Pakenham synthetic free racing tips & quaddie | August 19, 2024

August 18, 2024 4:00 pm.James Herbert

Pakenham tips

What	Pakenham Races
Where	Pakenham Racecourse – 420 Nar Nar Goon–Longwarry Rd, Tynong VIC 3813
When	Monday, August 19, 2024
First Race	1:30pm AEST
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The synthetic surface at Pakenham is scheduled to host an eight-race meeting on Monday afternoon, with competitive fields the theme of the day. A perfect winter day is forecast, so there should be no excuses for fancied runners throughout the day, as action commences at 1:30pm AEST.

Best Bet at Pakenham: Si Si Milano

Si Si Milano was a dominant Pakenham synthetic 1200m maiden winner on August 5 and as he steps up to the 1400m looks perfectly placed. The three-year-old son of Yes Yes Yes chased home the classy Blue Stratum on debut and clearly looks to be the horse with most upside. Barrier 13 is offset by his desire to get back and run on, and as long as Blake Shinn has him in clear air on the home turn, Si Si Milano should have no issue in overhauling his rivals late on.

Best Bet

Race 7 – #6 Si Si Milano (13)

3yo Gelding | T: Ben, Will & JD Hayes | J: Blake Shinn (59.5kg)

+140 with Neds

Next Best at Pakenham: Signal

Signal is a deadset synthetic specialist. The Matt Laurie-trained runner returned from a five-month spell to win by three lengths on the Ballarat synthetic surface and can replicate that form at Pakenham. Ben Allen will have this guy settled outside the lead throughout, and with a bit of a tactical advantage over his rivals, Signal can bring up a fourth synthetic win from six starts.