Caulfield will play host to Victoria’s major metro meeting this Saturday with a nine-race card.
The rail is out 9m across the circuit with the track currently rated a Good 4.
Happy to have Interest Point on top in what is shaping to be a close race between the two-year-olds.
David Brideoake’s colt was fast into stride on debut at Mornington three weeks ago where he made every post a winner, kicking clear by a cozy 2.75 length margin in the end.
This is tougher up to Saturday grade against some smart juveniles, but likely to roll forward from barrier 7 and dictate on his own terms, he should prove just as hard to catch.
Willing to give Stylish another chance coming off a rather flat effort in Stakes company at Morphettville just under a month ago.
Michael Moroney’s mare by Lonhro was strong to the line the start prior over the mile, holding on for second with a couple of smart horses charging the line.
Hard fit and drawn another handy gate, she’s capable of making amends back in grade.
Episodic is in search of her fourth straight win.
This mare by Tavistock is low key flying for the Clarken and O’Shea Team, overcoming seemingly impossible tactics on the Parks track at Morphettville two weeks ago where she went last to first once a timely gap opened up.
Still only lightly-raced for a four-year-old, she’s drawn to receive a much easier time of it from the inside gate with the class of Damian Lane booked.
Capable of finding further improvement on less of a turnaround between starts, she’ll no doubt be charging late
Open race with a stack of winning chances.
Holly Lolly has drawn wide but does have a slight class edge having competed in the Black Pearl at Geelong earlier in the year.
Clinton McDonald’s mare hasn’t been seen since, but she typically races well over these short sprint trips – as we saw when she won by half a length at The Valley late last year.
Needs luck in running but could be thereabouts with conditions to suit.
Bellinger has been given another good gap between runs.
The Hayes-trained six-year-old hasn’t tasted a win in well over a year, but he has gone close on a number of recent occasions – finding the money in his last two starts since resuming.
Needs to settle handy to the speed from the wide gate, but does look suited over 1400m under the in-form Harry Coffey.
Curran can give this a shake at double-figure odds.
We haven’t seen him since late January when finishing 2.5 lengths off Veight in the Australia Stakes at The Valley over 1200m, a solid effort after landing in the money behind the smart Sghiriipa in two previous efforts.
The son of Irish Group 1 winner Night Of Thunder has mixed his form first-up, but if he gets the right ride off the speed and can save something for late under Matthew Cartwright, a well overdue win wouldn’t shock.
St Lawrence returns from a let up after returning a place at Rosehill last month behind two smart types in Waterford and Iknowastar.
His spring prep never really went to plan, well beaten in the Five Diamonds where he appeared outclassed from the onset.
This race is more to his level, and as we’ve seen, he absolutely loves racing here at Caulfield with two wins to his name.
Drawn to effect and in nice and light at the weights, I’m happy to have him on top.
Pivot City is coming off a place at Group 2 level in South Australia.
The colt by Not A Single Doubt has cashed a cheque in four of his seven starts so far, peaking on his run last time out at the 200m mark where he was a clear third to Skybird over the same trip.
There’s no knock on his fitness deep into his prep and this slightly easier contest should suit with even luck from out wide.
Trosettee was placed over the mile here first-up at Caulfield, an effort he improved on sharply to run second last week on the Sandown track over the same journey.
The decision to race on the quick backup is interesting, but clearly the stable feel he’s pulled up well to give this a crack.
Some sting out of the track would strengthen his claims, but a performance close to last week’s efforts would see him hard to hold out.