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Best lay bets in Australia for Friday, January 26 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

Warwick Farm: Race 1; #6 Tellez 

Comes into this off a short break and goes from 1400m back to 1100m. I am against the setup of this horse and can't see him being better than many of these over the sprint trip, I am doubtful he will run a place.

Warwick Farm: Race 2; #8 Listentozou 

Drawn low and J Mac on should mean stays relatively short in the market. I don't think the last start race is as strong of a form line as the other form lines here which includes the Magic Millions Maiden, so I am happy to risk at the price.

Murray Bridge: Race 7; #2 Persian Empire 

Persian Empire won a non-tab event with ease at Kingscote. The start prior ran 2nd but was still 3L away at the finish after being mowed down. Now stays at that same grade and has to lump an extra 2.5kg. Will be vulnerable late.

GREYHOUNDS

Geelong: Race 5; #1 Crimson Cannon 

Crimson Cannon had a purple patch of good form last year but has been disappointing in recent starts at The Meadows. He is a wide runner in the early stages of races so the inside draw and the drop back in distance look negatives. He has only ever had 1 start from Box 1 and failed to find the podium.

Geelong: Race 8; #2 Shima Current 

Shima Current is the class dog of the race but this looks to be a tricky map. He shows his best when he can get to the outside and roar home and the second half of his races are usually better than the first. He has a ton of pace drawn either side of him and I can see him getting jammed up in the stages and leaving his run too late.

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