Overview
Fiorona won on a first and only visit to Balaklava and has gone 1-2 at the last two starts, which makes this the horse to beat in the Rs0ly over 1600m at 5:40PM. Teagan Voorham, who has ridden more Balaklava winners than anyone on Wednesday’s card, keeps the ride for G Richards and D Moyle.
There are seven races on a Good track, starting with a 1600m maiden at 2:50PM and finishing with a 1200m Bm56 at 6:10PM. These Balaklava racing tips cover every race: a maiden opener with a short-priced favourite who looks the safest multi leg of the day, two handicaps where last-start winners meet horses with proven course form, and a closing Bm56 that lost its two-time winner to a scratching. Scratchings have trimmed several fields, including Bonfire Girl from the last and Fast Food from Race 5. Only Race 1 had prices up when this was written, so the rest of the card is about form rather than the market.
What Balaklava gives us today
Horse form at the course is thin. Only a handful of today’s runners have been around here three times, and only Limbering and Stolen Kiss turned those visits into a win and another placing. Most have one or two starts here, or none.
The riding ranks are where the course form lives. Teagan Voorham has 21 top-three finishes from 45 Balaklava rides, seven of them wins, and Kayla Crowther and Connor Murtagh both hit the frame close to half the time.
Jockeys with five or more Balaklava rides
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caitlyn Munro | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 60 |
| Ben Price | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 50 |
| Jake Toeroek | 16 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 50 |
| Teagan Voorham | 45 | 7 | 21 | 16 | 47 |
| Kayla Crowther | 28 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 46 |
| Connor Murtagh | 31 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| Campbell Rawiller | 22 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| J Holder | 42 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 38 |
Trainers with five or more Balaklava runners
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | Places | Win% | Place% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R & C Jolly | 23 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 52 |
| Aaron Bain & Ned Taylor | 20 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 50 |
| Luke O’Connor | 12 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 50 |
| A J Gluyas | 25 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 44 |
| MS Jessica Tzaferis | 9 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 44 |
| Travis Doudle | 17 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 41 |
| Sarah Rutten | 29 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 41 |
| Garret Lynch | 42 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 31 |
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Balaklava race-by-race
Race 1: Sportsbet Race Replays Mdn Plate, 2:50PM, 1600m
Ludina is $1.25 with Bet Right and it is hard to argue with the price. Ludina ran second at the latest start, the only run in the last three months, and the form line shows two seconds and a third in the last four. That is a maiden knocking on the door, and none of the six rivals has anything like those recent placings.
Connor Murtagh takes the ride, with a placing from close to half of 31 Balaklava rides. Ludina also carries 56kg, two kilos less than Tassoro and Booma Bay.
Tassoro, at $5.50 with Unibet, is the only one with a rider of similar standing. Campbell Rawiller has four wins here from 22 rides. The horse has not placed in two runs this campaign, though, and needs a big step forward. Ludina is a multi leg rather than a single at that price.
Race 2: Campolina Mdn Plate, 3:25PM, 1050m
Twelve maidens over the sprint trip, and plenty of them have not shown much. The one with a reason to like Balaklava is Mean Mazzle, who placed on a first and only visit. The form line of 3-6-3-5 is honest without being striking, but in a race this weak, honest goes a long way.
The connections add to it. D Shepherd has sent four runners here for three placegetters, one of them a winner, and Teagan Voorham is the leading rider on the card at this track. Mean Mazzle placed once from two runs in the last three months.
Dashing Red Star is the danger. The form line shows only a third and a seventh, so there should be improvement to come. Tala Hutchinson rides for Christopher Harrison. Mean Mazzle each-way, with no market yet to judge the price.
Race 3: Clare Valley Toyota & Bmd Hcp (C1), 4:00PM, 1300m
Does a last-start win in a weak class hold up against a course winner? Grand Millesime won at the latest start and has three top-three finishes from five runs in the last three months, which earned more prize money than anything else in this field over that time. The scratchings of Sidebar and Sunset Prayer leave only seven runners.
J Holder has seven Balaklava wins from 42 rides, and trainer P Trenwith has won with one of two runners here. At 58kg, Grand Millesime gets two kilos off topweight Four On The Floor, who has not placed in three runs this campaign.
Atomic Time is the one that knows the track, with a win from three Balaklava starts, but the last run was a ninth and only two of six recent runs produced a top-three finish. Angry Berdi won one of two recent runs and is the other to respect. Grand Millesime to win.
Race 4: Taylors Wines Hcp (58), 4:35PM, 1400m
Exonumia is the most consistent horse in the race. Eight runs in the last three months for four top-three finishes, and the latest of them was a win. Exonumia carries 55.5kg, three kilos less than Dazelles, and Garret Lynch has had more Balaklava runners than any other trainer on the card, with six winners.
The market is not open, but a horse that has finished in the first three in four of the last eight runs usually goes around shorter than that suggests. This is the value play of the day if she shows up at a fair price.
Dazelles is the main threat. Dazelles won two runs back, has three top-three finishes from five lately, and Connor Murtagh rides. Limbering has the course record, a win and another placing from three Balaklava runs, but was well beaten last time. Exonumia each-way, with a saver on Dazelles.
Race 5: Coopers Brewery Hcp (60), 5:10PM, 1050m
Two horses come into this from wins, and they carry very different weights. Gusmao won at the latest start but has topweight of 60kg. Chilli Reaper was second last time after a win the start before, two placings from two runs lately, and carries 58kg.
Chilli Reaper gets the vote. Jacob Opperman rides for Jamie Opperman, and the horse has finished first or second in both runs this campaign. With Fast Food scratched, the course winner left is Harrino, who has one win from two Balaklava starts but finished fifth last time.
Gusmao is the danger. Todd Pannell has five Balaklava wins from 35 rides and Gusmao won last time, but carrying two kilos more over a short sprint is a real ask. Chilli Reaper to win.
Race 6: Geoff Deeprose Happy 70th (Rs0ly), 5:40PM, 1600m
Fiorona is the bet of the meeting. Fiorona won on a first and only Balaklava start, and the last two runs read a win and a second. That is two placings from two runs in the last three months, and nobody else in the field has a better recent record over this trip at this track.
The weights help too. Fiorona carries 56kg, while Stolen Kiss carries 58.5kg and Flash Feeling 61kg. Teagan Voorham rides, and no jockey on the card has more Balaklava winners or placegetters. G Richards and D Moyle have won with two of their 18 runners here.
Stolen Kiss is the clear danger, with a win and another placing from three Balaklava starts, and the same return from four runs lately. Todd Pannell rides for Jessica Tzaferis, who has two wins from nine runners here. A sixth last time is why Stolen Kiss is the danger rather than the pick.
Gruelling placed in both Balaklava runs and twice from four lately, which makes it the one for the trifecta. Lunar Vista and Flossing are scratched. Win bet on Fiorona, with Stolen Kiss and Gruelling in the exacta and trifecta.
Race 7: Happy 60th Linda Raison (Bm56), 6:10PM, 1200m
The scratching of Bonfire Girl takes away the obvious favourite, a two-time winner, and leaves an open Bm56. Je City has a win from two Balaklava starts and two placings from three runs lately, finishing fourth last time. Je City now has topweight of 60kg, and Felicity Atkinson rides for Kate Halliday.
Sassy For Sure has the better recent form, a win and a third from two runs in the last three months. Alyssa Webb has not won here from nine rides, though, and Sassy For Sure has no Balaklava form. Cuban Waters, another course winner, has drifted out of form with a seventh last time.
This is a race to keep small. Je City each-way, with Sassy For Sure as the danger.
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Where the money goes
NAP: Fiorona (Race 6, 5:40PM). Course winner, in form, and lighter than the main dangers, with the best rider at the track. Hard to find a hole in the case.
Value: Exonumia (Race 4, 4:35PM). Four top-three finishes from eight recent runs, the latest a win. No price was up when this was written, but that consistency should be worth more than the market usually gives it.
Banker: Ludina (Race 1, 2:50PM). $1.25 with Bet Right is too short to bet as a single, but Ludina is the safest leg for a multi on the card.
Each-way: Je City (Race 7, 6:10PM). A Balaklava winner with two top-three finishes from three recent runs, in a race left open by Bonfire Girl‘s scratching.
Course angle: Teagan Voorham at Balaklava. Voorham has ridden 21 placegetters from 45 rides here, and has Fiorona and Mean Mazzle today.
If Exonumia wins at a price, Garret Lynch‘s Balaklava runners will be worth following.
Balaklava racing FAQ
What time does racing start at Balaklava today?
Race 1, the Sportsbet Race Replays Mdn Plate over 1600m, starts at 2:50PM local time (ACDT). The last, the Bm56 over 1200m, is at 6:10PM.
Who are the top jockeys and trainers at Balaklava?
Teagan Voorham has seven wins from 45 Balaklava rides and finishes in the first three 47% of the time. J Holder also has seven wins, from 42 rides. Among trainers, Garret Lynch has six wins from 42 runners here, and R & C Jolly place with just over half their runners.
What are the best Balaklava bets today?
Fiorona in Race 6 is the NAP, Exonumia in Race 4 is the value, Ludina in Race 1 is the banker at $1.25 with Bet Right, and Je City in Race 7 is the each-way pick.
Where can I find the best Balaklava odds?
Check the bookmaker table above and each race’s racecard. When this was written only Race 1 was priced: Bet Right had Ludina at $1.25 and Unibet had Tassoro at $5.50. Races 2 to 7 had not been priced.
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