Weekend Best Bets: Tips for Ballarat, Kembla Grange and Sunshine Coast

Check out our tipsters’ best and value bets for the weekend at Ballarat, Kembla Grange and Sunshine Coast.

Hypothetical can open the Ballarat meeting with a win on Saturday. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images

Our experts give you an early shot at finding a winner this weekend.

Saturday: BALLARAT (10 races, 12.10pm), KEMBLA GRANGE (10 races, start 12.20pm), SUNSHINE COAST (9 races, 1.03pm), MORPHETTVILLE PARKS (9 races, 12.47pm), ASCOT (9 races, 3.05pm). All times EST

BALLARAT

BRAD WATERS (Racenet)

DETONATOR JACK (Race 10, No.1 – $2.80)

Exciting galloper that made an outstanding return to racing on Melbourne Cup Day. Wet or dry, he can win again.

Value bet: PINK CASHMERE (Race 7, No.10 – $15)

GLENN McFARLANE (Herald Sun)

HYPOTHETICAL (Race 1, No.6 – $2.80)

Lightly-raced mare who has never missed a place in five starts and was impressive with slick last 200m down the straight on Stakes day.

Value bet: POLLY GREY (Race 8, No.2 – $9.50)

SIMON MOY (NewsRacing)

DEEKAY (Race 2, No.3 – $3.20)

Relished the heavy going last start and gets similar conditions to extend winning sequence.

Value bet: THE CUNNING FOX (Race 5, No.9 – $12)

KEMBLA GRANGE

CHRIS VERNUCCIO (Racing News Editor)

NUGGET (Race 9, No.4 – $2.80)

Finished a dead-heat second in his Australian debut over 1400m at Flemington and steps up to the 1600m where all four of his career wins have been.

Value bet: MUNHAMEK (Ballarat Race 10 No.8 – $6)

ADAM SHERRY (Sportsman)

VIANELLO (Race 5, No.11 – $4.60)

Was beaten a nose by Way To The Stars when resuming over 1000m at Warwick Farm on October 19. Suited stepping to 1200m and gets the right from barrier 3 with apprentice Zac Lloyd’s claim bringing her weight down to 54.5kg.

Value bet: STOICAL (Race 4, No.6 – $8.50)

SUNSHINE COAST

TRENTON AKERS (Courier Mail)

KING’S CHARISMA (Race 2, No.1 – $5.50)

Comes to Queensland with superior form and will stay like your mother-in-law in this 2200m endurance test. Stable must be respected when sending one north of the border.

Value

Value bet: RINGER’S REWARD (Race 1, No.7 – $34)

Originally published as Weekend Best Bets: Tips for Ballarat, Kembla Grange and Sunshine Coast