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By Neil Evans

Track Good 4 and rail out 6m from 1400m to WP & true the remainder:

The maidens get us rolling over the mile on a track that should remain firm despite a chance of late showers. Tough Albury on-speed mare 6. Emmjay is hard fit and has been in and around the placings since early December. Just needs to get across from the wider gate, and she'll take plenty of stopping with the rail out a significant distance.

Dangers: Big watch on ex Chris Waller-trained filly and likely short-priced favourite 10. Chouilly having first run for the new local stable third-up and dropping back from much deeper provincial and metro opposition. Both Canberra-based stablemates 4. Peak Contributer with blinkers going on; and honest 7. Les Goh fifth-up; can fight out the minor end of the money.

How to play it: Emmjay to win
Odds and Evens: Evens

A very weak maiden augurs well for Canberra three-year-old 1. Sebastian's Flyer who progresses into his third start over 100m further. Attacked the line late from midfield behind a handy winner at the Sapphire Coast 12 days ago, and will relish getting on to a bigger track.

Dangers: Dangers: Keep safe 3. Norris from a low draw, with winkers added; while 8. Aunt Bridge heads the rest second-up.

How to play it: Sebastian's Flyer to win
Odds and Evens: Odds

Love the big value here about Rich Enuff filly 11. Swift Enuff who debuts for a leading home track stable off a smart trial win here in soft ground. Gets in on the limit weight after the rider's claim, and the breed has a habit of coming to hand quickly.

Dangers: Lightly raced mare 5. Magnolia Belle resumes for a second prep behind a dominant trial win at this track by more than six lengths and draws well; but still threatens to go around under the odds. Included in exotics, home tracker 1. Century Fox resuming.

How to play it: Swift Enuff each way & quinella 5 & 11
Odds and Evens: Odds

Not much between many of these over this trip in a Heat of the Rising Star. Like four-year-old 1. King Charles to be working into the finish fifth-up with an important 3kg weight allowance.

Dangers: Respect for 4. Jack The Brumby who can peak over a suitable journey third-up and carrying the limit weight after the claim; while 5. Bring A Dame fifth-up with blinkers coming off; and 8. Military Manoeuver at bigger odds deep into the prep; are on the next line.

How to play it: King Charles to win
Odds and Evens: Odds

Tricky affair, but can't go past tough seven-year-old 5. Ruban Bleu fifth-up and dropping significantly in weight. Swept home for a dominant BM 70 win at Canberra two starts back in what quickly proved a strong form reference before tackling a BM 74 here under a big weight when wasn't suited by the inside draw and subsequent traffic. Drawn further out this time, and as long as he gets a clear run from the turn; has the superior final 400m burst.

Dangers: Canberra mare 6. Milamoo can be hard to catch and hasn't won for a while, but likes firm ground, and has been placed in four from six runs here. Local five-year-old 2. Mr Gee reloads off a six week break, with a key gear change; while Victorian visitors 3. Tully's Gold resuming off a 48-day break and quiet trial; and 7. The Skilled Cat down sharply in weight; head the rest.

How to play it: Ruban Bleu to win
Odds and Evens: Split

Another weakened sprint suits tough and still improving mare 2. Eastern Breeze who can make it three straight wins fourth-up after sweeping home from the back at Albury.

Dangers: Speedy three-year-old 3. Roysten Head jumped to the front here at his third start and gave nothing else a chance. Big gap to the rest.

How to play it: Eastern Breeze to win
Odds and Evens: Split

Feature and one of the more open races on the card to close, with several chances. Like tough and lightly raced five-year-old 10. Unique Prince second-up off a six month spell. Kept chasing on a soft and shifty track first-up behind a smart all-the-way winner, and back on firm footing is a serious plus.

Dangers: Smart local mare 8. Kappy's Angel shoots for a hat trick of wins deep into her prep and stepping up in grade. Has impressed, settling off speed and sweeping home with ease, and while she gets a big drop in weight here, she's under the mark in a race of more depth and class. Progressive five-year-old 3. Our Last Cash tracked up in the trail and won comfortably third-up, but he drew wider here in a much deeper race. Keep safe too 7. Brothers Of Antrim who gets hefty weight relief third-up in naturally tougher company.

How to play it: Unique Prince each way
Odds and Evens: Split

BEST BETS:
R5 5. RUBAN BLEU
R6 2. EASTERN BREEZE

BEST VALUE:
R7 10. UNIQUE PRINCE

All the fields, form and replays for Thursday's Wagga meeting