ROSEHILL GARDENS – BEST BET: Race 1 # 8 – Tutta La Vita
Is an improver with quality, and her debut performance at Canterbury was full of merit. The filly wasn't suited to 1100m but, to her credit, she built through her gears and clocked one of the meeting's fastest final 200m splits. Further, she went through the line full of energy, and that race rated well relative to the day. The Chris Waller galloper has multiple factors in her favour; she brings the best last start figure and drops 4kg, which enhances her key asset of acceleration. In addition, she can settle much closer from the inside draw; the rise in trip is ideal and, with even luck, expect her to be hard to beat.
ROSEHILL GARDENS – BEST VALUE: Race 4 # 13 – Newley Wed
She has had no luck all preparation and gets a much more positive race setup in this event. The mare was blocked for most of the straight last start and, once clear, she was strong through the line, and her final few bounds suggested she is ready to peak. She brings a competitive ratings/sectional profile relative to her rivals and can settle closer with a significant barrier change. Moreover, she may get the track pattern to suit, and blinkers go on for the first time.
ROSEHILL GARDENS – SECTIONAL STAR: RACE 7 # 3 – Devil's Throat
Went to a new level and produced a career peak figure first-up at this track/distance. Punter's Intelligence recorded he ran an overall time of 1:10.56. When comparing against other 1200m events on the day, he ran approximately six lengths quicker than the TAB Highway (1200m) and 3.5 lengths faster than the BM 78 (1200m). Additionally, he kept picking up to the line to score and ran one of the fastest final 600m splits of the meeting in 33.32. The Snowden gets a similar setup and can improve again on dry ground.
NEWCASTLE - PROVINCIAL PICK: Race 4 # 3 – Lumiere
Profiles well for this and is ready to peak third-up over more ground. The gelding is coming out of a high-pressure race at Hawkesbury last start and just missed in a tight finish to run second. The late market trade suggested he would improve from the run, and now has a solid platform to run out a strong 1850m. He must contend with a tricky draw, but he has upside and will be storming home.
