Eagle Farm plays host to Queensland’s major metro meeting this Saturday with another 10-race card.
The track is currently rated a Soft 5 with the chance of showers, while the rail is out half a metre across the circuit.
For our thoughts on the entire program, check out our tips below.
Can’t Recall One saw them all into the turn on debut over 1300m, winding up down the outside with a huge run to go clear by a length.
The son of Reliable Man has a much kinder barrier to operate from on this occasion and gets in well carrying just 0.5kg extra under Michael Rodd.
He can’t afford to settle too far back this time with good early speed on paper, but based on that effort, he looks very hard to beat for Stuart Kendrick out to 1400m now.
Deferential was denied a second win by half a length two weeks ago over the same distance under Damien Thornton.
He looked to have the gun run sitting cozy along the fence in transit, but was held up a little at the top of the straight where he was forced to shift out and make up ground.
Evocator was a touch better in the final stages finishing over the top, but there was still a lot to like about that effort in just his second run back.
With good early speed to suit and another kind barrier, he’ll likely make amends.
Naval Trader looks close to another win for the O’Dea and Hoysted Team.
The grey son of Merchant Navy was strong to the line a fortnight ago over the same track and distance, denied only narrowly after giving it his all down the straight.
He should present fitter now third-up and is also a multiple winner and place getter over this trip.
Disputed River is racing in a rich vein of form trainer Stuart Kendrick this year.
The five-year-old son of American Pharaoh has put together a hat-trick of wins across Eagle Farm and Doomben recently, his latest coming over 2200m where he was a little keen early but still managed to overcome some traffic in the run home and win by a length.
He meets a few of his same rivals here – some better off at the weights – but if Jake Bayliss has him in the right spot again at the top of the straight, he’ll be very strong in the finish.
Rainbow Connection has done it tough from wide gates over his last two starts, winding up with a big run out wide at Grafton a few weeks ago where he was runner-up beaten half a length.
He’s got the top weight to contend with now but does look to have an easy time of it up on the speed with nothing in the field posing much of a challenge for the lead.
James Orman was back in the winner’s circle on Wednesday at Doomben, and I think he’ll get the most out of this six-year-old.
Out to 1500m second-up could prove a winning formula for Transatlantic.
The punters were with him first-up over shorter a fortnight earlier, a race that really wasn’t run to suit given the early tempo and the fact he was a little keen mid-race.
He’s won second-up in the past though and should find this a touch easier dropping sharply in weight. With some decent wet track form, the added chance of rain won’t stop him.
Bella Tivaci gets back out to 1800m where she was placed two runs back behind Fleur De Monde.
The stable made the decision to send her out over the mile two weeks ago here at Eagle Farm, a race that never really panned out as she was seen finishing only fair down the straight.
Her record suggests this trip is more in her wheelhouse, and although she’s got a difficult gate to contend with, I think she’s one of the hardest to beat based on recent form.
The gate makes this a tricky assignment, but it’s hard not to like what we’ve seen from Press Link during his short time at the races.
Robert Heathcote’s three-year-old is unbeaten in two starts, finding the rail early at Doomben two weeks ago where he put paid to his rivals, showcasing an impressive turn of foot in the finish.
Perhaps the wide gate sees him settle back in the run on this occasion, but if he can work to the outside at the top of the straight, he’ll take beating.
Ranch Hand is going on two years since he last tasted victory, but he does look to be in for a good prep under new trainer Tony Gollan if his first-up run was anything to go by.
The Fastnet Rock five-year-old was strong to the line off a lengthy break at Doomben three weeks ago, finishing under a length off Legal Esprit, who went on to win the Gold Jewel last week.
He’s another one that has drawn poorly, but if he settles as one of the back markers and saves something for the finish, he should be charging home late.
Probably the toughest race of the day with a case to be made for more than half the field.
Seneschal has a wide gate to overcome, but she has been racing well of late, finding the money in three of his four starts since resuming in January.
He’s mixed his form over the mile but does get in well at the weights carrying just 55kg’s this time under the in-form Bailey Wheeler.