Best bets and value play for Sandown Lakeside races Wednesday

Form expert Brad Waters analyses Wednesday’s Sandown Lakeside meeting, presenting his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow.

Racenet form analyst Brad Waters gives his best bets and value play for Wednesday's Sandown Lakeside meeting.

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Wednesday’s meeting at Sandown.

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BEST BET

BLUESTONE (Race 3 No.3): The talented stayer drove up along the inside to score over 2400m last time out. No reason he won’t complete a hat trick of wins.

NEXT BEST

HABENARIA (Race 1 No.7): Habenaria hit the line well on the unsuitable Moe circuit on debut but will be much better suited on the bigger Sandown track on Wednesday.

DEELING ACES (Race 5 No.8): The Symon Wilde-trained galloper has drawn awkwardly but chase well at Casterton second-up and will continue to improve.

VALUE BET

LEGEND OF DUBAI (Race 7 No.1): The gelding was outsprinted when up in class at Cranbourne but scored at BM64 level first-up. He’ll be fitter again and could show more this time.

THE JOCKEY

MARK ZAHRA

Jockey Mark Zahra heads to Sandown Lakeside for six rides on Wednesday. MELBOURNE MAGIC (Race 1 No.2 – $2.60), OBSERVER (Race 2 No.1 – $2), EAGLE EXPRESS (Race 4 No.11 – $19), DEELING ACES (Race 5 No.8 – $7), HOUDINI (Race 7 No.11 – $3.60), THE SHOWVINIST (Race 8 No.7 – $14).

Originally published as Best bets and value play for Sandown Lakeside races Wednesday