Ladbrokes Owners Bonus Maiden Tips (Race 1)
Cranbourne Next Best Bet - Race 1 No. 4 Scorched Lane
The $130,000 yearling purchase showed up well on wet tracks in his first two starts finishing in the frame on each occasion.
The second of those efforts saw him beaten just under two lengths in a 1300m maiden held on a soft 6 track at Bendigo in June last year.
While the gelding missed the rest of 2024 he showed no ill-effects for that absence when resuming with a good second at Sale last month.
The selection lost out by less than half-a-length when placing second on his first start on a sound surface on that occasion.
While the first and third have both failed to shine subsequently the fourth and seventh have both gone on to record their first wins in the interim period.
The son of Too Darn Hot arrives here on the back of a second to a stablemate in a 1000m jump out at Ballnarring at the end of last month and he looks up to recording his first win.
Springvale RSL Class 1 Handicap Tips (Race 4)
Cranbourne Best Bet - Race 4 No. 6 Grouse Mountain
The daughter of Vancouver registered a number of placed efforts prior to breaking through for her first win here last month.
Racing on a good 4 track the filly got home by a narrow margin when contesting a maiden race over this course and distance that day.
The runner-up that day has gone on to score at metro-level since that contest while the fifth and sixth have also registered victories.
The four-year-old appeared to appreciate the step up to 1300m she got for that maiden success and it was interesting that connections dropped her back to 1200m here a week ago.
The selection contested a small field Benchmark 64 handicap for fillies & mares which may also have been against her that day however she performed well in finishing a close third.
The step back up in distance is expected to suit here with jockey Logan Bates taking a valuable one-and-a-half-kilogram’s off her back she is taken to record the second win of her career.
Grand Ridge Arenas BM64 Handicap Tips (Race 5)
Cranbourne Value Bet - Race 5 No. 4 Attachments
The three-year-old failed to shine in her sole barrier trial prior to debuting finishing a well beaten fourth in a 900m event at Murtoa in October last year.
The pick jumped at $61 for her debut subsequently delivering a highly-respectable effort in being beaten just over four lengths into fifth in a 1200m contest at Ballarat later that month.
The daughter of Prince Of Caviar was spelled following that effort and she showed improvement in the second of two jump out efforts this prep winning at Donald just over a month ago.
The filly went on to break through to record her first victory when contesting a 1200m maiden at Warracknabeal eleven days later.
The selection jumped at $2.50 and raced in mid-division before going on to deliver an impressive one-and-a-half-length victory when racing on a good 4 track.
Archie Alexander’s representative is set to jump from barrier ten here and she looks value to record back-to-back wins.
Mitavite Athlete Plus BM64 Handicap Tips (Race 7)
Cranbourne Favourite - Race 7 No. 7 Enzedder
The five-year-old has made just six starts to date however he has gone well first up on each occasion including when winning over 1400m at Pakenham on debut in November 2023.
The son of Zed’s next effort saw him encounter a wet track for the first time in finishing third in a 1400m Benchmark 64 handicap at Bendigo in June of last year.
The pick delivered a number of solid efforts in defeat that prep saving his best performance for a metro Benchmark 64 handicap at Sandown on his final outing of that prep.
Stepping up to 2400m for the first time that day the gelding was beaten less than a length in finishing runner-up on the Lakeside course.
That contest has produced a number of subsequent winners whilst the drop back in distance here is unlikely to pose an issue.
The gelding arrives here on the back of an outing in a Caulfield Heath barrier trial last month and he is selected to resume with a win.