1. Hit the Target | Back after 23 week break and won last trial at Scone. Returns to shorter trip. Commands respect. |
2. Air Marshal | Has got off to a poor start this campaign but should improve with fitness and disappointing last start at Muswellbrook. Has plenty of weight. Outsider. |
3. Commander Bell | Returns from six week let-up and drawn the rails. All three wins have come in the dry. One for wider exotics. |
4. Isorich | Won last start at Wyong and has the speed to overcome a very wide draw. 12 from 15 wins have been in the dry. Serious player. |
5. Cool World | Won once this prep at Newcastle seven runs back and placed last start at Muswellbrook. Rise in weight. Not in this. |
6. Eighth Immortal | Reared at start 5-1/4 len 9th of 11 (10) $13.00 60.0 Key Largo 1200m Gosford E&G (Bm64) Good(4) Jan 15. Slowly away. Eased near 200m 3/4 len 2nd of 7 (2) $5.50 62.0 Moetta 1108m Bathurst Hcp (C2) Good(4) Feb 22. |
7. Acoustix | Faded to finish eighth last start at Newcastle when first up but proven second-up runner winning in two of five attempts and ran third at Wyong last try second-up. All five wins have come in the dry. Chance. |
8. Tempel One | Lost a plate 4-1/2 len win of 12 (8) $1.65F 58.5 Kippax, Ludivine 1600m Scone (Bm58) Good(4) Oct 23. 3/4 len win of 13 (10) $1.90F 59.5 Bright Rubick, Jaja Chaboogie 1280m Muswellbrook (Bm66) Good(4) April 9. |
9. Trophies Galore | Ran sixth last start at Muswellbrook on a soft track but three from five wins have been in the dry. Gets the blinkers back on. A good chance. |
10. Chapelis | Last start winner at long odds at Goulburn when first up but drawn no favours. Carrying less weight but still not in this. |
11. All in Rhythm | Vetted - no abnormalities 4-1/4 len 9th of 12 (4) $7.50 61.0 Any Wish 1300m Goulburn 4yo+ (Bm66) Good(4) Feb 21. 3-3/4 len 6th of 8 (1) $51.00 54.0 Nerone 1150m Randwick-Kensington 3yo+ (Bm72) Heavy(8) Mar 25. |
12. Emperor Harada | Finished eighth last start at Gosford when first up and has no help from the conditions. Without a win in seven runs at Newcastle. Not here. |
13. Vega de Lago | Ran eight lengths back from the winner last start at Coonamble on a soft track and down in distance. Big decrease in weight from last start but outsider. |