Global Gift the best bet of Friday’s Moe Cup Day races

Wet conditions will prevail at Moe on Friday but a hard-fit on-pacer could prove tough to run down in the Moe Cup.

Gavin Bedggood will take the fit galloper Global Gift to Gippsland for Friday's Moe Cup. Picture : Racing Photos via Getty Images.

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

BEST BET

GLOBAL GIFT (Race 7 No.7 – $6)

Global Gift is hard fit and loves heavy tracks. He’ll probably roll to the front and could be extremely difficult to run down.

NEXT BEST

LARRY OF ARABIA (Race 3 No.4 – $4.60)

Boxed on well in heavy ground on debut last time in. Improved well with his second jumpout at Cranbourne and is a chance to post a first-up win.

CORKSCREW (Race 9 No.8 – $5.50)

Corkscrew resumes from a spell with a perfect first-up record. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr-trained gelding races best at 1200m and his jumpouts leading up to this have been good.

Corkscrew can post a first-up win in the last race of Friday’s Moe Cup meeting. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images

VALUE BET

LAYBUY (Race 8 No.5 – $18)

Laybuy closed well when up to this distance range at Mornington last time out. He’s fitter for three runs this time and goes well on heavy tracks.

THE JOCKEY

ETHAN BROWN

Ethan Brown has four rides at Moe on Friday with all having winning chances. SEMECO (Race 1 No.4 – $3.70), DEMON BLOOD (Race 4 No.6 – $8.50), PERCEPTIVE (Race 5 No.7 – $3.89), EVENING GLORY (Race 9 No.4 – $11).

Originally published as Global Gift the best bet of Friday’s Moe Cup Day races