Racing & Sports expert selections.
RACE 1 - Open race to kick off the card. CORMAC T (2) had been slowly working up to a win and did so in fine style at Doomben last time out. Is one from one around this circuit and winning rider Stewart returns to the saddle. Can make it back-to-back victories. SO SLEEK (8) only narrowly went down in a Rosehill Midway at the latest effort and should find this task a touch easier. Draws the inside alley and is sure to be in this for a long way. HABEEBAH (3) gets up to her right journey now and has the deadly Gollan/Jones combination. Ready to show something. OLD SONG (6) is usually thereabouts and is one for the multiples. ALDEENAARY (7) is next in line with Collett on board.
RACE 2 - MISS JOELENE (8) is a Group 1 QLD Oaks placegetter who has hit the frame in all three starts this preparation and looks to have come back in fine fashion. Will appreciate the step-up to the 1820m here and has a bit of class on this field. Gets Maloney on and should be right there at the business end. ZAPHOD (3) is an imported galloper who has shown ability in all four local outings and is drawn to get all the favours from the inside marble. Strips fitter second-up and should play a role in the finish. MOSZUR (9) has been thereabouts in all three starts this campaign and gets in well at the weights with the claim. In the mix. JEALOUS (7) rounds out the selections.
RACE 3 - BEZIQUE (2) is first-up here but the form she showed last preparation was full of merit including placing at Listed level on multiple occasions. Has won two from four when fresh and gets some weight relief with the 2kg claim. Can return a winner. SUNNYCOAST (6) has put back-to-back wins together this time in and is racing with a lot of confidence now. Has earned another shot in town. SAFEWORK (1) has won two of his past three with Callow in the irons for both victories. Hard to ignore winning form. HEARTONI (5) saves his best for this sprint trip and shouldn't be underestimated with the claim. FEMME FATALE (8) best of the rest second-up.
RACE 4 - Strong betting race with the massive field. Former Victorian HARBOURMASTER (5) has hit a rich vein of form since joining the new stable with two wins and a second from just three local starts. Gets some weight off with the claim and looks a serious threat. MICKEY'S MEDAL (1) has won three of six over this distance range and is another to get some weight relief. Top-three credentials. RUNWITHTHETIDE (7) is a winner here and may earn some minor money. The consistent AMERICAN PHIREBALL (8) is next in line.
RACE 5 - SANCTUARY STORM (10) showed ability saluting at Bathurst on debut before just running into one better at Newcastle last time out. Brings strong NSW form to the table and is sure to be well-educated from the Neasham/Archibald barn. Only needs some luck from the wide draw to play a major role in the outcome. RUN LUCY RUN (2) got the job done around this circuit at the latest effort and will have derived some confidence from that victory. Winning hoop Thornton stays on board and should be going very close again. SAVOUR THE DREAM (1) has hit the top-four in all five starts to date and is yet to put in a poor one. Strips fitter second-up from the spell and rates a genuine top-three contender. CELESTIAL BLAZE (3) is a last-start winner who gets 1.5kg off with the claim. In the mix. LARIDAE (8) rounds out the selections.
RACE 6 - The $200,000 Listed Member's Mile. POETIC DRAMA (11) has hit a bit of a purple patch with a win and two seconds from her past three outings and is a three-time winner around this circuit. It's hard to knock mares in form and she can go right on with the job now. JUNIPAL (3) is a six-time winner over this mile journey and will be rock-hard fit for this. Respect from the Waller barn. TANNHAUSER (1) strips fitter second-up from the break and should find this easier than what he contested down south. Top-three aspirations. CAPTAIN FENKEL (8) is drawn to get a soft run in transit from gate two and may make his presence felt. GOLD BULLION (6) next in line from the Waterhouse/Bott camp.
RACE 7 - The $300,000 Group 3 BJ McLachlan for the babies. ICARIAN DREAM (9) looked good winning at Warwick Farm on debut before being thrown in the deep and not being disgraced finishing fourth at Group 3 level in the Golden Gift at Rosehill. Has since finished a close-up second there when well in the market. Gets the services of Collett to navigate from the sticky draw and looks the one they all have to run down. THE PLAYWRIGHT (10) won that Rosehill contest and hails from a stable known for their forward two-year-olds. Promising type who can measure up again. HI BARBIE (8) was impressive saluting at Doomben when facing the starter for the first time and will have derived a stack of confidence from that victory. In the mix. CUDDLES FOR KIMMY (11) has been right there in all three starts to date and looks one for the multiples.
RACE 8 - The $200,000 Listed Falvelon. HIDDEN WEALTH (3) couldn't have been more impressive winning the G3 George Moore by over three lengths when resuming and will have come on with that win now under the belt. Loves this circuit with three wins and two placings from just six starts and winning hoop Wilson-Taylor stays on top. Rates the testing material. ZARASTRO (2) saves his best form for this track and trip winning five of six and was a close-up second when resuming at Doomben. Has won two of five when second-up and a strong showing would not surprise. BOOM TORQUE (7) has had a bit of a freshen up since just missing the placings in the Kosciuszko and doesn't know how to run a bad race. Top-three hope. ROTHFIRE (1) cannot be left out of calculations on best form.
RACE 9 - TRANSATLANTIC (10) was a touch plain here last time out but go on the dominant five length victory at the Sunny Coast two back. Is a two-time winner over this distance range and will be ready to peak now fourth-up from the spell. Should be right there when the judge calls a halt. WEIGALL TIGER (8) loves this course and distance with two wins and a second from just four attempts and gets in light with the 2kg claim. Looms as the main danger. POCKET FULL (3) has put two wins together on the bounce and shouldn't be ignored. BUILLT (6) could be a value each-way play.
RACE 10 - You'd love to own a stable full of gallopers like TALTARNI FIELDS (5) who is yet to miss a drum in eight career starts and doesn't know how to run a bad race. Has turned the corner this preparation putting back-to-back victories together and regular rider Graham stays on top. Meeting a deeper field this time but is certainly up to the challenge. ADDRIEL (1) has placed two from two at this circuit, draws favourably, and gets 1.5kg off with the claim. Ticks a few boxes. HEMAN (11) returns from a break for a new yard and is expected to run well fresh. THANKYOU HENRY (6) consistent type much improved by two runs back from a break. Last start scored by a long neck over 1100m at Ipswich. In the mix.