Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 04/11/25

Our daily horse racing tips and best bets are now available for the biggest racing day of the year. Make sure you check out our dedicated Melbourne Cup tips article. This article will cover our top three tips from other key races throughout the day. The australianbettingsites.net.au team have found their three most confident plays of the day based on several key factors like recent form, jockey/ runner stats, track conditions, and more.

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Let’s get stuck into some tips, shall we? After exploring some of the biggest racecards for today, I have found three runners that really stand out from the crowd. My top three selections can be found in the table.

Best Odds provided

Top Pick: 

1. Gringotts

Recommended Bet Type:

Win

Best Odds Available:

$3.00 with PlayUp

Quick Analysis:

For the Big Dance, it’s difficult to go past the favourite, Gringotts. He is a super experienced runner, and after narrowly going down to Headley Grange (who is on the second line of betting for this one) last time out in the Alan Brown Stakes, he looks set to get one up on him. The setup looks a lot better, especially from barrier five.

Top Pick: 

2. Collated

Recommended Bet Type:

Win

Best Odds Available:

$4.20 with PlayUp

Quick Analysis:

It’s a fairly open field for this one, but Collated looks like the one to beat in my eyes. He comes into this one in winning form after getting the job done at Gawler in a BM56 last time out. The step up in both distance and class shouldn’t be of any concern. Jockey Alysha Warren sticks with him, and they get the weight claim as well.

Top Pick: 

15. Surfin’ Bird

Recommended Bet Type:

Win

Best Odds Available:

$2.45 with Dabble

Quick Analysis:

After the Melbourne Cup, there is still plenty of action at Flemington, and in Race 9, I like the look of Surfin’ Bird. The mare is looking for four wins on the trot, and while she has been racing against weaker company than what she’ll get in this one, some of her wins have been incredible. I think she has the class to be competing at this level, so watch her go.