On The Punt: Best bets for Wangaratta on Monday

Form analyst Gilbert Gardiner provides his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow for Monday’s Victorian meeting at Wangaratta.

Billy Egan has a strong book of rides at Wangaratta on Monday. Picture: Reg Ryan / Racing Photos

Form analyst Gilbert Gardiner provides his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow for Monday’s Victorian meeting at Wangaratta.

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WANGARATTA TIPS

BEST BET

ARIZONA ACTIVIST (Race 6 No.2 – $4)
First-up flyer and gets some nice weight relief. Arizona Activist has won two of three starts first-up previously and been runner-up once. Hard to beat.

NEXT BEST
BRENLYN’S DAISY (Race 8 No.1 – $3.60)
Won two of past three starts and placed in-between. Always around the money.

VALUE BET
PERSIAN CAVIAR (Race 2 No.12 – $8)
Worth an each-way ticket at the price. Drawn well and 1100m suits. Runner-up in three jumpouts including two most recent 800m heats at Pakenham.

SOUTH POLE (Race 4 No.6 – $14)
The North Pole is where all the Santa Claus action is this time of year but South Pole could be a stocking filler. The four-year-old gelding has run well the past three starts including two third places.

THE JOCKEY
BILLY EGAN
MALLETIER (Race 1 No.4 – $1.95), JE CITY (Race 3 No.3 – $6), MOMETZ (Race 4 No.8 – $2.25), SON OF A BOOM (Race 5 No.4 – $18), POP QUIZ (Race 6 No.9 – $5.50), OUR SILVER LININGS (Race 7 No.5 – $11), MINTULEE (Race 8 No.7 – $4.60) and SHYLEAH (Race 9 No.12 – $2.70).

Originally published as On The Punt: Best bets for Wangaratta on Monday