| What | Darwin Races |
| Where | Fannie Bay Racecourse – Dick Ward Dr, Fannie Bay NT 0820 |
| When | Saturday, January 4, 2025 |
| First Race | 2:27pm ACST |
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The Darwin Turf Club hosts its first meeting of 2025 on Saturday afternoon with 37 horses accepting for the five races. Heat 6 of the Wet Season Series and Heat 1 of the Summer Sprint Series will take place. Over 90mm of rain has fallen since they last raced at Fannie Bay on December 28 with showers expected to continue until Saturday, where the mercury will reach 33C. The rail will be in the true position, and it will be a good dirt surface.
Best Bet at Darwin: Forms Of Fear
Forms Of Fear looked like saluting three weeks ago until Brazen Bon swooped late over 1100m in the Class 2 ranks. The five-year-old gelding drew a wide gate and chewed up plenty of petrol before settling in front. The son of Written Tycoon was labouring at the 200m before Brazen Bon, a starter on Saturday, pounced. Drawing a good gate should help Forms Of Fear, who returned on December 6 after eight months off and ran third over 1100m at 0-64 level when Wild Beau broke the track record.
Best Bet
Race 3 – 
#1 Forms Of Fear (3)
5yo Gelding | T: Tayarn Halter | J: Raymond Vigar (61kg)
Bet with Neds
Next Best at Darwin: Motivated Miss
Motivated Miss looked set to make it four wins from 11 Darwin starts over 1200m against BM54 opposition on December 14 before getting pipped at the finish by the fast-finishing World Affairs. The daughter of The Mission shared the early lead that day, and all appeared promising once kicking clear in the home straight. After a four-month spell, Motivated Miss was a first-up fourth over 1200m in 0-64 grade on November 29. At her best, the five-year-old mare is capable of overcoming a difficult gate.
Next Best
Race 5 – 
#4 Motivated Miss (8)
5yo Mare | T: Jason Manning | J: Vanessa Arnott (59.5kg)
Bet with BlondeBet
Best Value at Darwin: Rhesus
Rhesus, the $2.15 favourite in 0-58 grade over 1300m three weeks ago, finished 6.8 lengths behind Queen In The North and Starspangledancer in third place. The four-year-old gelding was never a serious factor after missing the start and travelling wide throughout. Third in the Darwin Guineas (1600m) and sixth in the NT Derby (2050m) last July, the son of Lonhro faces Queen In the North and Starspangledancer once again, and with a decent Darwin record, the early $7.50 quote with horse racing bookmakers is appealing.
Best Value
Race 1 – 
#1 Rhesus (3)
4yo Gelding | T: Phil Cole | J: Wayne Davis (61kg)
Bet with Picklebet
Saturday quaddie tips for Darwin
Darwin quadrella selections
Saturday, January 4, 2025
- 1-2-4
- 1-2-73
- 1-2-3-5
- 1-2-4
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