Early Flemington race tips from Mark Read

Here's some tips from Mark Read for tomorrow's card:

This years Derby shapes up to be a cracker, says IASbet.com's Mark Read.

Shamoline Warrior ($3.20) has drawn wide in barrier nine, however hell likely take a sit just behind the main group and shouldnt be disadvantaged from there, said Read.

He's been very impressive in his past two runs and deserves his outright favouritism.

Rockferry ($5) was an absolute moral beaten in the Geelong Classic and could provide punters plenty of value.

He will relish the big track and I think he may show us what hes made of. Ill be on Rockferry with a saver on Shamoline Warrior.Looking to the other Group 1 races, I expect Demerit ($7) to give Irish Lights ($6) a run for her money in the Coolmore.

When the field splits, I expect these two to beat their respective groups home, with Irish Lights on the inside from barrier 1 and Demerit hitting the grandstand rail from barrier 10.

It will just depend on which group is fastest!Rangirangdoo ($3.50) destroyed his rivals in the Crystal Mile, and I think hell do the same against a crack field in the Mackinnon Stakes.

He'll get a nice sit from barrier 4 and I can see Corey Brown unleashing him with about 400m to go and swamping the front-runners.

Quite a few runners in this fine-tuning for Tuesday's Melbourne Cup and it will be an interesting race.

Typhoon Tracy ($2.10) is far superior against her own sex, though has drawn poorly (barrier 13) in the Myer Classic.

Lady Lynette ($15) provides excellent value based on her last run at the Valley and is a solid each way chance.