Pakenham races free betting tips & best bets | Sunday, April 14

April 12, 2024 10:19 am.

Pakenham tips

What	Pakenham Races
Where	Pakenham Racecourse – 420 Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813
When	Sunday, April 14, 2024
First Race	12:15pm AEST
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Pakenham hosts a small six-race meeting on Sunday afternoon as the Warrnambool May Carnival approaches. The track will have plenty of give in it, coming up a Soft 6, while the rail is out 12m for the entire circuit. The action at Pakenham is set to commence at 12:15pm AEST.

Best Bet at Pakenham: Stern Idol

Stern Idol gets back to the Pakenham 3500m, a track and trip where he has won by a combined 35 lengths in his last two goes. He returned from a 29-week spell when chasing home the in-form Farag on the flat at Sandown, with his fitness giving way late. But Stern Idol is a different beast in the steeplechases, and it should be an easy watch for favourite backers in the Pakenham finale.

Best Bet

Race 6 – #1 Stern Idol (8)

7yo Gelding | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Will McCarthy (72kg)

-200 with Neds

Next Best at Pakenham: Tom Foolery

Tom Foolery was only worn down inside the final 200m at Ballarat on March 7 when leading the field up, but he has found the right race to go one better. The John Leek Jnr-trained steeplechaser should have no issue in landing on speed, and with Chris McCarthy’s 1.5kg claim getting him in with just 64kg on his back, the five-year-old gelding gets the conditions to suit. With a repeat of his jumping display at Ballarat, Tom Foolery should prove too hard to run down with the light weight on his back.