Red Tracer will be out to record her third straight win in the Millie Fox Stakes this Saturday at Rosehill. As she was in her previous victories, she will start the odds on favourite at $1.85. The only apparent danger to her according to the market is stable-mate Royal Descent who returns to racing after putting together a very strong spring campaign. She is at $4.60 with A Time For Julia and Driefontein at $5.50 and $9.00 respectively.
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1. RED TRACER – N Rawiller (2) 59kgs
A brilliant mare who is coming off a short but highly successful spring campaign. She ran a head second to Sharnee Rose in the Golden Pendent before winning the G2 Tristarc Stakes and rounding out the preparation with victory in the G1 Myer Classic (1600m), where she narrowly defeated stable-mate Catkins. The Dane Shadow mare will box-seat here from gate two, and given when previously successful in this race she has started at 2/1 on and 4/7 on, the $1.85 opening price is attractive
Odds: $1.85
2. ROYAL DESCENT – J Bowman (7) 58kgs
Last season’s ATC Oaks winner wasn’t able to register a further win from five starts during her spring campaign but produced excellent efforts all the same. The Redoute’s Choice mare placed in the G3 Toy Show and Tramway Stakes before running a head second to Streama in the G1 George Main Stakes. She then ventured south and found trouble in the G1 Turnball Stakes (4 lengths, eleventh) before finishing fifth and within two lengths of Fawkner in the Caulfield Cup. A class mare who wouldn’t surprise if she were to win this but will be better again next start.
Odds: $4.60
3. LONGPORT – M Cahill (1) 56kgs
Led all the way to win an Open class race on Stakes Day last year before venturing to Perth for a tilt at the G1 Railway Stakes where, as a leading $5.00 chance, she ran tenth of fifteen behind Luckygray. It has been fourteen weeks since that run for the Casino Prince mare whose only win fresh came in a restricted Kembla Grange race. She’s been well accounted for her last two fresh runs and will be better off for this run as her second up record, which is much stronger, suggests.
Odds: $10.00
4. DRIEFTONTEIN – T Berry (6) 55kgs
Settled in a position to do more than she did last start in the G2 Breeder’s Classic where the combination of a wet surface (rated slow) on the Rosehill circuit, where her stats for both are only moderate, saw her finish second to last and 4.4 lengths behind Catkins. Will be able to produce a better effort on a better track and the good draw will see her placed to advantage throughout but only has one win and one place from her last eleven starts on Sydney metro tracks.
Odds: $9.00
5. A TIME FOR JULIA – B Shinn (3) 55kgs
Returned from an eighteen week spell in the G3 Bellmaine Stakes (1200m) twenty-one days ago and after camping just off the speed, held on to record a long neck win over Danestorm and Bonaria (who won the Mannerism Stakes last Saturday). The Peter Moody trained mare will be better again for having had that run and likely take up a forward position which will be advantage here.
Odds: $6.00
6. CAMEO – K McEboy (5)
The Darley mare fought out the finish of the G3 Eliza Park International Stakes (1600m) with Catkins during the spring before finishing last in the G1 Myer Classic at her following starts and being sent for a spell. Had a quite trial behind Tiger Tees just shy of three weeks ago in readiness for her return here but yet to secure a place in four fresh runs and normally takes a run or two before finding her best form.
Odds: $51.00
7. LUCKY LAGO – J Cassidy (4) 54kgs
Won a F & M’s BM 80 (1600m) at Warwick Farm last prep before contesting the G3 Angst Stakes and Eliza Park International – both over a mile. She finished a well beaten seventh (4.7 lengths) and ninth (7 lengths) respectively and was then tipped out for a spell by trainer John O’Shea. The Encosta de Lago mare has had two trials in readiness for her return but is likely to find this class and distance too sharp.
Odds: $19.00
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RACE OVERVIEW
Driefontein will push forward from her gate along with A Time For Julia. From her good draw, Nash Rawiller should be able to position Red Tracer in the right spot throughout. She’s ran narrow seconds at her two most recent fresh runs in fields that appear to be of greater depth than this one. A Time For Julia and Driefontein should be able to set a tempo that suits and that sees them both capable of filling a place. A Time For Julia will be better for having had her first up run and drops to from 57kgs whilst Driefontein will be hoping for a drier track.
- RED TRACER
- A TIME FOR JULIA
- ROYAL DESCENT
- DRIEFONTEIN
