Best lay bets in Australia for Friday, August 1 brought to you by expert form analysts from the Betfair Hub.

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THOROUGHBREDS

Cranbourne: Race 8; #1 Martial Music 

He has plenty of natural speed, but that can be his undoing at times too as he can overdo it a touch and be a sitting duck late. He was much better last start compared to his first-up run, but he finds a pretty deep BM64 here with a few progressive sprinters in it, so I just want to take him on at the top of the market.

GREYHOUNDS

Geelong: Race 5; #1 Paw Clarissa 

Paw Clarissa can show explosive early pace but I would prefer her drawn out wide and zooming across rather than the inside. On top of that she seems to be paddling late in races and I can see here getting swamped in the closing stages and missing a placing.

Geelong: Race 7; #6 Zipping Gryllis 

Zipping Gryllis was impressive at Bendigo last start but this box draw does him no favours. I would prefer him from the rails and he will likely just open the gates for Hotel Whisky One to zoom across and win.

HARNESS

Gloucester Park: Race 7; #7 Dame Valour 

No real knock on the horse but with Off The Charts in front and a couple of handy snipers I think Dame Valour is vulnerable from the draw.

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