Randwick-Kensington betting tips & quaddie | Wednesday, 17/1/2024

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Kensington betting tips

What	Kensington Races
Where	Royal Randwick Racecourse – Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031
When	Wednesday, January 17, 2024
First Race	2:20pm AEDT
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Metropolitan racing heads to the Kensington circuit at Randwick on Wednesday afternoon where a competitive seven-race program awaits punters. The rail will sit in the true position throughout the entire circuit, with conditions unlikely to improve in the coming days, the track will remain in the Soft to Heavy range for the meeting. The opening race is set to get underway at 2:20pm AEDT.

Best Bet at Randwick-Kensington: Call Me Gorgeous

Two impressive barrier trials have Call Me Gorgeous ticking over nicely as the son of Deep Field gets set to make his debut for the David Pfieffer barn. His latest winning jump-out at Warwick Farm on January 2 particularly caught the eye as the three-year-old colt sat in behind the speed before bolting clear by a length. He did it comfortably under urging from Kerrin McEvoy and should only need to hold some semblance of that trial form to be competitive on race-day. Call Me Gorgeous looks a progressive type and the opening event will give us a great guide on just how good this colt could be moving forward.

Best Bet

Race 1 – #1 Call Me Gorgeous (6)

3yo Colt | T: David Pfieffer | J: Kerrin McEvoy (57kg)

+220 with Bet365

Next Best at Randwick-Kensington: Pure Alpha

Pure Alpha produced a promising debut on the course proper at Randwick on December 26 and should make plenty of improvement into this second-up tilt. He was slowly into stride before settling in behind a moderate tempo, storming into a runner-up finish behind Franz Josef. The top two cleared out comfortably on the rest of the field, suggesting they both could have above-average ability moving forward. The booking of James McDonald only bolsters his chances, and although he’s going to need to overcome barrier seven, Pure Alpha appears classy enough to oblige for followers.

Next Best

Race 2 – #5 Pure Alpha (7)

3yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: James McDonald (57.5kg)

-142.86 with Neds

Next Best Again at Randwick-Kensington: Rustenburg

Rustenburg couldn’t quite manage to get past Carpaccio on debut at Gosford on December 31; however, we still liked the way he closed off. He seemingly peaked on the run when asked for the ultimate effort in the concluding stages by Zac Lloyd, unable to reel in the leader, who was able to cling on to victory by a nose. The run under his belt should do the son of The Autumn Sun a world of good, and with Nash Rawiller likely to box seat aboard Rustenburg, he should get every chance to make amends second-up.