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Ballarat Betting Tips for April 3, 2026 - Suntora Can Atone in the Oaks

Alex Marsh

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Last updated: Thu 02 Apr 2026 05:55

Alex Marsh 02 Apr 2026

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Good Friday racing at Ballarat highlights the $300,000 Country Discovery
Competitors to watch: Il Patrigno, Rohesia, Suntora, Oak Hill
Support events include the $100,000 Country Oaks and Country Trainers Series Final

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Ballarat hosts a strong Good Friday card highlighted by the Country Discovery. (Getty)

Good Friday racing heads to Ballarat with a strong feature card built around the $300,000 Country Discovery.

Ballarat Tips April 3
Sportsbet Up & Coming Stars Series Heat 7 Tips (Race 1)
Manhari Up And Comers Tips (Race 5)
AC Accounting Country Oaks Tips (Race 6)
Tooheys Form-Crete Country Discovery Tips (Race 7)

With quality support from the $100,000 Country Oaks and the Country Trainers Series Final, punters can also look ahead to the weekend’s elite races through Group 1 Previews.

Ballarat Tips April 3

Sportsbet Up & Coming Stars Series Heat 7 Tips (Race 1)

Ballarat Next Best Bet - Race 1 No. 2 Il Patrigno

Building towards a breakthrough victory is Il Patrigno, who arrives here third-up off two placings.

He was three-wide throughout in the first of those via a third at Kyneton, a race taken out by Fondled, who then just missed at Ballarat, while Divine Empress, the runner-up, broke through at her next attempt.

The grey then contested a strong $100k Super Maiden at Sandown and almost pinched that metro affair at big odds, an event won by Dirty Look, who was then runner-up in a Sandown BM64.

That March 11 maiden has also stood up through third and fourth placegetters Ten Warriors and On The Prowl, who both won at their next appearances.

Ten Warriors did so via a $100k Caulfield maiden that has already produced a city winner, while On The Prowl was very impressive when bolting in at Pakenham.

Manhari Up And Comers Tips (Race 5)

Ballarat Favourite - Race 5 No. 8 Rohesia

It’s bordering on D-Day for Rohesia, now fourth-up and stepping to 1400m for the first time, a distance she could be searching for going off her Caulfield effort on VOBIS Day.

The Hayes-trained filly carries 5kg less from that city performance.

The prep opened with a narrow defeat to Southern Crescent, who then just missed at her next start when up in grade at Caulfield.

Second-up at Flemington, she got home with the fastest last 600m and 400m of the Inglis Sprint, a race that has already produced three winners, including Getta Good Feeling, who followed up with a Group 3 win at Caulfield.

At each-way odds, it’s worth respecting A Diva, a mare with upside who landed the cash for us fresh, but Rohesia brings the best form.

AC Accounting Country Oaks Tips (Race 6)

Ballarat Best Bet - Race 6 No. 3 Suntora

This four-year-old has been in good touch for most of the season, with the 2025/26 period netting her four victories to date.

The last three have come over this distance, and that includes a 2000m double at Caulfield over January and February before a decent freshen-up.

While specked at a longer quote, the daughter of Toronado was still at bolters’ odds when contesting the Group 2 Sunline Stakes.

Despite a drop in distance and sharp rise in grade, she finished off well for third in an event taken out by the classy Treasurethe Moment.

In the process, Suntora beat home a string of stakes winners and will strip fitter, with both the set weights and penalties conditions of this country affair and the step back to 2000m big positives.

Tooheys Form-Crete Country Discovery Tips (Race 7)

Ballarat Feature Bet - Race 7 No. 2 Oak Hill

It’s a very competitive edition of the Country Discovery, with a host of live chances for this $300k dash over 1100m.

Oak Hill is one at an each-way quote, a handy sprinter who is often dangerous when prepared on the fresh side.

He has moved well in a Werribee trial since a heavy defeat in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate.

The five-year-old did salute prior to that over this distance at Caulfield, beating Don’t Hope Do, who heads this market, with Damian Lane aboard in that February 7 success.

Lane takes back the reins, a classy rider who has a great rapport with the gelding, with five wins and a second recorded from his seven engagements on Oak Hill, while track pattern will be crucial as they will need to be making ground if he’s to figure.

Verdict

Ballarat - April 3

Our Ballarat tips for Friday, April 3 are:

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