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Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 02/04/26

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

Best Bets of the Day

Now is the time to get your hands on our free horse racing betting tips for today, Thursday, April 2! The BettingTop10 tipsters update their best bets daily and are always looking for the next winner. Before you place your bets for today, make sure you check out what our tipsters have to say.

Today’s Best Bets

It may not be Group 1 racing, as they say, there’s still a winner to be found in every race. So, I’ve done some digging and found three runners that look set for a great run. For today, Thursday, April 2, these are the runners worth another look.

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Racecourse & Time Horse Name Bet Type 

22BET

20bet

Ivibet
Gosford - Race 7, 6:55 PM7. Honey PerfumeWinNZ$2.625NZ$3.20 ✓NZ$3.20 ✓
Belmont - Race 3, 7:55 PM7. New TargetWinNZ$3.60NZ$3.70 ✓NZ$3.70 ✓
Pakenham - Race 7, 10:15 PM5. Normandy LassWinNZ$3.50 ✓NZ$3.30NZ$3.30
Gosford - Race 7, 6:55 PM
Horse Name 
7. Honey Perfume
Bet Type 
Win

22BET
NZ$2.625

20bet
NZ$3.20 ✓

Ivibet
NZ$3.20 ✓
Belmont - Race 3, 7:55 PM
Horse Name 
7. New Target
Bet Type 
Win

22BET
NZ$3.60

20bet
NZ$3.70 ✓

Ivibet
NZ$3.70 ✓
Pakenham - Race 7, 10:15 PM
Horse Name 
5. Normandy Lass
Bet Type 
Win

22BET
NZ$3.50 ✓

20bet
NZ$3.30

Ivibet
NZ$3.30

Gosford - Race 7, 6:55 PM

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Top Pick: 

7. Honey Perfume

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$3.20 with 20Bet

Quick Analysis:

It’s a big field, but I only have eyes for Honey Perfume. With back-to-back placings so far this prep, I think she can go on with the job here and notch up her second career win. In both her runs in this prep, she has finished less than a length off the winner. She gets the blinkers on for the first time, and Zac Lloyd returns to the saddle.

Belmont - Race 3, 7:55 PM

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Top Pick: 

7. New Target

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

winner

Best Odds Available:

NZ$3.60 with Ivibet

Quick Analysis:

We’re in Belmont now, and this one is a small field. The market doesn’t really seem to know what it's doing, with six of the seven runners listed at single-digit odds. New Target looks like the one to beat for me, though. She comes into this race in form, including back-to-back wins here at Belmont to kick off this prep. Last time out, she finished third by just 0.34L at Ascot.

Pakenham - Race 7, 10:15 PM

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Top Pick: 

5. Normandy Lass

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

winner

Best Odds Available:

NZ$3.50 with 22Bet

Quick Analysis:

For my last best bet of the day, I’ll be on Normandy Lass. She’s the narrow favourite in this one and tackles this race second up. She finished her last prep with back-to-back wins at Geelong. The 4YO drops back to non-metro class after her narrow defeat first time out (by just 0.2L), and jockey Patrick Moloney steps into the saddle once again.

Stats and Insights

  • San Lucido was a winner when fresh at Darwin last start and comes from a strong camp. He looks a leading contender again in Race 3 at Darwin.
  • Winner Of Kowloon comes from a strong stable and should improve with fitness this prep. She looks well placed to strike at decent odds in Race 5 at Gosford.
  • Sailor’s Rum led all the way for a dominant win last start at Rockhampton on a soft track and has a strong record at Mackay. He looks the clear horse to beat in Race 7 at Mackay.

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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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