Iconic never got into the shake up in a red-hot Oakleigh Plate but his effort behind top sprinter Lankan Rupee reads well for his Moonee Valley assignment
The current market sets up a play in Iconic with the jump required from those at the bottom of the handicap looking under factored.
Samaready has been good without being great in a couple of runs this prep and perhaps the jury is out on her now.
She gets a perfect chance to deliver in the William Reid, though, and at her current price looks a worthy gamble.
The way the race potentially sets up can be the key. She has been out of her ground in a couple to this point but tonight we can expect to see her ridden to make the most of an inside barrier.
Thinking we may well see a fire lit underneath the star mare and tipping her to explode into action.
Right at the back end of Sandown’s Saturday card sits what appears to be a false favourite in Pro Tour.
A win over Initiator and a peak effort when second in the Bairnsdale Cup are decent bits of form but he kicks off here with more required of him than what we have seen in the past and at the top of markets he is best avoided.
THE MELBOURNE MAIL:
Banker: MV Race 7 #7 Samaready @ $3.50
Play Of The Day: MV Race 3 #1 Iconic @ $4.50
Lay Of The Day: Sandown Race 8 #16 Pro Tour @ $5.00
