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Best bets and value play for Bendigo Cup Day races

A smart sprinter from the Mathew Ellerton camp is a great chance to post a first-up win while a $12 chance can overcome a luckless first-up run at Wednesday’s Bendigo Cup meeting.

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News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Wednesday’s Bendigo meeting.

BEST BET

FRAGILE LOVE (Race 2 No.5 – $2.80)

Fragile Love has a terrific first-up record and finds herself in a winnable race at Bendigo. She’s drawn perfectly as well.

NEXT BEST

TREAT HIM RIGHT (Race 4 No.3 – $6)

Treat Him Right won well on debut before bumping into a smart one at Ballarat second-up. Expecting him to bounce back at Bendigo.

ANILLA (Race 8 No.2 – $5)

Anilla is a speedy type that races well over the 1100m. His trials have been good, and he can show up fresh.

VALUE BET

VIENNA VIXEN (Race 5 No.10 – $12)

Vienna Vixen never got a crack at them when she was close-up at Sale fresh. She races well second-up and can improve sharply.

THE JOCKEY

BLAKE SHINN

Jockey Blake Shinn heads to Bendigo for seven rides on Wednesday. TOPHET (Race 1 No.6 – $11), PROPRIETARY (Race 3 No.7 – $5.50), FLOOZIE (Race 5 No.13 – $3), SERVED COLD (Race 6 No.9 – $8), HORRIFYING (Race 7 No.7 – $12), ANILLA (Race 8 No.2 – $5), JUSTDOIT (Race 9 No.4 – $15).

Originally published as Best bets and value play for Bendigo Cup Day races

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