Gai Waterhouse | Gai Waterhouse News 58523 Playing By The Rules

Will Hudson aids us with programming and identifies who he thinks is the best placed horse each weekend.

Anode, Saturday 12th October, Rosehill Gardens, Race 6:

Anode needs to bounce back from a disappointing run in the Group 1 Golden Rose last time. However, prior to that he ran a huge race to finish second when first-up in the Group 2 Run To The Rose, and it’s not unusual for horses to run a bit flat second-up after a big effort first-up so I think he can be forgiven. He now finds himself in a set weights and penalties race against his own age group, and given he’s never won a Stakes race he gets in with 55kg. He’s rated 88 which is far superior to the rest of his rivals, so he’s very well in at the weights. If he’s able to put his best foot forward and replicate his first-up run he’ll be extremely hard to beat.