Following a round of renovations, the action returns to Caulfield on Saturday!
Another enormous Spring Carnival looms, headlined by some quality races baring our name, including the Neds Caulfield Guineas, and I can’t wait to see all of the new amenities, and how the track is playing this weekend!
There are nine winners to be found, and you can find all of my Caulfield Tips below.
Amigo can make a winning return to the races at Caulfield on Saturday.
The Peter Moody-trained galloper made just one appearance during his debut prep, finishing fifth in the Blue Diamond Prelude C&G.
He’s reportedly furnished in his time away from the races, and 1000m looks ideal first-up.
Katsu can bounce back in the Take It To The Neds Level Handicap.
The talented sprinter returned to action for consecutive wins in races at Sale and Sandown, but he could only manage third in the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes last time.
He’s in peak order, drops in class and is my best bet on the program.
Field Of Praise looks well placed to strike first-up from a spell at Caulfield on Saturday.
The Deep Field filly had clearly had enough by the time she finished down the order in BM78 company at Sandown back in February, but her form prior to that was excellent, and she only just missed at The Valley at this point of her preparation.
She has drawn a peach this week under Daniel Stackhouse and can kick off her prep in style.
I thought that Trosettee looked quite good at his first run back a couple of weeks ago, and I think he’ll be right in the finish here at Caulfield on Saturday.
The six-year-old son of Jimmy Choux returned some quality performances over in New Zealand earlier in his career, and was fair in his first two Australian starts in the 2022 autumn.
Having returned from a lengthy break to finish only half a length behind the leader, I think the improvement gained from the hit-out will result in an even better effort this time.
The Kiwi raider Redmond goes around in Race 5 at Caulfield on Saturday, and I thought he looked a bit of value at current odds ($11 at publish).
Redmond ended his last prep with a lovely win over 1200m on Boxing Day, and picked up where he left off with another nice win.
Australian Saturday metro sprints are probably a step up in class from those, but he harbours plenty of upside, and we can have and each way play at the quote.
Interesting race with several key winning chances engaged, but I am looking towards another one that steps out fresh – St Lawrence.
St Lawrence won each of his first four career starts, including a couple of metro races first and second-up last time, before finishing third in BM78 company at Sandown in February.
He clearly goes well fresh, and he gets into this race well under the conditions, he just needs a little luck early from the draw.
Senegalia takes winning form into the seventh at Caulfield on Saturday, and I think that she is a key winning chance again.
Senegalia finished fourth in BM78 company returning from a short break last month, and converted that effort into a lovely win down the straight at Flemington last time.
Fitter third-up and back to Caulfield this week, she’s another that just needs a little luck in running to figure in the finish again.
The form around Normandy Bridge this time in is excellent, and he strikes another very winnable race at Caulfield on Saturday.
Normandy Bridge did finish down the order in a couple of black type races in Sydney at the beginning of his prep, but he hasn’t finished worse than second at his last three, highlighted by a win over the likes of Pinstriped in BM100 company two back.
In peak order and out to the 2000m, I really cannot find a reason why he won’t be in the finish.
I can’t wait to see Tijuana back in action in the last at Caulfield on Saturday, I think that the $10 about him in betting at publish could prove to be overs.
He hasn’t been seen at the races since Magic Millions Day, but Tijuana really did stamp himself as one to watch in the spring, winning the Group 2 Stutt Stakes most notably before running a credible fifth in the Neds Caulfield Guineas.
His fresh record his very good, and he’s another whom we can have something on each way.