Rock Forthe Ladies can build upon a strong first up effort when contesting the Filante Handicap at Randwick on Saturday.
The son of Murtajill was strong on resuming, finding the line well in a Benchmark 85 at this course over 1200m.
It was a big effort by the five-year-old who returned a Timeform rating of 105 in the process.
That display sees him rating highly amongst this field with the market suggesting the fifth event at Randwick is shaping as a match race between Rock Forthe Ladies and Religify.
Rock Forthe Ladies is currently second favourite for the event behind Religify however there is much to suggest the Bjorn Baker-trained runner can upstage his more fancied rival.
Both go into the event after they each ran third in their first up outings.
Rock Forthe Ladies of the two possesses the highest weight adjusted last start rating.
The grey will be fitter for the outing and is yet to finish out of the money in two prior second up efforts.
Usually one to settle back in the field, don’t be surprised to see Tim Clark settle the colt in behind the likely lead pair of Religify and Lunar Rise on the fence.
A number of runners in the small will likely be in need of this race and Rock Forthe Ladies is perhaps a main beneficiary of this.
Vassal has been the subject of early support prior to contesting the IGA Liquor Benchmark 81 Handicap (2000m).
The UK import impressed last start, improving sharply on his first up outing when placing over a mile at this course a fortnight ago.
He ran well above market expectations on that occasion however is now one of the main elects on Saturday.
The son of Dansili will thrive getting out to ten furlongs where he was showing an abundance of promise last campaign.
The Chris Waller-trained runner has won third up in the past and is yet to miss out on the money in six starts over this distance.
The 2kg claim of Andrew Adkins is used to good effect and watch for the pair to be working into calculations at the business end of proceedings.
Sydney Specials: Randwick – October 22
Best Of The Day: R5; #8 Rock Forthe Ladies @ $3.60
Each Way Play: R6; #1 Vassal @ $6.00
