Gilbert Gardiner’s best bets and value plays for Mornington on Friday

Racing writer Gilbert Gardiner runs his eye over the card at Mornington on Friday.

Racing is at Mornington on Friday

The Herald Sun’s racing writer Gilbert Gardiner runs his eye over the Mornington meeting on Friday.

FIELDS AND FORM MORNINGTON ON FRIDAY

MORNINGTON

BEST BET

REWARDS AND MORE

R5 No.3 $1.90

Won nicely first-up and then found smart Fickle too speedy at Caulfield Heath. Racing well and has won third-up previously. Home track, rails drawn, looks mighty hard to beat.

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NEXT BEST

BUADES

R6 No.5 $4

Has won and been runner-up at Mornington the past two starts. Champion jockey Craig Williams has stuck with the James Cummings-trained son of Lonhro.

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VALUE BET

NIGHT FLASH

R1 No.3 $12

Third on debut in a small field. Should improve from the performance and drawn nicely at Mornington.

CRUSADER KINGS

R3 No.1 $6.50

Four-year-old first-starter has won three preparatory jumpouts including two with race jockey Adam McCabe aboard. Market support?

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THE JOCKEY

DANIEL STACKHOUSE

HOT WHISKERS (R1 No.8 $7.50), LI’L BRAZEN (R2 No.5 $11), FOREMAN’S GULLY (R3 No.2 $13), BELMORO (R4 No.10 $4.20), TAX FREE PROPHET (R5 No.2 $5), MINTMAN (R6 No.3 $6) and PACIFIC CROSS (R8 No.6 $3)

Originally published as Gilbert Gardiner’s best bets and value plays for Mornington on Friday