VRC Oaks

While crowds of eager racegoers won't be descending on the Melbourne Cup Carnival this year, the four-card program still remains the pinnacle of Australian racing. It all kicks off this Saturday with Derby Day, regarded by purists as the best quality card of racing this country has to offer. It's hard to disagree, with four Group 1's being contested, highlighted by the young sprinters and stayers doing battle in the Coolmore Stud Stakes and the Victoria Derby respectively.  The stakes ramp up again on Tuesday, where one of the deepest fields in recent memory will line up for the 2020 Melbourne Cup. That's followed by the VRC Oaks on Thursday then the Mackinnon Stakes next Saturday, with both days sure to present plenty of opportunities for punters. With almost 40 races taking place at Flemington over the four-meet carnival, we've looked at the four tipsters who are best placed to deliver you a profit. Best tipsters from the media at Flemintgton over the last year   This table ranks all media experts in Australia by profit on turnover (POT) from their tips at Flemington over the past 365 days. We've filtered out the tipsters who have placed fewer than 100 tips in this period, to ensure that the most consistent Flemington tipsters have risen to the top. And it's hard to disagree with the results.   Coming out in front is one of Winning Post's premier form analysts, Paul Richards.  Richards is the racing publication's systems man, creating betting strategies based on the stats to help give punters an edge. Which ever system or strategy he's using to pick his horses at Flemington, it's been working.  Richards has tipped 44 winners at Flemington over the past 365 days, at a juicy average price of $5.11 and a strike rate of 25%. This has generated a bumper 30% POT, or $5,300 in cash profit for punters betting with an even $100 stake.  That's tremendous going.   Keen to see who else has tips available for the Melbourne Cup carnival?  Check out our Flemington Tips market here to back the tips of winning punters using HOT Bet.    Coming in next is Joel Marshall from Winning Post's sister publication Best Bets. Arguably Best Bets' premier form expert, Marshall's Flemington success has been driven by the mouth-watering value he's been able to find. His 32 winning tips have greeted the judge at a fat average price just shy of $7. This has led to a terrific 24% POT for Marshall and his followers. With big fields and plenty of value expected across the entire Melbourne Cup Carnival, Marshall's proven record of finding winners at a price could be a very valuable asset.   Rounding our the podium for the best performers from the media at Flemington over the past 365 days is Racing.com's Ben Asgari.  The Persian Prince has found 39 winners, to drive a 14% POT for his followers. Asgari also boasts the best strike rate of the top four Flemington tipsters, with his winners getting home at a very impressive 27% of the time. On top of that, the form analyst has a proven record in the race that stops a nation. Last year he was all over Vow And Declare, that saluted at meaty $11 odds. Asgari will definitely have his fans this year.   The fourth and final tipster who has excelled at headquarters is none other than Deane Lester. The undisputed king of Victorian form analysis, Deano has delivered an 11% POT despite providing over 200 Flemington tips. With 51 winning tips at the track, he's also nabbed the most Flemington winners of the top performing media experts.   Get your hands on Deane Lester's tips and staking plan for this Saturday here.   Deane is also coming off a stellar Melbourne Cup Carnival in 2019. He made a profit on 3 of the 4 cards, with his biggest inroads coming on Cup day itself. There he bagged 2 juicy winners, including Vow And Declare in the feature. Hone in on the last 180 days, and Deane's tipping stats only look better. Over this time period, Lester shows 29% POT with the average price of winners coming in at an enviable $5.14.  All signs point to another fill-up over the Cup carnival, and you can access his race day package exclusiveley through theGreatTipOff.com here. It includes his staking plan, comments on every runner, speed maps and race day audio preview. It's all you need for a day on the punt! Deane Lester's impressive 180 tipping stats at HQ

With the dust barely settled from Cup Day, we return the Flemington for day two of the three day Cup Carnival.  The Group One VRC Oaks for three-year-old fillies is the feature race of the day and a wide-open betting affair, with four-runners vying for favouritism.   The track is currently rated a Soft 6, with the rail out 6m the entire circuit. With 1-5mm of showers forecast for Melbourne on Wednesday and again on race day, the track is likely to stay rain affected.    Flemington Race 7 Tip #1 Quick Thinker $5.00 The son of So You Think has had a solid preparation, running well against Sydney's best three-year-old's.  His 3.6 length 5th behind Shadow Hero and Castelvecchio in the Spring Champion Stakes reads well for a race of this depth.  He ticks plenty of boxes being a Group Three winner, proven on a rain affected surface and drawn well. Jumping from barrier 7, look for her to sit on-pace and out of trouble.  In what looks a race with only three hopes, this runner represents huge value at $5.50.    Flemington Race 8 Tip #1 Miami Bound $3.80 This filly comes out of an impressive win in the Group Two Wakeful and has been given the perfect grounding to run a strong 2500m.  The run prior to that she finished within 2 lengths of the Victoria Derby winner, Warning.  I love the fact that she's had two strong runs at 2000m and is now stepping up in distance.  Damien Oliver is in good form, as are the Danny O'Brien stable.  She ticks all the boxes and it will take a strong staying filly to beat her.    Flemington Race 9 Tip #2 California Zimbol $2.20 This filly from team Snowden blew them away last start, putting 2.25 lengths on Loving Gaby in the Group Three Thoroughbred Club at Caulfield.  She did have it her own way out in front in that race, however the win was ultra-impressive. Franking that form, Loving Gaby went on to win the Group One Manikato Stakes at her next start.  She's the one runner in this race with plenty of upside and if she goes to another level, she could easily put 4 lengths on her rivals.  Granted it's her first time down the Flemington straight and she'll have to carry 58kg, but she should prove too good for this field.  Whilst skinny, the $2.20 quote is reasonable. I expect bookies to take her on late though, which could see her start around the $2.50 mark.    We have got the only Tip Market online where punters and expert analysts who post free horse racing tips are ranked by their profitability taken from every selection posted.