Randwick Tips & Preview – Saturday, December 21

Albany Road is one of several runners here to make their raceday debut.

A son of Exceed and Excel, the colt has been given two public trials and showed good improvement from his first heat.

Settling back in his most recent hit out over 740m, he let down strongly to win the trial.

Tim Clark will do the steering for Gai and Adrian and barrier six should see him afforded every chance.

In Summer is building a tidy record having collected two wins and two second placings from just five race starts and she looks very progressive.

A daughter of The Autumn Sun, she was beaten only narrowly when resuming but proved superior second up out to 1300m.

Last start, she came to town for the first time and in heavy conditions worked home strongly to finish a clear second over the 1500m at Rosehill.

The slight rise to the mile looks ideal and with luck form the wide draw, she’ll be doing her best work late.

Rapt kicked off her campaign with a very encouraging effort over 1300m in the Listed Just Now at Eagle Farm.

Settling back at the tail, she finished off strongly down the outside to claim fourth.

She strips fitter for that outing and looks ideally placed here back in grade.

The More Than Ready mare is unbeaten in two starts over the mile and does race particularly well second up.

Tim Clark will take the mount for Newcastle trainer Jason Deamer and gate five should see her afforded every chance.

Terrestar has finished the runner up in three of her past four outings and gets her chance to go one better here.

Over the 1400m journey two runs back at Newcastle she powered home late to go down by just half a head and last time, over that same trip, she again made a late charge to only just miss.

She’s fit, she gets in nicely with the 2kg claim for Zac Wadick and is sure to be doing her best work late.

Dawn Service returns to the races.

The regally bred colt showed plenty of talent in his first campaign, taking out the Exford Plate at his fourth race start before missing a top three spot for the first time when failing to finish off in the Stutt Stakes.

He was subsequently spelled and comes here off two solid trials.

From barrier three, he’ll be able to put himself up there without doing any work early and with the 3kg claim for Benjamin Osmond, he gets in nicely.

Duke Of Condicote hasn’t been far away in three Australian starts and looks ready to peak out to 2400m.

Formally prepared in the UK, the No Nay Never gelding hadn’t raced for over three years but has returned in good order and has been doing his best work late at his past two.

He’s sure to relish stepping out to this trip and will be well suited on the big Randwick track.

Zad Wadick will do the steering for Ciaron Maher and his 2kg claim sees the gelding in nicely at the weights.

Bright Red has been placed in two runs back from a break and looks ready to peak.

Resuming over 1300m, she loomed down the outside but just looked to peak on her run late.

Up to 1500m last time in the heavy 10 conditions, she came right to the outside fence under Nash, making good ground late to claim second.

All three of her wins have come over the mile so she’ll certainly appreciate the slight rise in trip and she’s drawn to receive all the favours under Zac Lloyd, who takes the mount for Chris Waller.

So Risque was only plain when resuming over at Ballarat two weeks ago but the Lindsay Park trained galloper will have taken plenty of benefit from the outing.

Pressed forward, he did work hard through the early part and just peaked on his run late under the 60kg impost.

The ultra consistent son of So You Think has continued to improve with racing and produced some terrific performances last campaign.

He boasts solid form around him and holds an impressive second up record.

He does rise in grade but drops significantly in the weights and gets the winkers back on.

Garza Blanca was luckless when resuming at Flemington on Oaks Day but the I Am Invincible gelding bounced back in style, recording a solid victory in the Listed Doveton Stakes last start.

Prepared by Ciaron Maher, the five year old has always shown plenty of talent and currently holds the 1200m course record at Cranbourne, which he set back in 2022.

He hasn’t always had the best of luck but has continued to perform well throughout his short career.

There is a big rise in the weights but he drops back in the grade and boasts a good record here at Randwick.

Accredited comes off a deserved last start win over 1200m at Warwick Farm.

The son of All Too Hard was a good thing beat when resuming over 1100m at Canterbury, held up in the early part of the straight he charged late once clear to only just miss.

Leaving nothing to chance last time, he was taken straight to the front and kicked away over the final part to score by over three lengths.

An ultra constituent galloper, he’s continued to progress through his grades with relative ease and the slight rise to 1300m here looks ideal.