| What | Canterbury Races |
| Where | Canterbury Park Racecourse – King Street, Canterbury NSW 2193 |
| When | Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
| First Race | 2:40pm AEDT |
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Twilight racing returns to Canterbury Park Racecourse on Wednesday afternoon, with a competitive eight-part program lined up for New Year’s Day. The rail reverts to the true position the entire circuit, and with no significant rainfall predicted in the lead-up, punters can expect the Good 4 rating at the time of acceptances to hold true on race-day morning. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 2:40pm local time.
Canterbury Sprint Tip: Time To Boogie
Time To Boogie caught the eye returning from a 336-day spell at Randwick on December 21 and looks primed for a second-up assault. The Sooboog gelding fended off all but Iowna Merc on that occasion, only fading late due to a lack of race-day fitness. Rachel King gets the opportunity to dictate terms from barrier one, and whether she elects to lead or take a sit, Time To Boogie will prove hard to hold out in the $200,000 Canterbury Sprint.
Canterbury Sprint
Race 7 – 
#10 Time To Boogie (1)
5yo Gelding | T: Michael Freedman | J: Rachel King (53kg)
Bet with Playup
Best Bet at Canterbury: Sounds Unusual
After back-to-back minor placings, the Chris Waller-trained Sounds Unusual appears set to peak third-up in campaign. The four-year-old was simply no match for stable companion Great White Shark in his latest outing at this course and distance on December 13 but showed plenty of fight to get within five lengths of another progressive type. Nash Rawiller can sit handier from barrier two this time around, and provided he can lob into the one-one, Sounds Unusual will prove hard to hold out.
Best Bet
Race 1 – 
#2 Sounds Unusual (2)
4yo Gelding | T: Chris Waller | J: Nash Rawiller (59kg)
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Next Best at Canterbury: Lady Extreme
Lady Extreme is nearing her first win of the preparation after being narrowly defeated in back-to-back starts. The daughter of Extreme Choice ran into a smart one in the form of Zoubaby last start at Randwick on December 14, and with the third-placegetter High Blue Sea already claiming victory since, punters can follow the form-line with trust. Lady Extreme has shown tactical speed in the past, and with a lack of tempo engaged in this BM72 contest, watch for Jay Ford to make every post a winner aboard the lightly raced five-year-old.
Next Best
Race 4 – 
#4 Lady Extreme (3)
5yo Mare | T: Blake Ryan | J: Jay Ford (57kg)
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Best Value at Canterbury: Atlas John
Atlas John was luckless at Canterbury on December 20 and should have finished much closer than what the 4.3-length margin may suggest. The son of Castelvecchio was held-up behind a wall of horses in the final 400m, only getting clear running when it was all over. The extra 100m to chase down his rivals should be a major positive, and provided he can get a fair crack at his rivals, Atlas John should give a sight at the each-way price with horse racing bookmakers.
Best Value
Race 2 – #1 Atlas John (4)
4yo Gelding | T: Richard Litt | J: Jay Ford (56kg)
Bet with Picklebet
Wednesday quaddie tips for Canterbury
Canterbury quadrella selections
January 1, 2025
- 2-4-6-8
- 1-3-11-14
- 3-4-5-9-10
- 4-7-11-12
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