Best bets and value play for Friday night racing at Cranbourne

Getting back to the provincials should help a Mornington-trained galloper back to winning form while apprentice Logan Bates has a strong book of rides at Friday night’s Cranbourne meeting.

Glenfinnan can return to winning ways when the gelding heads to Cranbourne on Friday night. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Friday’s meeting at Cranbourne.

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BEST BET

GLENFINNAN (Race 4 No.2): The consistent performer was outsprinted at Pakenham last time out and might find this a shade easier. He’s worth another chance.

NEXT BEST

MOLLIFY (Race 5 No.7): Mollify led and was only grabbed late at Pakenham second-up. She’ll be fitter and will be harder to run down this time.

GIVE FAITH (Race 7 No.10): Give Faith has plenty of speed and scored impressively over 1000m in the spring. She has jumped out well and should be prominent.

VALUE BET

SPOKEN HEIRESS (Race 6 No.5): Spoken Heiress ran on well from a wide gate first-up and has drawn to race much closer at Cranbourne. Expect improvement.

THE JOCKEY

LOGAN BATES

Jockey Logan Bates heads to Cranbourne for five rides on Friday. BRAZENLY (Race 1 No.5 – $18), HONEY MAKER (Race 2 No.5 – $6), SLANE (Race 4 No.1 – $4), STEADFAST (Race 5 No.9 – $1.95), HIGHLANDS (Race 6 No.1 – $2.30).

Originally published as Best bets and value play for Friday night racing at Cranbourne