On The Punt: Gilbert Gardiner’s best bets and value selection for Monday’s meeting at Pakenham
On The Punt: Gilbert Gardiner’s best bets and value selection for Monday’s meeting at Pakenham.
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Eight races on the Pakenham synthetic track on Monday and with decent sized fields later in the day it represents some value plays for punters.
BEST BET
DUNDANCER
R5 No. 6 $4.40
Extra distance ideal after taking an eternity to get up to win last start over 1600m. Best work late and can go on with it now even though up in class.
NEXT BEST
SPLENDID CHAP
R3 No. 9 $2.90
Cannot be too confident being a nine-start maiden but has placed on six occasions including last start track and distance behind Duvach, who trained on to run second at Sandown subsequently.
VALUE BET
PERI PERI RICH
R7 No. 8 $7
Gone 12 starts since last win but been runner-up in three of the past four races. Pressured on speed last start and overhauled late, chance to settle back and run on from barrier 11.
THE JOCKEY – Matthew Cartwright
ZIPPER GATE (R4 No. 8 $4.80), DUNDANCER (R5 No. 6 $4.40), TIZJAMMY (R6 No. 4 $5) and ISDELL (R7 No. 6 $5).
Originally published as On The Punt: Gilbert Gardiner’s best bets and value selection for Monday’s meeting at Pakenham
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