Caulfield racing tips & quaddie | Thursday, December 14

December 12, 2023 3:13 pm.

Caulfield racing tips

What	Caulfield Races
Where	Caulfield Racecourse – 22 Station St, Caulfield East VIC 3145
When	Thursday, December 14, 2023
First Race	3:20pm AEDT
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The Melbourne Racing Club will host a one-off twilight meeting at Caulfield Racecourse this Thursday afternoon, with an eight-race card kicking off at 3:20pm AEDT. Warm and dry weather is forecast for Wednesday and Thursday, so expect the track to stay in the Good range for the whole program. The rail will be out in the +10m position for the entire circuit, which will play favourably to on-speed runners.

Best Bet at Caulfield: Socks Nation

Socks Nation was very impressive when she broke her maiden last start, winning by 5.8 lengths over 1500m at Sandown. The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained filly crossed the field to take the lead and ran the race to suit herself. This daughter of Sioux Nation steps up slightly in distance to 1600m and in grade to Benchmark 64 level, but with her front-running racing pattern, look for Socks Nation to push forward and attempt to replicate her last-start victory.

Best Bet

Race 6 – #11 Socks Nation (9)

3yo Filly | T: Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | J: Declan Bates (56.5kg)

+100 with Neds

Next Best at Caulfield: Masterful

Masterful was a little unlucky last start, as he had to wait behind weakening horses before getting to the outside to run on into third place. Two starts back, the five-year-old gelding proved too good in Benchmark 70 grade, defeating River Noire in the final stride to claim his second win. Carleen Hefel’s 1.5kg claim will only help this son of Deep Field, bringing the weight down to 59.5kg. From barrier one, Masterful can find the box seat before peeling off the leaders’ backs to let down with a strong finish.

Next Best

Race 4 – #1 Masterful (1)

5yo Gelding | T: Enver Jusufovic | J: Carleen Hefel (a1.5) (61kg)

+320 with Picklebet

Best Value at Caulfield: Pocket Size

On debut at Ballarat, Pocket Size ran home from the back of the field to finish third over 1000m on November 23, beaten half a length by Morning Bright. The Bill Papazaharoudakis-trained filly was doing her best work through the line, suggesting the extra 100m on Thursday will suit. From gate seven, the daughter of Swear can settle midfield off the rails, and with Will Price retaining the ride, he will get her out and rolling on the home turn. If Pocket Size can produce another blistering turn of foot in the final 300m, she will play a prominent role in the finish.