Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets 25/09/25

By: Katherine Mouradian
24/09/2025
Free Horse Racing Tips Australia
Horse Racing Daily Tips - Thursday

Best Bets of the Day

Let’s start building up our bank for the weekend early with Thursday’s free horse racing tips and best bets. The best bets you’ll find right here at bettingsitesaustralia.net.au include our three most confident plays of the day, across multiple tracks. We look for the runners that present value based on the form guide, key indicators and more.

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Today’s Best Bets

Spring is heating up on the track, and I’ve gone through all the racecards today and spotted three runners that I’ll be having a bet on for today. All the details about my tips, including the recommended bet type, are in the table.

checkBest Odds provided

Racecourse & Time Horse Name Bet Type 

playup

Dabble

VicBet

Geelong - Race 2, 2 PM10. Polish PlaygirlWin$3.30$3.20$3.00
Hawkesbury - Race 6, 4:10 PM8. AffermatoPlace$2.10$2.20 ✓$1.95
Hawkesbury - Race 8, 5:25 PM2. Believe in AngelsEach-Way$4.60/$1.80$4.80/$1.90$4.60/$1.75
Geelong - Race 2, 2 PM
Horse Name 
10. Polish Playgirl
Bet Type 
Win

playup

$3.30
Hawkesbury - Race 6, 4:10 PM
Horse Name 
8. Affermato
Bet Type 
Place

Dabble

$2.20 ✓
Hawkesbury - Race 8, 5:25 PM
Horse Name 
2. Believe in Angels
Bet Type 
Each-Way

Geelong - Race 2, 2 PM

quinella

Top Pick: 

10. Polish Playgirl

variety

Recommended Bet Type:

Win

boosted-odds

Best Odds Available:

$3.30 with PlayUp

Quick Analysis:

I think Polish Playgirl looks good to break her maiden here. She finished seventh first-up at Sandown, but I think the step up to 1,440m is ideal, and she’ll be fitter for that run under her belt. She hasn’t had a lot of luck in her career, and is certainly due for some here (which she might need jumping wide). Against this field, she should take care of things.

Hawkesbury - Race 6, 4:10 PM

quinella

Top Pick: 

8. Affermato

variety

Recommended Bet Type:

Place

boosted-odds

Best Odds Available:

$2.20 with Dabble

Quick Analysis:

Heading over to Hawkesbury now, and I’ll be taking Affermato for the place in Race 6. If you’re feeling brave, take him for the win or each-way, but I’ll play it safe just in case. Last time out, the gelding finished second, by just 0.33L over the same track and trip. His last two runs have come at this track; he seems to be going through the gears nicely.

Hawkesbury - Race 8, 5:25 PM

quinella

Top Pick: 

2. Believe in Angels

variety

Recommended Bet Type:

Each-Way

Quick Analysis:

In the last at Hawkesbury today, I’ll be having an each-way play on Believe in Angels, who is currently on the second line of betting. He’ll have to carry the top weight, and is jumping wide, which is probably why we're getting around the $4.80 mark. Drawing wide may work to his advantage, though. He can settle back, staying out of trouble, then peel off down the straight.

Stats and Insights

  • tip
    Visual showed promise with a debut win at Hawkesbury, and after running second at Sandown last start, she looks well placed to bounce back in Race 5 at Geelong.
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    Tagline impressed with a strong Mornington win last start and looks capable of going back-to-back if he gets the right run from barrier 11 in Race 7 at Geelong.
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    Show County impressed with a strong Wyong win last start and looks right to back that up again here if he maintains his current form in Race 5 at Hawkesbury.

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