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Gai & Adrian TV 11th July 2025

At Randwick, keep an eye on Tomato Toastie as she looks to make a splash in the 2YO Handicap over 1400m.

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Will Hudson aids us with programming and identifies who he thinks is the best placed horse each weekend. Tomato Toastie, Saturday 12th July, Race 1:Tomato Toastie was terrific when breaking her maiden at Warwick Farm last Wednesday. It was a very heavy track so you have to treat the form with a pinch of salt, but she could do no more than beat what was put in front of her. She’s now stepping up to Saturday grade and taking on the boys, so it’s certainly going to be tougher. However, the step up to 1400 metres is a positive and given she’s already broken her maiden this is the natural next step for her against her own age group. Regan should be able to get her into a handy spot from barrier 7 and fingers crossed she takes plenty of catching.

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FRIDAY 11th JULY – GEELONGRail Position: Out 6m 1800m - 500m, Out 10m RemainderUNDERCUT (Race 1, 11.30am, 1430m, J Stanley, 58kg)Undercut is pleasing us ahead of this run. He was run off his feet and never able to get into the race or land a blow on debut over 1100 metres at Sale, so we expect him to relish stretching out to 1400 metres today as he’ll be able to travel a lot more comfortably. He’s been back to the jumpouts since that effort to keep his fitness up to the mark between runs, and he gets the assistance today of blinkers to ensure he’s entirely focused and a tongue tie to aid his breathing. Jett will let him roll forward from barrier 5 to make his own luck on or near the speed, and whilst he needs to improve we think he’s more than capable of doing so under these more favourable conditions so we expect him to run a very competitive race. FRIDAY 11th JULY – SCONERail Position: TrueHOT LUCI (Race 4, 2.30pm, 1200m, W Costin, 56.5kg)Hot Luci is in good order ahead of her first-up run. She’s had three trials so she’s as fit as can be, so Winona will use this to heer advantage and roll forward from barrier 8 to try and make her own luck from the front. She has the benefit of previous race experience so we expect her to be switched on and aware of her job, and whilst her trials haven’t been the most exciting she’s resuming at a realistic level and we hope she can give it a good shake to get things off to an encouraging start.SATURDAY 12th JULY – RANDWICKRail Position: +6M Entire TOMATO TOASTIE (Race 1, 11.10am, 1400m, R Bayliss, 56kg)Tomato Toastie gave us all a big thrill when winning so impressively at Warwick Farm last time. The track was a Heavy 10 so you have to treat the form slightly cautiously as a result, but she could do no more than win and there was a lot to like about her effort. She’s taken further improvement from it and she’s been full of confidence since, so she goes into this race at the top of her game. We expect the step up to 1400 metres to bring about further improvement, and Randwick’s a lovely expansive track which will suit. Regan will be positive from barrier 7 to try and land in a prominent position, and if she enjoys a smooth run in transit we see no reason why she won’t be right there at the finish once again.SLY BOOTS (Race 8, 3.20pm, 1600m, R Bayliss, 56kg)Sly Boots resumed with a terrific effort when finishing fifth, beaten less than a length, behind Puntin a fortnight ago. He’s taken great benefit from the outing and it’s certainly switched him on, so he comes into this fitter and a lot more tuned up. He’ll relish the step up to the mile, and he’s drawn well in barrier 4 so he should be able to sit closer to the speed. Regan knows him well and has won on him twice, so we’re delighted to see the partnership renewed here and with a bit of luck in running we see no reason why he won’t be fighting out the finish. SATURDAY 12th JULY – NEWCASTLERail Position: TrueENTITLEMENT (Race 3, 1.15pm, 1850m, O Chambers (2kg), 57kg)It might’ve been a drop in grade, but Entitlement seemed to improve slightly on her first-up run when finishing third at Goulburn last time which was encouraging to see. She’s since been to the trials to keep her fitness up to the mark whilst we waited for this race, and we’re looking forward to stretching her out to 1850 metres as she’s a mare who needs to get over ground to be effective. Olivia rode a winner for us at Wyong last weekend and takes a valuable 2kg off her back, so she’ll be positive from barrier 4 to get her rolling along on or close to the speed but we imagine she’ll be able to control things to suit herself. This isn’t the strongest race so we’ll be disappointed if she’s not fighting out the finish, and fingers crossed she salutes the judge.SUNDAY 13th JULY – BENDIGORail Position: +3M Entire WISHFUL THINKER (Race 3, 1.15pm, 1850m, O Chambers (2kg), 57kg)Wishful Thinker is delighting us ahead of his first career start. He’s thrived since heading south to our Flemington stable, and he absolutely loves life and his routine down there. He’s won his two jumpouts at Werribee in great style, and he’s an incredibly likeable gelding who just rolls his sleeves up and gets on with the job. He’s got the gate speed to roll forward from barrier 12 and make his own luck on or near the front end, and Jett knows him well having steered him to victory in his jumpouts. He’ll probably appreciate further than 1000 metres in time and we think he’ll handle the wet track which is currently rated a Heavy 10, but you never know for sure until you try it. However, this race is a lovely starting point for him against his own age group and we expect him to be very competitive.FRAGRANT CLOUD (Race 5, 1.45pm, 1100m, J Stanley, 57kg)Fragrant Cloud has had a bit of a stop start preparation but it’s been plain sailing with her in recent weeks. She’s had three jumpouts or trials since the start of May, so she’s about as fit as we can have her and we were encouraged by her winning effort at Werribee most recently. These have her spot on for her first-up effort, and she’s got plenty of speed so 1100 metres should be ideal for her. Jett will be positive from barrier 8 to try and hold a handy position on or near the lead, and this race is a nice kick off point for her against her own age group so with even luck in running we hope to see her battling out the finish.

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