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Grafton Betting Tips for September 29, 2026 - Kate’s Tiara Can Wear the Crown

Martin Pennington

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Last updated: Tue. 29 Sep. 2026 02:35

Martin Pennington 29 Sep. 2026

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Grafton hosts 8 races on Sep 29 with two Class 2 handicaps
Top tips: Hard As Brok (Race 6) as best bet, Kate's Tiara (Race 4) for value
Jockey Justin Stanley boasts a 36% win rate at Grafton in 2026

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Eight races feature on Tuesday's Grafton card. (Getty)

Grafton hosts an eight-race program on Tuesday, September 29, with two Class 2 handicaps among the races carded.

Grafton Tips September 29
Best Bet
Value Bet
Market Mover
Stats Say

The track is rated a Good 4, with the rail out three metres for the entire circuit.

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Grafton Tips September 29

Best Bet

Race 6 No. 4 Hard As Brok

Some solid form preceded Hard As Broke’s heavy defeat in metropolitan company at Eagle Farm at the end of July.

Racing on Good ground for the first time this year, the gelding trailed home last-of-11 in a 1600m Class 1 handicap.

The son of All Too Hard is better judged on his earlier Soft-ground performances, including a narrow runner-up finish at Beaudesert three starts back.

He joined current trainer Ridge Wilson after fetching $9,500 at the Inglis 2026 August (Early) Online Sale last month and prepared for this return with a trial victory at Tamworth just over two weeks ago.

While the drop in distance is a slight concern, the four-year-old has demonstrated good early speed in the past and, from an inside barrier, he looks capable of resuming with a victory.

Value Bet

Race 4 No. 8 Kate’s Tiara

Consistent recent form brings Kate’s Tiara into calculations at a value price, with the mare recording two third-place finishes at this venue in recent starts.

The second of those came over 1000m on her penultimate appearance, when she was beaten less than two lengths at Benchmark 58 level after beginning slowly and being ridden cold.

She stayed on nicely in the straight to claim a minor placing before finishing fourth over 1100m at the same level last time, with both efforts coming on Good ground.

Hold-up tactics are again expected aboard the daughter of Hallowed Crown, while any give in the surface should pose no issue given she has both won and placed on wet tracks in the past.

The six-year-old draws well next to the fence and rates value to provide jockey Daniel Smith and trainer Paddy Cunningham with a winner.

Market Mover

Race 7 No. 2 Valouri

Matthew Dunn’s mare has registered two solid efforts in defeat this preparation and has attracted support ahead of the seventh race.

The five-year-old finished sixth at the Gold Coast last time and, with the rise in distance ahead of her here, is now $3.50 with Unibet Australia after opening at $5.

Stats Say

Jockey Justin Stanley has enjoyed a strong record at Grafton so far this year, boasting a near 36% strike rate with five wins from 14 rides at the venue in 2026.

Stanley has four mounts on Tuesday’s card, including course winners Iobject in Race 4 and Tara Koda in Race 7.

His other rides are the resuming Parting The Sea in Race 2 and Zucchero in the finale, with the latter having finished third here on his penultimate start.

Verdict

Grafton - September 29

Our Grafton selections for Tuesday, September 29 are:

Hard As Brok

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