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Ballarat Racing Tips for June 26 – Gisella to chalk up second career win

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  • Expensive Taste is the one to beat in Race 3 after Group 3 placing.
  • Magnardo looks strong in Race 6, aiming to capitalize on recent form.
  • Gisella holds solid claims in Race 8 on the back of consistent efforts.
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Ballarat Synthetic hosts eight races on Friday. (Getty)
Ballarat racing takes place on Friday, June 26, with a program set down for Ballarat.

Here are our best bets from the meeting, which also feature in our daily selections.

Race 3 No.11- Expensive Taste


Expensive Taste should be hard to beat in Race 3. The Tony McEvoy-trained filly resumes from a spell and has placed in all three career starts to date, including at Group 3 level before spelling. That came in the Sires' Produce Stakes at Flemington over 1400m, where she was a fraction unlucky after being checked at the 200m before finishing third behind Rinsed. The daughter of North Pacific comes in with two trials under her belt. This is clearly her easiest assignment to date and the McEvoy stable has a terrific strike rate when running at the Ballarat Synthetic.

Race 6 No.1-Magnardo


Happy to have another crack at Magnardo when she lines up in Race 6. The four-year-old produced an eight-start winning streak, graduating from the picnic circuit before winning twice at Mornington, then made her first start on a synthetic surface when runner-up behind Brave Carol. She settled just off midfield and couldn't quite go with the winner late, finishing a length away. She is on the one-week back-up and this looks no harder. Billy Egan rides and claims the 2kg. The four-year-old should be right in the thick of the action at the business end.

Race 8 No.11- Gisella


Gisella has won just once in 15 starts but looms as a serious chance in Race 7. The three-year-old should find this much easier than recent runs and was solid last time in a Benchmark 70 at Sandown on a Heavy track on June 13, finishing 7th behind Afterberna, who lines up in a much harder race at Caulfield on Saturday. Prior to that she placed in three straight races, including one at Ballarat where she was narrowly beaten behind Didn't Miss Many, a race that has since produced three winners. She has had one start on a synthetic surface, finishing runner-up when resuming last year. The Dan O'Sullivan-trained filly has a heap of fitness under her belt and should settle in a nice midfield position from barrier five. Look for her to be right in the thick of the action late.

Verdict

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Best Bet3: Gisella (scr) Race 8 Winner @0/1 at dabble - 1 Unit
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