Weekend Best Bets: Randwick, Moonee Valley, Eagle Farm, Morhpettville

Deploy is unbeaten in two starts this campaign.
Deploy is unbeaten in two starts this campaign.Source: News Corp Australia
Staff Writers from News Corp Australia Network

OUR experts give you an early shot at finding a winner as they look at the major races around the nation this weekend.

Last week ... Our Sydney tipsters led the way with Brad Davidson (Menari, $1.85), Shayne O’Cass (Badajoz, $3.60) and Darren Prendergast (Raiment, $2.70) steering punters in the right direction, while The Advertiser’s Ben Scadden made it two on the trot with Beautiful Flyer ($1.70).

SATURDAY MEETINGS (AEDT times)

RANDWICK (9 races, start 12.40pm),

FLEMINGTON (9 races, start 1pm),

EAGLE FARM (8 races, start 1.27pm),

MORPHETTVILLE (8 races, 1.43pm),

ASCOT (8 races, start 3.48pm).

RANDWICK

BRAD DAVIDSON (Daily Telegraph). Form: 10141

GUARD OF HIONOUR

Race 2, No. 1

Finished off strongly when taking a sit in two recent trials and expect him to finish full of running first-up. Spending To Win the clear danger but expecting Guard Of Honour to run him down late.

TAB Fixed Odds: $2.50

Value bet: ROTHBURY (Race 4, No. 3)

TAB Fixed Odds: $18

STEPHEN ZAMMIT (Daily Telegraph). Form: 90129

DEPLOY

Race 9, No. 6

Won well when resuming at Canterbury in mid-December, then did the same at that track on the last day of the year. Drawn well and will get a lovely run in transit for apprentice James Innes jnr. Can win again.

TAB Fixed Odds: $3.40

Value bet: SABINO SPEED (Race 6, No. 4)

TAB Fixed Odds: $5

Deploy is unbeaten in two starts this campaign. Can he make it three in a row on Saturday?Source: News Corp Australia

JOHN DAVIS (Daily Telegraph). Form: 113x3

KING’S OFFICER

Race 6, No. 5

Has a superb record at the mile and closed with intent when eye-catching third on a biased Warwick Farm surface last time. Drops four kilograms from latest attempt and Tommy Berry is a key riding engagement.

TAB Fixed Odds: $8

Value bet: GOT THE GOSS (Race 9, No. 3)

TAB Fixed Odds: $17

SHAYNE O’CASS (Sportsman). Form: 55x21

EDEN ROC

Race 1, No. 2

A three-quarter to gun colt Star Turn and cost almost twice as much at the sale. He looked very, very good in his trials and gate two, Tommy Berry is a huge plus. This colt might be a Slipper horse after Saturday if all goes to plan.

TAB Fixed Odds: $2.80

Value bet: IMANUI (Race 8, No. 10)

TAB Fixed Odds: $6

DARREN PRENDERGAST (SuperRacing). Form: 17x11

GOLD SYMPHONY

Race 7, No. 7

Returned to the winners’ circle in good style last start, beating subsequent G3 winner Imposing Lass. On the limit weight and will be hard to beat again.

TAB Fixed Odds: $4.80

Value bet: SNOWBROOK (Race 4, No. 9)

TAB Fixed Odds: $7

MARKETS: TAB FIXED ODDS

Gold Symphony, left, scored a strong win against Imposing Lass last start.Source: News Corp Australia

MOONEE VALLEY

MATT STEWART (Herald Sun). Form: 24x2x

BURNING FRONT

Race 4, No. 1

Has recaptured form and seems well in only 4kg above the minimum.

TAB Fixed Odds: $1.90

Value bet: MATAMANOA (Race 3, No. 2)

TAB Fixed Odds: $7.50

CHRIS VERNUCCIO (SuperRacing). Form: 15246

AMERISTRALIA

Race 9, No. 8

Giving her a second chance, wide barrier and slow tempo were against her last start. She will be better suited with the step up to 1200m.

TAB Fixed Odds: $2.35

Value bet: SMART DART (Race 8, No. 2)

TAB Fixed Odds: $6.50

NICK QUINN (TAB). Form: 143x6

BIG DUKE

Race 6, No. 6

Former UK galloper who recorded a dominant victory last start.

TAB Fixed Odds: $2.15

Value bet: ATLANTIC EXPRESS (Race 3, No. 1)

TAB Fixed Odds: $5.50

MARKETS: TAB FIXED ODDS

EAGLE FARM

NATHAN EXELBY (The Courier Mail). Form: x2926

RINGO’S A ROCKSTAR

Race 6, No. 1

Back to his best last time at the Gold Coast and showed a pattern of improving with every start last time in. Looks a match-race between him and the Victorian, Alter Call, who has to go the opposite way the first time from barrier 13. Without her Ringo would be a fractional odds chance and you’re getting $4 in places to gamble on him beating her.

TAB Fixed Odds: $4.20

Value bet: WAR BABY (Race 2, No. 7)

TAB Fixed Odds: $12


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MORPHETTVILLE

BEN SCADDEN (The Advertiser). Form: 32211

FINKE

Race 5, No. 3

Couldn’t have been much more impressive when he raced outside the leader before outpointing a good-quality field on the Parks circuit a week ago. No reason he can’t repeat the dose with the 3kg claim for apprentice Dylan Caboche.

TAB Fixed Odds: $1.95

Value bet: MYSTICANO (Race 8, No. 4)

TAB Fixed Odds: $7.50

MARKETS: TAB FIXED ODDS

Note: Prices correct at time of publishing