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All focus this Saturday is on Kembla Grange with its 10-race program featuring the $1 million Group 3-The Illawarra Mercury Gong (1600m) and the $300,000 Gr 3-MCR The Warra (1000m).

TAB favourite for this year's The Gong is the 2024 winner Gringotts at $2.10 in advance of Estadio Mestalla ($6), Tavi Time ($7) and Amor Victorious ($10).

The rail is in the TRUE position with the course rated a Good 4. There is a medium to high chance of showers tomorrow and Saturday with a top of 20 degrees on a cloudy raceday.

This week’s selections: RH

BEST BET
Race 5, No.1 - HURSTVILLE ZAGREB ($2.60 on TAB)

Saturday 22nd November – KEMBLA GRANGE

2. BARBER ($7.50) is a little underestimated as he did quite a good job in his first prep for the new stable earlier this year. He was excellent in a solid race first-up, going down narrowly, then sustained a run to win the Takeover Target at Gosford. Good effort in the Ramornie before spelling. His two trials have been nice in behind the pack and any rain around would be huge for him. Expect he’ll run well fresh.

1. GRINGOTTS ($2.10) is incredibly hard to tip against. He won this race last year in a canter and since then has won at Group 1 level and made light work of 62kg in winning the Big Dance. Runner-up from that race won at her next start. Weight is no issue, he’s down 1kg, he handles wet or dry and he’s drawn a gate where he can be wherever needed. He’s a worthy favourite and anything that beats him has done a good job.

5. WELL TIMED ($4.00) has been pretty good on the whole this time in since winning first-up and back onto his home track he finds a race where he looks very hard to beat. Was being hailed the winner at Hawkesbury two weeks ago only to be swamped on the line, he draws nicely and gets every chance to run out a strong mile.

6. MIDNIGHT DYNAMITE ($5.50) has the right scenario to repeat his winning effort from two starts ago where he found the front from the outside and just kept going as he ran them into the ground over 1300m at Randwick. Then back to 1200m at Rosehill he wasn’t as effective on the back up. Two weeks between runs, he’ll look to lead or be right there and if that’s the case he takes beating.

View final fields with full form & race replays for Kembla Grange here