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Sydney Specials: Randwick – April 7

It’s Doncaster Day tomorrow at Randwick and the ten race card does not disappoint.

Vin De Dance
Vin De Dance Picture: Race Images Photo

The ten race card is largely comprised of capacity fields with the showpiece clearly the Group 1 Doncaster Mile.

The entire meeting features a host of value through it however looking for a best bet on the card, it’s hard to go past Redzel contesting the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m).

Redzel
Redzel Picture: Steve Hart

Set to be crowned Australia’s Champion Sprinter for season 2017/18, Redzel lines up in the TJ Smith Stakes off winning the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m).

The son of Snitzel on that occasion broke the track record on that occasion and has since been kept ticking over with a Randwick trial win.

After winning The Everest and the Darley Classic during the spring, the Team Snowden-trained sprinter looks poised to add Sydney’s Group 1 sprint feature to his tally.

The TJ Smith Stakes is a noted favourite’s race with six of the past ten favourites delivering in the event.

Redzel has proven his class over most of the rivals he faces here time and time again through the past 12 months.

He can do so again on Saturday.

In terms of value, Vin De Dance shapes as a big chance of claiming the NZ Derby – Australian Derby double.

Fourth on protest but second across the line in the Rosehill Guineas, it was an ideal Australian Derby trial.

The son of Roc De Cambes raced a shade on the fresh side early however kept finding the line at the business end of proceedings, beating all bar D’Argento who instead of contesting the Derby has dropped back in trip to the Doncaster Mile.

NZ stayers have dominated the Australian Derby, in particular ones trained by Murray Baker with Nom Du Jeu (2008), It’s A Dundeel (2013), Mongolian Khan (2015) and Jon Snow (2017) raiding prior Sydney autumns.

Baker in partnership with Andrew Forsman saddle up four runners in the event on Saturday and Vin De Dance shapes as the pick of them.

Sydney Specials: Randwick – April 7

Best Of The Day: R8; #1 Redzel @ $2.30

Each Way Play: R7; #2 Vin De Dance @ $9.00
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Randwick Saturday, 07th April 2018

5f212y TURF GOOD
AUD $2,614,500

T J Smith Stakes (G1)

AUD $2,614,500
Age: 3yo and up Type: OPEN
5f212y TURF GOOD
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 12. TRAPEZE ARTIST (AUS) 3yo C
SNITZEL (AUS) - TREPPES (AUS)
TYE ANGLAND
GERALD RYAN
$8
56.5kg
Vieira Racing (Mgr: B Vieira), B Vieira, Mrs S G Vieira, T Vieira, Mrs C Vieira-Choy & J A Choy

Sales Information

2nd 1. REDZEL (AUS) 5yo G
SNITZEL (AUS) - MILLRICH (AUS)
KERRIN MCEVOY
PETER & PAUL SNOWDEN
$2.25
58.5kg
Triple Crown Synd (Mgr: C H Ward), Walfam No 2 (Mgr: B Walsh), Ten Players (Mgr: S J Fletcher), J N Allen, P Piras, V P Chau, T W Cheng, M R Waddington, Mrs A Gibson, Dr A Kuok, J W Medland, T Kocovski, Mrs P Di Marco, L Halloran, M E Hardwick, B D Playford, D Yates & A Savage

Sales Information

3rd 8. IN HER TIME (AUS) 5yo M
TIME THIEF (AUS) - HELL IT'S HOT (AUS)
DAMIAN LANE
BENJAMIN SMITH
$4.5
56.5kg
Orbis Bloodstock (Mgr: W L Hui) & P J Brown

Sales Information

4th 2. LE ROMAIN (AUS) 5yo G
HARD SPUN (USA) - MIGNARD (AUS)
GLYN SCHOFIELD
KRIS LEES
$41
58.5kg
5th 14. THE MISSION (AUS) 3yo C
CHOISIR (AUS) - MY AMELIA (AUS)
ZAC PURTON
PAUL PERRY
$151
56.5kg

Sales Information

6th 9. ENGLISH (AUS) 5yo M
ENCOSTA DE LAGO (AUS) - COURT (AUS)
SAM CLIPPERTON
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$15
56.5kg
7th 3. BRAVE SMASH (JPN) 5yo H
TOSEN PHANTOM (JPN) - TOSEN SMASH (JPN)
CRAIG WILLIAMS
DARREN WEIR
$6.5
58.5kg
8th 7. FELL SWOOP (AUS) 6yo G
NOT A SINGLE DOUBT (AUS) - TOUCHED IN FLIGHT (AUS)
JAY FORD
MATTHEW DALE
$101
58.5kg

Sales Information

9th 10. GLOBAL GLAMOUR (AUS) 4yo M
STAR WITNESS (AUS) - SPECTACULA (AUS)
TIM CLARK
G WATERHOUSE & A BOTT
$15
56.5kg

Sales Information

10th 5. TAKEDOWN (AUS) 5yo G
STRATUM (AUS) - APAMEA (GB)
BLAKE SHINN
GARY MOORE
$101
58.5kg

Sales Information

11th 4. JUNGLE EDGE (AUS) 7yo G
DUBAWI (IRE) - JUNGLE GIRL (NZ)
KEVIN FORRESTER
MICK BELL
$101
58.5kg

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