Geelong Horse Racing Tips Fri 28/8/26
Big fields right through at Geelong, five races with a…
Caulfield Horse Racing Tips Sat 8/8/26
Four we like at Caulfield, and the prices are what keep us interested. Soft 6 and overcast, so it is not a bog, just enough give to matter. Celtics at $2.70 in the 2 is short, but he is drawn 5 with plenty of speed on around him, and that suits a horse who can settle midfield and finish over the top. Davida is the one we keep coming back to at $4.50. Nobody in that race really wants to lead, and if she can cross from gate 10 and dictate her own tempo, that price looks too big for a horse in charge. Bazaball Rewarded and First Chorus fill it out. No standout on this card, just four worth a look and a couple of prices that read better than they should.
Raceday weather forecast · 8 Aug 2026Track Soft 6 Rail +3m
Morning
Partly Cloudy
10-14°C
Rain 12% · 0mm
Wind 21 km/h N
Feels like 8-9°C
Afternoon
Cloudy
14-15°C
Rain 9% · 0mm
Wind 22 km/h N
Feels like 10-11°C
Rain-affected underfoot but dry overhead, so the track should be on the improve through the day.
Forecast for Malvern, Victoria · WeatherAPI.com · captured 10:41am Sat 8 Aug
Race 2
12:55pm · 1500m · Handicap · 12 runners
11. Celtics $2.70
Barrier 5 · Midfield · Hot pace
Hot speed in a 12-horse field at Caulfield and #11 Celtics settles midfield off gate 5, which is exactly where you want to be when they go hard up front. He’s been placed at three of his last four and Neindorf keeps the ride for Price and Kent Jnr. Botanical Boy sits in the same part of the race at $4 without doing anything Celtics hasn’t. At $2.70 I’m sticking with him.
Race 3
1:30pm · 1000m · Handicap · 6 runners
5. Bazaball Rewarded $4.20
Barrier 5 · Pace · Soft pace
Tongue tie goes on and there’s no real speed engaged over the 1000m. #5 Bazaball Rewarded can sit right on the pace from gate 5, while #6 Cavalry Girl has to do all the work in front at $2.70. Give me the $4.20 and the softer run. Have her.
Race 4
2:05pm · 1600m · Handicap · 11 runners
2. Davida $4.50
Barrier 10 · Pace · No leader
Who actually leads this one? Nobody wants it, and #2 Davida will. Blake Shinn just has to get her across from gate 10. That’s the risk, and at $4.50 I’m happy to wear it.
Race 8
4:35pm · 1800m · Handicap · 10 runners
8. First Chorus $2.60
Barrier 6 · Off Pace · Hot pace
#8 First Chorus has won five of her last nine, and with them going hard up front she gets to pick them off late. #5 Litzdeel does that dirty work from the rail at $6. $2.60, easy.
Odds correct at time of writing
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