Weekend Best Bets: Find out who the experts are tipping

OUR experts give you an early shot at finding a winner as they look at the major races around the nation.

OUR experts give you an early shot at finding a winner as they look at the major races around the nation.

SATURDAY MEETINGS (AEDT Times)

RANDWICK (9 races, start 12.40pm), CAULFIELD (9 races, start 1.30pm),

DOOMBEN (8 races, start 1.30pm), MORPHETTVILLE (8 races, start 1.10pm),

ASCOT (8 races, 3.53pm).

BEAT THE BOOKIE: VALUE BETS

MOONEE VALLEY (Friday night)

DANNY RUSSELL (Herald Sun). Form: 11511

MISS MAGGIEBEEL

Race 1, No. 1

Looks to be a free-kick to boot off the weekend. A second to Monogram at track and distance a winning formula.

TAB Fixed Odds: $1.95

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RANDWICK

NIC ASHMAN (Daily Telegraph). Tipsters’ Form: 175x1

HASSELHOOF

Race 6, No. 4

Gun Kiwi galloper unbeaten in six starts. Won at Group 2 level last time and this is hardly a top class field.

TAB Fixed Odds: $2.40

STEPHEN ZAMMIT (Daily Telegraph). Form: 75343

FELINES

Race 3, No. 9

From the yard of Kris Lees, this mare is racing very well, winning two from her past three. Latest run resulted in game win over 1000m here on a soft track. Up in grade, down in weight and in top form and that makes here hard to beat again.

TAB Fixed Odds: $2.50

JOHN DAVIS (Daily Telegraph). Form: 15722

ALLERGIC

Race 1, No. 6

Won with a bit up his sleeve at Rosehill last Saturday and there is no reason he cannot repeat the dose here, enjoying a 1.5 kilogram drop to the weight he carried to victory last weekend.

TAB Fixed Odds: $2.70

DARREN PRENDERGAST (Superracing). Form: 5x314

ARCHEAN

Race 1, No. 9

Trainer David Vandyke has Sydney Cup ambitions for Archean and his two runs back from a spell have yielded solid placings. Will appreciate step up in distance at third run back and gets in on the minimum weight at good odds.

TAB Fixed Odds: $8.50

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Felines will be chasing her third win from four starts this campaign on Saturday. Picture: Jenny Evans

CAULFIELD

MATT STEWART (Herald Sun). Form: 63621

TUFF HOST

Race 1, No. 5

Tenacious effort when beat good horse last start. This looks no harder.

TAB Fixed Odds: $3.40

MICHAEL MANLEY (Herald Sun). Form: 6131x

PURE KARMA

Race 3, No. 8

Exciting lightly raced galloper who sprinted home strongly against the pattern to win at Geelong last start. Has more potential than his rivals.

TAB Fixed Odds: $2.90

DARYL TIMMS (Herald Sun). Form: x3111

PURE KARMA

Race 3, No. 8

Racing in great form and shouldn’t have any problems rising up in class.

TAB Fixed Odds: $2.90

NICK QUINN (TAB). Form: 41549

EXTREME CHOICE

Race 4, No. 1

Blue Diamond favourite who looked brilliant winning on debut at Randwick and should make a winning return on the way to autumn riches.

TAB Fixed Odds: $1.60

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DOOMBEN

NATHAN EXELBY (The Courier-Mail). Form: 4121x

SHEISWHATSHEIS

Race 3, No. 14

Has played the bridesmaid a few times this preparation but under the conditions of this race, she’s weighted to break through again. Set up fast time for the stablemate last start and will run them along from the front again. Handles all conditions.

TAB Fixed Odds: $1.95

BEN DORRIES (The Courier-Mail). Form: 121

STORM SIREN

Race 8, No. 6

Visiting grey mare from the Jason Coyle stable who is a last-start winner at Newcastle and can do a similar job on her opposition here. Heart Of A Warrior, from the Tony Gollan stable, is the favourite but has a run of seconds. Happy to be on the interstate mare at better odds.

TAB Fixed Odds: $6

BRAD DAVIDSON (Gold Coast Bulletin). Form: 81467

SHEISWHATSHEIS

Race 3, No. 14

Nothing has gone right for this mare this campaign and she looks set to breakthrough for an overdue win here. She beat all bar the in-form Tina Melina in stakes grade last start and gets in very well at the weights under the Plate conditions of this easier affair. Short but she should beat this lot comfortably.

TAB Fixed Odds: $1.95

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Blue Diamond favourite Extreme Choice steps out at Caulfield on Saturday. Picture: Jenny Evans

MORPHETTVILLE

BEN SCADDEN (The Advertiser). Form: 11126

BATTLE BREWING

Race 1, No. 2

Talented three-year-old who produced top effort first-up a fortnight ago when he raced wide for much of the race and stuck on gamely behind Times Past at Morphettville. Only needs moderate luck to go one better in this.

TAB Fixed Odds: $2.40

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FEATURE RACE MARKETS

BLUE DIAMOND STAKES

Caulfield, February 27

$5 Extreme Choice

$8 Calliope, Defcon

$11 Flying Artie

$13 Miss Nymeria, Weatherly (nn), Zamzam

$15+ Others

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AUSTRALIAN CUP

Flemington, March 12

$7 Preferment

$8 Bow Creek

$9 Criterion (Unlikely), Mongolian Khan

$11 Almoonqith, Amralah, Fawkner, Magic Hurricane, Press Statement

$15+ Others

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GOLDEN SLIPPER

Rosehill, March 19

$3.50 Capitalist

$11 Astern

$15 Calliope, Extreme Choice, Global Glamour, Honesty Prevails, Scarlet Rain

$26+ Others

FULL MARKET: TAB FIXED ODDS

Originally published as Weekend Best Bets: Find out who the experts are tipping