Donald Racing Tips for June 9 – Big Boy out of Bendigo set for big win

Here are our best bets from the meeting, which also feature in our coverage of racing from around Australia in our Tuesday tips.

Big Boy Bowie is a clear top pick in Race 2. The boy out of Bendigo impressed at his debut when 3rd on the Caulfield Heath behind Farmelia over the 1000m and this does look to be a weaker race. He settled midfield and stuck on well to land one length off the winner to run faster than standard benchmark, indicating that he shouldnt be a Maiden for too long. The son of Thronum had impressed in the lead up to his debut with some winning trials and barring any bad luck from the inside barrier, this might just be an easy kill. 

Timeonlees can end the day a winner. The Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained galloper resumed at Ballarat over the 1500m recently after nearly a year off and settled handy and stuck on well for 3rd, despite being posted wide no cover for much of the trip. She will strip fitter for this and her best at her last preparation came over further ground. The five-year-old draws much better this time around in barrier 4 and with Damien Thornton in the saddle we can expect her to fight out the finish.