Bunjil will take plenty of improvement from a smart first-up performance, and he can break his maiden at Werribee this afternoon.
The Alpine Eagle gelding finished midfield behind Boogie Dancer on debut at Donald in June and was immediately put away, and he kept his best work for late into second at Stawell earlier this month.
This looks his opportunity to strike.
Charmed Destiny is another galloper that looks well placed to break his maiden at Werribee today.
The Danny O’Brien-trained gelding has made four appearances at the races, and he’s been knocking on the door of a win the whole time, placing on three occasions.
He was only half a length behind the winner her when resuming and any improvement would see him into the finish again.
I was very impressed by Catskill Mountain’s first run back this time, and he can record another win at Werribee this afternoon.
The son of Rip Van Winkle gelding has been a handy horse since making his debuting, but I thought that his fresh effort at Kyneton last month hinted at improvement.
He strips fitter for that hit-out and the 2000m looks perfect for him.
I’m going to give the consistent Smart Elissim another chance in the last at Werribee today.
Smart Elissim doesn’t win out of turn, but he also rarely returns a poor performance, and he has placed in each of his four starts since transferring to the care of Tom Dabernig.
He steps out this week in peak order and we can have an each way play at his current price ($13 at publish).