Gai Waterhouse | Gai Waterhouse News 61854 Playing By The Rules

Emma Reeves aids us with programming and identifies who she thinks is the best placed horse each weekend. 

Shangri La Boy, Saturday 25th October, Royal Randwick, Race 8: This colt is in his first racing preparation, which presents a challenge, but he’s quite well in at the weights under the set weights conditions with only Within The Law and Queen Of Clubs rated above him. He won the key lead up by more than two lengths and, while this will be his first attempt at the distance, he was strong through the line that day, suggesting he will relish the extra ground. Most of his rivals are also untried at the trip. He remains against his own age group and has drawn well in barrier 2, so if he can control the tempo without too much pressure in front, he should prove hard to run down.