Bendigo hosts its Cup meeting on Wednesday with excellent fields all day, particularly the Cup that sees a couple of longshots bidding to make the Melbourne Cup field next Tuesday.
Best Bet
Easy Dun shapes as a potential group horse and looks a great bet to close out the meeting. The veteran of just four starts, he was a brilliant winner here on debut and his second start placing behind Air Assault back in April looks very good now. He didn’t have much luck first up at Ballarat, but a wide draw here is much suitable and he can run over them late.
Recommended Price: $2.50
Confidence Level: 4.5/5
More Racing Tips
Wakanjeja was slowly away first up at Moonee Valley and never quite got into the race over 1000m. The slight step up to 1100m is ideal and even if she is a touch slow away, from barrier one she should have the opportunity to hunt forward and get a position right behind the leaders, then deploy that excellent turn of foot.
Recommended Price: $3.30
Confidence Level: 4/5
Galloping Guru faces a big leap in class here but the manner of his victory – coming from what looked to be a near impossible position last start at Mount Gambier – suggests he can be very competitive here. The Symon Wilde trained gelding will relish the extra trip and just needs some luck from the draw.
Recommended Price: $8.00
Confidence Level: 3/5
Sea King shares his name with the champion jumper that was a three time winner at Bendigo and he can add his name to the honour roll in this year’s Bendigo Cup. His form is at least as attractive as Onesmoothoperator, who made a mess of the Geelong Cup field (he beat that gelding in the Ebor despite being flattened in the straight) and trainer Harry Eustace’s other runner, Docklands, well exceeded expectations in the Cox Plate.
Recommended Price: $4.00
Confidence Level: 4/5
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