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Best lay bets in Australia for Thursday, February 29 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
Ten start maiden resuming from a 138 day break, has drawn the widest gate and he will have trouble getting a good run throughout so I am happy to risk at the current price.
Kembla Grange: Race 6; #12 Ladyking 
Happy to take this runner on resuming from a long break and the overall figure produced on debut was just average. I am assuming Tommy Berry had the pick of the O'Shea runners so I am doubtful Ladyking will be beating home the stablemate.
Almairac was $5.5 into near even money on debut at Mornington and was plain, albeit in a decent form race then again had every possible last start. 116-day spell straight to 1600m from a wide gate doesn't seem like the recipe for success. Voracious was another who was backed as if the number was already in the frame on debut, that is a hot form race and can go forward and control for Shinn.
GREYHOUNDS
Sandown Park: Race 4; #1 Container
There could be some chaos here with Container and Settlement Day in the same race. Both should find forward positions but I could see them undoing each other. This is one of those races where I could see a blanket finish and seeing Container will be one of the favoured runners I am taking him on.
Sandown Park: Race 7; #6 Big Yeti
Big Yeti is having his first go over 595m which looks a negative in a city class race. Box 6 is no help and on top of that there are some wide runners drawn around and they can race unpredictably. I can see Big Yeti finding early trouble and running out of gas late.
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