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By Neil Evans

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9. Joika is a local filly who can improve sharply over further second-up with blinkers going on in what is now a thin race. Yet to run into the money in five starts, but was good late at Tamworth, and the extra furlong on a bigger track is a plus. 10. Royal Princess is also trained on the course, and draws to get a soft run with cover second-up. 3. Fined For Speeding deep into the campaign, and 8. Honeyhill third-up, head the rest.

How to play it: Joika to win

5. Count Du Money is an exciting two-year-old by fashionable sprint sire Wild Ruler on debut for the Nathan Doyle stable at Newcastle. Has looked smart in winning two provincial soft track trials, drawn to stay off the fence, and this shapes as an ideal starting point. 3. Home Missile finished hard to miss narrowly on debut at Goulburn, and drew to get cover over a bit more ground. 2. Heathcliff returns off a 28 week break for only his second start. In a leading home track stable, and has been fitted with two progressive trials. Gap to the rest.

How to play it: Count Du Money to win

2. Third Base is a tough on-speed galloper who has led for a long way in his last two before being collared. Importantly stays at the short course, and he thrives on rain-affected ground. 1. Close To Midnight is an ex-Victorian four-year-old, and market watch returning for his first outing since spring for the new and emerging Newcastle stable, with a string of gear changes. Has trialled well on the track. Keep safe lightly raced 5. Beyond The Sky second-up with a significant jockey change. 6. Angie's Sister drawn inside second-up, and at bigger odds locally-trained 8. Nevermista resuming behind a solid heavy track trial here both go through trifecta and first fours.

How to play it: Third Base to win

6. Yes To Infinity is a talented home track three-year-old by The Everest winner Yes Yes Yes on debut. Won both trials in smart and easy fashion on rain-affected ground, and gets ideal conditions to open his career, being out of a So You Think mare. Drawn to stay out of trouble, top jockey booked to ride, and looks to have natural cruising speed. The one to beat. 9. Greyt Remlap is in good local hands, emerging as value resuming for her second start behind a solid trial. 13. Flaunter is a two-year-old who was no match for a dominant winner at her second start here, but has early speed so the sharp drop in distance looms as a tactical plus. Keep safe at bigger odds 3. Mr Cacciatore who was well in the market when failing on debut at Newcastle.

How to play it: Yes To Infinity to win

1. Ocean Tsunami is trained on the track, and a tough and still improving filly who has only missed a place once in seven starts. Came off a luckless run in a deeper CL3 Saturday Highway to twice attack the line late here, the latest behind a promising one likely to start a hot favorite in this race whom she now meets better at the weights. Well bred 4. Maples is that big market fancy who shoots for a third straight win to open her career. Hard in the market when surging home from midfield to score 12 days ago, but up 2.5kg and draws the fence which may not suit. Gap to the rest headed by 3. The Cristal who rises significantly in distance third-up, and 7. Sweet Justice who bolted in a thinner race here two starts back.

How to play it: Ocean Tsunami to win

2. Occult is well placed fourth-up dropping back from a tougher CL3 Highway at Randwick where he finished under four lengths from the ultra smart Chains Of Love. Two of his three career wins so far have come on rain-affected ground, and further boosted with the early short priced favourite coming out. 10. Kakoda is a progressive stablemate of the top selection coming off a fast-finishing BM 58 win at Tamworth. 4. Beaumista resuming, 5. Live To Rise down in grade fourth-up, and 8. Capsity drawn the inside second-up, can all add value into trifecta and first fours.

How to play it: Occult to win

9. Tacitly is trained on the course, and can strike resuming for a leading stable behind two solid trials. More than held his own against metro opposition in Qld earlier in the year, and blinkers coming off is a key gear change. 3. Arapawa bolted in from the front here in weaker class two starts ago, and is over the odds coming back from a fair effort in steeper BM 72 metropolitan company. 2. Talkachino rises in grade, but gets some overdue weight relief. 8. Splash of Steel was a dominant third-up maiden winner at Tamworth; while keeping safe 4. Inception who draws to find a trail, and comes back from a string of runs against provincial opposition.

How to play it: Tacitly to win

8. Avista is an exciting filly resuming off a lengthy break in only her third start for the resident Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich stable. Was a bit stiff hitting the line here on debut last spring before blowing them away at Muswellbrook next start, charging home from well off the pace. First time on rain-affected ground, but is bred to handle it and was good through the line in a recent heavy track trial. 3. Oakfield Missouri has shown promise on his home track, and over the odds heading into his third start. 4. Rockthevelio is a progressive metro filly who reloads 25 days after a dominant heavy track maiden win on the south coast, running some nice sectionals considering the conditions that day. 1. Gravel Road peaking fourth-up goes in wider exotics. Gap to the rest.

How to play it: Avista to win

BEST BETS:
R4 6. YES TO INFINITY
R8 8. AVISTA

BEST VALUE:
R3 2. THIRD BASE

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