Best bets and value play for Pakenham races Thursday

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

Racenet form analyst Brad Waters believes a tough stayer will go around over the odds at Thursday's Pakenham meeting.

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Thursday’s meeting at Pakenham.

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BEST BET

ANGEL OF THE SEA (Race 8 No.4): She gave too much but worked home OK when resuming at Geelong. She’ll be fitter and the Pakenham track is suiting her style at the moment.

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NEXT BEST

BELLA PIETRA (Race 2 No.6): The Lindsay Park-trained filly has raced on the pace and tried hard at both runs to date. She’s up to 1400m and could be harder to run down.

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VALUE BET

INTHELAPOFTHEGODS (Race 3 No.1): The tough galloper led throughout to score at Mornington last time and is hard-fit for this. He’ll be in this for a long way.

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THE JOCKEY – JAMIE MELHAM
The superstar hoop heads to Pakenham for five rides on Thursday. BELLA PIETRA (Race 2 No. 6 – $4.60), HI VAL (Race 4 No. 10 – $2.90), ALERO (Race 5 No. 1 – $2.50), SACRED ROCKS (Race 6 No. 7 – $2.20), SCAMPI (Race 7 No. 8 – $4).

Originally published as Best bets and value play for Pakenham races Thursday