Rosehill Betting Tips for May 31, 2025 - Best Bets for Lord Mayors Cup Day

Alex Marsh

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Last updated: Thu 29 May 2025 06:08

Alex Marsh 29 May 2025

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Rosehill program on May 31 features 10 races, with expert selections detailed
Key picks include Harry's Bar (Race 3), Furious (Race 6), Smashing Time (Race 7)
Value bets are Half Yours (Race 9) and Totoka (Race 10)

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The Listed Lord Mayors Cup headlines Saturday's Rosehill card. (Getty)

Ten races feature on Saturday's Rosehill program and our selections for May 31 are included below.

Rosehill Tips May 31
Midway Handicap Tips (Race 3)
Ranvet Handicap Tips (Race 6)
Asahi Super Dry Handicap Tips (Race 7)
Captivant @ Kia Ora Handicap Tips (Race 9)
TAB Handicap Tips (Race 10)
Rosehill Quaddie Tips:

Rosehill Tips May 31

Midway Handicap Tips (Race 3)

Rosehill Favourite - Race 3 No. 8 Harry's Bar

Formal (second fav) won at Gosford on Thursday and that will see the price tighten up further with Harry's Bar, who has been backed into favouritism.

The mare was spelled after a Listed failure in Brisbane, but her form prior to that December 21 performance suggests that she's likely a rung or two above Midway level.

Fresh last prep, she narrowly lost by Wooloowin, who bolted in with a Magic Millions event in January and she ran into Raikkonen (BM78 winner on May 10) via her last Sydney outing.

Ranvet Handicap Tips (Race 6)

Rosehill Next Best Bet - Race 6 No. 3 Furious

This Team Hawkes-trained galloper has always shown above average ability and the lightly raced five-year-old is building into his campaign very well.

Furious was good without luck first-up and over a more suitable trip second-up at Randwick-Kensington, he gave 4kg to the winner (Pippie Beach) via a close defeat.

Pippie Beach also did less work in the run, while two lengths away in third was Queen Of Dragons, who was only beaten half-a-length at Group 3 level last Saturday.

Asahi Super Dry Handicap Tips (Race 7)

Rosehill Best Bet - Race 7 No. 13 Smashing Time

He was specked at each-way odds first-up over 1000m, which was effectively another trial for Smashing Time, who was forced back early after jumping awkwardly.

The three-year-old has completed a quiet tick-over trial since that April 26 performance and getting out to 1200m second-up is ideal for the son of Brave Smash.

This time last year, Smashing Time was beaten under three lengths behind Broadsiding in the BRC Sires' and after a fresh win, he was fav in a Listed race second-up last prep.

Captivant @ Kia Ora Handicap Tips (Race 9)

Rosehill Value Bet - Race 9 No. 13 Half Yours

After recording the fastest closing sectionals first-up over 1400m, the four-year-old relished the step up to a mile when saluting second-up at Seymour.

The McEvoy yard often get it right when preparing these middle-distance types on the fresh side and Half Yours was scratched last Wednesday at Sandown due to a firm track.

Most of his opposition in this 1800m BM78 have found their ceiling and being only third-up at start eight overall, Half Yours could be the progressive horse here.

TAB Handicap Tips (Race 10)

Rosehill Roughie - Race 10 No. 15 Totoka

There's always been opinion of Totoka and the aggressive placements to date reflect that, as seven of her 13 starts have been in black-type events.

She's here off an eighth-of-fifteen at Listed level and that Scone effort was sound, where the filly made inroads after spotting them a start (second-fastest closing sectionals of the race).

With a fresh BM66 kill followed by a second at Canterbury, Totoka was ticking over well before her third-up run and she carries only 53.5kg here after the claim.