Beat The Bookie value bets

OUR experts try to boost your bank balance with the best value bets of the weekend in the major cards around the nation.

Flemington Races. Race 7 winner Tiger Tees riden by jockey Damien Oliver. Picture: Jason Sammon

OUR experts try to boost your bank balance with the best value bets of the weekend in the major cards around the nation.

RANDWICK

NIC ASHMAN (Daily Telegraph)

GRIANTE

Race 3, No.3

Talented Melbourne mare who should find the right spot in the straight.

TAB Fixed Odds: $11

STEPHEN ZAMMIT (Daily Telegraph)

TELEPATHIC

Race 5, No.6

Was a big tip last start and responded well when asked for the supreme effort to score over 1400m at Randwick last time out. Very honest mare who can easily put two wins together.

TAB Fixed Odds: $4.20

JOHN DAVIS (Daily Telegraph)

FURNACES

Race 2, No.5

Furnaces is the somewhat forgotten Godolphin 2YO but there is no knock on him after his first-up narrow runner-up’s effort to Haptic at this venue last month. Kept up to the mark with a breezy trial win at Warwick Farm. Set to cause a mini boilover in the final lead-up to the Golden Slipper.

TAB Fixed Odds: $4.60

DARREN PRENDERGAST (Super Racing)

KNOYDART

Race 8, No.3

Consistent sprinter who was placed in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate and Newmarket last year. Ran third behind subsequent Saturday winners San Diego and Catkins in first of two recent trials and should give a big sight first-up after long break.

TAB Fixed Odds: $5

MATT TAYLOR (Fox Sports)

TIGER TEES

Race 7, No.3

The Group 1 Canterbury Stakes has attracted an intriguing field of nine and Joe Pride’s impressive sprinter Tiger Tees appears the value runner. Ticks all the boxes as proven performer first-up, at the track and over this distance, he will be in this race for a long way.

TAB Fixed Odds: $7

FLEMINGTON

MATT STEWART (Herald Sun)

DIG A PONY

Race 6, No.5

Probably better over further but flashed home first-up and will be steaming late again here.

TAB Fixed Odds: $11

ROD NICHOLSON (Herald Sun)

PETROLOGY

Race 7, No.2

Won the Group 2 Sandown Guineas (1600m) before a spell. Not disgraced against older horses last start and back to own age suggests he is a super chance at good odds.

TAB Fixed Odds: $11

MICHAEL MANLEY (Herald Sun)

SO YOU DRINK

Race 3, No.8

Been racing well in restricted grade without any luck after drawing wide at his past three starts. Drawn in for once and looking for the extra distance. Good each-way value.

TAB Fixed Odds: $9.50

DARYL TIMMS (Herald Sun)

MADAM GANGSTER

Race 6, No.8

Has won past three and it should have been four. Biggest test yet, but is talented.

TAB Fixed Odds: $6

SIMON MOY (Super Racing)

ADMIRAL

Race 7, No.3

Second in the Thomas Lyons (1400m) in Hobart before super impressive win over The Cleaner in Launceston George Adams (1600m) on February 25. Well-performed Tasmanian who deserves a crack at this level.

TAB Fixed Odds: $15

NICK QUINN (TAB)

POST D’FRANCE

Race 9, No.10

Racing better than form suggests and will appreciate extra ground, a must for the multiples at odds.

TAB Fixed Odds: $16

SUNSHINE COAST

NATHAN EXELBY (The Courier-Mail)

RED DIAMONDS

Race 5, No.7

Good strong first-up win at Ipswich then found one a shade better second-up. Should be fitter again for that and strikes a very winnable race here.

TAB Fixed Odds: $8.50

BRAD DAVIDSON (Gold Coast Bulletin)

CASINO BENJO

Race 8, No.3

FAIRYTALE BELLE

Race 5, No.12

One bookmaker put out $71 about Casino Benjo and you could still get $31 about him with some corporates late Thursday. He has put in two good runs this campaign and while this is tougher, he will be suited by the Sunshine Coast. As much as $34 was on offer about Fairytale Belle and while she hasn’t won for a while, she is talented on her day and put in a better effort last time out.

TAB Fixed Odds: $17 (Casino Benjo)

TAB Fixed Odds: $15 (Fairytale Belle)

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