Selections:
#5 - Kibou (BEST BET) - $1.95
#13 - Vienna Princess - $5.50
#1 - Zoushack - $18.00
#3 - Attractable - $12.00
BEST BET - #5 - Kibou (BEST BET)
I have been waiting for this all week and the time has nearly come. This is the strongest race of the day at Rosehill and it’s going to be very hard to get away from the strongest animal of the day in Kibou. The Waterhouse/Bott trained three year old resumed three weeks ago and nearly made it a winning resumption but her fitness just told late when grabbed right on the line by the fitter / further in prep Iowna Merc. She now gets weight off her back, is better for the run and goes out in trip, maps to be on the speed and just can’t see her losing.
THE DANGER - #13 - Vienna Princess
Vienna Princess looks set for a big preparation this time in. She ran at Randwick just over a month ago behind Mirra View and was very good late in the piece, putting the writing on the wall before coming to this track two weeks ago in Mares grade and dominantly saluting there, defying the track pattern and being dominant late. She goes well down in the weights as she strikes an honest contest but should have plenty more to offer third up you would think.
VALUE BET - #1 - Zoushack
Zoushack might need this run but historical form suggests he should be good to go here. He’s got two wins and two close placings third up which is how he comes into this. He’s three weeks between runs since racing at Randwick 1300m when he had a nice trail behind the speed, looked like he had kicked up to win at the 200m but then faded late. He goes out in trip now that he’s fitter and has a class edge over a lot of these.