Stony Creek best: Jockey Ethan Brown has a strong book of rides on Monday

Talented rider Ethan Brown will be hard to beat in the Stony Creek jockeys’ challenge on Monday.

Ethan Brown has a strong book of rides at Stony Creek on Monday. Picture: Racing Photos

We’ve got eight races at Stony Creek on Monday where we are quite bullish about the prospects of a last start winner continuing on her winning way in race five.

BEST BET

EXCEEDINGLY MAGIC
R5 No. 5 $2.70

Led and bolted in second-up at Sale. The lightly-raced four-year-old mare has the luxury of an inside gate this time to repeat the dose. Ran a close second first-up at Mornington.

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PERPETUAL GRACE

R1 No. 11 $2.50

Six-start maiden but around the mark the past four starts. Made good ground last start at Werribee, so the extra 100m looks ideal.

TOBYTOFF

R8 No. 5 $3.40

Broke through for a well-deserved maiden victory last start at Stony Creek after placing in eight of the 13 preceding starts. Makes own luck on speed so will look like the winner for a long time.

VALUE BET

SAPPHIRE SIOUX

R3 No. 10 $10

Striking filly with the big white baldy face has shown ability at home. Drawn nicely on debut and worth following.

PERSIAN PRIDE

R4 No. 9 $7.50

Good effort beaten 2.6 lengths on debut at Cranbourne last September then tipped out after failing at Kyneton. Given time and blinkers on. Respect the Busuttin-Young and Craig Newitt combination.

THE JOCKEY

ETHAN BROWN

The talented rider should be in a lot of finishes at Stony Creek on Monday with such a strong book.

FIGO THE GREAT (R1 No. 8 $2.15), VICTORY COLOURS (R2 No. 6 $4.20), EDGE OF REWARD (R3 No. 2 $4.20), LITTLE PICKLE (R5 No. 3 $4.60), LORD PARAMOUNT (R6 No. 1 $1.45), PROMADA (R7 No. 4 $4) and ALOVELYBROWNHORSE (R8 No. 9 $6).

Originally published as Stony Creek best: Jockey Ethan Brown has a strong book of rides on Monday