Race 1
Race Summary: OBJET D' ART stayed on encouragingly on debut when finishing behind MAGICAL PALACE. The former would have benefitted from that experience and could improve to turn the tables. Recently gelded DIGBY has the form and experience to play a leading role too, especially with improvement expected of him. Watch the betting on well-related newcomers SYMBOLIC GESTURE, CEDAR POINT and THE BIG BANG, as well as regally bred TRIP TO CAMELOT and PURE AS SNOW.
Selections:
#4 Objet D' Art, #3 Magical Place, #11 Trip To Camelot, #5 Pure As Snow
Race 2
Race Summary: Lightly raced JET FORCE has won 2 of 3 course-and-distance appearances and is open to any amount of improvement after a 15-week absence. However, hat-trick seeking LATE DECEMBER has recent race fitness on his side that should give him the edge. Last-start winner SCOTTISH KISS, runner-up SILVER CROWN (2.5kg better off) and unexposed ROLAND GARROS also have the means to make their presence felt.
Selections:
#3 Late December, #2 Jet Force, #6 Scottish Kiss, #7 Silver Crown
Race 3
Race Summary: GOLD GIBOSKI has finished a close-up 3rd in 3 consecutive outings and won't need to improve much to open his account. KONNICHIWA and BUGLE BOY have the form and experience to play leading roles too. WORLD WARRIOR and GETUPANDGO could also get involved if building on recent improvement.
Selections:
#3 Gold Giboski, #7 Bugle Boy, #5 Konnichiwa, #8 World Warrior
Race 4
Race Summary: This won't take much winning and YAMAZAKI will be hard to beat with if reproducing either of his 1600m appearances. Older rival SIGNOR DANTE has shown enough to challenge the selection, while LOVE FROM AFAR could prove best of the rest if confirming the improvement of his latest outing.
Selections:
#7 Yamazaki, #3 Signor Dante, #6 Love From Afar, #2 Conditionally
Race 5
Race Summary: KAMCHATKA deserves a reward for her consistency and she is the best-weighted runner in the race against male opposition. Maturing last-start winner TENPENNY, hard-knockers RULE OF THUMB and SONG TO THE MOON, and WE HAVE TOUCHDOWN aren't taken lightly and will give cheek to the filly. Recent East Cape scorer and INNAMORARE and WORLD OF PLEASURE (tries the trip for the first time) could have a say too at longer odds.
Selections:
#2 Kamchatka, #1 Rule Of Thumb, #4 Tenpenny, #6 Song To The Moon
Race 6
Race Summary: STATE CAPITOL has rediscovered form since resuming after a layoff and she won't need to improve a great deal on her last-start 2nd to go one better in her peak outing. Recent maiden winners MONEY EXTRACTOR and THE NIGHT FERRY fit a similar profile and have more scope for progress. NARETOI and stablemate TORI'S GIRL have made improvement racing with blinkers fitted so they have claims too.
Selections:
#4 State Capitol, #9 Money Extractor, #2 Naretoi, #8 The Night Ferry
Race 7
Race Summary: Good race featuring 3 improving last-winners. Neither FOLLOW YOUR HEART nor SARDINIA BAY was winning out of turn last time when resuming after gelding operations and both should have more to offer. However, the latter was well-backed to make a winning reappearance that day and it could pay to follow his progress. Fellow recent maiden scorer BLIND DATE fits a similar profile so he will likely acquit himself competitively too. SPIRIT and GREEN PLANET also have the form and experience to make their presence felt.
Selections:
#4 Sardinia Bay, #7 Follow Your Heart, #5 Blind Date, #6 Spirit
Race 8
Race Summary: TAMBOURINE MAN finished ahead of TRUE HORIZON and WYLIE JACK over track and trip in a similar contest last month and should confirm his superiority on identical weight terms. LOVERS LANE and ROYAL LYTHAM are weighted to get closer on 1.5kg better terms. CHAMPAGNE MAC had legitimate excuses that day and should pose more of a threat with a 2.5kg weight turnaound. Best-weighted VIVO PER LEI and hard-knocker EASY LIVING also have earning potential.
Selections:
#7 Tambourine Man, #9 Vivo Per Lei, #1 Lovers Lane, #5 Easy Living
Best Win: #7 YAMAZAKI
Best Value Bet: #4 SARDINIA BAY
Best Longshot: #4 SARDINIA BAY
