Tim's Tips for Finals Day at Flemington
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.
FLEMINGTON Saturday, July 3, 2026, rail true, track heavy 8
RACE 1: STARS OF DOM 1, Resolutely 2, Vivid Storm 3, One Day At A Time 4
RACE 2: MARWOOBA 1, Star Of Macedon 2, Fontein Jewel 3, Ko Phangan 4
RACE 3: FANCIFY 1, Duchess Zou 2, Miss Aria 3, Stylish 4
RACE 4: KINGS REFLECTION 1, Decalogue 2, Simply Gold 3, Brillantezza 4
RACE 5: LOSESOMEWINMORE 1, Ndola 2, De Bergerac 3, Vestas 4
RACE 6: THE WESTERN FRONT 1, Bold Soul 2, Captain Electric 3, Vegas Jack 4
The Wester Front continues to race well, game in defeat last time after tracking wide. Bold Soul ran second in this race last year and is ready to win, Captain Electric is a gun wet tracker back in form.
RACE 7: JIMMY THE BEAR 1, Al Duca 2, Electric Impulse 3, Seafall 4
Jimmy The Bear is a marvel who won this race last year with 59kh. Billy Egan replaces 3kg claimer and he can reel in Al Duca, the likely leader. Electric Impulse was good when third in the Swan Hill Cup and likes it soft.
RACE 8: FALSET STAR 1 Barari 2, Chains Of Love 3, Recuperato 4
Fair to say apprentice Holly Durnan lost her compass last start on Falset Star who drew the outside barrier and ended up on the slower rails section when fourth at Flemington. W Egan takes over and blinkers go on. Barari overcame difficulties to win the same race. Query runner is Sydney raider Chains Of Love, lightly raced, very promising but untried on worse than a soft 5.
RACE 9: OBVIOUS 1, Clevor Trevor 2, Lucky Lucky Boom 3, Kaleo 4
Obvious cleared out for an impressive 1400m heat win here. Rises 5kg but can score again, Lucky Lucky Boom ran second in that race and has a big weight swing while Clevor Trevor keeps winning and despite the 60kh and wide draw will go lose again.
BEST BET. Fancify, Losesomewinmore. VALUE: Falset Star
THE $20 FLEXI QUADDIE
1st leg: 1, 2, 9
2nd leg: 1, 3, 8
3rd leg: 7, 12, 13
4th leg: 1, 3, 7
For a $20 outlay you would receive 25 per cent of a $1 dividend.