Geelong Preview & Best Bets – Friday May 19

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

Geelong Tips 19/5/1923

BEST BET 🏆 (WIN)  

Race 8 No. 6 KING’S TAJ- ($5.50)

KING’S TAJ should be hard to beat in the final race of the day at Geelong. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained galloper took a bit of time to get going in his career but looks to have have put it together and was dominant when taking out his maiden at Seymour on April 27 over the 1300m. He settled back in the field of nine before rounding them up and clearing out to a three length win. He went 0.7 lengths slower than standard in that race, which is two lengths better than the next best last start benchmark figures of any runner. A firmer in the early betting, he will be ridden by Robbie Downey, who strikes at 29% for the stable. 

BEST VALUE 💰(EACH-WAY)

Race 1 No 7 FROM RIVERBANK – ($9.10)

FROM RIVERBANK produced a career best at a big price at his most recent start and might have turned the corner. The four-year-old stepped out at Geelong over the 1760m on May 12 and settled midfield before producing the fastest last 400m to miss out by just under a length from Connecticut. He stays at the track and trip for this assignment and is worth something at the each way quote.