1. Diamond Flare | Resumes after a spell of 63 weeks. Finished midfield at only start at Kensington and looks ready to go on recent trial performances. Hard to go past. |
2. Boston City | Finished a length back from the leader last start at Hawkesbury on a soft track and should run fitter for past attempts. Commands serious thought. |
3. Great Siege | Slowly away. Crowded early stages. Failed to handle going 9-1/4 len 9th of 12 (2) $31.00 55.5 Promitto 1200m Randwick G2 Skyline Stks Heavy(10) Feb 26. 4-3/4 len 10th of 12 (9) $81.00 56.0 Queen Of The Ball 1200m Canberra G3 Black Opal Soft(5) Mar 13. |
4. Bringonthebubbles | 3-3/4 len 2nd of 9 (7) $4.60 57.0 Iron Will 1000m Goulburn Mdn Hcp Heavy(9) Aug 8. |
5. Sir Ming | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes debutant and looks ready to go on recent trial performances. Watch early betting. |
6. Surreal Lily | Faded to finish fifth last start at Hawkesbury on a soft track when fresh but trial win in the 23 days since last race adds confidence but still hard to get enthused. |
7. California Touch | Began awkwardly 5-1/4 len 6th of 8 (4) $20.00 57.0 Russian Roni 1200m Newcastle 2yo Mdn Heavy(8) Mar 26. Began awkwardly. Bumped rival. Became unbalanced 8-1/4 len 8th of 10 (3) $14.00 54.5 Zoukerino 1100m Randwick-Kensington 2yo C&G Mdn Heavy(10) July 20. |
8. Excursion | Overraced early stages 1-1/2 len 6th of 9 (1) $6.50 54.5 Russian Conquest 900m Newcastle 2yo Classic Soft(5) Nov 13. |
9. Junqueira | First start and in good shape from recent trial successes. Watch betting. |
10. Spiritchaser | Finished in the middle of the pack at only start at Randwick on a heavy track. Looking to others. |
11. Uconic | Still a maiden after 17 starts but 3kg claim should help. Won't be far away in the run. Hard to have. |