Best bets and expert tips for Pakenham Synthetic races Monday
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News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Monday's meeting on the Pakenham Synthetic track.
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BEST BET
OLIVE BAGUETTE (Race 7 No. 6)
Olive Baguette won easily at Mornington before another good effort at Cranbourne. Blinkers go back on and he'll be harder to beat.
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NEXT BEST
THE BOSS MAN (Race 1 No. 5)
The Lindsey Smith-trained three-year-old was solid from racing on the speed at Ballarat on debut and should be harder to get past this time.
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OUR WISHBONE (Race 8 No. 6)
Our Wishbone has been most impressive in two wins this time in. There's no reason he can't handle another rise in class on Monday.
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VALUE BET
FIRE TRIBE (Race 6 No. 3)
The four-year-old was scratched from a race at Seymour for this after three good runs this time in. He'll go well again at Pakenham.
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THE JOCKEY
JYE MCNEIL
Jockey Jye McNeil heads to Pakenham Synthetic for eight rides on Monday. ZAMPARINI SPIRIT (Race 2 No. 6 – $3.10) or DURNESS (Race 2 No. 17 – $4), ROMANTICISM (Race 3 No. 12 – $3.70), ORTIGIAN GIRL (Race 4 No. 5 – $8), ZOOMED (Race 5 No. 12 – $5.50), BRUTALINA (Race 6 No. 10 – $11), OLIVE BAGUETTE (Race 7 No. 6 – $5), SEINDEEL (Race 8 No. 4 – $4), DILLINGER (Race 9 No. 2 – $4).
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