Oregon looks to be a horse of ability and can his maiden at Canterbury this afternoon.
The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained colt ran home well to fill the minors behind the talented Concealed here on debut and was last seen finishing fourth over 1400m in a Saturday race at Randwick.
Fitter third-up and from an inside draw in this small field, he might not be offered a better opportunity to win.
Key To The Mak has returned to the races in superb fashion this time and looks the horse to beat in Race 4 Sandown today.
The five-year-old daughter of Makfi has missed a placing only twice in nine career starts so far and was last seen beating a BM64 field at Wangaratta by close to three lengths.
This is a rise in class and there is no doubt she’ll need to be at her best, but she’s drawn well, will be ridden by Damien Oliver and I can’t find a reason why she won’t be in the finish.
Bartholomeu Dias will take good improvement into his second campaign start at Sandown this afternoon and is ready to win.
The Mount Nelson gelding returned some good efforts in the UK prior to transferring to the care of Maher & Eustace, and put the writing on the wall with an impressive first-up effort that saw him finish within a length of All Too Huiying and Sikorsky at Caulfield.
Craig Williams takes the ride and the horse will take a power of beating.
Pinyin ran home well to fill the minors at Flemington when resuming and is up to winning this 1000m dash.
The Wanted mare was a strong and consistent performer in decent races for the Jim Conlan stable last time in and mustered an eye-catching turn of foot to finish only half a length from the winner when fresh.
She hasn’t finished worse than second at this point of her prep previously and will get a relief in the weights with Will Price’s claim.