3. Hope In Your Heart took huge leaps last preparation. The four-year-old mare kicked off with a luckless eighth in BM78 company before winning three on the bounce, taking out two G3 races. Then it was a fast-finishing fourth behind I Wish I Win and Fangirl in the Golden Eagle before producing another barnstorming close in The Gong behind Riodini. Two trials should have her ready to go fresh and the inside barrier looks significant given the lack of speed on paper. 4. Mirra Vision can also take advantage of a lack of pressure. Liked the way 2. Yearning ran first up last preparation at Flemington over 1400m but she looks disadvantaged by how this race is likely to play out. It’s a similar case for 9. Dynasties.
How to play it: Hope In Your Heart to win.

RACE 6 – 3.20PM CATANACH’S SWEET EMBRACE STAKES (1200m)

1. Skirt The Law is yet to taste defeat in three career starts as she marches towards the Golden Slipper. The Tony Gollan-trained filly made light work of her rivals in her first two outings before running out a dominant winner of the Magic Millions Classic five weeks ago. From the wide gate on Saturday, suspect that she’ll slide across to take up the running. The role she played when winning her first two starts. She has trialled like a rocket since last start. 2. Blanc De Blanc ran well in the Inglis Millennium, beaten by a better filly in Learning To Fly. It will take a cunning ride from J-Mac from the wide gate.
How to play it: Skirt The Law to win.

RACE 7 – 4PM DRINKWISE SURROUND STAKES (1400m)

It was hard to make much sense of the Light Fingers Stakes two weeks ago given that it turned into a sprint home with just two lengths separating first to ninth. In the end the best filly won, that being 1. In Secret. Her habit of being slowly away doesn’t look like going away which is going to make for nervous watching. 4. Madame Pommery improved sharply second up out to 1400m last preparation and liked the way she returned. Trusting that Light Fingers form reference, it’s hard to ignore the run of 7. Revolutionary Miss. She was badly held up in the straight yet produced some of the quickest closing splits. 8. Sunshine In Paris wasn’t left with any excuses when second to In Secret two weeks ago but keen to see her out to 1400m and she maps well.
How to play it: In Secret to win.

RACE 8 – 4.40PM TAB CHIPPING NORTON STAKES (1600m)

How do they beat 1. Anamoe? Doubt they can, as reflected by his price. The four-year-old is looking to add an eighth Group One to his tally. The margin was only 0.6L first up in the Apollo Stakes but he was always in control. He just does what he has to now. The most ominous part for his rivals is that he is even better set up out to the mile second up and he again maps to find a stalking position one-out-one-back. 11. Fangirl was exceptional in defeat behind Anamoe. Only bad luck will deny her running into the money again on Saturday but she’s going to need her share of it to angle clear at the right time from the inside gate. She clocked the second fastest last 600m split across the entire meeting first up. Wherever Fangirl is typically 12. Hinged isn’t far behind.
How to play it: Anamoe to win; quinella 1-11.

RACE 9 – 5.20PM LIVERPOOL CITY CUP (1300m)

1. Profondo brings weight-for-age form into this. It’s been 71 weeks since the four-year-old last won but seven of his 10 career starts have been in G1 company. It’s been far from smooth sailing for the son of Deep Impact since he burst onto the scene winning the Spring Champion at just his third start, with his career curtailed by wide gates and wet tracks. First up last campaign he resumed in the G1 Winx Stakes and despite covering ground throughout he was beaten less than two lengths by Anamoe. 7. Gravina is going to put himself in the right spot again from the draw and will run to his level, which sees him somewhere in the finish again. Just as he was first up when beaten a narrow margin by 5. Quantico, who has obvious claims to win again.
How to play it: Profondo E/W.

RACE 10 – 5.55PM DYNAMIC SYNDICATIONS HCP (1200m)

The front-running grey 4. Much Much Better was deep ended in the G2 Expressway Stakes third up and he ran much better than his starting price suggested. On the back of that he gave cheek over 1300m here at Randwick two weeks ago, in this same grade, only to be run down late. That was a handy race won by Think About It with Pizarro in second. Don’t mind the wide draw for him either and he pairs well with Brock Ryan who has ridden him four times in the past for two wins and a narrow second. The four-week freshen looks the key to 2. Kalino bouncing back. Respect that he started hard in the market four weeks ago when third to Spacewalk. 16. Sonora comes off a career best and drops to 50kg after the claim.
How to play it: Much Much Better E/W.

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