Best Bet | Race 3 #2 Hungry Heart Getting back on a firmer surface is the key here for Hungry Heart. She simply doesn’t go in the wet and all of her four wins - including two group ones - have come on good tracks. She also takes a few runs to find her best and third-up here should be close to
Melbourne Storm vs Manly Sea Eagles Thursday May 26 | AAMI Park | 7.50pm AEST Both teams head into this clash out of form, with the Storm and Sea Eagles both suffering back-to-back defeats. Manly were brave losing to the Eels 22-20 but lost star Tom Trbojevic to a season-ending shoulder injury. While Manly’s record with Trbojevic isn’t too bad,
Best Bet | Race 5 #6 April Rain James McDonald has stuck with April Rain and I feel he’ll have a much better handle for a horse which seems a bit quirky to ride. She ran enormous last start at the Gold Coast when second in the Silk Stocking. This race is no harder and she did travel plenty of
Newcastle Knights vs Brisbane Broncos Thursday May 19 | McDonald Jones Stadium | 7.50pm AEST Whilst this is a Newcastle home game, I’m surprised the Broncos aren’t much shorter in the market. The Broncos are reaching for five straight wins, while the Knights scraped past the Bulldogs last week to avoid eight straight losses. The Broncos were electric last week
Best Bet | Race 9 #10 Never No More Absolutely love the booking of Nash Rawiller on this horse. Nash has a good affiliation with the stable and looks the perfect strong rider for Never No More. He has been running enormous races but has found trouble being first past the post, mostly due to his racing pattern. I’m tipping
