Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

• Lucy Henderson

Ladbrokes has spotted a few under-the-radar roughies for Saturday – make sure to take a second look before enjoying a punt! We were luckless last Saturday with our roughie selections who didn’t quite deliver across some tricky race cards. Back to the drawing board, and we’ve been going over the race replays and form lines ahead of the big ones in Sydney and Melbourne this weekend. The Golden Rose Day card at Rosehill features plenty of value including a 50/1 outside in the feature that looks way overs to chase home his better fancied stablemate. Sandown Stakes Day at Hillside…

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2025 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes Preview & Tips

2025 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes Preview & Tips

• Lucy Henderson

Elite level racing lights up The Valley on Friday night, and we’ve got a crack field of sprinters to go through in our 2025 Ladbrokes Manikato Stakes Preview. Ten exciting gallopers will take to the tight Moonee Valley circuit for the $2 million sprint which is the traditional follow-up to the Moir Stakes and a race won by many of the greats including Lankan Rupee (2014), Sepoy (2011), Hay List (2010), Miss Andretti, Sunline (2000m), and Dane Ripper (1998). The Valley specialist Baraqiel won this year’s Moir and is out to complete the double and retain his undefeated status at…

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2025 Golden Rose Stakes Preview & Tips

2025 Golden Rose Stakes Preview & Tips

• Lucy Henderson

The spring’s opening million-dollar race for three-year-olds will see the crowds turn up at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday and, while we lack numbers in the field, there’s plenty of emerging stars to consider in our 2025 Golden Rose Stakes Preview. A race dominated in recent years by last start winners, the Golden Rose has been secured by many an up-and-coming champion including Toorak Toff, Zoustar, Exosphere, The Autumn Sun, Bivouac, and last year’s hero Broadsiding.   So, will we see the filly punters are tempted by salute and beat home the boys? Or can Waller collect his fourth Golden Rose…

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Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

• Lucy Henderson

Some of Saturday’s roughies are flying under the radar – check out the long shots Ladbrokes says are worth a second look. Last Saturday we found the Run To The Rose third placegetter, Skyhook, at a price and came very close with a couple of rank outsiders finishing fourth. Spring racing goes up another level this weekend with the Underwood Stakes Day card in Melbourne boasting two Group 1s and we’ve got the underrated fancies in both to add to your exotic selections. In Sydney Randwick lights up with The Everest Carnival getting underway and we have found a juicy…

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2025 Underwood Stakes Preview

2025 Underwood Stakes Preview

• Lucy Henderson

We move one step closer to the major Spring Cup races this weekend with Caulfield host to a key lead-up, and we’ve got some genuine stayers to go through in our 2025 Underwood Stakes Preview. The Group 1 $1 million Underwood Stakes (1800m) is the first elite level of the spring over further than a mile, and the event has drawn a crack field of Caulfield and Melbourne Cup hopes putting their credentials on the line in the weight-for-age classic. Won by many of the greats over the years including Phar Lap, triple champ Ajax, Rain Lover, Bonecrusher, Octagonal and…

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Hidden Gems: 10 Long Shots to Watch in the Caulfield Guineas

Hidden Gems: 10 Long Shots to Watch in the Caulfield Guineas

• Lucy Henderson

Read on for Ladbrokes Underdog’s Guide to the Caulfield Guineas: Long Shot Nominations Worth a Second Look! The stallion-making 2025 Caulfield Guineas is set to run on October 11 and this week the 119 early entries heading towards the $3 million classic were revealed. While there were not a great deal of upsets in the early history of this mile showdown, that all changed in 2017 with Mighty Boss showing his rivals what’s what as a triple-figure champion at $101. More recently in 2023 Griff got the job done as a $31 outside in Caufield Guineas betting so watching for…

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Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

• Lucy Henderson

Saturday’s sleepers could surprise – Ladbrokes has the roughies worth a second look! We had a few genuine gallopers last weekend that finished off well but ultimately missed out on a Top 4 position until our Moir Stakes roughie Golden Boom ran huge just behind the first three giving value to those that followed our Group 1 exotic tip at The Valley. The weekend’s racing action is top-class including Via Sistina and Aeliana facing off for round two in a six-horse but star-studded edition of the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes at HQ. Outside of the top two we’ve found…

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2025 Makybe Diva Stakes Preview

2025 Makybe Diva Stakes Preview

• Lucy Henderson

The countdown to the Ladbrokes Cox Plate is well and truly heating up with Flemington host a key lead-up this weekend. It is a diminutive but top-class edition of the Makybe Diva Stakes with just six spring stars for us to sort through. We may be missing the emphatic Memsie winner Treasurethe Moment who has a mild case of colic, but the line-up remains elite and is headlined by the Via Sistina vs. Aeliana rematch. Waller’s two stars went head-to-head and ran the quinella in Sydney’s Winx Stakes last time out, and they now dominate betting on the Group 1…

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2025 Moir Stakes Preview

2025 Moir Stakes Preview

• Lucy Henderson

With The Everest calling, Saturday sees the opening Group 1 sprint of the spring light up The Valley, and we’ve got a class line up of short distance specialists looking to flash home first to examine in our 2025 Moir Stakes preview.  After Treasurethe Moment put her hand up for the majors with a dominant first-up success from the dual Oaks champion in last Saturday’s Memsie Stakes, we stay in Melbourne for the next elite level showdown. We’re set for another rain-affected track with Moonee Valley currently at a Soft (5) at time of publish. The Moir is a race…

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Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

Hendo’s Hopefuls: Saturday’s Best Roughies

• Lucy Henderson

Don’t overlook this weekend’s long shots: Ladbrokes has spotted the Saturday roughies that might just defy the odds! Group 1 racing continues in Melbourne with The Valley hosting another exciting edition of the Moir Stakes, and we’ve got an overlooked sprinter to take for a place as The Everest credentials go on the line. This weekend’s Sydney race card at Randwick is also stacked with a host of major lead-ups including the Chelmsford Stakes, and there are a few underrated runners in the day’s features to get behind. We were one from three with our selections last weekend having found…

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