| What | Hawkesbury Races |
| Where | Hawkesbury Race Club – 1 Racecourse Rd, Clarendon NSW 2756 |
| When | Wednesday, April 9, 2025 |
| First Race | 12:50pm AEST |
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Metro racing returns to Hawkesbury Race Club on Wednesday afternoon, with a competitive eight-part program set to start at 12:50pm AEST. The rail moves out +4m between the 1100m to 450m pole, while the remainder is in the true position. The track is rated a Good 4 at the time of acceptances, and with only light rainfall forecast in the lead-up, participants should be racing on a Soft 5 surface come race-day morning.
Best Bet at Hawkesbury: Flying Bandit
Flying Bandit couldn’t have done much more first-up at Kembla Grange on March 22, storming through the wire to finish third in the Provincial-Midway Championship Qualifier. He was always going to be doing his best late work over the unsuitable trip (1400m), and he didn’t disappoint when savaging the line at a good price with horse racing bookmakers. Jay Ford can be positive having drawn in barrier two, and with the likes of Campaldino and Collect Your Cash likely to turn this into a genuine staying contest, looking for Flying Bandit to be careering over the top of them.
Best Bet
Race 4 – 
#5 Flying Bandit (2)
4yo Gelding | T: Kerry Parker | J: Jay Ford (59.5kg)
Next Best at Hawkesbury: Sylph
After bypassing the Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes (1100m) on Saturday, the Michael Freedman-trained Sylph gets set to debut in the Hawkesbury opener. The I Am Invincible filly has caught the eye in both recent barrier trials, showing the ability to take a sit before moving nicely through the line under minimal riding. Tommy Berry takes the reins and should lob into a handy position from barrier six, and provided Sylph can replicate her trial form on race day, she’ll be fighting out the finish at a good price with .
Next Best
Race 1 – 
#10 Sylph (6)
2yo Filly | T: Michael Freedman | J: Tommy Berry (55kg)
Best Value at Hawkesbury: Full Hao
Full Hao was no match for Meridiana when making her debut on the Kensington surface at Randwick on March 13, but she showed a good turn of foot late to suggest she is worth following second-up. She was last turning for home in the small field of six, ripping home in some strong closing sectionals over 1400m. Expect the Castelvecchio filly to take big improvement stepping up to 1600m, and with barrier one allowing Tyler Schiller to slot onto the leaders’ back throughout, Full Hao can figure at the each-way price with .
Best Value
Race 3 – 
#7 Full Hao (1)
3yo Filly | T: Chris Waller | J: Tyler Schiller (55.5kg)
Wednesday quaddie tips for Hawkesbury
Hawkesbury quadrella selections
April 9, 2025
- 1-4-6
- 1-5-6
- 1-6-8-9-10-11
- 2-4-5-9-10-11-12-14
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