Best bets and value play for Sale races Wednesday
Form expert Brad Waters analyses Wednesday’s Sale meeting, presenting his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow.
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News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Wednesday’s meeting at Sale.
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BEST BET
YES WE ARE (Race 2 No.4): The Charlotte Littlefield-trained three-year-old has gone well in two spaced outings and should break through at Sale.
NEXT BEST
DOWN LOW (Race 7 No.1): The talented mare is a first-up winner and has raced well at Sale. She has trialled well and can be prominent first-up.
VALUE BET
SOUTHAMPTON FLARE (Race 3 No.4): Southampton Flare looked in need of more ground when resuming at Swan Hill. He steps up in trip for this and can improve significantly.
THE JOCKEY
Jockey Jordan Childs heads to Sale for six rides on Wednesday. TALLADEGA GIRL (Race 1 No.12 – $3.70), FLOWERDALE (Race 3 No.6 – $2.20), LOS ALAMOSS (Race 4 No.12 – $31), QUITE THE LASS (Race 5 No.8 – $15), ANDIAMO ROSSO (Race 6 No.5 – $17), KALIMNA VIEWS (Race 7 No.6 – $34).
Originally published as Best bets and value play for Sale races Wednesday
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