Moonee Valley Preview & Best Bets – Saturday July 29

Our form expert provides Moonee Valley tips for today’s horse racing at Moonee Valley Racecourse and gives his best bets.

Moonee Valley Tips 29/7/2023

BEST BET 🏆 (WIN)  

Race 6 No. 4 FERAGO- ($7.10)

Keen on FERAGO on the one-week back-up. The six-year-old is in some solid form and was a winner at Morphettville two starts ago over the 2500m before heading to Caulfield and placing 3rd in the VOBIS Gold Stayers (2400m) race behind Teewaters. He settled handy that day and stuck on well to finish a couple of lengths away. He comes into this full of fitness now and at his last campaign he produced a personal best by going a healthy 10.9 lengths faster than standard when winning at the track and trip. That was at the exact meeting a year ago, when he also finished 3rd at Caulfield the week prior. The son of Fiorente draws well in barrier 4 and will be ridden by Craig Williams, who is one from two for the stable. rior to that. He has the speed to overcome the barrier and will be ridden by Wiremu Pinn. 

NEXT BEST 🥈 (WIN) 

Race 4 No 7 SLANE- ($8.50)

SLANE represents a bit of value in Race 4 at Moonee Valley. The Enver Jusufovic-trained galloper has had just the three career starts and was solid in a strong form race two starts ago when 3rd behind Movader in a BenchMark 64 before graduating to city class and running 6th at Flemington over the 1700m on July 15. He led them up at a very solid clip and stuck on well to finish just over two lengths off Albanian I Am. The son of Highland Reel gets out to the 2040m and draws to save a stack of ground from the inside. With a bit of a softer time of it in comparison to last time, he could be the one to catch. 

BEST VALUE 💰(EACH-WAY)

Race 9 No 8 SHALAMAN- ($10)

This shapes as a wide open betting race and I am willing to have something each-way on SHALAMAN. He switched to the Gavin Bedggood yard over the winter and stepped out for this first run for the stable on July 19, finishing 4th behind Epic Centre on Sandown over the 1000m. The son of Shalaa settled just forward of midfield and was strong over the last 400m. He returns to the 1200m and he was excellent in a series of runs at the venue this time a year ago, winning one and finishing a narrow runner-up in another with both ofd those coming over the 1200m in strong company. With any luck from the wide barrier, he can go close here.