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Canterbury Betting Tips for January 31, 2025 - Frankly has the form

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Last updated: 31 Jan 2025
Alex Marsh 31 Jan 2025
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  • Scalable in Race 2 offers promising potential
  • Perfectly Frosted, considered value, can surprise in Race 3
  • Frankly Elegant looks strong in Race 5
  • Flying Thinker is a contender to watch in Race 6
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Canterbury Tips for 31.01.2025
Canterbury hosts a Friday night card on January 31. (Getty)
 

Canterbury hosts a Friday night program on January 31 and our preview is included below.
  • Canterbury Tips January 31
  • Drinkwise Plate Tips (Race 2)
  • Toyota Forklifts Handicap Tips (Race 3)
  • 2025 Stud And Stable Staff Awards Tips (Race 5)
  • Palace Pier @ Darley Handicap Tips (Race 6)

Canterbury Tips January 31


Drinkwise Plate Tips (Race 2)


Canterbury Favourite - Race 2 No. 9 Scalable

I want to give Scalable another chance, a filly who has always shown above average ability at the trials and she was in the market on debut a fortnight ago when contesting a maiden over this track/trip.

She didn't receive the best of steers, with the daughter of Reliable Man planted three-wide on January 17 and for a galloper who is still very new to it all, she needed more favours if she was to finish off.

The three-year-old may still be a prep or so away from fully furnishing (she should get over more ground), however, with natural improvement at start two, Scalable could easily spike here.

Toyota Forklifts Handicap Tips (Race 3)


Canterbury Value Bet - Race 3 No. 4 Perfectly Frosted

The market wanted nothing to do with Perfectly Frosted on debut and despite drifting out to a 30/1 quote late, the three-year-old could've won that Newcastle Super Maiden with any luck.

He was slow away early, which left him with a big challenge over 1200m, but he made inroads as runner-up behind a more experienced Doradus, who was metro placed last year (also placed last week).

Each-way odds are available due to a last start country miss, where the gelding was defeated as a $1.55 fav, but that run still had merit (covered ground) and he should relish the extra distance.

2025 Stud And Stable Staff Awards Tips (Race 5)


Canterbury Best Bet - Race 5 No. 5 Frankly Elegant

She's no world beater, but Frankly Elegant is super honest and the Waterhouse & Bott-trained galloper is looking to go one better fourth-up after opening this prep with a hat-trick of seconds.

The form around her has been terrific, with Pier Pressure a BM78 winner from her fresh event and she then ran into a progressive Perfumist, who has since bolted in with two Saturday BM78's.

Frankly Elegant arrives off a second to Our Anchorage, who went from that midweek affair to win a BM88 at Randwick last Saturday and she safely accounted for Barazin (second fav) in her January 15 assignment.

Palace Pier @ Darley Handicap Tips (Race 6)


Canterbury Next Best Bet - Race 6 No. 3 Flying Thinker

This daughter of So You Think hasn't done much wrong, with the mare following up an eye-catching debut run to record back-to-back victories at Newcastle and Scone before a metro attempt.

Flying Thinker was held-up at key stages of that July 24 appearance at Canterbury and with four starts completed in her first campaign as a late three-year-old, she went to the paddock in decent touch.

Admittedly, she didn't beat much when successful on January 10, although there was still merit to win, as Flying Thinker had to work early first-up with 61kg and her December lead-up trial was also impressive.
                                            

Verdict

Our Canterbury tips for Friday, January 31 are:

Best Bet1: Frankly Elegant To Win $2.50 at betfair - 4 Units
Best Bet2: Flying Thinker Each Way $7.00 at Colossalbet - 3 Units
Best Bet3: Scalable To Win $5.50 at Elitebet - 2 Units
Best Bet4: Perfectly Frosted Each Way $8.60 at Boombet - 1 Unit
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Canterbury - January 31