Arabian Melody steps out at Mornington today third-up and ready to break her maiden.
The Maher & Eustace team have clearly had an opinion of this horse since she made her debut, and she went around in black type company at just her second career start in March, albeit a failed tilt.
She’s filled the minors at each of two back this time, and she looks to have the fitness edge over her key rivals today.
This looks a lovely race for Norwegian Joy.
Norwegian Joy has made only two appearances at the races so far, but stamped himself as one to watch by winning on debut back in February and returning to fill the minors at Pakenham last month.
With natural improvement and getting further out in trip today, I can’t find a reason why he won’t be in the finish.
Revolutionist takes winning form into this contest and rates as a key winning chance again.
The Dissident gelding was a consistent performer in races not dissimilar to this one, last time in, but he clearly needed his first back this time when finishing down the order at Pakenham.
That effort was followed up by an eye-catching effort and win at Moe last time, however, and this looks the next logical target for him.
Lefkada returned a winner at Seymour last month and takes further improvement into this race.
The Godolphin finished down the order over 1300m at Warwick Farm on debut and was immediately tipped out, and I thought that her first-up run this time hinted at big improvement.
She gets into this race well and the weights and is further boosted by the booking of Jamie Kah.