Daniel Sankey’s Pakenham Thursday night tips: $8 value bet

Racenet form analyst Daniel Sankey presents his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow for Thursday night’s eight-race card at Pakenham.

Racenet form analyst Daniel Sankey presents his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow for Thursday night’s eight-race card at Pakenham.

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BEST BET
AMOURSIRRA (Race 6 No.2 – $2.70): Regally-bred mare whose potential has been stymied by more than her fair share of bad luck and niggling injuries. Three excellent jumpouts heading into this first-up assignment and gets the services of Blake Shinn.

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NEXT BEST
SALUTED (Race 1 No.6 – $2.70): Could not have been more impressive in two Cranbourne jumpouts, putting a space on her rivals despite being under a hold both times. Barrier 1 and Jye McNeil are two more big ticks.

ZOMBIE MISSILE (Race 5 No.3 – $5): Scratched from Sandown on Wednesday to be saved for this race on his home track. Trialled well for this first-up assignment and will prove hard to run down.

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VALUE BET
QUEEN OF TUSCANY (Race 8 No.2 – $8): Not suited settling at the rear in a small field last start but she tried hard in the straight behind unbeaten mare Proved. Drops in class for this and just needs an even early tempo to make her presence felt late.

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JOCKEY TO FOLLOW – CRAIG WILLIAMS
The evergreen hoop heads to Pakenham for five rides on Thursday night. JUST KICK (Race 1 No.2 – $4.50), FACTCHECK (Race 4 No.4 – $2.90), PRIMAL SPIRIT (Race 5 No.2 – $4.50), BACK TO THE FUTURE (Race 6 No.3 – $8.60), TESER (Race 7 No.5 – $8.50).

Originally published as Daniel Sankey’s Pakenham Thursday night tips: $8 value bet