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 25/04/26)
Eagle Farm – Blair Gibson
Race 4 No.1 Perfect Play ($21)
Very competitive race and the best ride will go a long way.
Everything tells me (1) Perfect Play will be better for this run, but he looks well suited after the claim and I did really like the trial before this.
Morphettville – Mitch Lewis
This is a strong edition of The Sangster and the map makes it tricky, especially if we are on a quick track by this stage of the day. (5) Super Smink can run a big race off the back of her win in The Irwin Stakes. That performance was particularly impressive given she is generally better second up and over further, so this race always looked like her grand final second up over 1200m. She is capable of producing a career peak.
Flemington – Matt Welsh
Race 6 No.13 Erupt ($26) and No.17 I Belong ($23)
(17) I Belong could be the main danger if she can get back to the form that saw her bolt in at Seymour two back. I’m not sure going excessively slow in the mid-stages helped her at Sandown last time out and she has trialled nicely between runs. Going 1800m to 2800m with six weeks between runs would be some training effort, but she has the required talent.
Best roughie in the race could well be (13) Erupt. He has only had the two starts, both at Pakenham, but he looks a real grinder who will get 2800m, and possibly further. He’s still doing a bit wrong, so this might come up too soon, but in reality this isn’t much of a step up from a Pakenham maiden. Soft run from gate one.
Race 7 No.1 Land Legend ($26/$6)
Think (1) Land Legend is going better than the form suggests. He trialled nicely leading into the campaign. He got a long way back in a race dominated closer to the speed at Caulfield last time out, but was good on the line. He gets onto a dry deck for the first time this campaign, which is a plus, and third up last preparation he ran well in a Group 1 Underwood at Caulfield. He needs some luck off the inside alley and has his share of weight, but he can run well.
