| What | Ballarat Races |
| Where | Ballarat Turf Club – 72 Midas Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 |
| When | Thursday, August 7, 2025 |
| First Race | 1pm AEST |
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Ballarat’s synthetic course hosts an eight-race Thursday card with fair conditions typical of the surface. The opener jumps at 1:00pm AEST and the closer is at 4:30pm. Expect on-speed runners to be advantaged early over the short trips, while strong, momentum-building types tend to excel from the 1400m to 2100m. Monitor any pattern shift through R1–R3, but Ballarat’s synthetic usually rewards maps more than barriers.
Best Bet at Ballarat: Delivering
Delivering is airborne and gets another ideal synthetic set-up in the 1500m BM70. His last three runs read like a proper poly specialist’s profile, and with the 3kg claim he tumbles to a light impost from barrier one. That should let Zoe Waller control the race either in front or box-seating behind a modest tempo, which is gold at Ballarat when leaders lift from the 600m. He owns the best last-600m ratings in this field, handles the trip, and maps to save every inch of ground before sprinting off the bend. If Delivering begins cleanly, he’s the one they all have to catch.
Best Bet
Race 5 – 
#1 Delivering (1)
5yo Gelding | T: Ciaron Maher | J: Ms Zoe Waller (a3) (61.5kg)
Next Best at Ballarat: Podargoni
Podargoni keeps improving and can measure up quickly in BM70 grade at 1200m. The Hayes camp has placed him smartly and his pattern—jump, land handy, build from the 500m—fits the Ballarat all-weather perfectly. From barrier six, Harry Coffey can park just off the lead pair and control the race in clean air, avoiding kickback. His recent win showed a strong change-up speed and he was doing his best work late, suggesting the step into tougher company won’t blunt his finish. With a pragmatic ride and a race lacking deep closers, Podargoni profiles to stalk and pounce at the 200m.
Next Best
Race 7 – 
#5 Podargoni (6)
3yo Gelding | T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes | J: Harry Coffey (58kg)
Next Best Again at Ballarat: Costalotta
Costalotta did enough first-up when chasing hard into second at Ballarat and looks primed to go one better over 1400m. She draws out a touch but that can be a positive here: Declan Bates can slide across, find the moving line and avoid traffic before the bend. Second-up improvement is on the cards, and her action suggests the poly is no issue. With a few debutants and lightly raced rivals likely to be finding their feet late, race fitness becomes a key edge. If she lands in the first four turning, Costalotta’s sustained last-400m should make her hard to hold out.
Next Best Again
Race 1 – 
#5 Costalotta (7)
3yo Filly | T: Archie Alexander | J: Declan Bates (56kg)
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