Favourites win plenty of races. But the real thrill, and often the real value, lies in finding the one the market hasn’t fully caught up with.
Betsy’s Bolters, proudly supported by Unibet, is our weekly search for punting gold. We dive deep into the replays, sectionals and market profiles to uncover runners flying under the radar, horses sitting at double-figure odds but with far more upside than their price suggests.
These aren’t wild darts. They’re calculated swings at big prices.
All odds are courtesy of Unibet (correct as at 26/06/26 @ 1600)
Morphettville Parks – Mitch Lewis
No obvious speed in this race which could see (1) Nasho go to the front and run a big race here. He looks a huge price for a runner who was competitive in stronger races last prep so he wouldn’t come as a big shock here
Caulfield – Matt Welsh
Race 2 No.2 Sixteen Reasons ($34/$7.550)
(2) Sixteen Reasons has changed stables since having no luck at Morphettville last time out. That has been a bit of a theme for her this campaign, but that’s also a result of her get back. Run on racing style. Think drawing off the fence is ideal for her, hopefully she can get into the three wide line and swoop late, much like she did when winning this tracing last year!
Race 7 No.6 Indispensable ($23/$5.50)
(6) Indispensable didn’t have much luck in the Swan Hill Cup. He an enigma that hasn’t won since the 2024 Hellova Stakes in Tasmania where he dead heated with Keats, but he’s run some good races in that time, including at a mile. Worth a crack at 1700m at this stage of the campaign and in very well after the claim for Emily Pozman.
Race 8 No.8 St Lawrence ($34/$9)
(8) St Lawrence was scratched from Flemington last week to race here. Happy to forgive his first up run, trials either side of it have been good and the best of his ratings sees him in the finish of a race like this.
Rosehill – Mitch Lewis
Race 5 No.2 Flying Embers ($13)
(2) Flying Embers was doing her best work late in her last start when hitting the line strongly to run a close 3rd. That was a similar level of race to what she gets into here today and she sets up well getting down at the weights thanks to a claim from William Stanley, who has a super record aboard her (4:3-1-0).
