2 weeks Ago By John Schell
Selections based on a good track. Race 1 1. Villasaurus maintained his consistent record when scoring a win in Highway grade at Rosehill last November and then finished third in another Highway at Rosehill before being spelled.
He resumed from a spell with a third in the SDRA Country Championships at Wagga Wagga in what was a good effort, and he’s won a trial leading into this to tick over. 2. Future Fund was close-up when fifth in the SDRA Country Championships and then took on city grade at Sandown when down the track.
This is easier, and he can bounce back to form. 4. Exceedingly Hot did the job well when racing on the speed and scoring a strong win at Wagga two starts ago and followed that up with a last-start third at the Sapphire Coast.
6. Downtown’s Abbey returned from a break with a solid fourth at Canberra and is far from the worst here. Albury will host Thursday’s NSW feature meeting.
Credit: Jenny Evans How to play it: Villasaurus WIN Race 2 2. Fangela ran second at Canberra when second-up from a spell and has since looked good winning two in a row at the same track. He’s drawn well here and has the benefit of an apprentice allowance.
1. Sparring has been tackling tougher company of late at Randwick and Flemington and should find this more to his liking. 6.
Rumours Abound has also been taking on city grade of late and will find this an easier task. 4. Tap ‘N’ Run is resuming from a break and can sprint well fresh.
How to play it: Fangela WIN Race 3 6. Monte Veebee has a good record with four seconds from seven starts. He resumed with a second as favourite on the Kensington track at Randwick when not beaten too far.
He gets his chance to break through here from the good draw. 4. Barrelling wasn’t disgraced on debut at Morphettville and has had a trial and jump out in preparation for this resuming run.
12. Dubai Darling has performed well enough in two runs to date to be rated a good chance here, while 3. Stairway hasn’t been far away in four starts and has place claims.
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