Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 14/07/26

Katherine Mouradian
By: Katherine Mouradian
Today's Racing Tip - Tuesday

Best Bets of the Day

We’ve got racing action at three Australian tracks today, and the BettingTop10 team have looked through it all to lock in their three most confident plays of the day. Our horse racing betting tips are updated daily as well, so make sure you keep checking back in with us!

Today’s Best Bets

If you’re having a bet on the races today, these are the runners you want to be on. I’ve gone through my three best bets of the day and included the odds across multiple bookies, so you can lock in the best odds.

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Racecourse & Time Horse Name Bet Type 

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20bet

Ivibet
Newcastle - Race 4, 4:10 PM9. SphereWinNZ$2.10NZ$2.25NZ$2.25
Ballarat Synthetic - Race 4, 4:30 PM2. Crafty QueenWinNZ$4.00NZ$4.00NZ$4.00
Newcastle - Race 8, 6:35 PM4. ColumbusWinNZ$2.375NZ$2.40NZ$2.40
Newcastle - Race 4, 4:10 PM
Horse Name 
9. Sphere
Bet Type 
Win

20bet

Ivibet
Ballarat Synthetic - Race 4, 4:30 PM
Horse Name 
2. Crafty Queen
Bet Type 
Win

22BET

20bet

Ivibet
Newcastle - Race 8, 6:35 PM
Horse Name 
4. Columbus
Bet Type 
Win

20bet

Ivibet

Newcastle - Race 4, 4:10 PM

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Top Pick: 

9. Sphere

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$2.25 with 20Bet

Quick Analysis:

Sphere looks well on track to break her maiden here. She ended her last prep with a hat-trick of third placings, and has had back-to-back trials since to get her ready for this one. Some of her recent runs have come at Rosehill and Warwick Farm, which stacks up well for Newcastle. She’s the favourite, and it’s easy to see why. Jump on before the odds shorten.

Ballarat Synthetic - Race 4, 4:30 PM

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Top Pick: 

2. Crafty Queen

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$4.00 with 22Bet

Quick Analysis:

Heading to the Ballarat Synthetic track now, and I have my eye on Crafty Queen. The mare does draw wide, but she does present some value. She tackled the Ballarat Synthetic track for the first time in the last race and produced a second placing, just 0.35L off the leader. Jack Hill retains the ride, and if they can get the right breaks at the right time, they’ll be in this up to their eyeballs.

Newcastle - Race 8, 6:35 PM

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Top Pick: 

4. Columbus

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$2.40 with Ivibet

Quick Analysis:

For my last best bet of the day, I’m back in Newcastle, and it’s hard for me to go past Columbus. We haven’t seen the gelding since October last year, when he broke his maiden at Hawkesbury. Since then, he has had two recent trials at Randwick and looks ready to go for this one. Aaron Bullock steps into the saddle as well, which only improves the gelding’s chances.

Stats and Insights

  • Foneeleven resumes from a short spell and is ideally drawn to take up a prominent position throughout. He looks capable of making a winning return in Race 3 at Townsville.
  • Betterlucknexttime went down by the narrowest of margins last start at Townsville and looks ready to go one better. He shapes as the runner to beat in Race 5 at Townsville.
  • Audio Pop Cam resumed with an impressive victory at Ballarat Synthetic and is expected to take further improvement. She looks well placed to go back-to-back in Race 8 at Ballarat Synthetic.

Katherine is a sports betting and igaming writer from Sydney, Australia. She has worked within the sports industry for almost a decade now, which spans virtually her entire working career. Her passion for sports began at a very young age, and now she can’t go a day without watching sports. She has previously worked at one of the biggest horse racing sites in Australia, as well as at an Australian bookmaker.