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Cranbourne Betting Tips for November 22, 2025 - Best Bets for Cranbourne Cup Day

Alex Marsh

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Last updated: Thu 20 Nov 2025 09:29

Alex Marsh 20 Nov 2025

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Cranbourne hosts key races on November 22, featuring the Cranbourne Cup and $1M Meteorite
Highlighted bets: Madiyya for Race 1, Shockletz for Race 6, Sabaj for Race 8
Rising talents and seasoned racers promise competitive racing action

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Cranbourne Cup Day features the Listed Cranbourne Cup and the $1 million Meteorite on a strong Saturday program. (Getty)

Cranbourne hosts a strong Saturday program on November 22, headlined by the Listed Cranbourne Cup and the $1 million Ladbrokes Meteorite on a ten-race card.

Cranbourne Tips November 22
Reed Cranes Leila Rose Foundation Tips (Race 1)
Freeway Ford Shooting Stars Tips (Race 5)
John Duff & Co The Lester Tips (Race 6)
Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup Tips (Race 8)
Ladbrokes Meteorite Tips (Race 9)

The features set the tone for a quality afternoon, with emerging talents looking to climb through the grades and seasoned performers chasing valuable spring spoils, creating a program that blends opportunity, depth and genuine betting appeal.

Cranbourne Tips November 22

Reed Cranes Leila Rose Foundation Tips (Race 1)

Cranbourne Next Best Bet - Race 1 No. 3 Madiyya

A superb pedigree backs Madiyya, who is a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Grunt and Group 2 winner Zayydani.

Her first campaign suggested plenty of talent, and only a wide gate on debut stopped her from putting together a four-peat across the autumn.

That slashing Pakenham debut was followed by a winning hat-trick, with the last two victories recorded at Saturday metro level.

A return at 1300m looks the right scenario for her to build into the prep.

Two good Flemington jump-outs have her forward enough and her class should take her a long way here.

Freeway Ford Shooting Stars Tips (Race 5)

Cranbourne Value Bet - Race 5 No. 4 Yes I Know

It shapes as perfect timing for a fresh horse entering the scene, especially with Big Sexy needing to rebound from a tough Flemington run.

Astral Flame, the second market elect, must also lift after a failure and could be flat following heavy ground last start, while other threats are deep into their preparations.

Yes I Know improved off an eye-catching debut second when delivering a pair of winter victories.

A 150k Class 3 is rare, so strong intent should be expected at this level.

Four jump-outs, with the most recent clearly the sharpest, suggest he is forward enough fresh.

John Duff & Co The Lester Tips (Race 6)

Cranbourne Best Bet - Race 6 No. 5 Shockletz

Last start didn’t go to plan for Shockletz, who was beaten as a popular favourite but wasn’t terrible after being buffeted and never comfortable between runners.

A tidy overall record sits behind her, with five wins and two seconds from 10 starts for Ciaron Maher.

Her latest victory came first-up in October, continuing the pattern of improving as a preparation unfolds.

She also bounced back strongly from a second-up defeat last campaign when winning over a similar trip to this.

The winter prep ended with a 2500m Flemington win, and the four-year-old can atone here.

Ladbrokes Cranbourne Cup Tips (Race 8)

Cranbourne Favourite - Race 8 No. 15 Sabaj

If you’re taking any of these Cranbourne Cup contenders home then it’s Sabaj, a lightly raced gelding who is still putting it all together but looks a Group-class horse in another prep or should he keep on an upwards spiral.

He brought slick Adelaide form lines with him before joining the Price & Kent stable and had no luck in the Silver Eagle when making his stable debut.

Champions Day at Flemington showcased his ability when proving too classy for a BM84 lineup.

A wide draw and the need to back up a fortnight after campaigning on a very testing surface remain genuine queries.

Even so, it will be interesting to see whether his class can get him home.

Ladbrokes Meteorite Tips (Race 9)

Cranbourne Feature Bet - Race 9 No. 3 Nadal

Nadal finally resumed in the Caulfield Sprint after several disrupted attempts to kick off his spring, and that effort was a genuine pass mark, looming into the race before fitness gave out late.

His second-up failure on a Heavy track is easily forgiven given both the conditions and how disjointed the preparation had been.

Last year’s Meteorite win was outstanding, with Rey Magnerio and Baraqiel handled comfortably and the performance hinting at a sprinter capable of measuring up in stronger races.

That is the level he needs to rediscover, and this shapes as the right point in the campaign to do it.

Now third-up from a long break, we should get a much better gauge on where he’s truly at.