Randwick Guineas 2025 Betting Tips - Is there value outside of Broadsiding?

Alex Marsh

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Last updated: Wed 05 Mar 2025 15:12

Alex Marsh 05 Mar 2025

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2025 Randwick Guineas opens the Australian Three-Year-Old Triple Crown
Broadsiding is the race favourite, with Swiftfalcon and Linebacker the main threats
Depth Of Character offers value for each-way bets, promising an exciting race with top contenders

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Can Swiftfalcon turn the tables on Broadsiding? (Getty)

The opening leg of the Australian Three-Year-Old Triple Crown starts Saturday with the running of the Group 1 Randwick Guineas.

2025 Randwick Guineas Tips
2025 Randwick Guineas Field & Odds

Known as the Canterbury Guineas up until 2005 and contested over varying trips ranging from 1800 to 1900 metres, this race now has a permanent home over the Randwick mile.

Broadsiding is favourite to win the 2025 Randwick Guineas, with $1.55 his quote via JustBet

2025 Randwick Guineas Tips

2025 Randwick Guineas Best Bet - Swiftfalcon

Broadsiding is the one to beat, although the Godolphin colt is rock bottom odds (he was just fair second-up in the Caulfield Guineas last spring) and he also had every favour on return.

Swiftfalcon caught the eye in the Hobartville Stakes, where the Team Hawkes-trained galloper came from the rear (race-fastest closing sectionals and fastest last 600m of the meeting).

He was an impressive second-up winner over the Randwick Mile in October, with that Dulcify Stakes triumph completing a hat-trick and he was a heavy track winner last June.

He's never drawn softly over suitable distances, with wide alleys throughout spring and via his recent return, so there's more options early from barrier five on Saturday.

2025 Randwick Guineas Next Best Bet - Linebacker

Condition gave out late after taking up the lead in the Eskimo Prince Stakes, but Linebacker also went too slow in that fresh outing, which was no surprise given he was only first-up.

The market wanted to be with him in the Hobartville Stakes, where the son of Super Seth was a heavily backed second fav and it was a pass mark despite being well held in the end.

Now with two runs under the belt and with this seemingly the target race, expect a more aggressive steer on Linebacker third-up, who gets the services of an in-form Zac Lloyd.

There's still improvement to come with the O'Shea & Charlton-trained galloper and after starting sub $5 in two lead-up runs, each-way odds are now available.

2025 Randwick Guineas Value Bet - Depth Of Character

With a stylish debut victory at Canterbury and a first prep that culminated with a comfortable Listed win at start three, Depth Of Character showed plenty of promise early.

He then never came up via a short spring campaign as an early three-year-old and as a result, connections opted to geld the three-year-old ahead of his 2025 resumption.

Depth Of Character performed well first-up at bolters odds, where he was thrown in the deep end for a fresh attempt and there were excuses last start at Warwick Farm (held-up).

It hasn't been smooth sailing, with a gap between his first and second-up runs (was scratched a few times...setback?) and there's room to progress third-up over 1600m.

2025 Randwick Guineas Field & Odds

No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Odds
1	Broadsiding	James Cummings	James McDonald	4	56.5kg	$1.55
2	Swiftfalcon	Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes	Tyler Schiller	5	56.5kg	$4.20
3	Linebacker (NZ)	John O'Shea & Tom Charlton	Zac Lloyd	6	56.5kg	$9.50
4	China Sea	John Sargent	Tim Clark	2	56.5kg	$101
5	Firm Agreement	Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald	Tom Sherry	1	56.5kg	$51
6	Depth Of Character	Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald	Joshua Parr	8	56.5kg	$61
7	Our Benefactor (NZ)	Bevan Laming	Martin Harley	9	56.5kg	$31
8	Tenbury Wells	Brad Widdup	Tommy Berry	7	56.5kg	$201
9	Aeliana (NZ)	Chris Waller	Jason Collett	3	54.5kg	$6