10pm · 1200m · Handicap · 11 runners
3. Zali’s Gift $4.80
Barrier 11 · Off Pace · Soft pace
I’m on #3 Zali’s Gift at $4.80. Gate 11 is the worry, but she knows how to finish, and #5 Jemconi has to do the same job from midfield at $2.20. Take her to win.
Race 8
7:15pm · 1650m · Handicap · 13 runners
1. Back To Bondi $2.80
Barrier 13 · Pace · No leader
Blinkers go on and he comes here off a win. Gate 13 is the ugly part, but nobody in this field really wants the front and #1 Back To Bondi does. $2.80, and I’m happy to wear the barrier.
Odds correct at time of writing
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