Best bets and value play for Geelong races Friday

Form expert Brad Waters analyses Friday’s Geelong meeting, presenting his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow.

Brad Waters

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August 8, 2025 - 6:00AM

Form expert Brad Waters analyses Friday's Geelong meeting, presenting his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow.

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News Corp form analyst Brad Waters looks at Friday’s meeting at Geelong.

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BEST BET

BOSSY STAR (Race 8 No.6): Charged home when narrowly at Geelong last time. The bigger field should ensure more pace is on, which will suit the five-year-old.

NEXT BEST

WELL I’LL BE (Race 2 No.6): Trialled well before closing strongly until running out of room late on debut. Will be better for the experience and should be thereabouts.

MERIMBULA (Race 3 No.11): Well in the betting and not disgraced on debut on this track. Fitter for that and has drawn to have the perfect run on Friday.

VALUE BET

MRS SECOMBE (Race 7 No.7): The four-year-old raced consistently last time in, including at her last outing at Flemington. Has trialled well leading up to this and could fire fresh.

LAY OF THE DAY

HOT TOO GO (Race 3 No.3): Had 11 goes without a win and starts his campaign over 1500m but might need firmer footing than what he will encounter at Geelong on Friday.

THE JOCKEY

DECLAN BATES

Jockey Declan Bates heads to Geelong for six rides on Friday. TERRORTORIAN (Race 3 No.5 – $13), OCEAN SYMPHONY (Race 4 No.8 – $5), MORTHAN EFFICIENT (Race 5 No.7 – $3.60), ALPINE ROCKET (Race 6 No.3 – $26), STAR TERRITORY (Race 7 No.5 – $26), BELLALIQUE (Race 8 No.12 – $13).