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Saturday's racing kicks off the Aussie Day weekend with a nine-race program at Royal Randwick featuring the $160,000 Complete Freight Services Handicap (2000m) where - in a compact market - TAB favourite is the Chris Waller-trained Unlimited ($4.40) ahead of Our Anchorage ($4.60), Agita ($5) and Zaphod ($5.50).

The rail is out 7m the entire circumference with the track rated a Good 4. There's a chance of showers tomorrow with a cloudy day forecast for Saturday and a top of 26 degrees.

This week’s selections: RH

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Race 6, No.8 - IMPOSANT ($4.80 on TAB)

Saturday 25th January – ROYAL RANDWICK

8. IMPOSANT ($4.80) is bursting to win a race and while her pattern tends to be a disadvantage she only needs a favour or two in the run to go close. Excellent first-up at 1300m at Randwick running on behind a smart filly then again a big run from near last at Wyong behind Headley Grange. It comes down to the run she gets through the field, or if barrier one is a help, but she looks hard to beat.

8. LLANDDWYN ($17) is going to be each-way odds but her run at Wyong was far too good not to give her a chance now she’s creeping back up in distance. She was back from 1400m to 1100m and settled near last before spearing very wide on the turn and working home in eye-catching fashion behind Bonita Queen. Different set up here, she’s 3kg better off and a shower wouldn’t harm her chances either. Has to run well.

3. HEADLEY GRANGE ($3.00) has returned in excellent order and he backed up a close second when resuming with a strong win at Wyong in fast time, both at 1300m. He’s won up to a mile so the extra ground is in his favour and he’s again drawn ideally to get that stalking sort of run midfield or thereabouts. Can’t see him running a bad race and he will be in the finish somewhere.

10. STEP ASIDE ($4.40) can be a bit hit and miss but he invariably runs well fresh and looks set to do the same on the back of his latest trial which was quiet and eye-catching at the same time. Interestingly he resumes in blinkers for the first time, which is a good sign of intent, draws the inside and is the type of horse that can make some use of it. Only negative is he’s yet to win below 1300m but the blinkers probably offset that. Good chance.

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