It’s the Melbourne Mail but in reality this week it is the Ballarat bonanza with Cup day as the feature race.

Let’s have a go in the Ballarat Cup and while she runs as one of the punter’s elects, there is still each way value with Ungrateful Ellen.

The mare has been steadily improving through the campaign and this is a race where she can show her staying potential.

Under two lengths from them in the Matriarch Stakes, that form has already been franked by Casino Dancer with Eclipse Stakes win.

The key stat here is that this mare ran a great second in the Queensland Oaks back in May behind none other than Winx and it was race over this very distance due to it being run at Doomben.

Can easily back her both totes.

Another value play of the day awaits in the last in the form of Red Bomber.

Here is a horse who graduated to winning three Saturday metro races in a row at Caulfield back in the Autumn.

He beat G1 winner Trust In A Gust the first time and then Charmed Harmony over the mile and since then that horse has won five races including a Sandown Stakes last week.

No luck resuming last time in, the big straight and the 100m further this time will see him charging home.

MELBOURNE MAIL

EACH WAY PLAY (1): Race 8 #16 Ungrateful Ellen @ $6.00

EACH WAY PLAY (2): Race 10 #1 Red Bomber @ $6.50