Australian racing tips for November 14, 2026

Brad McGrath

Horse racing previews, form & tips

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The excitement of the Melbourne Cup Carnival is behind us for another year but there is still life in the spring carnival with Group 1 CF Orr Stakes day at Sandown on Saturday.

It is the final Group 1 race of the calendar year in Melbourne and has attracted a small but classy field including last year’s winner Jimmysstar. Along with the CF Orr, we have a strong support card at Sandown including the Group 2 pair of the Sandown Guineas and Zipping Classic, with the former won last year by the outstanding filly Sheza Alibi. There may not be a Sheza Alibi in the field this year but there are certainly some extremely talented three-year-olds.

Elsewhere, the Western Australia carnival really stars to heat up with a trio of Group 3 races and across the ditch in New Zealand we have the Group 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas at Riccarton Park.

We’ve examined the form for these races and more to find some value runners for our followers, who would be content after last week’s efforts.

Read on for our best bets of the day for Saturday, November 14, 2026.

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Group 2 Sportsbet Sandown Guineas (1600m)

Fillies have won the past four runnings of this event for three-year-olds and last year Sheza Alibi announced herself as a star of the future with her dominant win by six lengths. This year there are three fillies among the 12-horse field with (11) Consulate rated the best chance of continuing the streak for the girls. (7) Magna Sententia is the early favourite for rising trainer Taige Weir but he has drawn awkwardly in 11. (5) Fast Freddie is drawn even wider but he at least is likely to live up to his name and charge forward. He will be in it for a long way. (4) Harry Lime maps perfectly to settle in behind the speed while (6) Strong Tempo has been finding the line well in similar-quality races.

Brad McGrath tips: 6,2,7,10. Best bet: Strong Tempo each-way and a good race for quinellas/trifectas.

Group 3 Move To Strike Thoroughbred Club Stakes (1200m)

(2) Natural Fling has surrender her boom tag in recent starts in top-notch racing but she will finds this class more to her liking. She should lead comfortably for noted front-running rider Damian Lane. Something around $4 seems like a good price though there are a couple of fillies here with serious upside, including (7) Ciaron’s Star, (8) Sequinned, (9) Affari and (13) Aroused. The latter two are drawn perfectly to sit in behind Natural Fling. But we are banking on the fact Natural Fling has been competing against the best colts and fillies around and will be simply too speedy for this lot.

Brad McGrath tips: 2,13,7,1. Best bet: Natural Fling back on the winner’s list.

Group 1 Sportsbet CF Orr Stakes (1400m)

Just eight horses contest the CF Orr Stakes and the multiple Group 1 winner (5) Beiwacht has been well backed to add another Group 1 to the Memsie Stakes he won over 1400m at his first run this campaign and his earlier successes in Sydney. When he bolted away with the Memsie, he shaped as though he would be the breakout star of the spring but it has not worked out that way, though his last-stat third in the Golden Eagle was a solid effort after leading. The 1400 suits him and he has James McDonald from gate three. The only rival likely to test him in the lead is the mare (8) Shadhavar, which has gone to a new peak bolting in against the girls at her past couple. She has earned a crack at this race. (3) Angel Capital was not disgraced in The Everest and should be charging home along with 1400 specialist (1) Jimmysstar.

Brad McGrath tips: 1,5,3,8. Best bet: Jimmysstar to finish over the top for hot jockey Ethan Brown.

Group 2 Chandon Zipping Classic (2400m)

This quality 2400m race has attracted a few horses backing up from the Melbourne Cup including the third place-getter (5) Juja Kibo, which must have come through the tough run well. Also in the line-up is the last-start Caulfield Cup winner (2) Kingswood from the up-and-coming Gavin Bedggood stable. Those two though are behind the overseas raider (10) Small Fry, whose half-length second in the Geelong Cup to subsequent Melbourne Cup winner Point Of Law now looks outstanding. (9) Travolta was good winning ove 2000m last start but has yet to salute at 2400m. (12) She’s A Hustler ha not really fired a shot this spring but she should not be completely forgotten.

Brad McGrath tips: 5,10,2,11. Best bet: Juja Kibo is a quality stayer.

Group 3 Henley Homes Summoned Stakes (1500m)

The older mares strut their stuff here and thew consistent (4) Concord Connie has come up well in the red, quite rightly after her second at Group 1 level behind the gun mare Lady Shenandoah. She is drawn wide for Craig Williams which make us a little reluctant to take the shorts. (10) Savitri is a lightly raced mare which should get all the favours here from gate four and she will be hard to get past in the straight. (5) On Display could add some value into your multiples.

Brad McGrath tips: 10,4,5,12. Best bet: Savitri each-way.

Group 3 A Class Earthmoving – Colonel Reeves Stakes (1100m)

Progressive sprinter (10) Bassett Hound heads the market around as he chases a sixth straight win, though barrier one presents a tactical test in his black-type debut as he races back in the field. (6) Talkanco is the second favourite but the consistent mare is drawn awkwardly in gate 12. Four-year-old (3) Immortal Bliss brings strong recent form and never runs a bad race, while proven stakes performer (1) Rope Them In warrants serious respect fresh and has been well backed heading into this. He has won five of seven first-up attempts.

Brad McGrath tips: 1,10,5,6. Best bet: Rope Them In to win.

Group 3 Quayclean – W.A. Champion Fillies Stakes (1600m)

(2) Profit Motive has a strangehold on betting for this and looms as an outstanding filly, with two impressive wins from her three starts to date. She dictated from the front to win the Listed Burgess Queen Stakes by three lengths last time out so has the tactical pace to overcome her wide gate here. Her biggest challenge will be stretching out to the mile for the first time. Burgess Queen runner-up (3) Treasured Legacy is the only other runner under double figure odds, and teams up with WA wizard William Pike. (7) Dixie Doo brings winning mile form and has the services of arguably WA’s second-best jockey Chris Parnham. (15) Duchess Of Dance can run a race at huge odds.

Brad McGrath tips: 2,15,3,7. Best bet: Profit Motive to win and quinella with 15.

Group 3 Leveltek – R.J. Peters Stakes (1500m)

The R.J. Peters Stakes (1500m) closes out the card at Ascot and offers a ballot-free exemption into next week’s Group 1 Railway Stakes. (10) Rock Fes dominates the market for Team Pearce and Chris Parnham, chasing a hat-trick of wins from an ideal draw in barrier four. But (12) Western Miss is another rising star of WA racing and she may have even more upside for William Pike. For value, (6) Awesome Boy and consistent four-year-old (8) Like Clockwork bring solid recent form.

Brad McGrath tips: 12,10,8,6. Best bet: Western Miss to upset the favourite.

Group 1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai 54th New Zealand 2000 Guineas  (1600m)

Saturday’s Group 1 at Riccarton features a compact 10-horse field, headlined by co-favourites (1) Excite and (2) Coniston. They are both colts by the boom sire Wootton Bassett, with Excite the more seasoned of the pair. It’s by no means a two-horse race though, with the likes of (9) Dashing Dixie backing up after running a luckless second in the Group 1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas last weekend. (6) Thunder In Motion has also attracted plenty of attention from punters after a big maiden win at only his second start. He looks the likely leader. (10) Sword Of Stars, the other filly in the race, has won her last couple and is probably over the odds at about $10.

Brad McGrath tips: 10,1,2,9. Best bet: Michael McNab to salute on Sword Of Stars.

Group 2 Gartshore Tauranga Stakes  (1600m)

This is an open edition of the Tauranga Stakes and will be run in testing conditions. (1) Sterling Express will be at his peak after four runs back from a spell and relishes wet ground. He is the early favourite even though he was was well in arrears of impressive first-up winner (2) Khafre last time out at at this track. Khafre is not as comfortable if the ground is worse than slow. (10) Astoria Brooke arrives in peak form after charging from the rear for third in the Thompson Handicap over this trip. She has gone to a new level this campaign and also thrives on wet ground. (12) War Queen is an up-and-comer and has more upside than most other runners, and she will likely be on the speed throughout.

Brad McGrath tips: 10,12,1,4. Best bet: Astoria Brooke is flying.