I’m confident that Nickelback can kick us off with a win at Gosford this afternoon.
The Nicconi gelding has made just three appearances at the races so far, but he is unlucky not to have already won a race, having finished second on two occasions.
He only just missed at Wyong when resuming this time and any improvement would see him hard to beat today.
Aramis takes his place in this race third-up and ready to win.
The son of Contributer raced well during his brief debut prep in summer, breaking his maiden and filling the minors in Class 1 company most notably.
He has filled the minors in stronger races at Canterbury and Hawkesbury so far this time, and this looks a great opportunity for him to strike.
Fairey Barracuda faces a rise in class at Gosford today, but she couldn’t have been more impressive last time out, and it does look the next logical step for her.
The daughter of Rothesay was a consistent performer during her debut prep, and she completed an ideal return to the races when greeting the judge more than two lengths ahead of her rivals here first-up.
She’s drawn to receive a lovely run today under Hugh Bowman and I can’t find a reason why she won’t be in the finish.
Portnoy has continued to improve with each start back this time, and he too looks ready to strike at Gosford today.
The So You Think filled the minors in races at Scone and Canberra in April, and he returned from a freshen up to finish second, beaten less than a head at Hawkesbury a fortnight ago.
The rise in trips looks as though it will suit and the horse might not be offered a better opportunity to win than this.