The $1 Million The Hunter headlines the card at Newcastle this Saturday afternoon.
We have completed our homework and offer our full 2020 The Hunter Tips & Preview below.
Every horse in this race is a first starter and I can’t get a guide on them. Look for a market move and see how each baby looks in the mounting yard for a push.
Cecilia is yet to miss a place in six career race starts and she fits the profile of a horse needed to win these Highway Handicaps.
She is a last start winner at this track and she has plenty of upside having just her third run this prep.
Opacity is going much better than his form on paper suggests having placed in just one of his four races this time in.
He was beaten just 3.5 lengths in the Group 2 Tramway Stakes behind Dreamforce first up and was far from disgraced last start behind Purple Sector who has since come out and won at Flemington during the carnival.
He has one win from one go at the 1800m and has a fitness advantage over a few of these at the top of the market.
Cafe Royal is a lightly raced four year old mare by Snitzel with a big amount of upside.
She has managed four wins from her seven career race starts leading into prep and is yet to be unplaced.
Her two recent trials suggest she is ready to perform first up and is worth an each way play at the odds.
Prospectus has put together a very nice resume in Queensland this prep and he gets to have a crack at them down south now.
He has finished in the first couple in his last six race starts and with Tommy Berry steering from barrier five, he looks well placed to continue his good form.
I don’t want to put a dampener on the sixth race of the day but it is one of the weakest Group 3 races I have ever come across.
Obvious Step was beaten only two lengths behind Forbidden Love in stakes grade and that form is about the only guide we have at this level of racing.
If she can hold her form and stretch out to 1600m, she is over the odds.
Ranier is having his third run this prep after two solids showings this time in.
The five year old gelding was excellent when finishing fourth behind Cuba last start carrying 62kg.
He meets that horse 2.5kgs better at the weights and has drawn well in barrier eight.
The Godolphin horse is yet to miss a place from three career starts at this distance and he represents good value at his current price.
Strawb won back to back races at this track and distance last prep by a combined 5.8 lengths and is a deserved favourite in this event.
The lightly raced mare has managed four wins from just seven career starts and two impressive recent trials behind Farnan and Two Big Fari suggest she is ready to win first up.
Hilo looks to be putting it all together this prep and he broke through for a really nice win last time out at Randwick.
Before that win he was placed behind Fituese and then Athiri which is turning out to be pretty good form.
He can finish our day on a winning note.