Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 24/08/26

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

Best Bets of the Day

A fresh week awaits us, and we’ve got plenty of opportunities to bag some winners, so let’s get stuck in. The BettingTop10 experts have gone through the form guide for today and have handpicked their three most confident plays of the day. Don’t forget to check back in with us tomorrow as well because our tips are updated daily.

Today’s Best Bets

You’ve come at the perfect time because my horse racing betting tips have just arrived here at BettingTop10! All the key details about my three best bets, including the odds across multiple bookmakers, can be found here in this section.

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Racecourse & Time Horse Name Bet Type 

Zoccer

20bet

Ivibet
Tuncurry - Race 5, 5:05 PM10. Miss TrumpWinNZ$2.70NZ$2.70NZ$2.70
Pakenham Synthetic - Race 7, 5:30 PM5. Flying MeanPlaceNZ$2.20NZ$2.20NZ$2.20
Pakenham Synthetic - Race 9, 6:30 PM8. Hot Too GoEach-WayNZ$5.00/$2.10NZ$5.00/$2.10NZ$5.00/$2.10
Tuncurry - Race 5, 5:05 PM
Horse Name 
10. Miss Trump
Bet Type 
Win

Zoccer

20bet

Ivibet
Pakenham Synthetic - Race 7, 5:30 PM
Horse Name 
5. Flying Mean
Bet Type 
Place

Zoccer

20bet

Ivibet
Pakenham Synthetic - Race 9, 6:30 PM
Horse Name 
8. Hot Too Go
Bet Type 
Each-Way

Tuncurry - Race 5, 5:05 PM

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Top Pick: 

10. Miss Trump

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$2.70 with Zoccer

Quick Analysis:

This one is a big field, and Miss Trump draws wide, but the way she was able to break her maiden last time out at Port Macquarie really caught my eye. The Paul Snowden-trained filly got the job done on a soft track, and it’s looking like more of the same again today. Ben Looker, who was on board for the maiden win, sticks once again. She also gets a decent enough weight advantage over some of her biggest rivals.

Pakenham Synthetic - Race 7, 5:30 PM

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Top Pick: 

5. Flying Mean

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Recommended Bet Type:

Place

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$2.20 with 20Bet

Quick Analysis:

Heading to Pakenham Synthetic now and Flying Mean presents good value in my opinion, but I’m going to play it safe and take the gelding to finish in the top three. He was in the money last time out at Sale in a BM62. He drops down to a BM58 this time out and has already placed at this track/ trip this prep (finishing second, just 0.75L off the leader).

Pakenham Synthetic - Race 9, 6:30 PM

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Top Pick: 

8. Hot Too Go

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Recommended Bet Type:

Each-Way

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$5.00/$2.10 with Ivibet

Quick Analysis:

In the final race of the day at Pakenham Synthetic, I’ve got my eye on an each-way play with Hot Too Go. The 5YO’s campaign has been spaced out nicely, and he comes into this one fourth up. He produced a great run two goes back at Morphettville Parks, finishing only 0.09L off the leader in second place from barrier five. If he can produce a similar run, he’ll be in this up to his eyeballs.

Stats and Insights

  • Bold Print dominated at Pakenham Synthetic last start and boasts an excellent record at the track. He can use the inside draw to continue his strong form in Race 6 at Pakenham Synthetic.
  • Damascus Gate was only 0.66L off the winner at Gunnedah last time out and represents the Carlos Antonio stable. He can turn that narrow defeat into a better result in Race 6 at Tuncurry.
  • House Of Cards arrives off a win at Casino and should appreciate returning to non-metro company. He can carry that winning momentum into Race 7 at Tuncurry.

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.