The Doomben Mile headlines and exciting nine-race program in Brisbane on Saturday, September 9th.
I’ve run the rule over every galloper in every race, and you can find my complete Doomben Mile Day Tips below.
Outlawed is chasing a hat-trick in the first at Doomben on Saturday and does look the one to beat again.
The Rob Heathcote-trained mare finished second at her first run back this time and has since been faultless, winning each of her two subsequent starts by a combined four lengths.
She’s hard fit, and this looks the next logical target.
There’s a case to be made for a few of them in the second on Doomben Mile Day, and while it has been a little while since his won a race, I am going to back the class edge of Bartholomeu Dias.
His last race win actually came Listed company during the Flemington Carnival last year, and whole he did finish off the pace in each of his first four back this time, I thought he was a lot better at Eagle Farm, last time out.
He’s been freshened since then, sent back to the trials, and he should enjoy the 2200m in Brisbane.
Dark Harmony has been knocking on the door of a race win, and he gets another great chance at Doomben on Saturday.
The Chris Munce-trained galloper filled the minors at the Sunny Coast and Ipswich two and three back, but hit the line to only just miss over this route at his latest.
He’s another that steps out this week in peak order, he’s drawn ideally, and the booking of KWT obviously doesn’t hurt his chances either.
Great race of Bullfinch and he think he wins it.
The Kodiac gelding hasn’t managed to win in five runs back this time, but he did only just miss on two of those occasions, including a nice effort behind Irish Songs in Listed company last time out.
He’s in peak order, this is a drop in class, and he is my best bet on the program.
Kronenbourg has gone to a new level this time in, and he looms as the one to beat again in Race 5 on Doomben Mile Day.
The Tony Gollan-trained gelding returning to winning form here at Doomben back in June and hasn’t taken a backwards step, winning each of his two subsequent starts as well.
He has been freshened since that last appearance, but he was only just denied by Yellow Brick in a recent trial, and that will have well and truly kept him up to the mark.
Deep Respect has hardly put a hoof wrong since debuting, and he can continue his rise through the grades this weekend at Doomben.
Deep Respect showed ability at the trials prior to debuting, and he put the writing on the wall with a comfortable victory here last month.
He was only denied by a decent Tiger Shark over 1200m here at his only other start, and getting out to the 1350m looks key to his chances this week.
The feature race is a wide-open one from a betting perspective with plenty of winning chances engaged.
Fast Talking has returned some nice effort back from a break, and I thought that he looked a bit of value at current odds ($11 at publish).
Fast Talking finished third, beaten only a length by Blaze A Trail over 1400m at Eagle Farm first-up this time, and we were with him when he returned to winning form second-up over a mile.
He was a little disappointing at his latest, but he steps out this week in peak order, KWT returns to the saddle, and we can have an each way play at the price.
At publish, eight horses have already been scratched from the penultimate on Doomben Mile Day, but there are still plenty of quality gallopers engaged, including Le Melody.
Le Melody has returned to action in consistent form this year, winning two of four starts, including the featured sprint at Muswellbrook back in April.
She’s had two back from a break, filling the minors behind Vodka Martini at her latest, and any improvement on that would see her into the finish again.
Situation Room filled the minors at his first run back from a break here last month, and I am confident that he can return to winning form in the last on Doomben Mile Day.
The Defcon gelding ended his last prep with three-consecutive race wins here at Doomben, each a more difficult race than its predecessor.
That first-up run has reportedly brought him right on and I can’t find a reason why he won’t be in the finish this week.