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By Neil Evans

Track Good 4 and rail out 3.5m 500m to 300m into a cut/away rail:

4. Bushwalker is trained on the track, bred to get further and peaks third-up. Hit the line hard 13 days back in a useful maiden at Dubbo, drawn to find a handy trail, and winkers go on. 1. Cougars resumes off a 19 week spell and soft trial for a leading Canberra stable. 3. Southern Deel is a progressive mare, and also first-up for only her second start behind a dominant trial win. 6. Penrose held her ground okay on debut, and can settle better here with the blinkers off.

How to play it: Bushwalker to win

3. Prophet's Magic is well placed third-up from the inside draw. Rushed home to win his maiden first-up at Gundagai before again hitting the line hard in a race with more depth. Carries 1kg less in Class 1 company. 2. Gecko Coin is a lightly raced and honest six-year-old who found the line well when resuming in similar class. 4. Dark Vader must be respected, finding a thinner race fourth-up for a strong trainer/jockey combination. 5. Amantaka is over the odds third-up with a weight claim, and coming through a deeper Class 1 at Dubbo. 1. Takeover Artist resumes off two trials, and is drawn to get cover.

How to play it: Prophet's Magic to win

7. Shadow Shot is a still lightly raced five-year-old, and can make it two straight wins, stepping up significantly in distance third-up. Was dominant running home strong to beat a handy BM 58 field at Dubbo, and primed to run this out for a good country stable. 8. Crusheen Lass is a metro-based mare who charged home to win her maiden at Mudgee second-up under 58kg after being backed from $3.90 into $3.50. Well suited over this trip being by a Victoria Derby winner. Keep safe 4. Where Is Ken who draws the fence, and gets a significant class drop. 5. Avalicious has been up for a long time but continues to race well, only being run down narrowly at Dubbo 13 days ago. 6. Hot Gospel who hasn't finished further back than third in her last four, and 9. On The Decs who was only a bit over two lengths from the top selection; both go in trifecta and first fours.

How to play it: Shadow Shot to win

5. Merchant Lady is a progressive and talented metro mare, well placed to claim a third win. Has hit the line nicely in two provincial runs this prep, winkers go on, and she looks fairly treated at the weights in BM 74 country grade. 3. Champions League is fit coming back from the deeper Queanbeyan Cup. 9. Smarter Than You is the other leading contender third-up on a significant weight drop. 1. Sea Of Flames has gone back to the trials after an even effort in the Narromine Cup, but weighted to his best even after the claim.

How to play it: Merchant Lady to win

2. Indiamo rates on top, dropping back from provincial company second-up. Held his ground at Hawkesbury when well tried in the market. Drawn to settle just off the speed. 4. Money Wheel resumes for a second prep for the Bjorn Baker stable behind two quieter trials. Stablemate 7. Stallone also returns as a gelding off two progressive trials. 9. Floodgates looks capable of peaking fifth-up coming back from a deeper provincial super maiden. 14. Easy Girl gets blinkers ahead of her fourth start.

How to play it: Indiamo to win

10. Super Sting is an honest five-year-old who gets a timely weight drop deep into the prep. Has tactical speed, placed in his last two, the latest only collared in the last few strides in weaker grade. Home tracker 12. Vaquero drops back a long way in grade third-up, and is drawn to get a soft run. 8. Field Agent is on a nine day back-up down in weight after breaking a long run of outs in weaker grade. 2. Starane hasn't done a lot in three runs back this prep, but draws economically over a suitably longer trip, and capable of reeling off a dominant closing 400m. 4. Order Of Merit peaks third-up over a furlong further. 6. Simply Better was a winner in a similar grade four starts ago, and heads the rest.

How to play it: Super Sting to win

8. Outback Angel is a genuine and lightly raced mare who rises in grade third-up off a six week break. Drawn to get cover just off speed, always races best when on the fresher side, and was scratched from Saturday's Albury meeting to be saved for this. 2. Obsessive Nature is very honest having scored back to back wins in early spring before twice placed in similar company to this. 3. Brief Statement is trained on the track, and a must for exotic plays third-up. 9. Violet And Blue is progressive, having won two straight in weaker company before being beaten only two lengths in this grade a fortnight back.

How to play it: Outback Angel to win

BEST BETS:
R4 5. Merchant Lady
R7 8. Outback Angel

BEST VALUE:
R1 4. Bushwalker

All the fields, form and replays for Monday's Orange meeting