The Beaten Favourite

Nic Ashman reviews racing from Rosehill and Moonee Valley last Saturday IMPERATRIZ smashed the clock but won't be coming north for the Everest. Which G1 race do the ratings say she has in the bag? In Sydney Sunshine IN Paris won first-up and has secured an Everest slot - does she measure up?

Nic Ashman preview the feature races this Saturday highlighting some early bets at big odds The Run To The Rose has attracted a classy field of 3YOs with Godolphin colt CYLINDER the favourite He looks the one to beat but there's some value around him The G2 Sheraco Stakes sees sharp mare I AM ME look for back to back victories this prep We've got a big odds tip in the Rosehill opener!

Nic Ashman assesses the win of Mr Brightside in last Saturday's G1 Memsie Stakes [1400m] Remarque smashed the clock at Randwick and we saw a new Melbourne Cup favourite with some bookies after the win of Soulcombe first-up in the Heatherly Stakes Plenty more to dissect plus our new segment where we discuss the in-form jockeys you can follow

Nic Ashman previews the feature races at Caulfield and Randwick this Saturday The Group 1 Memsie Stakes highlights a 10-race card at Caulfield and we think OSIPENKO is the biggest beneficiary of the barrier draw Meanwhile, can James Cummings maintain his monster strike rate at Caulfield over the past 12 months - Barber resumes in the McNeil Stakes but has stiff competition  Two roughies in the McC...

Nic Ashman dissects racing from Rosehill and Moonee Valley highlight six runners that stood out on ratings He also finds two horses from each meeting that were hidden performances Go back to last Wednesday and there were two highloights for your Blackbook

Nic Ashman is back analysing the times from Saturday's Winx Stakes and PB Lawrence Stakes. FANGIRL was super first-up making it 3 from 3 with James McDonald in the saddle. There were two hidden runs in the race, who were they? MR BRIGHTSIDE went back to back in the PB Lawrence but for us the race didn't rate that well. However, there were two horses out of the Caufield meeting you can put in your...

Nic Ashman reviews Saturday's figures from Randwick, The Valley and Eagle Farm finding you future winners. Every winner at The Valley came through the first three Lanes in what was another leader dominated day at Victoria's tightest turning track. While we've binned the meeting in terms of following the winners, we have found two horses that were total forgives under the circumstances. Another com...

Nic Ashman spends 7 mins reviewing the stabdout performances from the past week of racing in Sydney and Melbourne. Caulfield hosted the G3 Bletchingly Stakes won by Godolphin colt INGRATIATING while The Beaten Favourite's blackbooker MOLLYNICKERS showed she's right up to the grade by panelling her opposition at her second run back fro a spell. All this plus we've found you another Maiden winner th...

Fresh off landing a $51 winner last week in DANCE TO DUBAI, Nic Ashman, has three early selections for Caulfield this Saturday. All three are double figure odds with our Best Bet to come later in the week. Our early thoughts on how we expect the course to play are in the podcast

Nic Ashman has 4 early bets for Saturday's meeting at Flemington including a $51 chance that is expected to improve sharply. This mare has raced beyond her grade so far this preparation but gets back to a level where she hasn't missed a place in 4 runs Good luck!

Johnny G dissects State Of Origin Game 3 highlighing the significant changes to the Blues while also questioning what lies ahead for NSW in 2024. Round 20 of the NRL starts Friday just two days after the dead rubber Origin match and we've got 3 games for those that like a wager to play in.

Nic Ashman review Saturday's racing featuring the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes won by SIGH but there was a better performance at Caulfield. Randwick hosted the Winter Stakes meeting and INSURRECTION again showed its a horse on the way through the grades. Meanwhile, there was a Maiden Star at Moe last week that caught our attention.

Johnny unleashes on the management of the NSW team ahead of Origin Game 3. "Brad Fitler was an amazing player but he can't manage a team and the NSW fans are suffering" 

Nic Ashman discusses what we can expect from the Caulfield and randwick tracks this Saturday while also providing his early bets for both meetings INGRATIATING is the favourite for the Caulfield feature, G3 Sir John Monash Stakes [1100m], but how do his frsh figures stack up? Could MILEVA go back to back in the sprint or will the new girl on the block, SIGH, continue her progression? We've found a...

Nic Ashman finds the horses he thinnks are good odds ahead of this Saturday's racing. Melbourne racing headds back to Caulfield for the first time in months. we've got 4 early bets that we think will firm off their current quote

The team analyse Game 2 of the 2023 State Of Origin Series discussing the changes in line ups as well as identifying some bets for those that enjoy a punt!

Nic Ashman dissects the weekend's racing finding you future winners by highlihting the standout performances. STEPARTY extended his unbeaten run to three with a strong win over 1420m. His rating was amongst the best we've seen this season especially for juveniles beyond 1200m. RAIN LORD might be a straight track horse after winning the opening event in good time with sharp late splits. DEEPOUR is...

The Beaten Favourite takes information on multiple sports from our various contributers and condenses it into a 5 min chat about the most likely outcomes this weekend.  

Nic Ashman snips away at a few early prices for Saturday's racing in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. We've found some value with a tip at doubkes figures in the Ipswich Cup. But the best bet north of the border comes up in the last with a horse that has great form alongside the favourite. Down in Melbourne we have racing at Flemington and that's where the bulk of our tips are early on.  

Round 16 of the NRL gets underway and the STR team have eyes for one game this weekend. "They should just completely dominate through their forwards. "THe discipline of this team is outstanding and we saw that when they stood one of their key players down for missing the team bus. "It shows no player is too important. Great culture." 

Nic Ashman reviews Saturday's racing featuring the G1 Stradbroke Hcp won by exciting prospect THINK ABOUT IT. But he wasn't the highest rated winner of the day, so who was? Did WITHOUT A FIGHT catch the eye again winning the Q22? And which race in the spring suits him best??

Nic Ashman previews Eagle Farm's big meeting featuring the $3milllion Stradbroke Handicap. A look at Randwick and Sandown with some each-way plays on horses at healthy odds.

The Beaten Favourite presents Rugby League's latest Podcast - SIMPLY THE REST -  an edgy discussion on one of Australia's most beloved sports.

Nic Ashman reviews the Queensland Oaks plus all the action from Eagle Farm, Rosehill and Flemington. A total of 5 horses were identified from Saturday's racing as ones to follow plus we look at the forgives by crunching the data on what Lanes and Position In Running proved advatageous at all three venues Grab all the info on The Monday Podcast

Nic Ashman finds 4 early bets for Saturday's racing highlighted by the Queensland Oaks. In the feature itself Nic thinks FIREBURN is the horse to beat but is happy to snip the $51 on offer about a horse that has form around KOVALICA. One bet from Flemington. Catch you later in the week!