Gai's Tip Sheet
WEDNESDAY 25th MARCH - KENSINGTONRail Position: TrueREACHIN' OUT, Race 1, 1100m, 1.45pm, R Bayliss, 56kgReachin’ Out is delighting us ahead of her first career start. She took good improvement from her first trial to win her latest one in terrific style, and she’s continued on an upwards trajectory ever since. This is a lovely starting point for her against her own age and sex, and she’s got the gate speed to roll forward from barrier 7 and settle on or close to the pace. She handled sting out of the ground in her trials so if the rain continues to fall and the meeting starts on a soft track we think she’ll cope with it, and we expect her to give this a good shake to get her career off to an exciting start.VICTORIOUS RULER, Race 1, 1100m, 1.45pm, T Clark, 56kgVictorious Ruler is doing everything right ahead of her first career start. She took good improvement from her first trial to finish second in her latest one, and the horse that beat here there has since gone on to finish a close second on debut at Warwick Farm which is an encouraging sign. This is a lovely starting point for her against her own age and sex, and she’s got the gate speed to roll forward from barrier 9 and settle on or close to the pace. She handled sting out of the ground in her trials so if the rain continues to fall and the meeting starts on a soft track we think she’ll cope with it, and we expect her to give this a good shake to get her career off to an exciting start.METALLIC CAT, Race 2, 1300m, 2.20pm, T Clark, 57kgMetallic Cat ran a fantastic race on debut at Warwick Farm and she was incredibly unlucky to be reeled in with just a few strides to go. However, she’s taken plenty of improvement from the experience so she strips fitter here, and she’ll be a lot more streetwise too. She’s drawn to do no work in barrier 1, so we expect her to roll forward once again and make her own luck from the front. She handled sting out of the ground last time so we’re not concerned by the track conditions, and with the benefit of a run under her belt the step up to 1300 metres is well within range. This is another competitive race but she showed last time that she deserves her place in town, and we expect her to be hard to beat.DRUMFIRE, Race 3, 1100m, 2.55pm, T Clark, 57kgDrumfire has delighted us since his debut win at Muswellbrook. He wanted to lay in under pressure on that occasion but he was out wide on the track and he was entitled to do a few things wrong in what was only his first start. He’s taken plenty of improvement from the experience and his subsequent trackwork has been excellent, so we couldn’t be happier with him ahead of this run. He’s stepping up in grade to race in town but it’s a lovely steppingstone for him, and he’s drawn to do no work in barrier 1 so Tim should be able to roll forward from there and control the race to suit himself. The step up to 1100 metres will suit and he’s racing on his home track so he ticks a lot of boxes, and with natural improvement forthcoming we expect him to be hard to beat.MOUNT ATLAS, Race 3, 1100m, 2.55pm, A Hyeronimus, 56.5kgMount Atlas is delighting us ahead of his first start. He’s shown plenty of promise in his two trials, and he’s continued to do everything right since his most recent one at Randwick three weeks ago. This is a lovely starting point for him on his home track, and he’s got the gate speed to flow forward from barrier 6 and settle on or close to the speed. Adam knows him well after his two trials which adds further confidence, so whilst he’s conceding race experience to his main dangers and will only improve in time he’s forward enough to run a big race to get his career off to an encouraging start.SATIRICALLY, Race 5, 1400m, 4.05pm, A Hyeronimus, 57.5kgSatirically is in great shape ahead of this run. He gave us such a thrill when winning on debut at Warwick Farm, and he’s been back to the trials since then to keep his fitness up to the mark between runs so he couldn’t be in better shape. Adam will be positive from barrier 6 to try and repeat the front running tactics that were successful on debut, but it can be harder to do so in a tougher grade like this so he’ll ultimately ride him where he lands in the run but we imagine he’ll be towards the head of affairs as he’ll appreciate a genuinely run race. This is a competitive race, but it’s confined to his own age group which is always our preference and if he can take a step forward we see no reason why he won’t be right there at the finish.VOTING RIGHTS, Race 5, 1400m, 4.05pm, R King, 57kgVoting Rights is delighting us ahead of her return. She was a revelation once she got out in trip last preparation, so as such 1400 metres is very much a starting point for her and we know she won’t hit her straps until she gets over further. With that said though, this is a lovely race to kick her off in against her own age group and she’s got enough speed in her legs first-up to roll forward from barrier 8 and hopefully race close to the speed. She’s got wet track form so any further rain probably wouldn’t hurt her chance, so we hope to see her hitting the line strongly to get things off to an exciting start en route to bigger and better things down the line.SUPERFABULISTIC, Race 6, 1150m, 4.40pm, T Clark, 54.5kgSuperfabulistic is in great shape ahead of her first-up run. Her two trials have been encouraging, and they’ve given her the right fitness base to kick things off. She won on debut over 1400 metres so we know she goes well fresh, and whilst 1150 metres might be short of her optimum distance she’s got enough speed in her legs at the outset of her campaign to handle it. She’s drawn well in barrier 5, so Tim will be positive from there to try and roll forward to secure a prominent position either on or close to the speed. She’s resuming in a competitive race but she’s open to plenty of improvement with just two runs under her belt to date, and we hope she’ll take plenty of catching.WEDNESDAY 25th MARCH - CANBERRARail Position: +8M EntireCANADIAN FLING, Race 4, 1600m, 3.51pm, Z Wadick, 57kgCanadian Fling bounced back to something near her best with a very creditable third at Hawkesbury last time. She’s come through that run in great shape and we’ve given her a couple of weeks to get over her exertions which has done her the world of good. There weren’t many options for her over 1500-1600 metres which is why we’re dropping her back in grade here, but it’s a suitable race for her. Zac knows her inside out and should be able to roll forward from barrier 10 to take up control of the race. She handles all going types so any further rain wouldn’t be a concern, and if she can get her own way in front and give a strong kick we’re sure she’ll take plenty of catching. WEDNESDAY 25th MARCH - SANDOWNRail Position: TrueYAUSON, Race 2, 1600m, 3.05pm, J Stanley, 59.5kgYauson gave us such a thrill when winning on debut at Kyneton. He has come through the run in terrific order and he’s learned a lot from it, so he’s going to be much more switched on here. He needed every yard of the 1450 metres to win so the step up to the mile is a big tick, and he’s going to relish it as he’s bred to thrive as he gets over some ground. Sandown’s a fantastic track for him because it’s very expansive and has a long home straight, so he’ll have plenty of time to balance up and go through his gears. The first run outside of maiden grade is never easy, however this is a lovely race for him against his own age group and he’s got a tremendous amount of upside so we think he will be very hard to beat.
