Selections:
#3 - Moveforlex (NEXT BEST) - $3.30
#2 - King's Crossing - $3.10
#7 - Daddy Frank - $10.00
#4 - Fun Sunday - $9.00
BEST BET - #3 - Moveforlex (NEXT BEST)
I am a big fan of Pat Payne’s work at the moment and am rolling with his momentum as well as I think that Moveforlex is a pretty good horse who has heaps of upside and should be at / near peak fitness third up going into this assignment. He debuted at Mornington in the mud over the 1500m where he didn’t look to handle the going before running two weeks back out to 2000m at this course where he sat just off the pace and found the line well to run second there. Natural step out in distance, fitter and ready for the trip now with Egan aboard, tough to beat you’d imagine.
THE DANGER - #2 - King’s Crossing
King’s Crossing is as honest as they come for Danny O’Brien and will be hard to beat here under Shinn’s steering. His most recent run came over 100m longer than this in the Mahogany Final at Flemington where he settled close to the tail of the field and came on very well in the straight to finish second to First Immortal which is great form for this less deep assignment. I am pretty keen to see how he goes but I suspect he will make this a race.
VALUE BET - #7 - Daddy Frank
I was tempted to go with #4 - Fun Sunday for Brad Widdup but I just feel like Daddy Frank is more of a chance at actually winning, not just filling the trifecta. Maher and Eustace trained three year old last race 6 weeks ago on the Hillside course at Sandown where he got a suck run on the worst part of the track and eased out of the race down the stretch but was in hot form with a win and close placing before. He still looked to handle this distance last time out and with a more economical run he will be strong all run here.