Racing & Sports expert selections.
RACE 1 - FINSCEAL (2) just missed the placings last time out with that effort following four consecutive top-two finishes. Gets the services of Wiggins in the irons and should be going very close against this lot. LADY TOWNSON (1) has won three of her past four including one over this track and trip at the latest outing and it's hard to knock mares in form. Looms as the main danger. PHANTOM FLIGHT (4) has saluted two times around this circuit and gets in well at the weights with the claim. Top-three conveyance. LEICA BITA FUN (5) draws the inside marble and may earn some minor money. PREPOTENT (3) next in line.
RACE 2 - I AM VOODOO (1) has been plying his trade in harder Gold Coast contests and should find this assignment a touch easier. Gets plenty of weight relief from the favourable draw and rates a serious contender against this line-up. LAST DITCH EFFORT (6) has a handy record over this sprint journey with two wins and four placings from eight attempts and is drawn to get all the favours from the inside alley. Expected to feature prominently. JUST SUPER (3) loves this track and trip with three wins and five placings from just ten starts. Has to be included. BAYERISCHE (4) resumes but has tuned up for this with a recent trial here and can run a race while fresh. LIEUTENANT (5) rounds out the selections.
RACE 3 - SARAQAEL (1) hasn't put a hoof wrong winning both outings to date and has race experience over most of these. Gets Wiggins on board and no reason why he can't continue the picket fence. POWER CHIC (3) shed the maiden tag over this track and trip last time out and will have derived a stack of confidence from that victory. Will prove tough to hold out again. BITTER SPIRIT (2) is facing the starter for the first time but has shown ability at the trials and any market support must be noted. REDNA (6) next in line with the 2kg claim.
RACE 4 - The well-related DILIGENTE (4) (half to 3xG1 winner Lady Shenandoah) has been knocking on the door of a maiden victory with two consecutive runner-up finishes and strikes a very winnable contest here. Should be right there when the whips are cracking. SUPER TALON (3) has hit the top five in all six starts to date and is yet to put in a poor one. Draws the inside alley and rates a serious threat. SHEEZA FLING (8) placed here at the latest effort and gets in light with the 3kg claim. Top-three aspirations. SHEZ LETHAL (6) just ran into one better last time out when having her first run for the new stable and looks one for the exotics players. SEND THE MONEY (5) best of the rest.
RACE 5 - POWER OF KATIE (2) hasn't done much wrong with three wins and three seconds from just seven career outings and is racing with a lot of confidence. Should be ready for the six-furlong journey now and looks the one they all have to run down. QUERIDA (7) shed the maiden tag in impressive fashion last time out and can go right on with the job now. Expect another forward showing. ACEDROD (4) has only missed a drum once in four starts over this course and distance and draws the inside alley. Top-three candidate. AMBERINGER (3) saves her best form for this circuit and may earn some minor money. HEAD HONCHO (1) strips fitter second-up from the break and gets Wiggins on top. In the mix.
RACE 6 - RYLOV (3) has been competing in tougher races down south and should find this task a touch easier. Will be ready to peak now fourth-up from the spell and should be right there when the judge calls a halt. BO BO BEWARE (6) resumes here but has placed two from two over this distance range and is a first-up winner in the past. Can run a big race while fresh. TYPICAL YOU (4) has been mixing it in harder NSW and VIC contests and any market support must be respected. VICTORY'S GHOST (9) next in line from the favourable draw.
