Daniel Sankey’s best bets for Pakenham Synthetic on Monday, August 12, 2024: $4.60 best bet

A filly from the Price-Kent yard who chased home a talented colt on debut can notch a deserved maiden victory on Monday. Get Daniel Sankey’s best bets for the eight-race Pakenham Synthetic card.

Pharmacy Slippers (centre) chases home Warparty at Seymour on July 22. Picture: Pat Scala / Racing Photos

Racenet and The Herald-Sun’s Daniel Sankey analyses the eight-race card on the synthetic surface at Pakenham on Monday.

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BEST BET
PHARMACY SLIPPERS (Race 4 No.11 – $4.60): Had betting support on debut at Seymour and while she was well-beaten by Warparty (who was subsequently city-placed), she put a gap on the rest. Step up in trip suits.

Warparty detonates at the top of the straight & leads all of the way to break his maiden 👊@[e-mail]/1WY32DxBh1

— Racing.com (@Racing) July 22, 2024

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NEXT BEST
RISHIRI (Race 5 No.2 – $2.90): Slowly away here on July 29 but you couldn’t miss his final 200m as he flashed home behind Silver Magnate. Daniel Stackhouse stays on, which is a terrific lead.

"This is big!"

Silver Magnate adds to the list of talented @Grahame_Begg gallopers to make their debut on the Pakenham synthetic 😳@JChilds47pic.twitter.com/GWDNmzRNFn

— Racing.com (@Racing) July 29, 2024

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VALUE
SHOWBOAT (Race 6 No.3 – $8.50): Recent addition to the Gavin Bedggood yard who’s unbeaten on firm tracks. Can make presence felt first up on the synthetic.

RACE 7 WINNER
TAB MAIDEN PLATE 1000M
SHOWBOAT
Trainer: RICHARD & WILL FREEDMAN
Jockey: JEAN VAN OVERMEIRE
Time: 57:64
Margin: 1/2 Head x 1 1/4L
600m: 34:56@willfreedman@racing_nswpic.twitter.com/sRvJ0jugXU

— Muswellbrook Race Club (@thebrookracing) August 11, 2023

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THE JOCKEY
MICHAEL DEE
With rides on two short-priced favourites, Dee will be a key player in the jockeys’ challenge. SWING LOW (Race 1 No.11 – $6), EL BEATLE (Race 2 No.3 – $3), CARBONADOS (Race 3 No.3 – $1.80), PERFECTLY GOOD (Race 4 No.9 – $4.40), REALIKA (Race 5 No.10 – $34), CROATIAN BELLE (Race 6 No.5 – $2.15), DARING SPIRIT (Race 8 No.12 – $6).

Originally published as Daniel Sankey’s best bets for Pakenham Synthetic on Monday, August 12, 2024: $4.60 best bet