3 minute read
Best lay bets in Australia for Wednesday, January 17 brought to you by expert form analysts from the Betfair Hub.
Lay bets are an offering unique to Betfair in Australia where punters can bet AGAINST a particular outcome.
THOROUGHBREDS
Randwick: Race 7; #11 Bolero Belle 
Has won when first-up in the past but that was a much weaker maiden than this. I can't see anything beating the top two in betting, so I am happy to risk this horse on the third line of betting.
Sandown: Race 2; #5 Steely Hustler
Against both Single 'n' Ready who I don't think is crying out for 1300m and most of all, Steely Hustler, who got all favours from the front last start, the form through the race hasn't stacked up at all and she faces a different set-up here. Donegal won well on debut and the jumpout was sharp, Surprise Valley won well first-up, is the perfect style of horse for C.Rawiller and has proven she goes on the wet.
Pia Mia led and won at Stony Creek last start, which is always known for being a leaders highway. The rating was poor and she shouldn't get the same favours here. The two most likely is obviously Amigo, who the market loved and he won well first-up at Mornington, the market has been a fan of both placegetters at their next starts too. Halvar won nicely on a wet track at Warrnambool last start, big gap back to third.
After running last at a non Tab this horse surprisingly won a BM58 at $31 the next start. Since then, both runs up up in grade over further have been honest. Yet to win in 8 attempts over this distance and rises 4kg in weight from his win at this level three back.
GREYHOUNDS
The Meadows: Race 6; #5 All Talent
All Talent got the job done as a best bet last week and ran slick time, but I did think he was slightly lucky going into the first turn. There is a lot more depth to this field and early pressure and he is still going to be a short enough quote to Lay. Box 5 is a slight negative. So at well into red figures I am happy to Lay with minimal liability.
The Meadows: Race 9; #5 Rainbow Storm
Rainbow Storm can be too hit or miss at box rise. She generally starts at a short enough quote to have a Lay bet and that should be the case here. In addition, her map looks tricky and I can see Ultimate Jewel pinging the lids and cutting off Rainbow Storm in the early stages and that's enough to warrant a Lay bet.
Check out more of Betfair's horse racing content including racing tips on the Betfair Hub.
Why bet with Betfair? Learn more by watching this quick how to guide:
