Best bets and expert tips for Wodonga races Tuesday
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BEST BET
ABOVE ME (Race 1 No.10): The mare pushed forward and tried hard on debut. She'll be much better for that outing and should be harder to hold out this time.
NEXT BEST
HOT CHIPS (Race 9 No.6 - $3.20): Hot Chips is racing in great heart and only went down narrowly in a similar race at Bairnsdale. She'll go close again at Wodonga.
RUPERTS RED ROCKET (Race 10 No.1): Ruperts Red Rocket is hard-fit and didn't have much luck at BM64 level at Bendigo. He drops to BM58 grade at Wodonga and has a top chance to break through.
VALUE BET
WOLLEMIA ANGEL (Race 6 No.14 - $10)
The Danny O'Brien-trained four-year-old narrowly broke her maiden at Bairnsdale last time. She's up in class but could measure up.
LAY OF THE DAY
ROYAL TURF (Race 10 No.6)
Royal Turf pushed forward and got home on debut at Wangaratta last month but this will be a tougher assignment with a couple of runners ahead of him.
THE JOCKEY
CELINE GAUDRAY
Jockey Celine Gaudray heads to Wodonga for six rides on Tuesday. WITH STRENGTH (Race 1 No.7 - $5.50), COUNTRY BLUES (Race 2 No.15 - $14), WALLENBERG (Race 4 No.7 - $2.40), INSPIRED CHOICE (Race 6 No.15 - $3.80), STAHNADO (Race 8 No.10 - $9), ROYAL TURF (Race 10 No.6 - $2.30). Read related topics: News Corporation Horse Racing
Private Harry has strengthened significantly for his spring carnival assault on The Everest where the unbeaten sprinter will wear a specially designed set of silks. Horse Racing
Two-time Caulfield Cup winner Chris Waller will have an incredible number of entries, including several untested imports, for the $5m race but has a warning on the favourite.
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