On The Punt: Cranbourne best bets, preview for Friday night’s meeting

A promising galloper from the Patrick Payne stable can make a winning return at Cranbourne on Friday night.

The Open, winning on debut at Wangaratta earlier in the year, can resume with a win in the last race at Cranbourne on Friday night. Picture: Brett Holburt/Racing Photos

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Friday’s Cranbourne meeting.

BEST BET

THE OPEN (Race 8 No.8 – $5)

Promising galloper that won easily first-up last time in before a sound Sandown effort. He can score fresh again at Cranbourne.

NEXT BEST

ASPENADO (Race 3 No.8 – $4.80)

Aspenado led and gave a good sight when third on this track second-up. Similar tactics will make him hard to run down.

CARACORON (Race 4 No.5 – $4.40)

Caracoron boxed on OK over 2200m at Geelong last time and the extra trip will be perfect on Friday.

VALUE BET

DODGY ONE (Race 5 No.1 – $9.50)

Racing consistently without winning but showed he was in good form with a fighting effort last time out. Expect another bold run.

THE JOCKEY

BEAU MERTENS

Jockey Beau Mertens has a book of five rides at Cranbourne. HEINOUS (Race 1 No.10 – $6), KUNG FU KISSES (Race 3 No.9 – $8.50) CARACORON (Race 4 No.5 – $4.40), DODGY ONE (Race 5 No.1 – $9.50), MYSTERY BLONDE (Race 7 No.8 – $14).

Originally published as On The Punt: Cranbourne best bets, preview for Friday night’s meeting