Barrier 3 is the pick of the draw at Bendigo's 1000m chute where inside gates and on-pace runners dominate Heavy ground. Billy Egan is comfortably the best-performed rider engaged at this track.
Victoria · Wednesday 26 August 2026
Bendigo tips and results
Our top pick won 3 of 8 races at Bendigo. Every pick, our analysis and the full results are below.
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Bendigo Mazda Mdn Plate
Brenin is the only runner with a formline and it reads better than the bare 10th suggests - he led, held a forward position to the 400m, then folded over a trip 400m beyond today's. Barrier 1 and proven early speed line up perfectly with Bendigo's pronounced leaders bias on rain-affected ground. Blinkers first time and the drop to 1000m address exactly what went wrong.
Wandjina stock do show early speed which suits 1000m. With only three runners he is guaranteed a cheque, but he rates clearly third on merit.
Against him: 202 days off, a first-up record without a win, no heavy track exposure, and a settling pattern that runs directly into Bendigo's severe anti-backmarker Heavy bias. Ability says win, map and freshness say place.
With no career starts, Aemond is assessed on proxy: the Freedman stable with Mark Zahra converts at 25%, Written Tycoon is a genuinely precocious early-speed sire suited to 1000m, and barrier 2 sits in the gate band winning around 16% on Bendigo Heavy.
He is the sole runner with public form, he showed natural early speed on debut, and the sharp drop from 1400m to 1000m plus first-time blinkers targets the precise reason he weakened. Barrier 1 lines up with Bendigo's dominant leaders bias on Heavy ground.
- 1st4Salamanca SixBilly Egan$1.50
- 2nd2BreninDamian Lane$3.40
- 3rd3Just ReleasedJake Duffy$7.50
Full result · 3 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Salamanca Six | 3 | Billy Egan | Dominic Sutton | 58kg | $1.50 |
| 2nd | 2 | Brenin | 1 | Damian Lane | T Fitzsimmons | 58kg | $3.40 |
| 3rd | 3 | Just Released | 6 | Jake Duffy | Ms G Johnstone | 58kg | $7.50 |
| Scr | 1 | Aemond | 2 | Mark Zahra | A & S Freedman | 58kg | |
| Scr | 5 | Silent Grit | 5 | John Allen | N A Blackiston | 58kg | |
| Scr | 6 | Stark Varg | 4 | Harry Coffey | Gavin Bedggood | 58kg |
Wild Plumbing Mdn Plate
Unraced Maher filly and the clear form-and-proxy pick under the debutant framework: 40% trainer, 30% jockey, 30% pedigree all land in her favour. The stable's first-starter record, a Stay Inside sire profile built for 1000m dash speed, and the 1.5kg claim taking her to the minimum weight are decisive in a bog track where weight bites hardest. Gear additions are the only caution.
Debutant with the best draw in the race and the best rider. The 57kg impost and complete absence of wet-track evidence keep her behind the Maher runner rather than alongside.
The structural positives are real: barrier 2, a senior rider in McNeil, and a Per Incanto pedigree that tends to handle rain-affected ground.
A well-bred Zoustar filly from the Freedman yard with Blake Shinn making the trip, which is the sort of booking that signals a horse expected to be competitive on debut. Barrier 4 sits inside the favoured band on Bendigo Heavy, where forward, inside runners dominate. Against her, she has no public evidence at all and the tongue tie first time is a small question. Solid each-way class of runner, taken for a placing.
Her only Heavy run was a beaten 5th at 1200m, but she was second at the 400m before a fractious barrier act and awkward start told late. Dropping from Group 3 to a six-horse Maiden, drawn 3 with proven forward pace, she fits the Bendigo Heavy winner profile almost exactly.
The value angle is that she is the only runner with proven raceday speed while three rivals are complete unknowns, and Bendigo heavily rewards on-pace runners in 1000m sprints. She led to the 400m on debut before capitulating, with stewards citing the going - so today's Heavy 10 drying toward Heavy 9 is the swing factor. Each-way is the sensible structure.
- 1st5London FieldsJabez Johnstone$2.50
- 2nd6Madame AdelaideJye McNeil$5.00
- 3rd8Secret CrossingDamian Lane$2.10
- 4th4Lady MollyHarry Coffey$12.00
Full result · 4 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | London Fields | 5 | Jabez Johnstone | C Maher | 55.5kg | $2.50 |
| 2nd | 6 | Madame Adelaide | 2 | Jye McNeil | Andrew Dale | 57kg | $5.00 |
| 3rd | 8 | Secret Crossing | 1 | Damian Lane | Shane Jackson | 57kg | $2.10 |
| 4th | 4 | Lady Molly | 6 | Harry Coffey | P W Burgun | 57kg | $12.00 |
| Scr | 1 | Blue Catchu | 7 | Linda Meech | Tom Dabernig | 57kg | |
| Scr | 2 | Epponnee Rae | 8 | Zac Spain | Jason Warren | 57kg | |
| Scr | 3 | Jadzia | 3 | Jordan Childs | G M Begg | 57kg | |
| Scr | 7 | Over Excited | 4 | Blake Shinn | A & S Freedman | 57kg |
Ranbuild Mdn Plate
The most complete form profile in a thin maiden. With one genuine rival for the lead and a slow tempo forecast, barrier 4 lets Egan dictate, which is exactly the pattern Bendigo miles reward. His lone Heavy run came with excuses, so the surface is unproven rather than failed.
Her Heavy 9 4th at Pakenham, where she led to the 400m, is legitimate wet evidence and 1600m should suit a mare who wants a trip.
The progressive young horse of the race with the lightest weight, an inside-to-mid gate and a forward racing pattern that suits a Bendigo mile in the wet. The clear caveat is that he has never set foot on a rain-affected surface and steps to a mile for the first time, so a Heavy 10 is a genuine unknown. Place cover only.
Corretto is the most obvious improver in the race - two starts, an on-pace second at Ballarat Synthetic where he led into the straight, and a pedigree that says the mile is where he wants to be. He maps to race forward, which is close to a prerequisite here.
In a maiden where almost nothing has wet-track credentials, Carry Trade is the exception - a genuine second on Heavy 9 at Seymour from barrier 11, and a solid Bendigo fourth last start doing it tough three-wide. Her margin pattern is the most reliable in the race, she draws to sit handy behind the lone leader in a slow tempo, and blinkers go on for the mile. The 1600m is unproven and the sire is speed-oriented, but her closing efforts over 1300-1400m suggest the trip helps rather than hurts.
The overlay of the race.
- 1st11Tiger FoxJackie Beriman$9.50
- 2nd8Sheistheboss$1.95
- 3rd4Zhou ShuJake Duffy$6.50
- 4th3New ProspectBilly Egan$3.60
Full result · 6 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Tiger Fox | 5 | Jackie Beriman | Shane Nichols & Hayden Black | 57kg | $9.50 |
| 2nd | 8 | Sheistheboss | 11 | Jack Laing | 57.5kg | $1.95 | |
| 3rd | 4 | Zhou Shu | 3 | Jake Duffy | Ms D Wills | 59.5kg | $6.50 |
| 4th | 3 | New Prospect | 4 | Billy Egan | R D Griffiths | 59.5kg | $3.60 |
| 5th | 9 | Startin'sumthin' | 7 | Teodore Nugent | Nelson Smyth | 57.5kg | $31.00 |
| 6th | 6 | Classic Cracker | 1 | Luke Nolen | Saab Hasan | 57.5kg | $13.00 |
| Scr | 1 | Ask The Captain | 2 | Valentin Le Boeuf | E P Francese | 59.5kg | |
| Scr | 2 | Churchill Lane | 8 | Will Gordon | Jason Warren | 59.5kg | |
| Scr | 5 | Carry Trade | 6 | Jason Maskiell | Liam Howley | 57.5kg | |
| Scr | 7 | His Lady Bay | 10 | Damian Lane | Maddie Raymond & Patrick Bell | 57.5kg | |
| Scr | 10 | Corretto | 9 | Matthew Cumani | 57kg |
Ladbrokes Hosted Pots Mdn Plate
He now steps to 1400m, a trip his Frankel pedigree should welcome, carries the field's lightest weight at 57kg, and retains Jordan Childs for a stable he wins 20% for. The outside gate and unproven wet form are the risks.
The proven wet-tracker and the most credentialled runner on raw form, with two seconds from three starts including a placing on Heavy 8. Today's trip and surface mirror his best work. Solid each-way rather than a win proposition.
Selected almost entirely on the map. Farside is the likely leader from barrier 2 into a race the speed map rates as slow with no genuine leader, and Bendigo's most reliable signal is that on-pace runners hold on while backmarkers do not. The heavy caveat is genuine: he has 0 starts on heavy ground and all his best work has come on Good 4. Place value.
Against him: 142 days off, a gelding operation, no wet form and a midfield running pattern that Bendigo's Heavy bias punishes.
The clearest class edge in the race alongside Melbourne Boy. Cajun contested a Listed event at Flemington over today's 1400m and was beaten under six lengths, which is streets above the provincial maiden form on offer here. The 55kg minimum is meaningful on Heavy 9, barrier 5 is workable, and the Freedman/Dee booking with a first-time nose band signals intent. The risks are real - fresh from 123 days and completely unproven on wet ground - so each-way rather than win.
The overlay in the race. He now draws barrier 1, the most valuable position on a Heavy 10 at this circuit, steps to a far more suitable 1400m, and has the Maher stable's second-start improvement pattern behind him.
- 1st5FarsideLachlan Neindorf$11.00
- 2nd8Clux StarHarry Coffey$8.00
- 3rd6Just Like JaggerSteven Vella$3.90
- 4th4ChallengingThomas Stockdale$21.00
Full result · 8 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | Farside | 2 | Lachlan Neindorf | M Price & M Kent Jnr | 59.5kg | $11.00 |
| 2nd | 8 | Clux Star | 4 | Harry Coffey | Raharna McDonald | 57.5kg | $8.00 |
| 3rd | 6 | Just Like Jagger | 7 | Steven Vella | Kylie Vella | 59.5kg | $3.90 |
| 4th | 4 | Challenging | 1 | Thomas Stockdale | C Maher | 59.5kg | $21.00 |
| 5th | 11 | Saint Fox | 11 | Jordan Childs | G M Begg | 57kg | $1.70 |
| 6th | 7 | My Alpha Sonic | 10 | Chelsea Jokic | Ms T Davies | 59.5kg | $51.00 |
| 7th | 1 | Allumeuse | 9 | Daniel Stackhouse | Scott Cameron | 59.5kg | $20.00 |
| 8th | 2 | Brother George | 12 | Zac Spain | Ms T Davies | 59.5kg | $51.00 |
| Scr | 3 | Captain Redbeard | 3 | Jabez Johnstone | C Maher | 58kg | |
| Scr | 9 | Jean Georges | 8 | Damian Lane | C J Waller | 57kg | |
| Scr | 10 | Melbourne Boy | 6 | Ben Allen | C Maher | 57kg | |
| Scr | 12 | Cajun | 5 | Michael Dee | A & S Freedman | 55kg |
Smartloans (Bm66)
He beat several of these over 1300m at Bendigo on a Heavy 9 a fortnight ago, dictating from the front, and his profile of 3 wins and 5 seconds from 14 starts with proven wet credentials fits a slow-tempo, leader-dominant Bendigo heavy setup perfectly.
Maher's stable, the minimum weight and a strong-form jockey make her the main danger, though she must settle closer than ninth to convert.
Against him is a 186-day absence, a get-back racing pattern on a track where backmarkers win almost nothing, and two poor efforts in his last preparation. The upside is real but so is the risk, hence place cover.
Lightly raced 4YO with the best draw in the race and the best class credentials. Gelding plus blinkers off suggests the Freedmans have addressed a problem, and Zahra's booking for a 25% combination is meaningful intent. The unknowns are the Heavy 9 (no wet starts) and the 259-day layoff, which keep him from top billing.
The forgotten winner of this race. She has won two in a row including over this exact track and distance at Bendigo, and her 1400m record reads 8 starts for 3 wins with three more placings. She invariably settles in the first four, which is the essential requirement on Bendigo Heavy, and the 3kg claim leaves her well in at 56.5kg.
The value angle in a small field. He draws the inside gate, carries just 55.5kg, and has been building nicely with a 1400m win and a Heavy 9 second in his last three. Bendigo on heavy rewards inside draws and forward positions and he has both.
- 1st15Invisible MagicJabez Johnstone$7.00
- 2nd2Electric ElvisDamian Lane$1.40
- 3rd17Bow RibbonAlana Kelly$26.00
- 4th12Cindy FallsBlake Shinn$11.00
Full result · 7 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15 | Invisible Magic | 6 | Jabez Johnstone | C Maher | 54.5kg | $7.00 |
| 2nd | 2 | Electric Elvis | 15 | Damian Lane | Reece Goodwin | 61.5kg | $1.40 |
| 3rd | 17 | Bow Ribbon | 1 | Alana Kelly | D F Hill | 55.5kg | $26.00 |
| 4th | 12 | Cindy Falls | 10 | Blake Shinn | Lee & Shannon Hope | 58kg | $11.00 |
| 5th | 6 | Master Of The Air | 9 | Daniel Stackhouse | Gavin Bedggood | 60kg | $7.00 |
| 6th | 4 | Tanganyika | 13 | Ben Allen | Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | 61kg | $21.00 |
| 7th | 11 | Shalailed | 4 | Neil Farley | C V Kelly | 58.5kg | $81.00 |
| Scr | 1 | He's Beset | 12 | Jackson Radley | Dean Williams | 61kg | |
| Scr | 3 | Eamonn's Memory | 5 | Jye McNeil | Andrew Dale | 61kg | |
| Scr | 5 | Katsumi Orochi | 2 | Mark Zahra | A & S Freedman | 60kg | |
| Scr | 7 | Powerbound | 8 | Will Gordon | P Kearney | 60kg | |
| Scr | 8 | Razzo Rosso | 14 | Brad Rawiller | Shawn Mathrick | 60kg | |
| Scr | 9 | Puglia | 17 | Holly Durnan | Archie Alexander | 56.5kg | |
| Scr | 10 | Crown Crusher | 16 | Luke Nolen | S V Brown | 58.5kg | |
| Scr | 13 | Yauson | 7 | Jordan Childs | G Waterhouse & A Bott | 58kg | |
| Scr | 14 | Missy Aggravation | 11 | Holly Durnan | L & T Corstens & W Larkin | 54kg | |
| Scr | 16 | Justibella | 3 | C Maher | 54.5kg |
HJ Miller Electrical Hcp (C1)
Bendigo on Heavy is a forward, current-form track and Shapenapit ticks the two biggest boxes: she won last start over this exact track and distance on a rain-affected surface, and she did it sitting third throughout rather than needing luck.
The most favourably drawn genuine chance in the race. Written Glow's only wet-track appearance produced a wire-to-wire win on Soft 5, and from gate four she should be able to take up the same position on a surface that severely punishes anything getting back. Her tailed-off Caulfield run carries a legitimate excuse in the lameness report, and she now drops from Open grade to Class 1.
The purest expression of the Bendigo Heavy winning profile: inside gate, forward map, proven on Heavy 9, and in current form at the exact class and distance. The 3kg claim brings him to 55.5kg, ideal for a tiring surface.
A lightly raced colt with the best barrier of any live chance on a track where the inside draw is a genuine, measurable edge.
- 1st1Col KlinkFred W Kersley$3.20
- 2nd10Gina's A StarJohn Allen$5.00
- 3rd13Pacific GlamourTeodore Nugent$9.50
- 4th6ShapenapitJordan Childs$13.00
Full result · 9 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Col Klink | 7 | Fred W Kersley | L Smith | 59.5kg | $3.20 |
| 2nd | 10 | Gina's A Star | 15 | John Allen | Mitchell Freedman | 57kg | $5.00 |
| 3rd | 13 | Pacific Glamour | 1 | Teodore Nugent | Nelson Smyth | 55.5kg | $9.50 |
| 4th | 6 | Shapenapit | 9 | Jordan Childs | G M Begg | 57.5kg | $13.00 |
| 5th | 12 | Naughty Sort | 8 | Luke Currie | Glen Thompson | 56.5kg | $13.00 |
| 6th | 8 | Written Glow | 4 | Blake Shinn | Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | 57.5kg | $4.40 |
| 7th | 15 | Poetic Storm | 6 | Neil Farley | C V Kelly | 55kg | $101.00 |
| 8th | 2 | Works Dirty | 5 | Caitlin Hollowood | D E Dean | 55.5kg | $9.50 |
| 9th | 11 | Golden Pulse | 2 | Michael Dee | M W Walker | 57kg | $13.00 |
| Scr | 3 | Kippis | 10 | Jabez Johnstone | C Maher | 56.5kg | |
| Scr | 4 | Eeteedee | 13 | Damian Lane | Glen Thompson | 57.5kg | |
| Scr | 5 | Secret Hell | 3 | Jackson Radley | Tom Dabernig | 56kg | |
| Scr | 7 | Three Point Turn | 11 | Nadia Daniels | Bill Papazaharoudakis | 54.5kg | |
| Scr | 9 | Bliss Bomb | 14 | Harry Coffey | Lloyd Kennewell | 57kg | |
| Scr | 14 | Eye Succeed | 12 | Nathan Punch | Taylah Hill | 55kg |
Bendigo Locksmiths (Bm78)
The most complete profile for Bendigo on Heavy. Dreamzel has raced twice on Heavy 9 over 1000m in her last three, winning one and running a close third in the other, and her Bendigo 1000m record is 2 starts for 1 win and 1 third. She invariably races top-three at the 400m, exactly the position that dominates here. The 58.5kg and class rise are real, but she carried 60.5kg and 59.5kg in those two wet 1000m runs.
Weapon Clear has won two of five at Bendigo and its heavy record is 4 starts for 1 win and 1 third, so the surface is no issue. At 52kg it is superbly weighted. The concerns are genuine: a big class rise and a contested lead from gate 7, and it folded to fifth from the front last time on Heavy 9.
Wet-track credentials and a first-up profile that reads well: 5 first-up starts for 2 wins, and her heavy record is 2 starts for 1 win. Barrier 3 is the pick of the draw on a track where inside gates matter on Heavy, and she won her only Bendigo 1000m start. The reservation is her settling pattern - she typically races midfield-to-back, and backmarkers win about 1-3% here. Needs to be handier than usual.
A pure speed horse in a race where speed position is close to essential at Bendigo on Heavy. Cumboogle's heavy record is 2 starts for 1 win, its distance record is 30 starts for 8 wins, and it drops a full 6kg to 54.5kg. Genuine each-way overlay if it can find the fence early.
- 1st8Weapon ClearCaitlin Hollowood$3.40
- 2nd4Brenlyn's Legacy$26.00
- 3rd5JennyanydotsJye McNeil$6.00
- 4th3Always EnuffZac Spain$6.50
Full result · 8 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Weapon Clear | 7 | Caitlin Hollowood | D Binaisse | 52kg | $3.40 |
| 2nd | 4 | Brenlyn's Legacy | 11 | Andrew Dale | 58kg | $26.00 | |
| 3rd | 5 | Jennyanydots | 4 | Jye McNeil | Mitchell Freedman | 57kg | $6.00 |
| 4th | 3 | Always Enuff | 3 | Zac Spain | Shane Nichols & Hayden Black | 58kg | $6.50 |
| 5th | 1 | Dreamzel | 5 | Jackson Radley | Tom Dabernig | 58.5kg | $5.00 |
| 6th | 7 | Helluva Barty | 8 | Harry Coffey | Luke Oliver | 55kg | $8.00 |
| 7th | 9 | Cumboogle | 9 | Chelsea Jokic | L E Robertson | 54.5kg | $71.00 |
| 8th | 2 | Call To Glory | 10 | Linda Meech | Tom Dabernig | 58.5kg | $4.60 |
| Scr | 6 | Bedourie | 6 | Luke Nolen | P G Moody & Katherine Coleman | 55kg | |
| Scr | 10 | Vain Champagne | 1 | Nick Ryan | 54kg | ||
| Scr | 11 | Legacy Bel | 2 | Carleen Hefel | R W Harrison | 54kg |
Share Media (Bm70)
Zebra Finch is the only runner combining a genuine heavy-track record (3:1-1-1), an inside draw and proven on-pace tactics — exactly the winning profile at Bendigo on Heavy, where forward, inside, in-form runners dominate. He led all the way to win over 1600m at Sandown-Lakeside two runs back, then ran third in BM70 grade at Caulfield Heath. Light weight, top stable, and a rider with a strong Bendigo strike rate.
The most credentialled winner in the race on strike rate and wet-track results, having won on Heavy at Sale and over 1600m on Soft. Payne and Egan is a 30% combination. The clear reservation is pattern — he settles well back and the Bendigo Heavy bias against backmarkers is severe, plus barrier 8 with 60kg makes a forward position hard. His last-start tenth is excusable on the stewards' comments.
The problem is her running pattern: she is a habitual backmarker and the Bendigo Heavy data is brutal on runners settling seventh or worse. Slow predicted tempo compounds that. She has the ability to place strongly if the race unfolds with any pressure, but is short enough for the risk.
- 1st8Zebra FinchJabez Johnstone$3.30
- 2nd3Blazing SwordHarry Coffey$21.00
- 3rd7Zorro's FlightBilly Egan$2.70
- 4th10Lake VostokBlake Shinn$2.90
Full result · 7 runners
| Finish | No. | Horse | Barrier | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Zebra Finch | 3 | Jabez Johnstone | C Maher | 57.5kg | $3.30 |
| 2nd | 3 | Blazing Sword | 10 | Harry Coffey | T Fitzsimmons | 61kg | $21.00 |
| 3rd | 7 | Zorro's Flight | 8 | Billy Egan | Patrick Payne | 60kg | $2.70 |
| 4th | 10 | Lake Vostok | 5 | Blake Shinn | Luke Oliver | 58kg | $2.90 |
| 5th | 1 | Raging Bull | 7 | Brittany Button | A G Pace | 61kg | $16.00 |
| 6th | 11 | Kazungula | 6 | Nadia Daniels | Jarrod Robinson | 53.5kg | $26.00 |
| 7th | 4 | Oriental Smoke | 4 | Jackson Radley | Ben, Will & Jd Hayes | 59kg | $20.00 |
| Scr | 2 | Raf Attack | 2 | Holly Durnan | T & C McEvoy | 60.5kg | |
| Scr | 5 | Politely Dun | 11 | Damien Thornton | D T O'Brien | 60.5kg | |
| Scr | 6 | Yahoo Bar | 9 | Jason Maskiell | Liam Howley | 60kg | |
| Scr | 9 | Hawk Power | 1 | Neil Farley | P Koumis | 58kg |
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