| What | Goulburn Races |
| Where | Goulburn & District Racing Club – Racecourse Dr, Goulburn NSW 2580 |
| When | Sunday, March 23, 2025 |
| First Race | 12:55pm AEDT |
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Country racing returns to Goulburn on Sunday afternoon, with the $150,000 Country Championships Wild Card headlining a competitive eight-part program. The rail moves out +2m the entire circuit for the meeting, and with some scattered showers forecast across the weekend, expect the Soft 5 rating at the time of acceptances to hold for race-day. The opening event is scheduled to get underway at 12:55pm local time.
Country Championships Wild Card Tip: Tavolo
It’s been over a month since we’ve seen the Rob Potter-trained Tavolo step out at Randwick on February 8, flashing through the wire in a luckless effort behind Dark Glitter. She easily could’ve won at a monster price with horse racing bookmakers with even luck and looks perfectly placed back in country grade second-up. Heavelon Van Der Hoven has won in his only attempt aboard this talented six-year-old, and with barrier two set to give the pair a soft run in transit, Tavolo should get every chance to book her ticket to Randwick later in the autumn.
Country Championships Wild Card
Race 6 – 
#6 Tavolo (2)
6yo Mare | T: Rob Potter | J: Heavelon Van Der Hoven (57kg)
Best Bet at Goulburn: Alabama Fox
Alabama Fox caught the eye debuting at Canberra on March 9 and looked to be doing her best work late over the 1300m. She tracked the leader every step of the way, however, appeared to hit a flat spot at the 400m pole before storming through the line to get within two lengths of Jacob’s Ladder. Stepping to the 1500m second-up should be ideal, and with Jean Van Overmeire set to gain the one-one from gate four, Alabama Fox should justify the short price with BlondeBet in the opener.
Best Bet
Race 1 – 
#7 Alabama Fox (4)
3yo Filly | T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | J: Jean Van Overmeire (56.5kg)
Next Best at Goulburn: Written Gold
Written Gold was a shade disappointing in his quest to remain undefeated at Warwick Farm on March 5, but was simply outclassed in a testing BM64 contest. He ran into Brigidine Gal, who appears a live chance in Saturday’s Group 3 Epona Stakes (1900m), and he never shirked the task to stick within 1.8 lengths of the progressive filly. He’s got plenty of upside in his own right, and with this Class 1 contest lacking depth in comparison, watch for Written Gold to make every post a winner with Chad Lever in the saddle.
Next Best
Race 5 – 
#1 Written Gold (4)
3yo Gelding | T: Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou | J: Chad Lever (61kg)
Best Value at Goulburn: Dunedin
Dunedin returns after a 324-day spell and brings an element of class to this BM74 contest despite his lengthy absence. The John O’Shea & Tom Charlton camp thought enough of him to throw the Dundeel gelding into the Wagga Guineas at the end of last preparation, where the untapped four-year-old suffered a setback. His barrier trials leading into this first-up assignment haven’t been groundbreaking; however, punters are being let on at the $8.50 with Picklebet, and that’s a fair price to find out if he can return at his best.
Best Value
Race 7 – 
#5 Dunedin (9)
4yo Gelding | T: John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | J: Tom Sherry (58kg)
Sunday quaddie tips for Goulburn
Goulburn quadrella selections
March 23, 2025
- 1-2-7-8
- 1-6-7-9-11-13
- 3-5-8-9
- 5-7-9-10
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