Townsville betting tips & form for Thursday, May 24
TOWNSVILLE races this Thursday as the sunshine state meet hosts a strong seven race card.
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Race 1 – Benchmark 65 (1200m)
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Placing in four-straight runs will help Good Catch coming into this one. The horse is fresh off a narrow defeat at Class 4 level and only carried 55.5kg into the opener.
Race 1 tip: Good Catch to win at Neds
Race 2 – Benchmark 70 (1400m)
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The third-up Royal Supreme should be peaking here. The horse has placed in two runs this preparation, improving dramatically from the first run and the second-up performance. This is within Royal Supreme’s grasp.
Race 2 tip: Royal Supreme to win at Sportsbet
Race 3 – Maiden Handicap (1200m)
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Lord Archer gets the great gate to deliver its a first-ever win. The horse resumed smartly with a third placed finish on May 10 and from barrier four it will be hard to hold out.
Race 3 tip: Lord Archer to win at Sportsbet
Race 4 – Class 1 Handicap (1000m)
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The hat-trick seeking Centre Red gets a bad gate to complete the three-peat, but the form cannot be denied. The horse drops in weight here, despite still getting top billing in this one.
Race 4 tip: Centre Red to win at Neds
Race 5 – Open Handicap (1200m)
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Dalon only narrowly missed out on completing a hat-trick on May 10 and we’re backing it to bounce back here. The horse missed out by a nose on Townsville on that occasion, but before that the horse had won by a combined 3.1 lengths. This is Dalon’s race to lose.
Race 5 tip: Dalon to win at William Hill
Race 6 – 3YO Plate (1300m)
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Reactant is second-up after making a winning resumption at this track. The win was the gelding’s third-straight win, and the third success at six attempts in Townsville. We’re backing Reactant right in.
Race 6 tip: Reactant to win at Neds
Race 7 – Benchmark 55 (1400m)
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Broken Finger got the job done in its last-start event at this track and we’re backing it to go back-to-back. The horse draws wide but if it gets across from barrier 11 it is the horse to beat.
Race 7 tip: Broken Finger to win at William Hill