Best bets and value play for Moonee Valley Gold Cup races on Friday night

A runner from the Mike Moroney and Glen Thompson camp can bounce back from a luckless run while an on-pacer will be hard to beat in Friday night’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup at The Valley.

Racenet and The Herald Sun form analyst Brad Waters looks at Friday night’s Moonee Valley Gold Cup meeting.

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BEST BET
RUN HARRY RUN (Race 6 No.4 – $5)
Caught wide but fought on well at Caulfield second-up. He’ll be fitter again and should be harder to hold out.

NEXT BEST
RICH DOTTIE (Race 4 No.10 – $5)
Showed good ability to win first-up at Caulfield last time in. She has trialled well and can again perform fresh.

JUST FINE (Race 7 No.2 – $5)
Too tough when leading all the way at Flemington. He’ll roll forward and be in this for a long way again.

VALUE BET
GIN O’CLOCK (Race 3 No.8 – $9)
Led and gave a great sight when second at Bendigo last time. Similar tactics will make him hard to run down again.

THE JOCKEY
BLAKE SHINN

The back-to-back Scobie Breasley medallist heads to The Valley for five rides on Friday. WRITTEN IN CODE (Race 1 No.3 – $2.45), MARTIAL MUSIC (Race 2 No.3 – $4.20), HEAVENLY EAGLE (Race 3 No.10 – $6.50), EARTH GOD (Race 4 No.9 – $15), RUN HARRY RUN (Race 6 No.4 – $5), SERPENTINE (Race 7 No.3 – $7).

Originally published as Best bets and value play for Moonee Valley Gold Cup races on Friday night