Early Mail and Blackbook Update for May 14.

SCONE SATURDAY

RACE 4 (5) SANGIOVESE: Suffered her first career loss when she came back from a break to finish an excellent second over 1000m at Randwick on April 25 when she did well to make up ground on a soft surface. Stamped herself as a filly of high potential when she won her first two provincial starts in January and February and should find this extra distance from a good draw on the big Scone track very much to her liking.

RACE 5 (1) SPILL THE BEANS: Hard to oppose this classy 3YO after his dominant last start Hawkesbury Guineas win over 1400m when he scored in record time under 58kg after dictating the pace. Drops 1.5kg from that win under these favourable set weight conditions and should get all the favours again from the front.

RACE 6 (6) FEDERAL: Confident the best is still to come from this talented sprinter who already boasts a strong record of four wins and four placings from only 11 starts. Won a strong form race over 1400m at Rosehill when first-up from 10 months in March and then disadvantaged by a wide gate and drop back to 1200m on a soft track when a closing fourth behind Music Magnate in the G3 Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick. Has since trialled strongly and can turn the tables on Music Magnate meeting him 4.5kg better over this more favourable distance.

BLACKBOOK UPDATE

Selected Horses from May 7 (Rosehill, Gold Coast; Flemington)

ARCHIVES: Very raw but the talent is there..

LUCKY FISH: Will pay his way through the winter.

GODS IN HIM: Another good banker for the winter months.

JUMBO PRINCE: Should do well over the Brisbane carnival.

SOLD FOR A SONG: Worth a lot more than that now. Talented.

WHIRLPOOL: Progressive type. Should get over more ground.

Eligible Blackbook Runners for May 14

SCONE SATURDAY: Federal (R6); Unequivocal (R6)

DOOMBEN SATURDAY: Dothraki (R7)

MORPHETTVILLE SATURDAY: Whirlpool (R4)

RECENT BLACKBOOK WINNERS (Since March 1): Silent Sedition; Palentino; Defcon; Regatta Rebel. Unequivocal; He Or She; Peeping; Good Offa, The Special Two; Tarzino; The United States; Ungrateful Ellen; Tarquin; Velox; Yankee Rose; Too Good To Refuse; Hetty Heights; Don’t Doubt Mamma; Lady Le Fay; Maurus; Fell Swoop; Nancy; Divine Mr Artie; Zedfast.

CURRENT BLACKBOOK HORSES: Alpine Eagle; Archean; Archives; Astronomos; Awesome Rock; Babooshka; Bachman; Bantry Bay; Bound For Earth; Capella Centre Pivot; Chandana; Concealer; Dissolute; Divan; Divine Prophet; Dothraki; Excess Knowledge; Federal; Figtree; Flippant; Flow; Gabella; Game Pie; Ghisoni; Gods In Him; Grand Slam Eagle; Grunderzeit; Happy Hannah; Hucklebuck; Iggi Pop; Index Linked; Istanbul; Jumbo Prince; La Speciale; Lessyd; Lucky Fish; Magic Artist; Mercurian; Observational; Oh So Unfair; Omei Sword; Oncidium Ruler; Our Ivanhowe; Painted Fireball; Payroll; Politeness; Portman; Private Secretary; Rekindled Power; Rivo Boy; Rock Sturdy; Rose Of Choice; Sabkhat; Sabor A Triunfo; San Diego; Setinum; Shiraz; Sold For A Song; Super Cash; Tales Of Grimm; Tally; Telepathic; Telperion; Testability;The Monstar; Thermogenic; Thud; Trubia; Unblemished Mark; Unequivocal; Valley Sweetheart; Vanbrugh; Whirlpool.