Bons Abroad showed excellent ability, while luckless on debut and she looks well placed to break her maiden at Sale this afternoon. The daughter of Bon Hoffa was held up at a vital stage of the race at Wangaratta but mustered an eye-catching turn of foot nevertheless and hit the line well for fourth. She should enjoy wholesale improvement from the experience and has options today from the rails draw.
Springrolls will enjoy a big drop in class into the second at Sale today and is over the odds to win at around the $5 mark. The Carlton House filly showed some ability without breaking her maiden during her debut prep but has clearly returned to the track a far-more furnished prospect this time and was far from disgraced when sixth behind Exhilarates in the Listed Atlantic Jewel first-up this time. The booking of Willo to ride is positive and she’s ready to win.
Extreme Pride has returned to the races in outstanding condition this time and is primed to make it three in a row at Sale this afternoon. The Danny O’Brien-trained mare has found career-best form since transferring stables and has won her two most-recent efforts by a combined five-and-a-half lengths. She’s rock-hard fit and up to winning again.
Shifty Shamus will carry good improvement into his second campaign start at Sale today and is over the odds to win ($9.50 at publish). The three-year-old son of Shamus Award showed good ability during his short debut prep and resumed this time for fourth behind some classy types over 1000m at Bendigo. He’s drawn well and can return to the winner’s stall.