| What | Pakenham Races |
| Where | Pakenham Racing Club – 420 Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813 |
| When | Friday, October 14, 2022 |
| First Race | 6:15pm AEDT |
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Evening racing returns to the Pakenham synthetic on Friday night with an eight-race card to be contested under lights. The rail remains in the true position as per usual, and with some light rain expected throughout the day, expect the track to muddy up slightly with kick-back being an issue for runners in behind the speed. We get underway at 6:15pm AEDT with the closing race scheduled for 9:45pm.
Best Bet: Tahlequah
Our best bet of the night comes in the second leg of the quaddie, in the form of Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr-trained mare Tahlequah. Her first-up run on the Pakenham synthetic over the 1600m was outstanding, only beaten by a negative steer and a wide gate, plus this daughter of Tarzino strips much fitter for the run after a decent spell. She draws poorly again, but in a much smaller field it shouldn’t be a factor on Friday night. After getting rolled at the short price 20 days ago, the Price & Kent team will give Patrick Moloney instruction to press forward and find cover somewhere midfield. Tahlequah needs some luck, but if any falls her way, she looks the one to beat in this field and we’re keen to be with her.
Best Bet
Race 6 – 
#6 Tahlequah (9)
4yo Mare | T: M Price & M Kent Jnr | J: Patrick Moloney (59kg)
$2.70 with Bet365
Next Best Bet: Plus Fours
We jump back to race four on the card for our next best bet of the night with Plus Fours. This fit gelding by Cable Bay looks ready to peak third-up after two very strong performances this time in. He comes here off an average performance at Moonee Valley on September 30, but that was on an incredibly biased track where it was impossible to make ground from the back. You need to go back two starts on the Pakenham synthetic to get a gauge on how he’s going, and he figures to run well back on his favoured surface. Zac Spain can have this Phillip Stokes-trained galloper close to the speed and peeling off a hot tempo to score late.
Next Best
Race 4 – 
#7 Plus Fours (1)
3yo Gelding | T: Zac Spain | J: Phillip Stokes (57kg)
$4.20 with Neds
Best Value Bet: Game Legend
Our value bet for the night is the Archie Alexander-trained mare Game Legend. She comes here a maiden and it is staggering she’s yet to break her duck. She comes out of some key form references last preparation running in behind horses like Bons A Pearla at Sandown last year, before running into another tough task beaten by Barb Raider. She had a year off before running first-up at Bendigo on a Heavy track, and she simply needed the run to be fit and ready here second-up. Going back through her form, she has a run on the Ballarat synthetic as well, so she’s not coming her as a total unknown on the surface. Bates can find the one-by-one on Game Legend and chase down his rivals at a nice price with online bookmakers.
Best Value
Race 3 – 
#4 Game Legend (5)
4yo Mare | T: Archie Alexander | J: Declan Bates (58kg)
$8 with Bet365
Friday quaddie tips for Pakenham Synthetic races
Pakenham quadrella selections
Friday, October 14, 2022
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