Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 22/05/26

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

Best Bets of the Day

If you’re planning a big weekend betting on the races, you’ll have to line your pockets beforehand! The BettingTop10 team have produced their best bets for Friday, so you’re ready for the weekend. Make sure you check out all our horse racing betting tips before the action kicks off.

Today’s Best Bets

I’ve gone through all the key racecards for today in Australia and locked in my three most confident plays of the day. The table in this section also includes odds from multiple bookmakers, so you can get the most bang for your buck.

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Racecourse & Time Horse Name Bet Type 

22BET

20bet

Ivibet
Inverell - Race 4, 1:55 PM2. New PharoahWinNZ$2.60NZ$2.60NZ$2.60
Inverell - Race 7, 5:40 PM13. MeddlesomeWinNZ$3.75NZ$4.00NZ$4.00
Canberra - Race 7, 6:03 PM3. TeyluWinNZ$2.50NZ$2.60NZ$2.60
Inverell - Race 4, 1:55 PM
Horse Name 
2. New Pharoah
Bet Type 
Win

22BET

20bet

Ivibet
Inverell - Race 7, 5:40 PM
Horse Name 
13. Meddlesome
Bet Type 
Win

20bet

Ivibet
Canberra - Race 7, 6:03 PM
Horse Name 
3. Teylu
Bet Type 
Win

20bet

Ivibet

Inverell - Race 4, 1:55 PM

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Top Pick: 

2. New Pharoah

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$2.60 with 22Bet

Quick Analysis:

It’s a small field, and I’m sticking with the narrow favourite, New Pharoah, who won’t have to do any work from barrier one. The gelding is on the quick turnaround after a disappointing run last Friday. But he does come into this race in some decent form, including a win at Albury on a Soft track (which looks to be the case for this one as well).

Inverell - Race 7, 5:40 PM

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Top Pick: 

13. Meddlesome

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$4.00 with 20Bet

Quick Analysis:

Staying in Inverell, and I like the look of Meddlesome, who’s another in good form. It’s a much bigger field, so we’re getting odds worth writing home about. The mare has back-to-back second placings and is knocking on the door of a win. Ben Looker, who has been on board for those two seconds, sticks, and they get in well at the weights.

Canberra - Race 7, 6:03 PM

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Top Pick: 

3. Teylu

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$2.60 with Ivibet

Quick Analysis:

Switching over to Canberra for the final race of the day, and Teylu is the one to be on in my eyes. The current favourite kicked off this prep with back-to-back second placings, by just 0.21L and 0.09L. He didn’t produce last time out in Canberra, but he is certainly worth forgiving. Pierre Boudvillain has been on board this entire prep and sticks again.

Stats and Insights

  • Piston Rebel finished strongly to win again last start and now chases a hat-trick after back-to-back Ipswich victories. He presents value at double-digit odds in Race 5 at the Gold Coast.
  • Amleto hit the line strongly first-up on heavy ground and has a solid record when well supported in betting. He looks the one to beat in Race 6 at Pakenham.
  • Captain Eagle drops back to non-metro grade after competitive runs in stronger company this prep. He can go on with it here in Race 7 at Kilcoy.

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.