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Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 01/05/26

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

Best Bets of the Day

You’ve come at the perfect time, our online horse racing betting tips are now live! If you’re having a bet to round out the working week, we’ve got some suggestions for you. The BettingTop10 team provides their best bets daily, so there’s always something new going on.

Today’s Best Bets

Plenty of action to be had right around Australia today, and I’ve gone through some of the bigger racecards to find my best bets. In the table, you’ll also find the odds across multiple bookmakers, so you can lock in the best odds.

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Racecourse & Time Horse Name Bet Type 

22BET

20bet

Ivibet
Wagga - Race 3, 3:55 PM5. Blue MondayWinNZ$3.25 ✓NZ$3.10NZ$3.10
Pakenham - Race 4, 7:45 PM3. BookmanWinNZ$3.50NZ$3.80 ✓NZ$3.80 ✓
Pakenham - Race 6, 8:45 PM6. Galant KnightWinNZ$3.60 ✓NZ$3.50

NZ$3.50

Wagga - Race 3, 3:55 PM
Horse Name 
5. Blue Monday
Bet Type 
Win

22BET
NZ$3.25 ✓

20bet
NZ$3.10

Ivibet
NZ$3.10
Pakenham - Race 4, 7:45 PM
Horse Name 
3. Bookman
Bet Type 
Win

22BET
NZ$3.50

20bet
NZ$3.80 ✓

Ivibet
NZ$3.80 ✓
Pakenham - Race 6, 8:45 PM
Horse Name 
6. Galant Knight
Bet Type 
Win

22BET
NZ$3.60 ✓

20bet
NZ$3.50

Ivibet

NZ$3.50

Wagga - Race 3, 3:55 PM

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Top Pick: 

5. Blue Monday

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

winner

Best Odds Available:

NZ$3.25 with 22Bet

Quick Analysis:

It's a decent field for this one at Wagga, and while Blue Monday is the favourite, she still presents some value around the $3.25 mark. She has an impressive career record of 4: 2-1-0 so far, with her only real failure coming last time out in the Group 3 James H B Carr Stakes. She finished strongly in that one, and I think she’ll be hard to beat in this one with natural improvement.

Pakenham - Race 4, 7:45 PM

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Top Pick: 

3. Bookman

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

winner

Best Odds Available:

NZ$3.80 with 20Bet

Quick Analysis:

Heading over to Pakenham now, and I think Bookman can get the job done in Race 4. He hasn’t graced the winner’s stall in a while, but he has been close and racing well, I think it’s his time. His four runs so far this prep have resulted in a fourth, two thirds and a second placing. There’s money coming in for several different runners, but Bookman’s $3.80 is value in my eyes.

Pakenham - Race 6, 8:45 PM

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Top Pick: 

6. Galant Knight

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

winner

Best Odds Available:

NZ$3.60 with 22Bet

Quick Analysis:

Staying in Pakenham for my final best bet of the day, and Galant Knight is my pick. The gelding broke his maiden on the first time of asking at Werribee, as a $7.50 chance. While virtually every runner in this field is going around in single-digit odds, Galant Knight’s odds have firmed. You can keep an eye on the market if you like, but I reckon his odds are only going to shorten.

Stats and Insights

  • He’s The One went close when resuming at this track and finished strongly. He looks the one to beat in Race 6 at Mackay.
  • Ready And Lucky has been ultra-consistent this prep and comes off another placing. She looks a strong chance at big odds in Race 6 at Muswellbrook.
  • Bullion Hunter went close as a favourite last start and comes from a good stable. He looks a leading chance in Race 8 at Muswellbrook.

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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.

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