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Randwick Betting Tips for December 20, 2025 - King’s Secret in the Spotlight

Alex Marsh

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Last updated: Thu 18 Dec 2025 13:47

Alex Marsh 18 Dec 2025

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Randwick hosts a 10-race program with opportunities for value
Top picks include 'King's Secret,' 'King Pedro,' and 'Mortal Halo'
Watch out for 'West Of Africa' as an each-way option

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Ten races feature on Saturday's Randwick meeting. (Getty)

Randwick hosts a 10-race Saturday meeting featuring a mix of benchmark contests, staying races, and progressive metropolitan performers.

Randwick Tips December 20
TAB Highway Handicap Tips (Race 3)
Brave Smash @ Yarraman Park Handicap Tips (Race 5)
Schweppes Handicap Tips (Race 6)
Asahi Super Dry Handicap Tips (Race 7)
Toyota Forklifts Handicap Tips (Race 8)

With several open races and little between the leading chances in key events, the card shapes as a steady betting program with opportunities for value across the afternoon.

Randwick Tips December 20

TAB Highway Handicap Tips (Race 3)

Randwick Roughie - Race 3 No. 10 Roses Imminente

Provincial references should stack up in Highway grade, but it is a form line that is often overlooked for this level.

Coming out of a Newcastle BM68 is Roses Imminente and she was specked in the market for that fresh 1350m assignment.

She made inroads from back in the field to finish third, producing the race-fastest closing sectionals.

The four-year-old put a safe margin on fourth-placed Edge Of Midnight, a galloper who had won his prior two appearances, and sixth-placed Dark Vador franked the form with a Gosford win on Thursday.

Roses Imminente had no luck via a Scone Highway attempt in May before a spell and has clearly returned well.

Brave Smash @ Yarraman Park Handicap Tips (Race 5)

Randwick Favourite - Race 5 No. 6 Mortal Halo

While he has won two of three starts this campaign, with the miss being a narrow second-up defeat, Mortal Halo is not the finished product.

A raw colt, the youngster bounced back on December 7 when recording his first metropolitan victory.

A full brother and stablemate to Port Lockroy, a Group 1-winning miler, the three-year-old carries a 3.5kg weight penalty for staying in the same grade.

There is still upside and the step to 1600m on a bigger circuit could suit him more.

Of his threats, Tequisoda is progressive and arrives third-up but is up in grade off provincial placings, and the Waller trio appear covered on talent.

Schweppes Handicap Tips (Race 6)

Randwick Next Best Bet - Race 6 No. 3 King Pedro

This is his first time at 2400m since a sixth-place finish in this year’s New Zealand Derby.

In that Group 1, King Pedro was the only runner making any late inroads from back and wide.

The Australian debut for the O’Shea and Charlton yard was fair over 1800m at Randwick-Kensington.

After a November 1 Randwick defeat when well held, he returned to the provincials for a confidence booster and recorded a Gosford romp over 2100m.

A metro return in this grade saw him catch the eye when runner-up at Rosehill on December 7 and getting to the bigger surrounds of Randwick track is a plus.

Asahi Super Dry Handicap Tips (Race 7)

Randwick Best Bet - Race 7 No. 10 King’s Secret

It is tougher company for King’s Secret second-up, but we often see these gallopers down in the weights produce in off-season high benchmarks.

The Joe Pride-trained sprinter has upside and an already tidy record, with four wins and four placings from nine starts.

He was completely unsuited by the race shape when resuming on November 29, where the leader kicked and held off Snack Bar, who settled in the box seat.

King’s Secret was back and wide on that occasion and peaked late.

This is a big drop with 8kg less from that first-up showing and there should be more early intent from a kinder draw.

Toyota Forklifts Handicap Tips (Race 8)

Randwick Value Bet - Race 8 No. 3 West Of Africa

He always needs some luck due to his racing pattern, however West Of Africa is very capable.

Off two good trials, the six-year-old returned on December 7 with a midfield finish and ran the fastest last 800m, 600m, and 400m of the race.

The slight benchmark increase here sees him carry 1.5kg less despite a senior rider taking over.

His last win was recorded second-up in January when successful in the Magic Millions Cup.

That Gold Coast feature ran hot, with the runner-up Charm Stone winning two of her next three starts at Group 1 level and subsequent stakes winners including Abounding, Zou Sensation, and Oughton.

Verdict

Randwick - December 20

Our best & value bets for Saturday's Randwick meeting are:

King’s Secret

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