Coffs Harbour Preview & Best Bets – 29/12/2023

Coffs Harbour Tips for Friday, December 29

Our form expert provides Coffs Harbour tips for today’s horse racing at Coffs Harbour Racecourse and gives his best bets.

BEST BET 🏆

Race 3:  No.2  ANOTHER BALCONYBOY  ($4.20 with bet365)

The Jim Jarvis trained ANOTHER BALCONYBOY is also second-up today and ticks all the boxes to suggest he is the benchmark for this contest. Last start, the Fighting Sun gelding was fresh off a lengthy nine-month break when he claimed victory in a Class 2, here over 1005m. Trapped three-wide to the turn, Stephen Traecey rode him patiently to the turn, then wound him up for a big finish which saw him cross the line 1.5 lengths ahead of the 13-strong field. Traecey sticks with him today and from gate five, maps to settle near the speed. Already a winner when second-up and a two-time winner on his home track, he lines-up here as a major player for the top prize today.

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Race 2:  No.6  THE WOLF  ($4.25 with BoomBet)

Locally-trained by Brett Bellamy, THE WOLF made a good impression resuming from a spell and second-up today looks the one to beat again. Last start, the Wolf Cry gelding made his return off a five-month absence and full of running, destroyed his rivals by more than two lengths in a 1012m Maiden Hcp on this track. Ray Spokes was aboard that day and sticks with him for this assignment. Nicely drawn in gate five, he maps to take up the front running again and fitter for that first-up win, he will take catching here again.

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Race 7:  No.7  RAISED BY WOLVES  ($10 with BlueBet)

Brett Bellamy saddles-up RAISED BY WOLVES has found his mojo and looks poised for back-to-back victories today. Last start, the Wolf Cry gelding was fourth-up and fond his best form to take out a BM50, here over 1315m. Peter Graham returns for today’s assignment, having already steered the four-year-old to victory. He gets all the favours from gate one today where he maps to settle better than mid-field (on the fence). At his peak after those four runs, he lines up here a prime candidate for the big prize today and looks well worth an each-way ticket.