This Saturday sees the Northerly Stakes take centre stage on day four of Perth's Pinnacles carnival. Five Diamonds winner Vivy Air will be looking to pick up her first Group 1 win in the calendar year's final major.

Ballarat Cup day is the focus in Victoria. Elsewhere the features at Doomben include the George Moore, the Phelan Ready, the Mode Stakes, the Pierata Plate, the Country Cups Challenge and the Country Stampede.

You'll find Australia's best form guide for Saturday's Ballarat, Rosehill, Doomben and Morphettville meetings in this week's Best Bets, plus coverage of the Northerly.

On pages 4 and 5 you'll find four-state selections from some of the nation's leading form analysts as well as our popular Black Bookers, Sectional Stars and Video Stars features.

Best Bets ($7) is on sale Thursday morning in NSW newsagents, Friday elsewhere.