{"id":88712,"date":"2026-07-27T17:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=88712"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T07:43:15","slug":"swan-hill-best-bets-tuesday-july-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/07\/swan-hill-best-bets-tuesday-july-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Swan Hill\u00a0Best Bets \u2013 Tuesday, July 28\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tuesday racing heads to Swan Hill, where a competitive card offers a handful of standout betting opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neds\u2019 Swan Hill Best Bets highlight the runners we\u2019re keen to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-entain-racing-sports-tip\">\n  <section class=\"entain-block tips-block\" id=\"Rxt61kMNExYJf\">\n  <div class=\"tip-type-racing-sport hoverable closed\">\n    <div class=\"tip-header\">\n      <div class=\"tip-header-icon\">\n        <div class=\"tip-category\">\n                      <div class=\"icon icon__svg\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/neds\/svg-racing-icon.svg?v=20260707b#horse-racing\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"tip-header-meta\">\n        <div class=\"tip-header-meta__inner\">\n          <div class=\"title\">Race 2 &#8211; Jarrod Arentz Electrical &#038; Solar Solutions Maiden Plate (975 METRES)<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"bet-on\">No. 8 Ride Like Michelle<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n              <\/div> <!-- end tip-header-meta -->\n    <\/div> <!-- end tip-header -->\n    <div class='tip-content'>\n            <div class=\"relative flex-1 overflow-hidden overflow-y-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative h-full\">\n<div class=\"scrollbar-gutter-stable\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 pt-14 dark:bg-transparent\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full border-0 bg-transparent dark:border-0 dark:bg-transparent\">\n<div class=\"m-auto justify-center p-4 py-2 md:gap-6\">\n<div id=\"c8939f2e-eab0-45ad-8c6d-8f1782e78c8f\" class=\"group mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-3 transition-all duration-300 transform-gpu md:max-w-[47rem] xl:max-w-[55rem] focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-border-xheavy message-render\" aria-label=\"Message 398\">\n<div class=\"relative flex flex-col w-11\/12 agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-1\">\n<div class=\"flex min-h-[20px] max-w-full flex-grow flex-col gap-0\">\n<div class=\"text-message flex min-h-[20px] flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-visible [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose message-content dark:prose-invert light w-full break-words dark:text-gray-100\">\n<p class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap\"><strong>RIDE LIKE MICHELLE (8)<\/strong> debuts here after a series of jump outs that should have her well educated for race day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap\">Her most recent was a win at Seymour where she was given a solid hit-out and was strong through the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap\">Patrick Payne has allowed his filly to develop and hasn\u2019t rushed her, so I\u2019m respecting the trainer\u2019s decision to kick her off here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-2 whitespace-pre-wrap\">With that grounding and a sharp latest jump out, she looks ready to run well on debut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-1 flex justify-start gap-3 empty:hidden lg:flex text-xs\">\n<div class=\"group visible flex justify-center gap-0.5 self-end focus-within:outline-none lg:justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"messages-end\" class=\"group h-0 w-full flex-shrink-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"group\/nav absolute right-2 top-1\/2 z-40 hidden max-h-[min(24rem,calc(100%-2rem))] -translate-y-1\/2 flex-col items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full px-1 py-2 md:flex opacity-30 transition-opacity duration-300 hover:bg-black\/5 hover:opacity-100 dark:hover:bg-white\/5 focus-within:bg-black\/5 focus-within:opacity-100 dark:focus-within:bg-white\/5\" aria-label=\"Message navigation\" aria-keyshortcuts=\"Shift+Alt+M\"><button class=\"rounded-md p-0.5 text-text-tertiary transition-colors group-hover\/nav:text-text-secondary group-focus-within\/nav:text-text-secondary group-hover\/nav:hover:text-text-primary group-hover\/nav:disabled:opacity-30 group-focus-within\/nav:disabled:opacity-30 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-border-xheavy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Navigate to previous message\"><\/button><button class=\"rounded-md p-0.5 text-text-tertiary transition-colors group-hover\/nav:text-text-secondary group-focus-within\/nav:text-text-secondary group-hover\/nav:hover:text-text-primary group-hover\/nav:disabled:opacity-30 group-focus-within\/nav:disabled:opacity-30 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-border-xheavy\" disabled=\"disabled\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Navigate to next message\"><\/button><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"w-full\">\n<form class=\"mx-auto flex w-full flex-row gap-3 transition-[max-width] duration-300 sm:px-2 md:max-w-3xl xl:max-w-4xl sm:mb-10\">\n<div class=\"relative flex h-full flex-1 items-stretch md:flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full items-center\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-grow flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-t-3xl border pb-4 text-text-primary transition-all duration-200 sm:rounded-3xl sm:pb-0 shadow-md border-border-light bg-surface-chat\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n      <section id='erd-odds-section' class='erd erd-odds-section erd-neds race-closed '> <div class='erd-wrapper'> <div class=\"erd-odds-header\"> <div class='erd-description'> <div class=\"erd-description\"> <span class=\"race-name\" style=\"font-weight:500;\">Swan Hill R2 &#8211; Jarrod Arentz Electrical &#038; Solar Solutions Mdn Plate<\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"race-status-meta closed\" data-status=\"closed\" data-market-url=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\/swan-hill\/48430e0f-e50d-4915-b62b-91d24740b03e\" data-start-time=\"1785209514\" data-event-xxid=\"48430e0f-e50d-4915-b62b-91d24740b03e\"> <span class=\"race-status\">Final<\/span> <span class=\"race-status-text\">Race time:&nbsp;<\/span> <span class=\"race-start unix-datetime\" data-unix-datetime=\"1785209514\"><\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"erd-table-wrapper\"> <table id='erd-odds' data-current-page=\"0\" data-total-pages=\"1\" data-total-rows=\"1\" data-rows-per-page='20' class=\"erd-odds-table erd-full-width closed-market\" style=\"--silk-url:url(https:\/\/cdn.prod.pricekinetics.com\/silks\/sprites\/cerberus\/betmakers-cmFjZToyMDc2ODcy_SPRITE_64x64.png);--icon-size:32px; table-layout:fixed;\"> <colgroup class=\"erd-odds-cols\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_icon\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_entrant\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_price\"> <\/colgroup> <tbody> <!-- Add one runner per table row --> <tr id='d90e6f2c-8240-4887-a720-d003939fc18c' class='runner' > <td class=\"entrant\"> <div class='runner-icon-wrapper'> <div class='runner-pos'>1<span>st<\/span><\/div> <div class='runner-icon' style='--index:7'><\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <td class=\"entrant fixed\"> <div class='runner-details-wrapper'> <div class='runner-details'> <span class='runner-name'>8. Ride Like Michelle (8)<\/span> <div class='additionals' > <div class=\"additionals-jockey\"><span class=\"jockey\">J: Alana Kelly<\/span><span class='weight'> 55kg<\/span><\/div> <div class=\"additionals-trainer\"><span class=\"form\"><\/span><span class=\"trainer\">T: Patrick Payne<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <td class='win'> <div class=\"odds-button-wrapper\"> <div class=\"odds-button\" type=\"button\"> <div class=\"odds-price-content\"><span class=\"odds\">3.90<\/span><span class=\"label\">WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"odds-button\" type=\"button\"> <div class=\"odds-price-content\"><span class=\"odds\">1.40<\/span><span class=\"label\">PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div> <div class=\"erd-disclaimer\">For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit <a class=\"erd-disclaimer-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\" _target=\"blank\"><span>www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 28\/07\/2026 01:46:10 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <!-- end odds-section -->              <div class=\"tip-button\">\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\/swan-hill\/48430e0f-e50d-4915-b62b-91d24740b03e\" target=\"_blank\"\n            data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\" data-tr-action=\"open race_card\" data-tr-label=\"48430e0f-e50d-4915-b62b-91d24740b03e\" data-tr-event-id=\"48430e0f-e50d-4915-b62b-91d24740b03e\"             >View Results: Swan Hill Race 2<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div> <!-- end tip-content -->\n  <\/div> <!-- end tip-type-racing-sports -->\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-entain-racing-sports-tip\">\n  <section class=\"entain-block tips-block\" id=\"nXPs8RWaImCMU\">\n  <div class=\"tip-type-racing-sport hoverable closed\">\n    <div class=\"tip-header\">\n      <div class=\"tip-header-icon\">\n        <div class=\"tip-category\">\n                      <div class=\"icon icon__svg\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/neds\/svg-racing-icon.svg?v=20260707b#horse-racing\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"tip-header-meta\">\n        <div class=\"tip-header-meta__inner\">\n          <div class=\"title\">Race 4 &#8211; Footts Swan Hill Demolition Group Maiden Plate (1600 METRES)<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"bet-on\">No. 9 Wazza<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n              <\/div> <!-- end tip-header-meta -->\n    <\/div> <!-- end tip-header -->\n    <div class='tip-content'>\n            <p><strong>WAZZA (9)<\/strong> was excellent on debut on the Ballarat Synthetic when second beaten a neck over 1500m after being held up at a key stage.<\/p>\n<p>He was sent around favourite there and defeated Fierce Fiasco, who had been racing well.<\/p>\n<p>The Mitchell Freedman-trained gelding should take good improvement from that first race experience.<\/p>\n<p>With John Allen sticking, barrier 1 and clearer running this time, he looks a strong winning chance.<\/p>\n      <section id='erd-odds-section' class='erd erd-odds-section erd-neds race-closed '> <div class='erd-wrapper'> <div class=\"erd-odds-header\"> <div class='erd-description'> <div class=\"erd-description\"> <span class=\"race-name\" style=\"font-weight:500;\">Swan Hill R4 &#8211; Footts Swan Hill Demolition Group Mdn Plate<\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"race-status-meta closed\" data-status=\"closed\" data-market-url=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\/swan-hill\/ab7d6559-75bc-4ac8-b73e-1159dba0610f\" data-start-time=\"1785213052\" data-event-xxid=\"ab7d6559-75bc-4ac8-b73e-1159dba0610f\"> <span class=\"race-status\">Final<\/span> <span class=\"race-status-text\">Race time:&nbsp;<\/span> <span class=\"race-start unix-datetime\" data-unix-datetime=\"1785213052\"><\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"erd-table-wrapper\"> <table id='erd-odds' data-current-page=\"0\" data-total-pages=\"1\" data-total-rows=\"1\" data-rows-per-page='20' class=\"erd-odds-table erd-full-width closed-market\" style=\"--silk-url:url(https:\/\/cdn.prod.pricekinetics.com\/silks\/sprites\/cerberus\/betmakers-cmFjZToyMDc2ODc0_SPRITE_64x64.png);--icon-size:32px; table-layout:fixed;\"> <colgroup class=\"erd-odds-cols\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_icon\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_entrant\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_price\"> <\/colgroup> <tbody> <!-- Add one runner per table row --> <tr id='4e70205e-af66-4e78-bb92-9d78db2e2830' class='runner fave' > <td class=\"entrant\"> <div class='runner-icon-wrapper'> <div class='runner-pos'>1<span>st<\/span><\/div> <div class='runner-icon' style='--index:8'><\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <td class=\"entrant fixed\"> <div class='runner-details-wrapper'> <div class='runner-details'> <span class='runner-name'>9. Wazza (1)<\/span> <div class='additionals' > <div class=\"additionals-jockey\"><span class=\"jockey\">J: John Allen<\/span><span class='weight'> 59.5kg<\/span><\/div> <div class=\"additionals-trainer\"><span class=\"form\">2<\/span><span class=\"trainer\">T: Mitchell Freedman<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <td class='win'> <div class=\"odds-button-wrapper\"> <div class=\"odds-button\" type=\"button\"> <div class=\"odds-price-content\"><span class=\"odds\">2.10<\/span><span class=\"label\">WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"odds-button\" type=\"button\"> <div class=\"odds-price-content\"><span class=\"odds\">1.20<\/span><span class=\"label\">PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div> <div class=\"erd-disclaimer\">For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit <a class=\"erd-disclaimer-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\" _target=\"blank\"><span>www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 28\/07\/2026 02:44:25 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <!-- end odds-section -->              <div class=\"tip-button\">\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\/swan-hill\/ab7d6559-75bc-4ac8-b73e-1159dba0610f\" target=\"_blank\"\n            data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\" data-tr-action=\"open race_card\" data-tr-label=\"ab7d6559-75bc-4ac8-b73e-1159dba0610f\" data-tr-event-id=\"ab7d6559-75bc-4ac8-b73e-1159dba0610f\"             >View Results: Swan Hill Race 4<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div> <!-- end tip-content -->\n  <\/div> <!-- end tip-type-racing-sports -->\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-entain-racing-sports-tip\">\n  <section class=\"entain-block tips-block\" id=\"rnm_rsygqmFh5\">\n  <div class=\"tip-type-racing-sport hoverable closed\">\n    <div class=\"tip-header\">\n      <div class=\"tip-header-icon\">\n        <div class=\"tip-category\">\n                      <div class=\"icon icon__svg\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/neds\/svg-racing-icon.svg?v=20260707b#horse-racing\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"tip-header-meta\">\n        <div class=\"tip-header-meta__inner\">\n          <div class=\"title\">Race 6 &#8211; Pooles Accountants &#038; Tax Specialists BM62 Handicap (975 METRES)<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"bet-on\">No. 2 Monix<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n              <\/div> <!-- end tip-header-meta -->\n    <\/div> <!-- end tip-header -->\n    <div class='tip-content'>\n            <p><strong>MONIX (2)<\/strong> was honest at Mildura last start when second beaten 1.5 lengths over 1000m, chasing strongly after settling just off the speed.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to that, the Nathan Hobson-trained gelding won well at Bendigo on heavy ground, continuing a strong preparation that has already produced three wins.<\/p>\n<p>He won over this course and distance just four starts ago and clearly handles cut in the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Well named after Ed Monix from <em>Semi-Pro<\/em> given he\u2019s out of Subprime, he can run another big race.<\/p>\n      <section id='erd-odds-section' class='erd erd-odds-section erd-neds race-closed '> <div class='erd-wrapper'> <div class=\"erd-odds-header\"> <div class='erd-description'> <div class=\"erd-description\"> <span class=\"race-name\" style=\"font-weight:500;\">Swan Hill R6 &#8211; Pooles Accountants &#038; Tax Specialists Hcp (Bm62)<\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"race-status-meta closed\" data-status=\"closed\" data-market-url=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\/swan-hill\/ec6da533-00b3-4f64-b82c-4f9c9f6cac48\" data-start-time=\"1785216674\" data-event-xxid=\"ec6da533-00b3-4f64-b82c-4f9c9f6cac48\"> <span class=\"race-status\">Final<\/span> <span class=\"race-status-text\">Race time:&nbsp;<\/span> <span class=\"race-start unix-datetime\" data-unix-datetime=\"1785216674\"><\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"erd-table-wrapper\"> <table id='erd-odds' data-current-page=\"0\" data-total-pages=\"1\" data-total-rows=\"1\" data-rows-per-page='20' class=\"erd-odds-table erd-full-width closed-market\" style=\"--silk-url:url(https:\/\/cdn.prod.pricekinetics.com\/silks\/sprites\/cerberus\/betmakers-cmFjZToyMDc2ODY4_SPRITE_64x64.png);--icon-size:32px; table-layout:fixed;\"> <colgroup class=\"erd-odds-cols\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_icon\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_entrant\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_price\"> <\/colgroup> <tbody> <!-- Add one runner per table row --> <tr id='b464056f-da48-4a55-a49f-81563ce5e512' class='runner' > <td class=\"entrant\"> <div class='runner-icon-wrapper'> <div class='runner-pos'>1<span>st<\/span><\/div> <div class='runner-icon' style='--index:1'><\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <td class=\"entrant fixed\"> <div class='runner-details-wrapper'> <div class='runner-details'> <span class='runner-name'>2. Monix (6)<\/span> <div class='additionals' > <div class=\"additionals-jockey\"><span class=\"jockey\">J: Chelsea Taylor<\/span><span class='weight'> 60.5kg<\/span><\/div> <div class=\"additionals-trainer\"><span class=\"form\">01412<\/span><span class=\"trainer\">T: Nathan Hobson<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <td class='win'> <div class=\"odds-button-wrapper\"> <div class=\"odds-button\" type=\"button\"> <div class=\"odds-price-content\"><span class=\"odds\">3.60<\/span><span class=\"label\">WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"odds-button\" type=\"button\"> <div class=\"odds-price-content\"><span class=\"odds\">2.00<\/span><span class=\"label\">PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div> <div class=\"erd-disclaimer\">For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit <a class=\"erd-disclaimer-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\" _target=\"blank\"><span>www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 28\/07\/2026 03:46:03 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <!-- end odds-section -->              <div class=\"tip-button\">\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\/swan-hill\/ec6da533-00b3-4f64-b82c-4f9c9f6cac48\" target=\"_blank\"\n            data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\" data-tr-action=\"open race_card\" data-tr-label=\"ec6da533-00b3-4f64-b82c-4f9c9f6cac48\" data-tr-event-id=\"ec6da533-00b3-4f64-b82c-4f9c9f6cac48\"             >View Results: Swan Hill Race 6<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div> <!-- end tip-content -->\n  <\/div> <!-- end tip-type-racing-sports -->\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-entain-racing-sports-tip\">\n  <section class=\"entain-block tips-block\" id=\"F__TVJhhUEQwQ\">\n  <div class=\"tip-type-racing-sport hoverable closed\">\n    <div class=\"tip-header\">\n      <div class=\"tip-header-icon\">\n        <div class=\"tip-category\">\n                      <div class=\"icon icon__svg\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/neds\/svg-racing-icon.svg?v=20260707b#horse-racing\"><\/use><\/svg><\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"tip-header-meta\">\n        <div class=\"tip-header-meta__inner\">\n          <div class=\"title\">Race 7 &#8211; The BottleO Swan Hill BM62 Handicap (1200 METRES)<\/div>\n                      <div class=\"bet-on\">No. 6 Bonfire Jimmy<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n              <\/div> <!-- end tip-header-meta -->\n    <\/div> <!-- end tip-header -->\n    <div class='tip-content'>\n            <p><strong>BONFIRE JIMMY (6)<\/strong> returned in excellent order on the Ballarat Synthetic when second beaten 0.75 lengths over 1000m behind a synthetic flyer.<\/p>\n<p>He was held up at a key stage there before charging through late, suggesting the run had plenty of merit.<\/p>\n<p>The Shane Jackson-trained gelding won his only previous second-up race at Warrnambool and will strip fitter.<\/p>\n<p>Drawn beautifully in barrier 1 to settle in a prominent position.<\/p>\n      <section id='erd-odds-section' class='erd erd-odds-section erd-neds race-closed '> <div class='erd-wrapper'> <div class=\"erd-odds-header\"> <div class='erd-description'> <div class=\"erd-description\"> <span class=\"race-name\" style=\"font-weight:500;\">Swan Hill R7 &#8211; The Bottle-O Swan Hill Hcp (Bm62)<\/span> <\/div> <div class=\"race-status-meta closed\" data-status=\"closed\" data-market-url=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\/swan-hill\/33325b57-b2f1-4d04-a670-fd9787496b55\" data-start-time=\"1785218456\" data-event-xxid=\"33325b57-b2f1-4d04-a670-fd9787496b55\"> <span class=\"race-status\">Final<\/span> <span class=\"race-status-text\">Race time:&nbsp;<\/span> <span class=\"race-start unix-datetime\" data-unix-datetime=\"1785218456\"><\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"erd-table-wrapper\"> <table id='erd-odds' data-current-page=\"0\" data-total-pages=\"1\" data-total-rows=\"1\" data-rows-per-page='20' class=\"erd-odds-table erd-full-width closed-market\" style=\"--silk-url:url(https:\/\/cdn.prod.pricekinetics.com\/silks\/sprites\/cerberus\/betmakers-cmFjZToyMDc2ODY5_SPRITE_64x64.png);--icon-size:32px; table-layout:fixed;\"> <colgroup class=\"erd-odds-cols\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_icon\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_entrant\"> <col class=\"erd-odds_price\"> <\/colgroup> <tbody> <!-- Add one runner per table row --> <tr id='4d3d40fe-40ec-4fac-b53c-4261d4d29b17' class='runner' > <td class=\"entrant\"> <div class='runner-icon-wrapper'> <div class='runner-pos'>3<span>rd<\/span><\/div> <div class='runner-icon' style='--index:5'><\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <td class=\"entrant fixed\"> <div class='runner-details-wrapper'> <div class='runner-details'> <span class='runner-name'>6. Bonfire Jimmy (1)<\/span> <div class='additionals' > <div class=\"additionals-jockey\"><span class=\"jockey\">J: John Allen<\/span><span class='weight'> 58.5kg<\/span><\/div> <div class=\"additionals-trainer\"><span class=\"form\">178&#215;2<\/span><span class=\"trainer\">T: Shane Jackson<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <td class='win'> <div class=\"odds-button-wrapper\"> <div class=\"odds-button\" type=\"button\"> <div class=\"odds-price-content\"><span class=\"odds\">4.00<\/span><span class=\"label\">WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"odds-button\" type=\"button\"> <div class=\"odds-price-content\"><span class=\"odds\">1.60<\/span><span class=\"label\">PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div> <div class=\"erd-disclaimer\">For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit <a class=\"erd-disclaimer-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\" _target=\"blank\"><span>www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 28\/07\/2026 04:20:14 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section> <!-- end odds-section -->              <div class=\"tip-button\">\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/racing\/swan-hill\/33325b57-b2f1-4d04-a670-fd9787496b55\" target=\"_blank\"\n            data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\" data-tr-action=\"open race_card\" data-tr-label=\"33325b57-b2f1-4d04-a670-fd9787496b55\" data-tr-event-id=\"33325b57-b2f1-4d04-a670-fd9787496b55\"             >View Results: Swan Hill Race 7<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div> <!-- end tip-content -->\n  <\/div> <!-- end tip-type-racing-sports -->\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday racing heads to Swan Hill, where a competitive card offers a handful of standout betting opportunities. Neds\u2019 Swan Hill Best Bets highlight the runners we\u2019re keen to follow. Race 2 &#8211; Jarrod Arentz Electrical &#038; Solar Solutions Maiden Plate (975 METRES) No. 8 Ride Like Michelle RIDE LIKE MICHELLE (8) debuts here after a series of jump outs that should have her well educated for race day. Her most recent was a win at Seymour where she was given a solid hit-out and was strong through the line. Patrick Payne has allowed his filly to develop and hasn\u2019t rushed&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":76736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,14],"tags":[861],"hub_post_cat":[8162],"class_list":["post-88712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-horse-racing","category-racing-tips","tag-racing-tips"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":"","md_tip_date_end":"","md_market_url":"","tip_date":"27\/07\/2026","event_country":"Australia","race_card_tips":[{"author_id":"33","race_id":"48430e0f-e50d-4915-b62b-91d24740b03e","racing_tip":[{"entrants":[{"entrant_id":"d90e6f2c-8240-4887-a720-d003939fc18c"}],"summary":"RIDE LIKE MICHELLE (8) debuts here after a series of jump outs that should have her well educated for race day. Her most recent was a win at Seymour where she was given a solid hit-out and was strong through the line. Patrick Payne has allowed his filly to develop and hasn\u2019t rushed her, so I\u2019m respecting the trainer\u2019s decision to kick her off here. With that grounding and a sharp latest jump out, she looks ready to run well on debut."}]},{"author_id":"33","race_id":"ab7d6559-75bc-4ac8-b73e-1159dba0610f","racing_tip":[{"entrants":[{"entrant_id":"4e70205e-af66-4e78-bb92-9d78db2e2830"}],"summary":"WAZZA (9) was excellent on debut on the Ballarat Synthetic when second beaten a neck over 1500m after being held up at a key stage. He was sent around favourite there and defeated Fierce Fiasco, who had been racing well. The Mitchell Freedman-trained gelding should take good improvement from that first race experience. With John Allen sticking, barrier 1 and clearer running this time, he looks a strong winning chance."}]},{"author_id":"33","race_id":"ec6da533-00b3-4f64-b82c-4f9c9f6cac48","racing_tip":[{"entrants":[{"entrant_id":"b464056f-da48-4a55-a49f-81563ce5e512"}],"summary":"MONIX (2) was honest at Mildura last start when second beaten 1.5 lengths over 1000m, chasing strongly after settling just off the speed. Prior to that, the Nathan Hobson-trained gelding won well at Bendigo on heavy ground, continuing a strong preparation that has already produced three wins. He won over this course and distance just four starts ago and clearly handles cut in the ground. Well named after Ed Monix from Semi-Pro given he\u2019s out of Subprime, he can run another big race."}]},{"author_id":"33","race_id":"33325b57-b2f1-4d04-a670-fd9787496b55","racing_tip":[{"entrants":[{"entrant_id":"4d3d40fe-40ec-4fac-b53c-4261d4d29b17"}],"summary":"BONFIRE JIMMY (6) returned in excellent order on the Ballarat Synthetic when second beaten 0.75 lengths over 1000m behind a synthetic flyer. He was held up at a key stage there before charging through late, suggesting the run had plenty of merit. The Shane Jackson-trained gelding won his only previous second-up race at Warrnambool and will strip fitter. Drawn beautifully in barrier 1 to settle in a prominent position."}]}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88712"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88712\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88716,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88712\/revisions\/88716"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88712"},{"taxonomy":"hub_post_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post_cat?post=88712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}