| What | Hobart Races |
| Where | Elwick Racecourse – 6 Goodwood Rd, Glenorchy TAS 7010 |
| When | Sunday, February 9, 2025 |
| First Race | 11:55am AEDT |
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One of Tasmania’s biggest racedays awaits punters on Sunday afternoon, with a 10-race program scheduled for Hobart Cup Day 2025. The Group 3 Hobart Cup (2400m) headlines proceedings and is supported by the Listed Strutt Stakes (2100m) and Listed Thomas Lyons Stakes (1400m). The track will likely be a Good 4, despite being a Soft 5 on Friday, while the rail comes out 6m the entire circuit.
Hobart Cup Day 2025 is set to commence at 11:55am AEDT.
Hobart Cup Tip: Goldman
Goldman was a determined winner of the Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) two runs back and despite struggling in the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m), he looks to have found the perfect race to bounce back in. As a natural frontrunner, Beau Mertens should have no issue finding the rail from barrier seven, considering most of the field in Sunday’s Hobart Cup are backmarkers. With a cheap sectional or two early, Mertens will look to click things up a fair way out from home to avoid being left flat-footed. As long as he handles his first look at the track, Goldman looks to hard to run down, even with the 60kg impost.
Hobart Cup
Race 8 – 
#1 Goldman (7)
6yo Gelding | T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | J: Beau Mertens (60kg)
Thomas Lyons Stakes Tip: The Inevitable
The Inevitable is still arguably Tasmania’s best weight-for-age horse going around and can add an 11th Listed success in his career in the Thomas Lyons Stakes. The nine-year-old geldinghas saluted as a short-priced favourite with horse racing betting sites in the Listed Conquering Stakes (1400m) and then the Listed Tasmanian Stakes (1600m) leading into this. He will get back in the field despite drawing barrier two, but with a genuinely run affair expected, the race sets up perfectly for The Inevitable to overhaul his rivals and win this race for the second time in three years.
Thomas Lyons Stakes
Race 9 – 
#1 The Inevitable (2)
9yo Gelding | T: John Keys | J: Craig Newitt (59kg)
Strutt Stakes Tip: Suntora
Suntora was a smart maiden winner at Hamilton two starts ago, and on the back of an unlucky run at Pakenham on January 30, she looks poised to strike in the Listed Strutt Stakes. During he rmaiden win, the Toronado filly was forced to travel wide with no cover throughout, but still had the audacity to hit the line strongly. She backed that up with a midfield finish last time out, but sawe next to no daylight until the final 75m. In the field of six, Jamie Melham will look to have her out of trouble throughout, and as long as she can set out the trip, Suntora looks capable of toppling short-priced favourite Silver Dagger.
Next Best
Race 4 – 
#6 Suntora (6)
3yo Filly | T: Nick Ryan | J: Jamie Melham (56kg)
Best Bet at Hobart: Mel’s Street Above
Mel’s Street Above was not beaten far on debut when finishing second at this track over 1100m on January 26, and as she steps up to 1200m, she looks poised to go one better. The Zululand filly was trying to break her rivals hearts on that day but seemingly overdid it early and was left vulnerable in the last 100m when grabbed late. With that experience under her belt, and senior jockey David Pires on board, with a well-rated ride, Mel’s Street Above should be clearing maiden grades at the second time of asking.
Best Bet
Race 1 – #13 Mel’s Street Above (6)
3yo Filly | T: John Keys | J: David Pires (56kg)
Sunday quaddie tips for Hobart
Hobart quadrella selections
Sunday, February 9, 2025
- 1-2-3-8
- 1-2-4-5
- 1-8
- 2-4-9-11
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