Highly promising three-year-old Painted Firetail is expected to improve sharply racing second up and should prove very hard to beat in the eighth event at Rosehill this afternoon.

Lining up for just her fourth career start the daughter of Lonhro has displayed above average ability and is a filly clearly heading in the right direction.

Caught on the wrong part of the track first up, she hit the line gamely behind River Wild and is sure to relish the extra trip this afternoon.

This season the John O'Shea stable's strike rate first up to second up has virtually doubled, so generally their runners have been in need of the run first up.

Admittedly it is no easy take defeating the older horses, however she does possess a touch of class about her and rates well using Timeform weight adjusted ratings.

Given she also remains open to good improvement moving forward she looks to set a decent standard from the gun draw.

Leading rider James McDonald sticks aboard and is in good form of late striking at just shy of 20 per cent from his last 350 runners.

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It will be interesting to see how the track plays early and what the on-track bookmakers elect to do with her price.

Either way at her current odds she presents a decent betting opportunity and should prove very hard to beat.

The Chris Waller trained Miss Royale has been beaten as the odds-on favourite at her last two starts, however she is more than capable and has to be respected.

She rates well on recent form and with Shinn sticking aboard she can finally break through for a deserved second win.

The big query runner in the field is the Chris Waller new addition Elle Lou.

Formerly trained by Team Hawkes, she has displayed good ability in her 13 starts to this point and rates well on best form.

The booking of Hugh Bowman is significant and she has to be included in the leading chances.

Of the rest the Bjorn Baker trained Selita also holds claims.

A winner of her last four starts she is clearly racing in great form, however her biggest query is the rise in the weights.

She comes into this event off a new career peak but will be required to raise the bar again if she is to be victorious.

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Painted Firetail looks a solid anchor towards the end of the day and could be a crucial winner that can help you land the top prize.

Good luck and happy punting.