{"id":89186,"date":"2026-08-08T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=89186"},"modified":"2026-08-07T13:29:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:29:37","slug":"ballarat-best-bets-sunday-august-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/08\/ballarat-best-bets-sunday-august-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballarat Best Bets \u2013 Sunday, August 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wrap up your weekend with our Ballarat best bets, highlighting the key runners to help you head into a new week the right way!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Ballarat: Race 3 \u2013 Maiden Plate (1200m) <\/div>\n
No. 11 Whimsy Smile<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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WHIMSY SMILE (11)<\/strong> just needs to settle in the run to be a serious chance out of the Lindsay Park stable.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The colt to Wootton Bassett was thrown in the deep end over the same\u00a01200m\u00a0trip at Seymour fresh last month, where not a lot went right in the\u00a0early stages.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u00a0overraced\u00a0and was wide at one\u00a0point, but\u00a0still knuckled down well to run a place. With improvement to come and the synthetic surface\u00a0likely helping,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0a key threat.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ballarat Synthetic R3 – Sportsbet Feed Mdn Plate<\/span> <\/div>
Final<\/span> Race time: <\/span> <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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<\/td>11. Whimsy Smile (8)<\/span> Scratched: <\/span><\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 09\/08\/2026 02:56:41 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
\n View Results: Ballarat Race 3<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Ballarat: Race 5 \u2013 BM62 Handicap (1000m) <\/div>\n
No. 2 Bring Me Power <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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BRING ME POWER (2)<\/strong> comes right back to the provincials after competing at Flemington last time out.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not a whole lot went right for the five-year-old, finishing dead last in a field of 12 after being caught three-wide up on the speed early on.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The positive is,\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0won here in the past and was only half a length off\u00a0Jennyanydots\u00a0two back over the same track\/trip.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ballarat Synthetic R5 – Manhari (Bm62) Hcp<\/span> <\/div>
Abandoned<\/span> Race time: <\/span> <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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2. Bring Me Power (3)<\/span>
J: Lachlan King<\/span> 61kg<\/span><\/div>
x1020<\/span>T: Charmaine Barnes<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
2.90<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.40<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 09\/08\/2026 04:40:05 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
\n View Results: Ballarat Race 5<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Ballarat: Race 7 \u2013 BM62 Handicap (1500m) <\/div>\n
No. 5 Princess Sakiko <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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PRINCESS SAKIKO (5)<\/strong> should be cherry ripe for this third-up.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The\u00a0daughter to\u00a0Maurice has been around the mark in both runs back, tackling the rise to\u00a01400m\u00a0at Sale last time out where she was well back in the field early on, before stalking the speed out wide to finish fifth.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She showed she\u00a0was capable of handling\u00a0the mile during her maiden prep earlier in the year and still has\u00a0big\u00a0scope for improvement with only six starts to her name.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ballarat Synthetic R7 – Sportsbet Race Replays (Bm62) Hcp<\/span> <\/div>
Abandoned<\/span> Race time: <\/span> <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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5. Princess Sakiko (5)<\/span>
J: Jack Hill<\/span> 57kg<\/span><\/div>
21×35<\/span>T: Shane Jackson<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
3.90<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.50<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 09\/08\/2026 04:51:35 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
\n View Results: Ballarat Race 7<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Ballarat: Race 8 \u2013 BM56 Handicap (1400m) <\/div>\n
No. 2 Royal Infantry <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n
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ROYAL INFANTRY (2)<\/strong> is one of the\u00a0better\u00a0chances in a wide-open\u00a01400m\u00a0contest to wrap up the day.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Patrick Kearney\u2019s galloper was beaten by the\u00a0smallest of\u00a0margins here over\u00a01200m\u00a0fresh last month, settling toward the tail before unleashing with a serious turn of foot to run second.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u2019s\u00a0no stranger to\u00a0winning up\u00a0over\u00a01400m\u00a0and just needs to settle handier to the speed this time from the soft gate.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ballarat Synthetic R8 – Hygain Edge (Bm56) Hcp<\/span> <\/div>
Abandoned<\/span> Race time: <\/span> <\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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2. Royal Infantry (4)<\/span>
J: John Allen<\/span> 61.5kg<\/span><\/div>
646×2<\/span>T: Patrick Kearney<\/span> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td>
3.90<\/span>WIN<\/span><\/div> <\/div>
1.60<\/span>PLACE<\/span><\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div>
For current odds on all of our live racing markets, please visit www.neds.com.au\/racing<\/span><\/a>. Data retrieved: 09\/08\/2026 03:59:04 PM (Australia\/Brisbane) <\/div> <\/div> <\/section>
\n View Results: Ballarat Race 8<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wrap up your weekend with our Ballarat best bets, highlighting the key runners to help you head into a new week the right way! Ballarat: Race 3 \u2013 Maiden Plate (1200m) No. 11 Whimsy Smile WHIMSY SMILE (11) just needs to settle in the run to be a serious chance out of the Lindsay Park stable.\u00a0 The colt to Wootton Bassett was thrown in the deep end over the same\u00a01200m\u00a0trip at Seymour fresh last month, where not a lot went right in the\u00a0early stages.\u00a0 He\u00a0overraced\u00a0and was wide at one\u00a0point, but\u00a0still knuckled down well to run a place. 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