Chris Scholtz - Early Thoughts
R&S Contributing Editor Chris Scholtz takes a look at tomorrow’s Sydney racing.
SELECTIONS
Randwick Race 2 - 6 Pioneering
Ready to win after three sound placings since resuming.
Expecting her last start third over this course and distance on May 28 to have brought her to her peak as it was her first run over 1400m this prep and she gets a handy weight drop of 4.5kg.
Randwick Race 8 - 3 Brook Road
Genuine mare can add to her excellent record at Randwick where she has been out of the money just once in five starts.
Returns to town after a strong fourth in a hot form race over 1100m at the Scone Cup carnival and will eat up the soft conditions, especially if the track is favouring the closers from the back half.
Plenty of improvement to come from this lightly-raced prospect after resuming with an eye-catching second over 1100m at this course on May 18 when he came from well off the pace.
Yet to miss a place in seven starts and don’t expect his wide gate to be a great disadvantage in the heavy ground late in the day. He could also be ridden more aggressively, having shown good speed to lead in previous starts.
BLACKBOOK UPDATE from 4 June (Rosehill & Sandown)
Dubaiinstyle - Certain to appreciate step up in distance.
Berry Delicious - Winter is her time. Good on wet tracks.Magical Stance - Strong return from a good staying type.
Battlecamp - Freedmans should place him to advantage.Duke Of Brunswick - Will produce his best under a strong rider.
Recent Blackbook winners - Maurus; Fell Swoop; Nancy; Divine Mr Artie; Zedfast; Jumbo Prince; Archives; Our Ivanhowe; Gabella; Ghisoni; Telopea.
ELIGIBLE BLACKBOOK RUNNERS for 11 June
Randwick - Wide Acclaim (R5) and Grunderzeit (R9)
Eagle Farm - My Poppette (R3), Telepathic (R3), Sold For Song (R4), Federal (R5), Trubia (R5), Index Linked (R6), Iggi Pop (R6), Astronomos (R6), Souchez (R7), Candika (R7), Eagle Way (R8), Delectation (R9) and Dawnie Perfect (R10)Flemington - Payroll (R2)
Chris’ final observations and full audio preview of all Sydney races will be available after 9.30am Saturday on the R&S website and tweeted by @ScholtzRacing.
