Race 1
Envy Of All comes out of a midweek Canterbury meeting but confident this filly is well above average. She worked hard for the first few hundred metres to cross and sit outside the leader and wasn't entitled to finish as close as she did. The winner of the race, Regent, heads north to chase black-type. She is a half-sister to group2 winner Good Standing (Your Song x Elahi). Follow her. The two trials of debutant Virdine suggest he is a colt of good ability.
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Bet: Envy Of All win ($4.80)
Race 2
Lunar Duchess just missed chasing down a tearaway leader at Muswellbrook last start. Prior to that she was heavily supported to start deep into the red but was posted wide the trip and dropped out. This grey mare should be right at her top now third-up. She is no stranger to Highway Handicaps having run a luckless second in one back in October last year. Loves A Hassle won his first two starts by a space before being caught five deep at Hawkesbury last start. Lightly raced and can bounce back.
Bet: Lunar Duchess win ($3.80)
Race 3
Cross Stitch just battled away as favourite last start but back onto a dry track and with only 51 kilograms on his back, expect him to give a bold sight. Has the talent to win this and his price warrants an each-way ticket. Forget his luckless first-up run, while second-up he was only 1.4 lengths off stablemate and race favourite here Oklahoma Girl. She has won her past two outsprinting her rivals off slow tempos but this doesn't set up quite the same for her. Respect the Victorian Top Of The Range.
Bet: Cross Stitch e/w ($14)
Race 4
Plenty of speed is engaged here. Niccobelle pulled fiercely at Wyong last start and is likely to head forward from the wide draw but he won't be without company. I Thought So is the epitome of "work in progress" but look out the day the penny finally drops. Not sure how much longer he'll stay a colt. All that said, heading right down the bottom to Kawikini who is very close to another win after hitting the line sweetly at Randwick last start in a race of similar quality. Jason Coyle comes off a Warwick Farm double, too. Passage Of Time has enormous upside.
Bet: Kawikini win ($10)
Race 5
Lofty's Menu has two Randwick flops this preparation either side of an Albury romp. All tracks were rated heavy but happy to punt that he simply hasn't handled the "Randwick heavy" which is generally another kettle of fish all together. He has won four from eight on good tracks and ran second in two of them. This is a very suitable assignment and double-figure odds appeal. Godolphin cast-off Careless has been a revelation since joining Mark Newnham and is bound to be fighting out the finish somewhere.
Bet: Lofty's Menu e/w ($11)
Race 6
It's worth forgiving Dreamforce's last start failure when the heavy track was blamed. He travelled sweetly into the race turning for him before his wheels spun when the go button was pushed. He was excellent prior to that at Newcastle first-up. Hoping Blaike McDougall (who claims 3kg off his 60kg impost) won't have to do too much work to carve across from the wide draw. Chandana might be able to go on with it now she has finally broken through for another win, and an impressive one at that.
Bet: Dreamforce win ($6)
Race 7
As is the case for much of the meeting, punters need to be very wary of form reversals with horses getting back to dry ground. Happy Hannah hasn't gone a yard in her last two outings on wet tracks. Her first-up run on a good deck was terrific. Was really hoping she would slip a touch more under the radar as far as the price goes, though. She's a mare with a dazzling burst which few of these could match. New Tipperary is a bulldog and another that will relish getting back on top of the ground.
Bet: Happy Hannah win ($8.50)
Race 8
Not an easy race with TAB rating it $7 the field in early betting. Knit 'N' Purl closed really strongly last start in what looks a key form reference for this race with Untamed Diamond and Yuma Desert both engaged here again. The Kris Lees-trained mare should get a very cosy run from the draw and carries just 51.5kg after the claim of Rachel King. Torpenhow is a talented lump of a thing but he can be his own worst enemy and his trials have been nothing flash.
Bet: Knit 'N' Purl e/w ($9)
Race 9
In Times Of War has had a very similar preparation to last campaign before winning impressively third-up. Suspect she is a mare that simply needs racing to bring her on. She is up in grade here but she gets weight relief and I like the booking of Brenton Avdulla (who won her maiden on her). Bonny O'reilly is a very talented mare, as four wins from six starts suggests, and she is a deserved favourite. Rillito will need the race run to suit but she does possess a sharp turn of foot on dry ground.
Bet: In Times Of War ($5)
From the Racing NSW website