Canterbury Friday night races preview & tips | January 31, 2025
| What | Canterbury Races |
| Where | Canterbury Park Racecourse – King Street, Canterbury NSW 2193 |
| When | Friday, January 31, 2025 |
| First Race | 6pm AEDT |
Canterbury Park Racecourse is the destination for metro racing on Friday evening, with a competitive eight-part program set down for decision under lights. The rail moves out +6m the entire circuit for the meeting, and with consistent rainfall forecast heading into the weekend, punters can expect the surface to be rated somewhere in the Soft range as racing gets underway at 6pm AEDT.
Best Bet at Canterbury: Delrico
Chris Waller & James McDonald combine with Delrico in the third event, where the Kingman gelding appears set to peak fourth-up into the campaign. The winless three-year-old has found the minor money in all three starts this time in, including his latest performance behind the progressive Blue Vein on the Kensington circuit at Randwick on January 15. He appears to be the natural leader in this small field of 10, and provided McDonald can slide across to lead from the widest stall, Delrico should finally shirk the maiden tag at start six.
Best Bet
Race 3 – 
#2 Delrico (10)
3yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: James McDonald (59kg)
Next Best at Canterbury: Custom
Custom has been an eye-catcher at the barrier trials leading into this first-up assignment, and the Godolphin filly appears perfectly placed to strike in the opening event. The daughter of Street Boss cruised through the wire under her own steam at Hawkesbury on January 20, suggesting the unraced two-year-old still had plenty left to give in the concluding stages. Tim Clark will go in search of cover from barrier seven, and provided he can slot in somewhere mid-field one-off the rail, watch for Custom to be surging down the centre of the course at a good price with Boombet.
Next Best
Race 1 – 
#8 Custom (7)
2yo Filly | T: James Cummings | J: Tim Clark (55kg)
Best Value at Canterbury: Blazerro
Formerly trained by Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald, Blazerro gets set to have his first start since being transferred to the Joseph Ible barn. The Pierro gelding appears to be travelling better than ever since his arrival, showing promise in a recent barrier trial at Hawkesbury on January 20 to suggest the well-tried six-year-old is nearing a return to his best. Jay Ford will attempt to find the one-one from gate four, and with every chance to make an impression first-up for a new stable, Blazerro warrants an each-way ticket at the big odds with horse racing bookmakers.
Best Value
Race 8 – 
#3 Blazerro (2)
6yo Gelding | T: Joseph Ible | J: Jay Ford (59kg)
Friday quaddie tips for Canterbury
Canterbury quadrella selections
January 31, 2025
- 1-4-5
- 1-2-3-4-7-9-11
- 4-5-7-10
- 1-3-4-5-6
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