All six states will host Wednesday horse racing meetings as part of a stacked midweek schedule. Our best bets will be racing at Canterbury Park, Cranbourne and Belmont. Check out our free tips for the day below and good luck to everyone following along!
Canterbury Park Racing Tips: Wednesday, August 5th 2026
Race 7: Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap 1550m – 4:20pm AEST
(5) Tenderize continues to race well and the gelding is often under the radar of the market, running around at double figures in most races. He has been placed in the past two at $18 and $12, and it would be great if Gary Portelli’s seven-year-old could do just that once again. Hopefully Braith Nock can land a positive position from barrier three and he drops slightly in weight on recent runs. At $12, he looks a great each-way play.
(11) Sister Daae has placed in three of her last four runs and she will relish the 55.5kg with Tommy Berry in the saddle. She will most likely get back and run home strongly.
(6) Let’s Fly won a Benchmark 64 two runs back before finishing third in this grade at her most recent. She should be in a forward position from barrier one and looks one of the better hopes in a very competitive final race on the card.
(5) Tenderize E/W
$12/$3.50 (1U/1.5U)
Hobart Racing Tips: Wednesday, August 5th 2026
Race 6: Olive Tree Catering Benchmark 68 Hcp 1000m – 2:45pm AEST
(5) Billie The Great is having a consistent prep, racing four times for one victory and three minor placings. She should map favourably from gate three and Hayley McCarthy retains the ride. The 54kg looks nice and she could prove hard to hold out.
(2) Geegees Missile can be forgiven for the first-up failure and she is a much better horse than what we saw on July 19. She has won four times from 12 starts and normally runs well second-up from a spell. The track and distance suit the mare too.
(4) Eastcoast Miss hasn’t been too bad in both runs this campaign and now she drops back 200m to a distance that she has tackled once for a victory. She has each-way claims.
(5) Billie The Great WIN
$3.20 (2 Units)
Belmont Racing Tips: Wednesday, August 5th 2026
Race 3: Morley Growers Market Handicap 1300m – 1:39pm (3:39pm AEST)
(4) Poblano normally shows her best when Pike is in the saddle and that’s the case once again. She was second behind God’s Gate last start and he ran a strong second after that run. From the gate, she should have a nice head start on Desert Ora and looks very hard to beat as she chases her fifth career win at start 10.
(3) Desert Ora has also won four races from nine starts and her class will take her a long way in this. Barrier 11 isn’t ideal when facing a rival such as Poblano. It will be a shock if one of the two favourites don’t win this.
(4) Poblano WIN
$2.10 (3 Units)
