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Cairns Horse Racing Tips Fri 28/8/26

Michael Kruse
Updated 28 August 2026

Good 4 at Cairns and the track looks fair, so there’s no excuse in the going today. Only two we’re keen on across the eight races, and both sit at a price worth taking. Fools Play is $4.00 in race 6 with no clear leader in the nine, and from gate 8 she can slot in behind them and get her own run. Odegaard is $5.00 in the next off a genuine tempo, and while he’ll be settling last in a field of 14, that speed up front is what he wants. Two prices, two runners we like, and the rest of the card can go without us.

Raceday weather forecast · 28 Aug 2026Track Good 4   Rail True
Morning
Fog
16-25°C
Rain 43% · 0.1mm
Afternoon
Sunny
22-25°C
Rain 3% · 0mm
Dry through the morning and afternoon, the track rating should hold.
Forecast for Cairns, Queensland · WeatherAPI.com · captured 10:00am Fri 28 Aug
Race 6
4:06pm · 1400m · Handicap · 9 runners

6. Fools Play $4.00

Barrier 8 · Off Midfield · No leader

Nobody wants to lead here, so it should turn into a bit of a scramble. #6 Fools Play doesn’t need a leader anyway; she settles only three lengths off them and Ivo Fry can take his spot. Gate 8 is the query, no dressing that up. But #2 The Impeckable is the same sort of price from the rail without a win next to his name lately. Give me the $4.

Race 7
4:46pm · 1400m · Handicap · 14 runners

13. Odegaard $5.00

Barrier 1 · Backmarker · Genuine pace

I’m taking #13 Odegaard at $5. Gate 1 in a 14-horse field lets a horse who normally gets back sit a lot closer, and with genuine speed up front he’ll have plenty to run at late. #5 Tambo’s Justice settles even further back than him and costs $3.10. Easy call.

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Author Michael Kruse

Michael founded KRUZEY after 15+ years betting on Australian racing - most of it learning expensive lessons the hard way. He's obsessive about form analysis and has a soft spot for finding value in the quaddie markets everyone else ignores. At KRUZEY, Michael covers racing tips, bookmaker reviews, and anything involving crunching numbers to find an edge. He's up before dawn most race days studying the fields, and reckons a well-constructed quaddie is one of life's simple pleasures. Connect on LinkedIn Email Contact