Saturday Slingshot: Horse racing best bets for October 28, 2023

The Saturday Slingshot presented by Bettingsite.com.au is here and it brings you the best bets for horse racing in Australia on Saturday, October 28, 2023 to help you launch into a winning weekend on the punt.

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Moonee Valley Race 1: #3 Taunting @ +125

Taunting has a runner-up effort to his name at The Valley and can go one better in the opener on Saturday. At Morphettville last time out, the son of Brazen Beau sat outside the lead, and when asked to quicken, he did so beautifully and had the race sewn up a long way out. Damian Lane should land in a similar spot on Saturday, with Unflinching set to lead the field up. Taunting looks to have a slight class edge on his rivals and it should be enough for him to win the opener.

Randwick Race 3: #10 Bandi’s Boy @ +750

Bandi’s Boy made an excellent return at Rosehill on October 7 after 413 days off the scene. He bombed the start by five lengths and was never a winning hope, but he still had the audacity to clock some of the best closing sectionals of the entire meeting. He’ll take massive improvement on that effort, and provided he can leave evenly from stall five, he’ll prove to be well over the odds in this event.

Doomben Race 9: #11 Eagles Crag @ +130

Eagles Crag kicked off his life under new trainers Steven O’Dea and Matthew Hoysted in great style, just nosed out in the final stride by Cottee to finish second over 1500m at Eagle Farm. Now second-up and getting an extra 100m, this race sets up perfectly for this six-year-old gelding. He has drawn to do no work from barrier one, and if Ben Thompson can replicate the run from last start, Eagles Crag should be winning this time.

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Morphettville Race 1: #6 Give Some Lip @ +100

This three-year-old maiden has finished second at both runs this campaign. He simply couldn’t run down the leader at Murray Bridge in a race dominated by on-pace runners, but he still did plenty to suggest he could win his next start. Ben Price will go to the rear of the field and should benefit from a strongly run 1250m affair. Give Some Lip has the best turn of foot in the race, and it should be more than good enough in the opener.

Ascot Race 4: #11 Pleasure Cruise @ -142.86

Last start, the Takahide Ikenushi-trained Pleasure Cruise finished fifth in an RTG 66+ Handicap over 1400m, breaking his unbeaten start to his career. After settling behind the speed, this son of Justify had to work off the heels of a slowing leader and was left flat-footed at the top of the home straight before working home nicely in the final 200m. William Pike has chosen to stick with the three-year-old gelding, who steps up in trip to 1800m this weekend. From barrier four, Pike should be able to settle Pleasure Cruise in the one-one and give him every chance to return to the winner’s circle.

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