Ballina Betting Tips for June 21, 2026 - Their Finest Hour Has Come

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Last updated: Fri 19 Jun 2026 11:03

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Ballina stages a nine race Sunday card, moved from Murwillumbah due to track conditions
Best bets include Sun Topaze, Their Finest Hour & value Fred’s Memory
Wet-track specialists and those suited by longer trips strongly recommended

Ballina hosts Sunday's transferred Murwillumbah meeting. (Getty)

Ballina hosts a nine-race country meeting on Sunday after the program was transferred from Murwillumbah, with wet conditions expected to play a major role throughout the day.

Ballina Tips June 21
Toohey’s New Grafton Cup Preview BM82 Handicap Tips (Race 1)
Heritage Bros. Funeral Services Benchmark 66 Handicap Tips (Race 3)
Riverview Hotel Country Boosted Benchmark 58 Handicap Tips (Race 5)
Bundaberg Rum Benchmark 58 Handicap Tips (Race 7)

Several runners arrive in strong form on rain-affected ground, while others look ideally suited by the step up in distance and testing conditions forecast for the meeting.

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Ballina Tips June 21

Toohey’s New Grafton Cup Preview BM82 Handicap Tips (Race 1)

Ballina Next Best Bet - Race 1 No. 2 Sun Topaze

Sun Topaze has shown a liking for testing conditions in the past, with two of his five career victories recorded on rain-affected ground.

The six-year-old failed to fire over 1200m at Inverell when resuming but took a significant step forward at Coffs Harbour last time.

Racing on a Heavy 10 surface, the gelding came home just under half-a-length clear of his nearest pursuer in a Benchmark 66 handicap.

The rise to 1418m suited on that occasion and he has performed well over further in the past, including when successful in a 2350m event at Grafton in November.

The son of Adelaide has been ridden cold in both starts this preparation and, with a light weight thanks to the presence of Scarlet Prince, he looks capable of completing the double.

Heritage Bros. Funeral Services Benchmark 66 Handicap Tips (Race 3)

Ballina Roughie - Race 3 No. 8 Gavin

The winner of two of his three previous starts at Murwillumbah, Gavin arrives on the back of consecutive third-place finishes at Benchmark 58 level.

The Lucas Cranach gelding was beaten just over four lengths when third over 1518m at Coffs Harbour last time out.

Racing on a Heavy 10 track, he worked home well to make the frame in a race where the winner came home more than two lengths clear of the rest.

The five-year-old jumped from barrier eight on that occasion and has fared much better with the draw this time around.

While the rise in grade presents a challenge, the expected conditions and distance look ideal, and a bold showing would not surprise.

Riverview Hotel Country Boosted Benchmark 58 Handicap Tips (Race 5)

Ballina Best Bet - Race 5 No. 2 Their Finest Hour

The Brave Smash gelding recorded his second first-up victory when resuming with an impressive success over 1014m at Coffs Harbour earlier this month.

Racing on a Heavy 10 surface, he built on some encouraging trial performances to score in style.

The testing conditions clearly suited and there should still be improvement to come given it was his first run in more than a year.

The four-year-old remains lightly raced and both previous starts at Murwillumbah came over 1200m, a distance that appeared to test his stamina.

Connections bypassed an engagement at Inverell on Friday in favour of this race and, from a much kinder draw, Their Finest Hour is taken to make it back-to-back victories.

Bundaberg Rum Benchmark 58 Handicap Tips (Race 7)

Ballina Value Bet - Race 7 No. 5 Fred’s Memory

Fred’s Memory has produced a number of strong efforts this preparation, including two victories from six starts.

The latest of those wins came in a 1190m Class 1 handicap at Grafton two runs ago.

Racing on a Heavy 10 track, the son of Russian Revolution came home nearly two lengths clear after leading throughout.

He was ridden with more restraint when dropping back to 1030m at the same venue last start and could finish only ninth.

That performance is worth forgiving given he raced three-wide without cover for much of the event, and with the extra distance in his favour, Fred’s Memory looks capable of bouncing back at value odds.

Verdict

Ballina - June 21

Our Ballina selections for Sunday, June 21 are:

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