The Queensland carnival heads out of town this Saturday for the Ipswich Cup.

Elsewhere on the Ipswich card, the sprinters battle it out in the Eye Liner and the fillies and mares match motors in the Gai Waterhouse Classic.

The Civic Stakes over 1400 metres is the highlight at Randwick while the winter series heats continue at Flemington, where Tom Dabernig's exciting sprinter Cleo Cat will have her first test down the straight.

You'll find Australia's best form guide for Saturday's Flemington, Randwick, Ipswich and Morphettville meetings in this week's Best Bets.

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) will be on sale Thursday morning in NSW, Friday in all good newsagents elsewhere.