Ballarat Sunday racing preview & quaddie tips | April 7, 2024
| What | Ballarat Races |
| Where | Ballarat Turf Club – 240 Kennedys Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 |
| When | Sunday, April 7, 2024 |
| First Race | 12:22pm AEST |
A stacked nine-race meeting is set to greet punters on Sunday afternoon at Ballarat, with the club picking up the meeting off Hamilton. The first four races are to be run over the obstacles, before the flat jockeys take over for the remainder of the card. The track has come up a Soft 6, with the rail out 8m entire circuit, as action gets underway at 12:22pm AEST.
Best Bet at Ballarat: Okataina
Okataina could not have been more impressive when getting the job done in a maiden hurdle at Warrnambool over 3200m, saluting by nine-lengths. The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained hurdler led from barrier to box and broke his rivals hearts with relative ease. Ross O’Sullivan sticks on board claiming 3kg, and in a race where the four-year-old gelding should gain a relatively uncontested lead, it should be a significant factor to his winning chances. As long as Okataina can handle the step up in class, she can lead from barrier to box once again.
Best Bet
Race 2 – 
#8 Okataina (7)
4yo Gelding | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Ross O’Sullivan (a3) (66kg)
Next Best at Ballarat: Alice Downs
Vincent Malady’s Alice Downs really caught the eye when flashing home to finish second at Benalla, and deep into her campaign, she can continue her consistent form with a win. Despite only breaking her maiden at start 17 two runs back, the five-year-old mare hasn’t finished worse than third in her last three starts to suggest the penny may have finally dropped. With a fair bit of early speed engaged in this 1400m race, the event sets up perfectly for Alice Downs to absorb the pressure and unleash a strong finishing burst to claim victory.
Next Best
Race 8 – 
#4 Alice Downs (2)
5yo Mare | T: Vincent Malady | J: John Allen (58kg)
Next Best Again at Ballarat: Instigator
Instigator is an old marvel and his win over the Warnambool obstacles over 3450m on March 12 suggests there is still plenty of life left in his old legs. The 10-year-old gelding went around on the flat at Sandown on April 1 and was a non-factor, but on the quick back-up, he is sure to feature prominently over 3250m back over the steeplechases. The son of Nayef should have a nice sit on the leaders over the journey, and despite needing to lug the 72.5kg, Instigator can exert his class late and prove too tough for his rivals.
Next Best Again
Race 4 – 
#2 Instigator (4)
10yo Gelding | T: Aaron Purcell | J: William McCarthy (72.5kg)
Ballarat Sunday quaddie tips
Ballarat quadrella selections
Sunday, April 7, 2024
- 1-2-3-4
- 1-2-4-6
- 2-3-4
- 3-4-5