Craftiness can go one better than a first up second when contesting Race 4 at Canterbury on Wednesday.

The Joe Pride-trained gelding resumed at his home track 21 days ago where he ran a close second behind the Chris Waller-trained Religify.

While rolled as odds-on favourite, the outing was still full of merit.

Furthermore, form out of the race has since held up well through the winner who saluted at Rosehill last Saturday.

Craftiness now finds a race which looks his for the taking at Canterbury on Wednesday.

The TAB Place Multi NMW Win Handicap (1100m) will play host to 11 runners after scratchings.

Craftiness rates highest in the field on 50 day weight adjusted Timeform ratings thanks to his last start second.

Furthermore, all signs point to improvement second up with the benefit of both added fitness and for a horse so lightly-raced, experience.

Trainer Joe Pride has a knack for gradually working his horses through their grades and Craftiness looks one who can do that over the summer.

The TAB Place Multi NMW Handicap (1100m) for the most part features limited types who possesses well exposed form.

Comparatively, Craftiness looks a progressive, up and coming type who already rates superior to his rivals in this affair.

From the widest barrier, expect jockey Tim Clark to push forward aboard the son of Starcraft.

With strong early speed drawn inside the pair, they should get towed across and potentially find themselves with a perfect trail behind the first couple in transit.

He is the deserved favourite and appears hard to beat.

Aroused ran third in the same race as Craftiness.

For that defeat he meets Craftiness a half kilo worse at the weights.

In his favour though is added fitness second up.

The Foreplay gelding possesses good gate speed and at the very least will give them all something to chase.

A host of runners in the event can be fighting it out for the minor placings.

It is doubtful as to whether they can challenge for victory however the likes of Quell, Fuerza, Magic Jewel and Frill Seeking can find themselves fighting it out for the multiples.

It should be Craftiness however who claims the TAB Place Multi NSW Handicap on his way to bigger and better things.