Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 31/08/26

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

Best Bets of the Day

The BettingTop10 experts are back once again with their free horse racing tips for today. We’ve gone through all three Australian racecards for today to lock in our three most confident plays of the day. Our tips are updated daily and are based on several different key factors like recent form, barrier draw, track/ trip record, and more.

Today’s Best Bets

If you’re having a bet on the races this Monday, make sure you check out my horse racing betting tips before locking anything in! I’ve done the heavy lifting to narrow my selections down to just three, and all the details can be found here.

check-smallBest Odds provided

Racecourse & Time Horse Name Bet Type 

Zoccer

20bet

Ivibet
Ballarat Synthetic - Race 5, 5 PM3. Endless FlowersWinNZ$2.05NZ$OddsNZ$Odds
Taree - Race 7, 6:25 PM3. Purple RoseWinNZ$3.90NZ$3.90NZ$3.90
Corowa - Race 7, 7:25 PM8. FlywireWinNZ$3.70NZ$3.70NZ$3.70
Ballarat Synthetic - Race 5, 5 PM
Horse Name 
3. Endless Flowers
Bet Type 
Win

Zoccer

20bet

Ivibet
Taree - Race 7, 6:25 PM
Horse Name 
3. Purple Rose
Bet Type 
Win

Zoccer

20bet

Ivibet
Corowa - Race 7, 7:25 PM
Horse Name 
8. Flywire
Bet Type 
Win

Zoccer

20bet

Ivibet

Ballarat Synthetic - Race 5, 5 PM

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Top Pick: 

3. Endless Flowers

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$2.05 with Zoccer

Quick Analysis:

For my first best bet of the day, I’m sticking with the favourite. Endless Flowers raced here at Ballarat Synthetic across the same distance last time out, and ended up finishing second, just 0.1L off the pace. That one was in a BM62, and she drops down to a BM56 for this one. Olivia East steps into the saddle for this one and brings a 2kg weight relief with her as well.

Taree - Race 7, 6:25 PM

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Top Pick: 

3. Purple Rose

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$3.90 with 20Bet

Quick Analysis:

I’m forgiving Purple Rose’s performance last time out when she missed the jump and ended up finishing last. Instead, if she can produce something similar to what she did two runs back at Muswellbrook, she’ll go close. She won that race by over 1L and Olivia Chambers retains the ride once again. I expect she’ll be able to get back into the winner’s circle today.

Corowa - Race 7, 7:25 PM

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Top Pick: 

8. Flywire

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Recommended Bet Type:

Win

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Best Odds Available:

NZ$3.70 with Ivibet

Quick Analysis:

For my final best bet, I’m heading to Corowa for the last race of the day. Flywire has caught my eye, and at around the $3.70 mark, there’s still a smidge of value there as well. The gelding has back-to-back fourths, and while we haven’t seen much of the gelding yet, he has already broken his maiden, and his breeding suggests he’ll enjoy the 1,200m that’s on offer today.

Stats and Insights

  • Bombay Boom drops back to non-metro company and gets the ideal inside draw. He can make the favourable barrier count in Race 4 at Corowa.
  • Exorbitant Miss finished strongly to win at Taree last start, making it back-to-back wins. She can carry that winning form into Race 5 at Taree.
  • Maketime resumes from a 33-week spell and drops back to non-metro company. He can make a strong return in Race 7 at Ballarat Synthetic.

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.