| What | Tatura Races |
| Where | Tatura & Shepparton Racing Club – 161 Ross St #157, Tatura |
| When | Monday, September 8, 2025 |
| First Race | 12:55pm AEST |
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A competitive 10-race meeting is set down for decision at Tatura on Monday as horse racing in Victoria heads to the state’s north. With perfect spring conditions forecast, the Good 4 rating should stick true throughout the afternoon, with the rail in its true position ensuring an ideal day for racing. The Tatura races will commence at 12:55pm AEST.
Best Bet at Tatura: Il Cielo
Il Cielo finally put it together second-up when breaking his maiden at Wangaratta over 1590m and looks perfectly placed to go on with it in this BM56 mile. From barrier four, Celine Gaudray can have the Ciaron Maher-trained gelding stalking the speed before using his sharp turn of foot to finish over the top late. He carries 61kg but drops from maiden to BM56 grade, and the draw should ensure he gets the cosy run to offset the impost. With even luck, Il Cielo should be winning again.
Best Bet
Race 8 – 
#3 Il Cielo (4)
4yo Gelding | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Celine Gaudray (61kg)
Next Best at Tatura: Read My Lips
Read My Lips returns to the 1000m with a terrific provincial record and a strong recent profile (two wins and two seconds from his last five). He cops a big weight, but Brittany Button’s 2kg claim helps, and his gate speed means the wide draw is less of a concern around Tatura’s short-course chute. Expect him to ping, control the race, and give a solid kick. He handles all ground and is rock-hard fit, which is the right recipe late in the day. If he finds the fence early, they’ll need to be very good to get past him.
Next Best
Race 7 – 
#1 Read My Lips (13)
6yo Gelding | T: George Osborne | J: Brittany Button (a2) (63.5kg)
Next Best Again at Tatura: Great Prosperity
Great Prosperity brings consistent, honest form to a winnable BM56 and should relish getting to 1450m third-up. He’s drawn awkwardly in 11, but Billy Egan is riding in form and can slide across to land midfield with cover. The Fiorente gelding’s figures on good ground are solid, and he owns a provincial win plus multiple placings at this level. With natural improvement off his first two runs back and a race shape featuring genuine tempo, he looks like the horse charging late that should prove too hard to hold out.
Next Best Again
Race 9 – 
#3 Great Prosperity (11)
5yo Gelding | T: Luke Oliver | J: Billy Egan (60.5kg)
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Tatura quadrella selections
Monday, September 8, 2024
- 1-4-6-9
- 1-2-3
- 1-2-3-4-7
- 1-5-6-9-13
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