“We know she can handle heavy tracks, which is another bonus, and, hopefully, she can do exactly what she did last time.”

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Riva Del Sol has had support from $20 into $11 since betting opened and will be chasing a fifth BOBS bonus in her three-year-old year, which would be the most wins by a horse in the scheme for the season.

She would still be well behind Everest-bound Mazu, which has the BOBS horse of the year wrapped up, having taken $90,000 in bonuses, but it shows what a talent she is, progressing from a Taree maiden winner to city class this season.

“I think people are still underestimating her,” Karakatsanis said. “I can tell you one thing about her is that she is a winner. She just finds a way to get the job done.