Peter Moody will saddle Savileo in the first at Sale this afternoon, and it looks the perfect opportunity for the horse to break his maiden.
Savileo finished midfield at Echuca on debut in August and was immediately turned out, and he returned with an eye-catching effort to finish a head second at Cranbourne.
I’m expecting plenty of improvement for that hit-out and he might not be offered a better opportunity to win than this.
Ocean Raider is another maiden who looks beautifully placed to strike at Sale today.
The Griffiths & de Kock-trained gelding raced greenly on debut at Sandown in December but finished off well for a credible fifth, and there was a lot to like about his last-start effort for third in a similar contest over 1400m.
Fitter third-up and back to country grade, I can’t find a reason why he won’t be in the finish.
Estoril Park doesn’t win out of turn, but she also rarely returns a poor performance, and she too looks well placed to strike dropping in class at Sale today.
The Pride Of Dubai mare has place in three of her last five starts, and was just a head behind Kentucky Casanova at Caulfield two starts back.
She’s rock-hard fit, drawn well and with even luck, she’s more than up to winning in this class.
The talented Designs will take her place in the penultimate race at Sale this afternoon, and she will take plenty of beating.
Designs has been a model of consistency throughout her prep, placing in metro company a couple of times and recording an eye-catching win at Wangaratta most notably.
A repeat of her last-start effort for fifth at Caulfield last time would be enough to win this race, and this is beautiful placement from Anthony & Sam Freedman.