Selections:
#5 - Touristic - $3.60
#3 - Anythink Goes - $7.00
#1 - Imrahor - $7.00
#14 - Kouklara (ROUGHIE OF THE DAY) - $17.00
BEST BET - #5 - Touristic
The Snowden’s trained Touristic looks like a good thing coming into this second up off the back of a long spell where he resumed at Kensington a couple weeks ago over the 1400m. He set wide and deep there, running behind the speed with no cover but angled out on the turn and came home very strongly to just miss and end up second there. Has big upside off the back of that and gets out the mile now, should be hard to beat.
THE DANGER - #3 - Anythink Goes
I think the Matt Smith trained four-year-old Anythink Goes is a good thing coming along off the back of the win he picked up last time out at this track. He’s been up around the mark awhile this prep but just keeps running well and last time over the Mile here he trucked along on the speed, sitting on the leaders heels before taking over and proving too strong for them. He looks to really have put it all together now and if he can hold form here will be very competitive.
VALUE BET - #14 - Kouklara (ROUGHIE OF THE DAY)
Kouklara is one of the more interesting runners in this race. The Joseph Pride trained five year old comes into this third up and ready to fire. He resumed in the Heavy at Rosehill and showed his class, despite notn enjoying the going he passed through about half the field there before coming here, settling last and powering home on the turn to pass by half the field again. Comes into this hard fit now, better for the runs and maps to settle a lot closer in the run. A win wouldn’t totally shock.