5. Air To Air was a class above her rivals at Warwick Farm last start. She’s won two from three since being transferred to Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott. The defeat was due to the heavy track. The six-year-old should get conditions conducive to producing her best form with a soft track likely. Any drier is a bonus. There looks to be enough speed on paper for Air To Air to get the chance to balance up worse than midfield before reeling off her customary big finish. Former Kiwi 3. Pin Me Up is having her first run for Clarry Conners. She is only six weeks between runs so holds residual fitness and love the way she charged through the line in a recent Rosehill trial. 4. Kazou made light work of her midweek rivals last start, justifying being sent around an odds-on quote.
How to play it: Air To Air to win.
Race 6 – 1.55PM SWYSH HANDICAP (2000 METRES)
12. Naval College has hit the ground running in Australia and looks a lightly raced stayer going places for trainer Annabel Neasham. The four-year-old, with just six starts to his name, should have won first up, with the winner, Storm King, franking the form since by winning again. The import then atoned for that second up, comfortably beating Queenmaker, which came out and put four lengths on her rivals at Canterbury on Wednesday. Inclined to stick with him as he works his way through the grades. 19. Wrathful wasn’t suited by the lack of early speed at Scone last start in Midway company over 1700m. He did a big job to get as close as he did given that he was forced to make a wide, sustained sprint. Should relish 2000m. 3. Unspoken is close to his first win in Australia. He has two seconds to his name and a luckless ninth wedged in between.
How to play it: Naval College to win.
Race 7 – 2.30PM FUJITSU AIRSTAGE HANDICAP (1100 METRES)
14. Iowna Merc raced through the grades in his first preparation. After breaking his maiden at the provincials over 1000m, he was a Saturday winner at Randwick two starts later. The three-year-old resumes as a gelding this time back and love the way he has trialled. Rachel King, who rode him in three starts last preparation, is tasked with angling into the clear at the right time from the low gate.
16. Kin lost nothing in defeat when second to Vowmaster first up. The winner simply had too much firepower late. Finds a similar race second up and gets in light again.
5. Billiondollarbaby comes through a key form reference at Scone where she couldn’t reel in 17. Comonic. She was only first up there and should get the speed to suit in this.
How to play it: Iowna Merc to win.
Race 8 – 3.05PM SCCF JAMES TEDESCO OUTREACH PROGRAM HANDICAP (1100METRES)
This race sets up perfectly for 13. Dehorned Unicorn. It looks to be frantically run in the early stages. Dehorned Unicorn should have the drop on those speed horses from the outset. He also only has 52.5kg on his back. The four-year-old went to another level last preparation and has a typical Joe Pride profile in that he’ll continue to improve as he matures. He is also already a winner over the Randwick 1100m. 4. Dragonstone is capable of rattling off huge closing splits. He can be a little hit and miss, but he has an excellent record at Randwick and has trialled sweetly ahead of his return. This will be his first run for Pride. 5. Fox Fighter is similar in that few sprinters can match his finishing speed when he gets the right set-up.
How to play it: Dehorned Unicorn to win.
Race 9 – 3.45PM PRECISE FIRE HANDICAP (1400METRES)
14. Democracy Manifest added his name to the long list of horses that didn’t handle the track at Rosehill four weeks ago. Forgive him that. Instead, judge him on his brilliant first-up win. He returns to Randwick, where he has a history of racing well, and gets back onto afirmer track. He carries just the53.5kg tomorrow and, although there are plenty of well-credentialled gallopers in this field, the best is still in front of Democracy Manifest. Interestingly, the four-year-old raced a touch flat second up last campaign after a big first-up win before bouncing back third up. 3. Art Cadeau loves Randwick. His record at the track reads 7:4-1-0. His record over the Randwick 1400m reads 3:2-1-0. He kept finding the line first up in the Wagga Town Plate. It was the run of a horse already looking for this trip. 2. Oscar Zulu pulled up lame after Scone first up where he faded out of the finish.
How to play it: Democracy Manifest to win.
Race 10 – 4.25PM HITECH PLUMBING HANDICAP (1300METRES)
8. Redwood Shadow has never been at his best on heavy tracks. He handles it. Just. Expect considerable improvement from the Joe Pride-trained galloper getting onto better footing. Would have preferred 1400m now as opposed to a third run at 1300m this preparation, but at double-figure odds it looks a gamble worth taking on the five-year-old. The four weeks between runs should ensure that Redwood Shadow still has enough speed in his legs to be rattling home. 13. Shipshape continues to pick his way through the grades. This is his stiffest test yet, but he gets in light after the claim and shouldn’t be far away in the run. 12. Green Shadows resumes a gelding and like the way he recently trialled at Rosehill. Might find a couple too sharp over 1300m, but he has form around the right horses last preparation. 10. Huesca is also better suited getting onto a better surface.
How to play it: Redwood Shadow to win.
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