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Pakenham Betting Tips for May 22, 2025 - Empress to break maiden
- Pakenham hosts an eight-race program on May 22
- 'Empress Of The Sun' expected to perform well in Race 1 following a promising debut
- 'Betwitchery' and 'The Maggstar' highlighted as strong contenders in Races 5 and 7 respectively
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Pakenham hosts a Thursday night card on May 22. (Getty)
- Pakenham Tips May 22
- Magic Millions National Sale Starts 25 May Maiden Plate Tips (Race 1)
- Sheen Panel Service Maiden Plate Tips (Race 4)
- Eliza Anders Takes On Sportsbet Class 1 Handicap Tips (Race 5)
- Bon Hoysted Apprentices Cup Tips (Race 7)
Pakenham Tips May 22
Magic Millions National Sale Starts 25 May Maiden Plate Tips (Race 1)
Pakenham Next Best Bet - Race 1 No. 6 Empress Of The Sun
The filly failed to shine in a barrier trial at Ararat in September, however she showed significant improvement in her barrier trial/jump out efforts earlier this year.
Those efforts included a fifth when contesting a 1200m event at Warracknabeal last month.
The pick went on to jump at $17 when making her race debut in a maiden held over 1457m at Kilmore earlier this month.
Racing from mid-division on a good 4 track the stayed on well down the outside to lose out by less than half-a-length in finishing runner-up under Eoin Walsh.
The form of that contest received a boost with fifth home Il Americana, one of two from the field to run since registering a victory at Echuca at the weekend.
The selection is expected to have improved for that debut effort and with the slight step up in distance also expected to suit she is taken to break through for her first win.
Sheen Panel Service Maiden Plate Tips (Race 4)
Pakenham Roughie - Race 4 No. 4 Builtthiscity
The son of Ilovethiscity has jumped at big odds for all seven previous starts including when sixth of eight over 1200m here in October.
The pick was spelled following that heavy defeat however he delivered his best effort to date when placing third over 1200m at Moe recently.
The four-year-old was slow to begin while jockey Liam Riordan also dropped his whip in the final 100m of that contest.
The gelding was beaten just over two lengths into third when racing on a soft 5 track having jumped at $20 on that occasion.
Having been ridden cold in his two previous starts the switch to tracking the speed appeared to suit the gelding who delivered his second top-three finish that day.
Damien Walkey has had success at big odds here in the past and having scratched from a metro maiden at Sandown to race here his representative may prove up to surprising.
Eliza Anders Takes On Sportsbet Class 1 Handicap Tips (Race 5)
Pakenham Best Bet - Race 5 No. 4 Betwitchery
The three-year-old recorded top three finishes in two of her four starts last prep including when going down by half-a-length in finishing second over 1457m at Kilmore.
The selection was spelled having finished four lengths fifth in a 1600m Benchmark 64 handicap at Moonee Valley in November.
Trained by Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin the filly made the perfect start to 2025 when breaking her maiden by nearly a length at Benalla last month.
The daughter of Blue Point led and finished strongly to hold off her rivals having jumped as a $1.75 favourite for a 1206m event held on a good 4 track.
The pick was ridden with more restraint when contesting a Benchmark 64 handicap over 1200m on the Heath track at Caulfield subsequently however.
Ridden by her jockey her Ben Allen she was beaten just one-and-a-half-lengths that day and dropping down from metro-level racing she looks up to doubling her career tally.
Bon Hoysted Apprentices Cup Tips (Race 7)
Pakenham Value Bet - Race 7 No. 2 The Maggstar
The six-year-old has been set some stiff tasks in her fifteen-race career to date including when racing in Group 3 and Listed company last season.
While the grey failed to make an impact at big odds in three metro races last prep she performed better when fifth at this venue on her return to action.
The pick was beaten six lengths when contesting a 1400m Benchmark 64 handicap that day before finishing last of nine in a $100,000 Benchmark 70 handicap at Echuca.
It’s possible that Echuca effort, just eight days later came too soon with the mare breaking through for her second win when saluting at Bendigo earlier this month.
The selection was partnered by her jockey here Olivia East when racing on the pace prior to saluting by just under a length in a 1400m Benchmark 58 handicap.
Tetyana Furdetska’s representative boasts an inside barrier here and looks value to complete back-to-back wins.
Verdict
Our Pakenham selections for Thursday, May 22 are:
Betwitchery
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