Greyville Horse Racing Tips - Get all the racing tips for 8 April 2026
The Greyville race day promises exciting finishes with notable entries like Quest of Valor in Race 3, who is a strong favorite given his recent placements. In Race 5, Touched By Angels is poised for a head-to-head challenge against Rollo The Viking. Circumbendibus appears to have a clear path in Race 7 after the withdrawal of a strong competitor, and Red Cardinal may turn heads in Race 9 despite being a long shot due to recent performance trends.
- Quest of Valor is the overwhelming favourite to take the Maiden Plate.
- Touched By Angels to pip the favourites in Race 5.
- Circumbendibus to capitalise from two withdrawals to clinch Race 7.
- Red Cardinal is well-rested and ready to race in the day's final race.
Greyville racing (Getty Images).
Best Bet of the Day - Greyville
- Best Bet of the Day - Greyville
- Race 3 – Quest of Valor (2)
- Race 5 – Touched By Angels (6)
- Race 7 – Circumbendibus (5)
- Race 9 – Red Cardinal (8)
Race 3 – Quest of Valor (2)
Jockey: Callan Murray
Trainer: Doug Campbell
The Maiden Plate at 1:15pm has had 4 runners pulled from the original field of 12. Quest of Valor looks primed to run away with this one, possibly by a handful of lengths.
The bookmakers have the 3-yr-old bay gelding as the firm favourite to take the tape in this novice field with only 2 other 2nd-place finishers in the field. Quest placed 3rd in his debut race, claiming a 2nd place finish in only his second race just 27 days ago.
Race 5 – Touched By Angels (6)
Jockey: Craig Zackey
Trainer: Peter Muscutt
We’re in for an epic battle between Touched By Angels and Rollo The Viking. Rollo won back-to-back races before slipping to a 3rd and 6th place finish in his last 2 outings.
Touched has run 3-1-2-1-3-7-2 since October, and aside from that 2nd-last spot at the end of January he has proven himself a reliable runner.
Not to be ignored are Forward Motion and Golden Rule, who are also strong finishers, both with back-to-back wins in their last 4 runs.
Race 7 – Circumbendibus (5)
Jockey: Sifisokuhle Bungane
Trainer: Glen Kotzen
It’s "lucky number 7" runners in the third last race of the day, with Circumbendibus the strong fave. Position of Power (2-1-7-3-1) has been pulled from the race, leaving Circumbendibus the hot ticket to take the tape.
Donquerari is a strong competitor with a streak of 2-2-3 placings in his last 5 runs, but those finishes came either side of two 8th placings, so his legs lack consistency.
Circumbendibus is a 5-yr-old bay gelding who last ran 23 days ago and has 5 wins, 5 second-placings and 3 thirds under his saddle. He’s also been on something of a heater, finishing 1-3-5-1-1 before a change of ownership brought him finishes of 2-5-4-1. Hot to trot!
Race 9 – Red Cardinal (8)
Jockey: Rachel Venniker
Trainer: Wendy Whitehead
The race day ends with a reduced field of 8 runners that’s offering up the potential for a tasty three-way finish. Hard to choose.
Gallic Victor is the overwhelming favourite at odds of 1.80 (last 5 runs 1-2-5-5-3) with Next of Kin also ranked high at 5.50 (1-8-5-4-3). I’m backing a heavy payout with Red Cardinal pegged at 13.00, largely as the 4-yr-old bay gelding has been off the course for 48 days.
Red Cardinal has had a superb 9 months at the track, following up 2 seventh-place finishes with a 54-day break which brought a better streak of 3-5-3 finishes. A further 54-day break brought a 2nd place finish followed by a win, so with 48 days with his hooves up I’m backing this lad to take the tape.
Verdict
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