Track good 4 and rail true.
Race 1
4. Dubbo Boy is lightly raced, and can bounce back after dropping out first-up when the jockey told stewards he didn’t handle a shifting Soft 7 track. Was $7.50 into $4.60 that day, and drops a kilo here on a firmer surface, with a significant jockey change. 3. Shezain is a Canberra mare and big market watch, resuming for only her second start, nearly two years after making her debut as a two-year-old in the Black Opal Preview at home. Trialled okay, and is in good hands. Keep safe 11. Splendid Magnus resuming for the new Canberra stable with blinkers going on from the inside draw. Big gap to the rest headed by 6. Mogo Rock, who is trained on the course, and can improve sharply fourth-up at huge odds.
How to play it: Dubbo Boy to win
Racing heads to Moruya on Monday.Credit: Fairfax
Race 2
3. Bombelleistic is a tough Canberra four-year-old who has never raced more consistently, and shapes nicely on the map third-up. Finished best to claim a BM 58 two starts ago before running home late in a similar field here. Stays at the distance, and at peak fitness, will take plenty of holding out. 5. Write Your Own is very fit, and will appreciate coming back to a weaker race after being soundly beaten in a CL3 Highway. 8. Grey Secret is over the odds drawn low, and coming off a fast-finishing BM 58 win at this track third-up, while 1. Line Of Fire gets key gear changes second-up.
How to play it: Bombelleistic to win
Race 3
3. Zoustrong is an improving provincial-based four-year-old who can break through second-up from a soft draw. Showed enough in his first prep through winter before being ridden much quieter first-up at Kembla when making up late ground. Fitter now and drawn to get cover, he can be saved up for one final surge. 2. Escargoes worked home okay in a deeper provincial race third-up, and despite a wide draw and big weight, he’s on the rise. Watch the betting heavily on the Kembla-based pair 5. Rubilace, an honest mare resuming without any official trials, and 4. Pariah Time, a three-year-old by Pariah on debut behind two improving trials. 7. Top Speed can improve sharply at his third start, and add value into exotics.
How to play it: Zoustrong to win
Race 4
8. Star Bling is an underrated and still lightly raced Canberra mare who can claim an overdue second win second-up, with winkers going on, in a race of many chances. Improves considerably over more ground off a fair closing run fresh, and even better served if the track slips back into soft range. 3. Tabor is an improver from a handy draw at his second outing for the new Queanbeyan yard. 4. Tjaka draws the inside second-up with a significant drop in weight, and is much better suited over a longer trip. 2. Jamarni needs to find a length or two, but gets an important gear change fourth-up. 7. Nagadec is trained locally, and may jump a wide favourite after working home okay in her last couple, but under the odds in this lineup. 6. Mystic Diva is a knockout chance at a big price second-up from an ideal trailing draw.
How to play it: Star Bling to win
