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It's an excellent 10-race program lined up at Royal Randwick on Saturday with the main race being a cracker - the $2m Group 2-The Ingham (1600m) offering a capacity field of 20 runners.

The ever-reliable Gringotts is the $4.40 TAB favourite narrowly ahead of Yorkshire ($4.60), Victorian galloper Sabaj ($6) and Estadio Mestalla ($8).

The rail is in the TRUE position with the course rated a Good 4. But that could change with the high chance of showers today and on Friday, before easing to a medium chance on raceday with a top of 27 degrees.

This week’s selections are by RH.

BEST BET
Race 1, No.4 - HYPERBOLIC ($3.20 on TAB)

Saturday 14th December – ROYAL RANDWICK

10. HOLLYWOOD HERO ($3.50) rarely puts in a bad one and that alone makes him a good chance in any race. Can he run out 2400m is the big question. He had support at 2000m last time when closing off into third and being the fresh horse on the scene in the staying ranks makes him appealing. Surely this is his chance.

There’s plenty of reasons to argue that 1. GRINGOTTS ($4.40) could meet his match this time. Outside barrier, 61kg, failure in this race last year. But he has to be the horse to beat and you’re getting a decent price to find out. He’s been brilliant with big weights in his past three, was dominant in the Big Dance as was his win in The Gong against the patten. It comes down to what sort of run he can get and if it works out for him he’s obviously hard to stop.

12. WEEPING WOMAN ($3.30) has clearly come back a stronger horse this preparation and the way this race looks to pan out she’s going be a big chance at stakes level. Lumped 61kg in deteriorating ground at Kembla second-up against the mares and drops 8kg on that with two noted front-runners to take a trail behind. Looks a good set up for her and she’s entitled to feature.

2. ASGARDA ($11) is racing in top form this time in without winning and she might have a good chance to break through. Forced to lead in the Little Dance and battled on gamely to run fourth before again leading at Kembla and she went down fighting on heavy ground to run third. Back to 1400m, she won’t need to lead this field and if she can find a spot up there somewhere she’ll be in the finish. Any rain would help her out too.

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