Sydney Autumn Horse Racing Betting Carnival

Horse racing tipsters and punters have consistently found the Sydney Autum Horse Racing Carnival one of the toughest racing carnivals for betting in Australia.

Invariably favourites lose and lose and keep on losing. These losing wagers wipe out millions of dollars from the betting community.

That does not mean the winners are any easier to find. Invariably they come out of left field with no recent form or win at big odds after putting in a poor race at their previous start.

Let's have a look, in race order, at how the favourites went last Saturday at Rosehill on Golden Slipper Day.

Horse: Molotov
Jockey: Craig Williams
Trainer: David Hayes
Starting Price: $2.80
Result: 2/12

Horse: Big Joker
Jockey: Darren Beadman
Trainer: John Hawkes
Starting Price: $3.00
Result: 5/10

Horse: Raheeb
Jockey: Jim Cassidy
Trainer: Tim Martin
Starting Price: $4.80
Result: 4/15

Horse: Apache Cat
Jockey: Damien Oliver
Trainer: Greg Eurell
Starting Price: $2.45
Result: 3/6

Horse: Desert War
Jockey: Hugh Bowman
Trainer: Gai Waterhouse
Starting Price: $3.90
Result: 4/14

Horse: Miss Finland
Jockey: Craig Williams
Trainer: David Hayes
Starting Price: $1.75
Result: 1/7

Horse: Murtajill
Jockey: Jim Cassidy
Trainer: Tim Martin
Starting Price: $5.00
Result: 4/16

Horse: Divine Madonna
Jockey: Glen Boss
Trainer: Mark Kavanagh
Starting Price: $3.80
Result: 1/15

Horse: Swick
Jockey: Luke Nolen
Trainer: Bart Cummings
Starting Price: $2.35
Result: 6/15

Just two favourites winning from nine races.

Favourites punters beware! Take short odds about those "good things" race after race and you can see what will most likely happen.

The Sydney Autumn Carnival is a time for very careful, selective wagering.