On The Punt: Best bets for Bendigo on Saturday, April 12, 2025

A Phillip Stokes three-year-old looks the bet of the day at Saturday’s Golden Mile meeting at Bendigo after an eye-catching first-up run.

News Corp form analyst Chris Vernuccio takes a look at the Bendigo meeting on Saturday.

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BEST BET

SWEETHEARTED (R5 No.3 – $2.80)

Sweethearted finished strongly first-up when sixth behind Kiwi gun Alabama Lass down the Flemington straight, clocking the fastest last 800m, 600m and 400m of the race. The Phillip Stokes three-year-old stays at the 1100m and should improve second-up.

Alabama Lass has led all the way to win the 1100m event.

First run, first win in Australia after a success stint in New [e-mail]/cUepHAeH9J

— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) March 29, 2025

NEXT BEST

WONDER BOY (R8 No.3 – $3)

Wonder Boy has placed in his past two starts behind two good horses. He was beaten half a length by in-form Enxuto (who is the Golden Mile favourite) and finishing within two lengths of top mare Lazzuro in the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes in Sydney.

PIVOT CITY (R10 No.12 – $3.50)

Pivot City is third-up as a gelding and has returned a better horse. He charged home to win at Flemington first-up, then finished within a length of the winner at The Valley when the pattern was against him.

Pivot City wins in a photo finish! 📸@katelynmallyon's roughie salutes! 🫡@[e-mail]/5kEH7GlRtV

— 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) March 1, 2025

THE JOCKEY

LUKE CURRIE

DSCHINGIS PRESTIGE (R1 No.5 – $3.50), ALGADON STORM (R2 No.9 – $8.50), SOREL RISING (R3 No.11 – $26), THE SHOWVINIST (R5 No.2 – $7.50), HARRY GOT STYLES (R6 No.7 – $11), POIFECT (R7 No.7 – $8.50), NDOLA (R8 No.4 – $4.50), ENXUTO (R9 No.8 – $4.80), CARBONADOS (R10 No.11 – $9.50)

Originally published as On The Punt: Best bets for Bendigo on Saturday, April 12, 2025