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Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 01/10/26

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

Best Bets of the Day

A fresh month brings plenty of new opportunities to bag some winners, especially now that we’re into the thick of the Spring Racing Carnival. The BettingTop10 team have put together their best racing picks for the first day of the month, and we’re looking to kick things off with a bang!

Today’s Best Bets

I’ve gone through some of the biggest races for today, Thursday, October 1, and locked in my best bets. All the most important details, including odds from three of the best betting sites in NZ, can be found right here in this table.

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Racecourse & Time Horse Name Bet Type 

sportaza

20bet

Betya sport betting
Illawarra Grange - Race 7, 6:50 PM2. MaidoffWinNZ$2.50 ✓NZ$2.45NZ$2.50 ✓
Warrnambool - Race 8, 7 PM3. Mr SiouxWinNZ$5.00 ✓NZ$4.60NZ$5.00 ✓
Tamworth - Race 6, 7:10 PM3. The Dux NutsWinNZ$2.25NZ$2.45 ✓NZ$2.25
Illawarra Grange - Race 7, 6:50 PM
Horse Name 
2. Maidoff
Bet Type 
Win

sportaza
NZ$2.50 ✓

20bet
NZ$2.45

Betya sport betting
NZ$2.50 ✓
Warrnambool - Race 8, 7 PM
Horse Name 
3. Mr Sioux
Bet Type 
Win

sportaza
NZ$5.00 ✓

20bet
NZ$4.60

Betya sport betting
NZ$5.00 ✓
Tamworth - Race 6, 7:10 PM
Horse Name 
3. The Dux Nuts
Bet Type 
Win

sportaza
NZ$2.25

20bet
NZ$2.45 ✓

Betya sport betting
NZ$2.25

Illawarra Grange - Race 7, 6:50 PM

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Top Pick: 

2. Maidoff

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$2.50 with Sportaza

Quick Analysis:

There have already been heaps of scratchings in this one, so it’s just a field of seven, and I have my eye on Maidoff. He won here last time out, after jumping from the widest barrier of them all, and he’ll be jumping wide again today. Keagan Latham takes over in the saddle, and he is the in-form provincial jockey. The 4YO has enough class to put this field away and go two-from-two.

Warrnambool - Race 8, 7 PM

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Top Pick: 

3. Mr Sioux

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

winner

Best Odds Available:

NZ$5.00 with Betya

Quick Analysis:

I think I’ve found a little bit of value around Mr Sioux in Race 8 today at Warrnambool. The gelding went around as the narrow favourite last time out at Mornington, but couldn’t get the job done, finishing fourth. I think he’ll enjoy being back here at Warrnambool, where he broke through and won his maiden two runs back. John Allen, who was on board for that maiden win, hops back into the saddle.

Tamworth - Race 6, 7:10 PM

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Top Pick: 

3. The Dux Nuts

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

winner

Best Odds Available:

NZ$2.45 with 20Bet

Quick Analysis:

Wrapping the day up with the last race at Tamworth, The Dux Nuts is the clear one to beat in my eyes. The favourite does have a lot of experience at Tamworth, with three of his last five runs coming here. He’ll be tackling this one first-up, and maps well to get some cover in the early stages. He does draw wide, but in this small-ish field, I don’t think that’ll be too much of a concern.

Stats and Insights

  • Vomo Island comes off a win at Kalgoorlie and draws the rails. He can continue his winning form as the favourite in Race 3 at Kalgoorlie.
  • Qickwit won at Esk four runs back but faded to finish five lengths from the winner at Warwick last start. He looks primed to bounce back in Race 6 at Gatton.
  • Correct Choice comes off a win at Belmont and gets the blinkers back on. He is capable of going back-to-back in Race 7 at Kalgoorlie.

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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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