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By Neil Evans

Track Heavy 10 and rail out 2m from 1200m to 350m into a Cut/Away

Tricky maiden sprint to start. Honest and consistent filly 8. Soho Sushi can break through second-up in her second prep. Was in and around the money right through her initial prep in better maidens than this, and returned with a tough close-up effort at Queanbeyan. Has a 50 percent place rate from eight starts.

Dangers: Keep safe improving filly 5. Aviadora who hit the line late when resuming at Cowra in heavy going. 1. Green Pineapple can improve at fourth start and first time on rain-affected ground. Include lightly raced local duo 2. Lanwar with gear changes; and 3. Someway in wider exotic bets.

How to play it: Soho Sushi to win

In a race with only four going around after a heap of scratchings, 8. Warrior Princess gets her chance fourth-up. Has run home well from a long way back in her last two on rain-affected ground, and has an obvious edge in fitness.

Dangers: 1. A Merry Monarch is one of two Gayna Williams-trained local runners left in the field, and can run the quinella with a leading country jockey taking over.

How to play it: Warrior Princess to win

Well suited is underrated metro six-year-old 3. Buff In Disguise who hit the line late over a shorter trip second-up. Can peak here over this trip and drawn to be tucked away with cover back in the field

Dangers: 1. Weave That Web has been up for a long time, but keeps finding the line and racing well. 4. Slipstreaming defied a market drift to run home late and snatch a weaker class race fourth-up; while 2. Grenoble improving third-up; and 7. Damascus Gate slipping further down in weight; are the best of the rest.

How to play it: Buff In Disguise to win

Lightly raced 1. Luna Field reloads in much weaker company 17 days after a fair closing run at Newcastle over a shorter trip. Has more than enough natural ability, and the small field now is a further plus.

Dangers: Keep safe improving 2. Sturty second-up; while lightly raced local filly 8. Tommy's Girl can run into the money second-up.

How to play it: Luna Field to win

Tough and hard fit four-year-old 5. Climate Control can make it back to back wins in a weakened race. Was dominant as a short-priced favourite in heavy ground at Dubbo 15 days ago, loves the conditions, and rarely runs a bad one.

Dangers: Both 7. Time Ruler right at home in heavy ground; and 9. Feirme Prince with a change of jockey; fight for the quinella spot. Big gap to the rest.

How to play it: Climate Control to win

Tough metro filly 5. Shisuta Bo can pick up where she left off last prep in a moderate affair. Kept improving through some handy country maidens last campaign, capped with a dominant front-running win at Goulburn as a hot favorite. Handles all conditions, and fitted for this with two progressive trials.

Dangers: 3. Commando Jack has ability, and is a clear threat dropping back from a much tougher CL3 Highway. Keep safe at good odds 9. Chesteray who went down by a whisker in a CL2 at Taree third-up. Include 4. Chico Casino, improving third-up; in all exotic plays.

How to play it: Shisuta Bo to win

Versatile and provincial-based 1. Big Apple reboots 33 days after running home hard in deeper grade, and was good though the line winning a recent trial. The clear one to beat in a field reduced to six runners.

Dangers: Watch for talented mare 3. Star Link hitting the line late second-up; while 6. That's Better and 13. No Second Thoughts, both second-up; are well in the mix.

How to play it: Big Apple to win

Progressive Kembla mare 2. Sussu can claim the closer second-up off a month-long freshening. Held her ground in deeper provincial company before motoring home late to miss by a long neck in similar company at Moruya. Drawn to stay well off the fence, and thrives in rain-affected going.

Dangers: Keep safe consistent mare 3. Life's A Party who resumes without publicly trialing, but took on much deeper races last prep. Capable 4. Zoom Outcome broke a long run of outs last start, flooding home in heavy ground to beat a smart BM 74 field at Dubbo. Watch the betting on metro filly 8. Picasso's Dream second-up for the Bjorn Baker stable; while 5. Pyromania dropping in weight fifth-up is an each way chance.

How to play it: Sussu to win

BEST BETS:
R3 3. BUFF IN DISGUISE
R6 5. SHISUTA BO

BEST VALUE:
R7 1. BIG APPLE

All the fields, form and replays for Tuesday's Bathurst meeting