Moonee Valley best bets & quaddie tips | October 28, 2022
| What | Moonee Valley Races |
| Where | Moonee Valley Racing Club – 2 Feehan Ave, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 |
| When | Friday, October 28, 2022 |
| First Race | 5:15pm AEDT |
Friday night racing continues on for another week at Moonee Valley, as they host a competitive nine-race program this Friday. The track is currently rated as a Soft 5 and with some rain on the forecast over the next couple of days, we may not get to out of the Soft range on race-day. The rail will be in the 4m position for the entire circuit when racing kicks off at 5:15pm AEDT.
Best Bet: Elite Icon
The Tony & Calvin McEvoy-trained Elite Icon will resume in the 55 second challenge for the speedsters over 955m and we think that he will be very hard to beat first-up after a recording two wins and two seconds in his first career preparation. Before going out for a spell, this son of Nicconi won a Benchmark 64 over 1200m at this track back on March 4, leading all the way as a short priced favourite with the top online bookmakers. This gelding has never finished outside of the top two in his first four career starts and we don’t expect this race to be any different as he comes to this race as the class galloper with plenty of upside. If he jumps from barrier eight and John Allen can get this guy to cross the field and lead, he will be extremely hard to get past in the concluding stages.
Best Bet
Race 6 – 
#5 Elite Icon (8)
4yo Gelding | T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy | J: John Allen (60kg)
Next Best Bet: Redzoust
In the final race of the day, Tony & Calvin McEvoy will bring their progressive three-year-old colt, Redzoust, to Moonee Valley to try and record his third win at his fifth start. This son of Zoustar was very impressive at his most recent starts at Ballarat where he won by over three lengths in both of his wins over 1100m on September 16 and 30. Now stepping up to 1200m on a track that is favourable to leaders, this race is a very suitable one for this talented galloper. If this guy can cross the field and find the lead on his own, he will be very strong at the end of 1200m.
Next Best
Race 9 – 
#10 Redzoust (11)
3yo Colt | T: Tony & Calvin McEvoy | J: Jye McNeil (58.5kg)
Next Best Again: Powerful Eagle
The Peter Moody-trained Powerful Eagle will take his place in the Class 1 Handicap over 1500m. This colt is coming off of a very good performance behind Zoe’s Promise in a Benchmark 70 over 1600m last start at Caulfield on October 12. Since that last run, Zoe’s Promise has won the Group 2 Fillies Classic at Moonee Valley on Saturday, proving that the form out of that Benchmark 70 race at Caulfield is a very good form reference. This son of Ribchester has also run third to Berkeley Square by just under two lengths, who also won last Saturday in the Moonee Valley Vase and will line up in the VRC Derby this Saturday at Flemington. If this guy can emulate his form from these two starts, he will be very hard to beat over 1500m dropping back in grade.
Next Best Again
Race 3 – 
#7 Powerful Eagle (4)
3yo Colt | T: Peter Moody | J: Luke Nolen (57kg)
Friday quaddie tips for Moonee Valley
Moonee Valley quadrella selections
Friday, October 28, 2022
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