Geelong Betting Tips for October 7, 2026 - Murshidi Ready to Stretch Out
Geelong features an intriguing eight-race midweek card this Wednesday, with a Soft 7 track promising competitive racing. Key selections include Murshidi in Race 2 as the best bet, Power And The Beat in Race 6, and Bella Verona as the next best in Race 7. Mickidabeel offers value each-way in Race 8. Trainers are confident with horses returning with solid runs behind them, pointing to upward form trends. Punters should note improving conditions and consider these top picks for a successful race day.
- Geelong's midweek races feature eight competitive events on a soft track
- Best bets: Murshidi (R2), Power And The Beat (R6), Bella Verona (R7)
- Value play: Mickidabeel (R8), with form and fitness improving
Eight races will be contested at Geelong on Wednesday. (Getty)
Geelong hosts an eight-race midweek card on Wednesday, with a mix of maiden and benchmark races providing plenty of depth across the program.
While the forecast looks okay, there will be cut in the ground, with the track currently a Soft 7.
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Geelong Tips October 7
Roderick Insurance Brokers Maiden Plate Tips (Race 2)
Geelong Best Bet - Race 2 No. 8 Murshidi
The strong start to the season continued for Ciaron Maher on Saturday, preparing a pair of Group 2 winners at Randwick to go with his treble on the Turnbull Stakes program in Melbourne, and the Pride Of Jenni combination of Maher and Declan Bates teams up again with Murshidi.
Bates has been aboard for both September outings and there was merit in each, with the first coming over 1300m at Bendigo when the trip proved too sharp but the son of Maurice still worked home soundly.
More respected in the market second-up over 1500m on September 20, Murshidi finished third behind Written Empire and Gilgeous, lacking the turn-of-foot of the quinella but putting a big gap on those behind him.
He now has a solid grounding to attack 1765m third-up and gives the impression he will continue to improve as the distances increase, particularly after being gelded ahead of this second campaign.
Connections thought enough of him to debut in the $150,000 Geelong Diamond in January, where he was still green when finishing sixth, and he now returns to the same circuit as a much more seasoned three-year-old.
Megajumps BM62 Handicap Tips (Race 6)
Geelong Favourite - Race 6 No. 2 Power And The Beat
Power And The Beat did plenty wrong throughout his first campaign but also displayed considerable raw ability, winning two of four starts including a debut victory at Bendigo before running into trouble when stepped sharply into stronger company.
There were genuine excuses in the Sandown BM74 that followed, where he failed to settle, covered ground and understandably tired late, before that preparation culminated in a Saturday three-year-old event at Caulfield won by the flying Clever Trevor.
His only previous Geelong appearance produced an all-the-way victory on May 1, where he opened up a safe margin on Kaleo, form that later received a significant boost when Kaleo became a dual Flemington winner over the winter.
That May 1 reference was further strengthened by Heiwana Tamashi, who returned at Bendigo later that month and won his next race-day appearance over 1400m.
The Smiley Chan-trained gelding appears forward enough off a solid Cranbourne jump-out on September 21, while having Jamie Mott take the reins is another positive as he resumes in a BM62 that looks within reach.
The Valley Inn BM66 Handicap Tips (Race 7)
Geelong Next Best Bet - Race 7 No. 2 Bella Verona
An odds-on quote was justified when Bella Verona produced a terrific debut victory at Cranbourne on April 17, overcoming a wide draw and a rearward settling position before sustaining a wide run and pulling clear late to score by a length.
It was a sharp rise in grade at start two when she contested a three-year-old fillies handicap at Caulfield on May 9 and she was unlucky not to complete the double, being held up rounding the home turn before laying out in the straight and still launching late to miss Jewel Of Heaven by just 0.2 lengths.
Her finish was not quite as electric at start three before a spell, but she was hardly disgraced when third and beaten only 2.1 lengths over 1600m at Sandown on a Soft 6.
Bella Verona overcame a slightly slow start to win on her seasonal return over 1300m at Bendigo on September 20, extending an excellent career record that now reads two wins, a second and a third from four appearances.
This is harder, but the rise to 1447m should suit and she is already proven on rain-affected ground, with enough upside to suggest this BM66 is gettable and that she can measure up in stronger company going forward.
Wise Choice BM62 Handicap Tips (Race 8)
Geelong Value Bet - Race 8 No. 2 Mickidabeel
Still lightly raced for a five-year-old, Mickidabeel was spelled after finishing third at start two in September last year and did little wrong through a consistent five-run campaign across summer and early autumn.
The highlights were back-to-back victories second and third-up at Werribee and Pakenham before he stepped into a stronger 0-66 at Pakenham on March 6, with Houdini and Le Troisir among the subsequent city winners to come from that race.
Before going to the paddock, he was then unsuited in the $100,000 Middle Distance Series Final at Cranbourne, settling last before getting home for sixth and recording the fastest last 600m of the race.
His build-up this campaign has been sound, with 1200m proving too sharp when he found trouble first-up at Mornington before making ground from well back when sixth at Geelong on September 23.
The rise to 1765m looks far more suitable now that he is working towards peak fitness, and although barrier 12 is awkward, Mickidabeel has shown enough tactical versatility to suggest they can be more positive, especially now with a few runs under the belt.
Verdict
Our Geelong tips for Wednesday, October 7 are:
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