Idyllic James returns to the races for the first time since copping a check at Horsham in February and dropping out of the race.
The son of Fernando Bale is a speedy chaser on his day and his form late last preparation was very good and included a win here over 450m in a best of the night 24.89 seconds.
He loves box 1 having won four of seven starts when wearing the red rug.
He can fire fresh and I expect him to use the inside draw to advantage.
Blessed Rain finished a close second to Essence last start over this course and distance but can return to the winner’s kennel here.
The Feral Franky bitch was in red hot form before that, winning four in a row and clocking best of the night times in three of them.
She is explosive early and has a sensational record from box 7 with five wins from seven starts.
If she jumps as quickly as she can, she should be able to cross and lead.
Paw Gertrude could not have been more impressive in her first three career starts.
The daughter of Allen Deed led all the way over this course and distance for a 5.5 length win in 25.24 seconds.
She backed it up with an equally stylish win last start when clocking 25.10 seconds from box 8 before winning three in a row.
She tasted defeat for the first time last start when going down by half a length at Warragul.
With an undefeated record over this course and distance and a great box, she should bounce back to winning form.
Fade To Black is building an impressive record and has now won eight of his 11 career starts.
The son of Fernando Bale is a previous winner at the track over 450m but has really enjoyed the rise to this distance range in recent races.
He won by seven lengths over 595m at Sandown two starts ago before registering a best of the night 37.81 seconds over 660m at Bendigo last start.
He looks hard to beat.