Weekend Best Bets: Tips for Flemington, Scone, Eagle Farm and Morphettville

Consistent galloper Beltoro can land a deserved win on the back-up. Check out our tipsters’ best and value bets for the weekend.

Beltoro is closing in on a win. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images

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

Saturday: SCONE (10 races, start 11.05am), FLEMINGTON (9 races, 11.55am), EAGLE FARM (9 races, 11.48am), MORPHETTVILLE (9 races, 12.07pm), BELMONT (9 races, 2.04pm). All times EST

FLEMINGTON

BRAD WATERS (Racenet)

POINT NEPEAN (Race 7, No.10 – $4)

Developing stayer that has won his last two in good fashion and beat the Warrnambool Cup winner last time out. Expecting him to be hard to beat again.

Value bet: JUSTACANTA (Race 8, No.1 – $16)

GLENN McFARLANE (Herald Sun)

BELTORO (Race 5, No.8 – $3.70)

Has his hoof on the till and with the claim he can salute here off the quick back-up.

Value bet: GENERAL FIREPOWER (Race 3, No.4 – $5.50)

SIMON MOY (NewsRacing)

BELTORO (Race 5, No.8 – $3.70)

Just missed at Caulfield last start and claim puts him right in this.

Value bet: SONORA (Race 3, No.5 – $5.50)

SCONE

MATT JONES (Daily Telegraph)

SACRIMONY (Race 5, No.11 – $4)

He’s got the top draw and comes into this off a strong and easy win last start and is only going to get better at this stage of his preparation.

Value bet: BONNY EZRA (Race 3, No.3 – $12)

ADAM SHERRY (Sportsman)

SACRIMONY (Race 5, No.11 – $4)

He was a little unlucky first-up when held up in the straight and finishing a length from the unbeaten Norwegian Bliss. Bounced back with a good win at Hawkesbury’s stand-alone meeting two weeks ago. Up in weight but drawn ideally and tough to bet again.

Value bet: LE GAI SOLEIL (Race 8, No.16 – $4.20)

Sacrimony can win again. Picture: Getty Images

EAGLE FARM

TRENTON AKERS (Courier Mail)

STARTANTES (Race 4, No.10 – $2.60)

Sydney Group 1-placed filly returns to set weights here on her home track where she has a clear ratings edge on all but one rival. Ran great in the Group 2 Victory Stakes a fortnight ago and gets much easier company here. Should be very hard to beat.

Value bet: TARA JASMINE (Race 1, No.3 – $5.50)

CHRIS VERNUCCIO (Racing Digital Editor)

MAZU (Race 1, No. 1 – $3)

Touted as potential the next best sprinter and should be winning here is that’s the case. Won four in a row this prep and continues to step up every time he races.

Value bet: WHIPCRACKER WAY (Flemington Race 9, No.11 – $8)

MORPHETTVILLE

NICK QUINN (TAB)

ALEGRON (Race 8, No.1 – $2.80)

Comes into this on the back of a strong win in the St Leger.

Value bet: THROUGH IRISH EYES (Flemington Race 7, No.8 – $5)

TAB odds correct at time of publishing.

Originally published as Weekend Best Bets: Tips for Flemington, Scone, Eagle Farm and Morphettville