On The Punt: Rolling to victory at Hamilton

Gilbert Gardiner analyses the eight-race card at Hamilton on Monday, providing his best bets and value selections.

Racenet and The Herald Sun racing writer Gilbert Gardiner analyses the eight-race card at Hamilton on Monday, providing his best bets and value selections.

• Cameron Happ’s horses to follow, forgive from Flemington on Saturday

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BEST BET
SLEEP DEPRIVED (Race 6 No.6 – $3.70)
Strong debut at Hamilton last month, won by 3.8 lengths on a Heavy track, then battled in a 1400m Benchmark 64. Back slightly in grade and Linda Meech sticks.

• Lloyd Williams, James Packer secure Melbourne Cup berth

NEXT BEST
AUTUMN COLOURS (Race 5 No.12 – $8)
Track and distance maiden winner first-up last campaign and then tested in town. Given time. Market support?

ROLLING MOSS (Race 8 No.4 – $10)
Veteran galloper ploughs through wet ground and should be in front for a long way.

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VALUE BET
BOMBISCUIT (Race 2 No.7 – $8.50)
Drawn low and has the fitness edge on the main dangers. Placed in two of the past three starts.

YOU LITTLE NIPPER (Race 4 No.9 – $6.50)
Made good improvement between runs first and second up, on the right trajectory to break her maiden in sixth career start.

• Big sprints on horizon for Growing Empire

THE JOCKEY
JOHN ALLEN
The experienced hoop has five solid rides. TROUVE (Race 1 No.4 – $3.50), LA ZAMPA (Race 3 No.5 – $4.40), BERGASUN (Race 4 No.10 – $4), FOLLOWING SEA (Race 5 No.4 – $6) and THREE GRAND (Race 8 No.10 – $8.50).

Originally published as On The Punt: Rolling to victory at Hamilton