Tim's Tips for Cranbourne Cup Day
TIM HABEL was a racing journalist with the Sun, then Herald-Sun for 36 years and now works as a contributor for The Age. His selections are published mid-week and each Saturday.
CRANBOURNE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2025, rail 3m, track good 4
RACE 1: MADIYYA 1, Kahhof 2, Prince Tycoon 3, Stealth Of Night 4
RACE 2: ST EDWARD 1, Katsumi Orochi 2, Mongolian Khan 3, Maldini 4
RACE 3: HAALAND 1, Hot Too Go 2, Black Peppermint 3, Karburan 4
RACE 4: KEEP YOUR COOL 1, Gumdrops 2, Grid Girl 3, Ahha Ahha 4
RACE 5: BIG SEXY 1, Yes I Know 2, Astral Fame 3, Casino Showgirl 4
RACE 6: HOWLIN' RAIN 1, Shockletz 2, Hurry Curry 3, The Storyteller 4
RACE 7: STOLI BOLLI 1, Mytemptation 2, Yaldi 3, Naval Academy 4
Stoli Bolli has placed in all six starts this preparation without a win but the addition of blinkers might do the trick. Mytemptattion was very brave in defeat in a strong race at Ararat.
RACE 8: AIR ASSAULT 1, Sabaj 2, Enxuto 3, Holymanz 4
Sabaj is the boom horse and rightly so but has to contend with the wide draw while Air Assault, second in this race last year, should get a cosy run behind leader El Rocko.
RACE 9: ARKANSAW KID 1, Hedged 2, Jigsaw 3, Need Some Luck 4
Arkansaw Kid is genuine Group class and has been freshened for this. Hedged just failed o run down speedster Jigsaw in the Apache Cat here recently, both are contenders as is Sydney galloper Need Some Luck, impressive winner in the wet at Flemington but also effective on good ground.
RACE 10: BIANCELLI 1, Shirshov 2, Gin A Tonic 3, Celerity 4
Biancelli is undefeated in three starts and can score again getting a trail behind speedsters Shirshov and Gin A Tonic. Celerity, a new addition to the Maher yard, is a watch runner.
BEST BETS: Big Sexy, Howlin' Rain. VALUE: Arkansaw Kid
THE $20 FLEXI QUADDIE
1st leg: 1, 3
2nd leg: 3, 15
3rd leg: 1, 2, 6, 8
4th leg: 1, 2, 9, 13
For a $20 outlay you would receive 31 per cent of a $1 dividend.