1. Jackson: Stable is flying. Landed a nice win at Flemington last week in 2YO grade. Trial was fair. Respect stable.
2. Los Cabos: Trialed well enough. Blinkers on will see extra improvement. Rare you see them do the blinker job here from that stable after a trial. Kept under wraps.
3. Perpetual Crisis: Not often you see the Weir stable with a 2YO. Market only guide. Has been backed.
4. Preemptive: Two runs to date and yet to get close. Hard to see the improvement here.
6. Emphatically: Might just have to ignore the first up run. Got out the back after getting hit out of the gates and didn’t let down. Expect much more today.
7. Missrock: Very strong win first up. Last start no disgrace at Flemington against the bias. Looks well suited from the barrier 3!
8. Motown Lil: Ran nicely out the front first up at Flemington. Has to improve on that for mine.
9. Madam Stryker: Market only guide. Hasn’t been backed.
10. Soviet Secret: Market only guide. Has been backed.
11. Sweet Varden: Well backed in after winning trial impressively. Well enough bred and McEvoy McDonald combo.
Comments: Too many unknowns to be overly confident. Missrock clearly the best we have seen to date and you have to feel the yards would have ran their VERY best horses last week rather than holding them off for a non carnival event?
Confidence 70%
Strategy: Missrock to win.
