Sunshine Coast racing tips & top value bets | 4/2/2022

Sunshine Coast tips for January 7 2022

What Sunshine Coast Races
Where Corbould Park Racecourse – 170 Pierce Ave, Caloundra QLD 4551
When Friday, February 4, 2022
First Race 6pm AEST

HorseBetting’s Queensland racing analyst presents his best bets for the six-race card at the Sunshine Coast on Friday night, with odds from Australia’s top betting sites. The first race of the night will be run on the synthetic track, with races 2-6 back on the turf, where the track will be rated a Soft 5 and the rail is out 4m for the entire course. Racing will get underway at 6pm AEST with the running of a Benchmark 62 over 1100m.

Best Bet – Buying Time

It’s a nice race, this. Just like they did in Saturday’s Sunshine Coast Cup, we are expecting that siblings Boris and Stephanie Thornton will be fighting it out aboard their mounts Buying Time and The Rattlesnake. We are siding with the former, however, who is looking to remain unbeaten after a good debut win at this track and distance on January 2. Trained by Steven O’Dea & Matt Hoysted, the three-year-old son of Deep Field settled down midfield on debut before coming with a good run to defeat Mishani Bandit and Ralphie by half a length. Ralphie has since won stylishly and lines up in this race as well on level weights, so it’s hard to see him turning the tables under almost identical circumstances, while The Rattlesnake may just need the run first-up, although he did win on debut – albeit over 800m. From barrier three, Boris Thornton will get all of the favours in the run and can steer Buying Time to another victory.

Best BetRace 2 – Buying Time (#6) $4.20 with Sportsbet

Next Best – Evita La Vie

In the final race of the night, Chris Meagher and in-form hoop Ben Thompson combine with Evita La Vie. The five-year-old mare resumed as a winner at this track over 1400m on December 19, where she defeated subsequent winner If You Can Dream. At her next start, she failed at Doomben as a $3 favourite, before returning close to her best back at this track and trip on January 21, finishing off well into third behind Ginja. She gets in well with 54kg on Friday night and the booking of Ben Thompson is a big advantage, while barrier five should see her land in a beautiful spot behind the speed. There are a couple of classy stayers in this race, so she will have to bring her A-game, but she only has to lug the minimum weight, which brings her right into this, especially now that she is fourth-up and rock-hard fit.

Next BestRace 6 – Evita La Vie (#5) $3.90 with Sportsbet

Best Value – Isabella’s Spring

There’s no denying that Isabella’s Spring was plain at best in her first-up run, but a couple if things were against her that day at Doomben. Harlequin Field was able to lead and control the race in an absolute walk, so it was never going to suit backmarkers, while 1350m is not this mare’s go. She settled down last and worked home to beat two runners home in what can be described as a forgive run. The Barry Lockwood-trained five-year-old won at this track over 2400m in June, so she will relish getting out to 1800m. The daughter of Fruehling finished eight-tenths of a length off Incentivise at this track and distance in April in this same grade, so a repeat of that run would have to see her competitive. On a track with a bit of sting out of the ground and a good jockey in Wendy Peel aboard, Isabella’s Spring is well worth a shout at $23 with Sportsbet.

Best ValueRace 4 – Isabella’s Spring (#1) $23 with Sportsbet

Friday quaddie tips for Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast quadrella selections
Leg 1: 2-3-9-10
Leg 2: 1-2-6
Leg 3: 3-9-10-13
Leg 4: 1-3-5
Investment: $144 for 100%

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