He’s Your Man blew the cobwebs off first-up and now, out to 1720m, he can make light of a generous current mark.
He’s Your Man came to Australia with handy form at around a mile and a half over in the UK and Europe, form that off his current mark leaves him rated far superior to anything he asked to take on today.
The query would be the trip but he showed enough dash over 1400m first-up, running 12lbs below his peak, to suggest that he will cope.
The form around his first-up effort stood up to both tests last weekend with the first and third horses both showing slightly improved form to win their respective races.
He’s Your Man should make it three from three and stamp himself as one ready to make his mark in pattern races down under.
A lightly raced talent in the shape of Prince Of Penzance looms as the biggest threat but at current odds the better performed favourite makes more appeal.
The seventh throws up a solid quinella opportunity with two key chances holding a solid break on the rest of the field.
Index Linked rates top on recent form and surely takes all the beating again while Initiator is on an upward spiral.
Initiator has a bit to find on Index Linked but he will likely settle in front of him in the run and get his chance.
The key dangers have big knocks on them. Epingle has form claims but she is 586 days and 12 runs without a win and Magnapal meets Initiator on worse terms for recent defeats.
The favourite to oppose comes early in the form of La Venta who, granted, made a good impression and ran solid overall figures over in Adelaide last time.
She’s heading in the right direction but the market certainly has her short enough given that things are undoubtedly tougher for her today.
THE MELBOURNE MAIL:
Banker: Race 4 #3 He’s Your Man @ 2.7
Play Of The Day: Race 7 #3 & #9 play them up
Lay Of The Day: Race 2 #10 La Venta @ 3.2
