View a full preview of Saturdays Randwick race meet including tips and previews of the major races on the card including the Southern Cross Stakes, Breeders Classic, Light Fingers Stakes and the Royal Sovereign Stakes.
Southern Cross Stakes:
An excellent meeting at Randwick with four Group Races. Race 4, the Group Three Southern Cross Stakes looks an ideal place to start with Shellscrape. His last twelve starts have been at Group 1 or 2 level and now back to Group 3.
Last time first up was just headed by Hot Danish and Whitefriars and that form is spectacular. He has trialed well for this so scrape out the coin jar and shell out plenty as he is the best of the day in Sydney.
Sister Madly will more than likely stay away from More Joyous and accept for this race and while she is always competitive fresh, the fact is she has only won one race from eleven.
Pinwheel is super honest and also has form around Whitefriars but 58kg is just too much weight. Ahdashim was good winning the Standish but he jumps out of the baby pool into the deep end in the main pool so our traders think she is a lay.
Shellscrape $3.80, Pinwheel $4.80, Sister Madly $5.50, Ahdashim $6.50, News Alert $9.00, Cardinal Virtue $9.00, Others 13.00 & above.
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Breeders Classic:
More Joyous returns to the track in the Group Two Breeders Classic (Race 5) and best advice is to dig up the foundations, call for the excavators and have your house on her because she is a ‘moral’.
At the set weights she is perfectly suited and her fresh record is imposing. Short price, but say no more. By Saturday Sister Madly would have run away to race 4 with Jersey Lily a chance for a place at odds. She ran well in Melbourne in the Spring and has developed into a classy mare.
More Joyous $1.50, Sister Madly $9.00, Sacred Choice $11.00, No Evidence Needed $12.00, Jersey Lily $15.00, Marquadt $16.00, Others $19.00 & above.
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Light Fingers Stakes:
In the Light Fingers Stakes (Race 6), Red Tracer can continue on her winning way. The acceleration she showed in winning last start suggests she is a filly that will measure up at Group level.
She is a full sister to our ‘Best Bet’ Shellscrape so our traders have labeled her the day’s “Archie Bunker†(She’ll keep it All in the Family) The only danger is More Strawberries who was consistent in the Spring and has won two trials leading into this. Look for her to be up on speed.
Kerrin McEvoy has elected to ride Obsequious over Parables and our traders agree with him. It will be a ‘tale of woe’ for Parables from the wide barrier and she won’t get the speed on up front that she needs. Watch for Secret Admirer to be running on at the end and prepare to engage the Black book.
Red Tracer $3.30, More Strawberries $3.50, Parables $6.00, Secret Admirer $7.50, Obsequious $8.00, Slow The Flow $17.00, Others $26.00 & above.
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Royal Sovereign Stakes:
The final Group race is the Royal Sovereign Stakes (Race 7) and it is a much tougher proposition. Pressday is the best horse in the race but from barrier 12 he will have to go back to last and there might not be enough genuine speed here for him.
Masquerader is drawn better and he will be primed up here so he is much more appealing. Ilovethiscity has had a soft trial win but might be waiting for the mile while Master Harry is an interesting runner.
Peter Moody hoping the addition of winkers can help him ‘cast his spell’. Audacious Spirit will ping to the front and be hoping to pinch the race; he represents terrific value for the place.
Pressday $4.20, Masquerader $4.20, Ilovethiscity $6.00, Master Harry $7.00, Top Drop $9.00, Audacious Spirit $15.00, Others $16.00 & above.
Randwick Snapshot:
Best Bet: Shellscrape
Best Roughie: Audacious Spirit
Lay of the Day: Parables
Tap on the Shoulder Back Satin Shoes to win the Slipper before race one because after she wins, she will shorten up.
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