Brad Waters’ Cranbourne tips Friday: $8.50 value bet

Here are Brad Waters’ best bets and value bet for Friday night’s meeting at Cranbourne.

Jockey Ben Allen.

Herald Sun and Racenet form analyst Brad Waters looks at Friday’s Cranbourne meeting.

BEST BET

VAIL MOUNTAIN (Race 6 No. 2 - $3)

Vail Mountain handled a steep step up in class in good fashion at Sandown and will be hard to hold out again from barrier three.

NEXT BEST

SUN GIFT (Race 4 No. 10 - $5)

Sun Gift boxed on well when narrowly beaten over this trip last time. She’s a promising filly that gets her chance at Cranbourne.

LANG PARK (Race 8 No. 2 - $3.50)

Lang Park is a talented galloper resuming in the last at Cranbourne. He’s a 1200m winner and expecting him to be strong late.

VALUE BET

MACHINIST (Race 7 No. 1 - $8.50)

Machinist raced on the speed and fought on gamely to get up narrowly first-up and races best over 1000m. Winning chance again.

THE JOCKEY

BEN ALLEN

Jockey Ben Allen has a book of five rides at Cranbourne. DO SAY (Race 1 No. 1 - $3.40), MICKIDAMUZZ (Race 3 No. 4 - $8), HEEZSOSAVVY (Race 4 No. 1- $31), LOOK SHARPISH (Race 5 No. 4 - $8.50), SOJUSTKOBY (Race 8 No. 4 - $12).

Originally published as Brad Waters’ Cranbourne tips Friday: $8.50 value bet