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By Neil Evans

Track Heavy 10 for Showcase Gold Cup Day and rail true.

Tough one to start at set weights. Canberra 4YO 8. Withorn looks hard to beat second-up. Gave a big sight returning in a good maiden this track, and was scratched from day 1 of the carnival to be saved for this.

Dangers: Big watch on debutant Canberra filly 10. Inceptive who has trialled well for leading yard, but will need some luck from the draw. Moruya 3YO 5. Pauper returned with a nice closing run, and looks to have come back strong. Stable clever at placing their runners. Expect improvement from 4YO gelding 2. Deganway who didn't do a lot on debut, but draws a soft gate for leading local trainer, and looks a mile over the odds. Big watch Canberra filly 9. Flora Bel who resumed with a nice third at Gundagai when heavily backed and has since trialled okay for a shrewd trainer while Corowa mare 11. Lishades has only placed twice from 10 starts but saves her best for this track and can finish on.

How to play it: Withorn to win; quinella 8 and 10 and first four 8-10/2-5-8-9-10-11.

Withorn runs second at Wagga on April 23

Plenty of chances here. Resuming Canberra filly 8. Miss Crompton is expected to run a race fresh off three good efforts this track late last year, and leading Sydney hoop jumps on.

Dangers: Include local filly 10. Coolyboss who was terrific winning her maiden first-up, and drops in weight for this tougher test, but has drawn right off the track.

How to play it: Miss Crompton to win.

No loafing here! Kembla 5YO 1. Flash Fibian is classy, but draws a wide barrier and has a mountain of weight. Finished well back behind a smart one in town before flashing home in a BM 84 this track a month back.

Dangers: Wangaratta visitor 4. Smart Ain't He has trialled well for new stable and his first run in six months with multiple gear changes, and did win early in the prep at Canterbury last winter. Another Albury contender 5YO 7. Nevada Dane is holding his form nicely this prep, and gets in well at the weights. Watch for local 4YO gelding 12. Real Key late. Powered home to land a BM 58 last start, and while this is tougher, drops in weight and draws a nice gate.

How to play it: Flash Fibian to win.

Open battle of tactics again, but Queanbeyan gelding 4. Tag 'N' Release resumes and can be hard to catch, but best form is early in the prep. Weighted right to his best, but will appreciate any sting out of the ground.

Dangers: Local 6YO 3. Kruanui improved to win this grade and track fourth-up, but this has more depth; while include in exotics Canberra-trained 8YO 11. Smiling At Shadows who mixes form, but can rattle off a slick final 400m.

How to play it: Tag 'N' Release to win.

Disappointed in the second-up run from Randwick filly 2. Lucky Helmet in a BM 70 at Warwick farm, but at her best would have these covered. Obviously will need some luck from the widest gate, but is well capable of carrying the big weight over this trip.

Dangers: 3. Lost Command is improving & should be peaking third-up.

How to play it: Lucky Helmet to win and quinella 2 and 3.

Lucky Helmet's first-up third at Warwick Farm on March 27

Good race, with a stack of chances. Local gelding 10. Two Wrongs Don't should have won last start in a CL3 at Albury when held up at vital stages in the straight. Before that charged home to win his maiden this track beating a nice galloper who has since won before bolting in again from the back at Gundagai. Smart finisher down in the weights at huge odds and suited at the mile.

Dangers: Wodonga gelding 4. Banger is a big finisher who should be suited despite the wide draw. Rounded them up with ease in a BM 64 at home two runs back, and then wasn't far off high class Tarwin at Caulfield who has since won again. Lightly-raced Canberra filly 6. Mookareena, by a former Cox Plate winner, comes in with a sense of timing having finished hard to win the Guineas Prelude last start and down 2kg, but has never run over the mile before. Warwick Farm filly 2. Perfect Pitch fought on okay last start, and is again drawn to take up a handy position; while rival Warwick Farm filly 3. D'oro Rain won two back at Gosford, and also draws to park right behind the speed with cover, but this is as far as she wants. Moruya gelding 9. Dream Fields takes on tougher here, but at the weights is a knock-out chance. Rattled home to win against much weaker two runs back before heavily-backed and just missing this track last start over the same trip. Another Canberra raider 11. Who's Shout has also been savaging the line of late, and form around has been strong.

How to play it: Two Wrongs Don't each way and first four 2-4-6-10/2-3-4-6-9-10-11.

Feature race, and while pace, tactics and luck will all play their part, this looks ideal for Irish-bred 6YO Rosehill gelding 4. Abdon fourth-up. The UK import signalled his promise with a strong BM 88 metro win late last year, and has hit the line hard from well back in all three Group runs over the autumn carnival. Doesn't have a quick finishing sprint so will need the speed on, but should love rolling home down this long stretch. Regular rider from the spring jumps back on.

Dangers: Randwick 5YO 2. Taikomochi won a Group 3 two runs back at Rosehill from the front, and is again drawn to dictate the speed. Hard fit Godolphin gelding 3. Morton's Fork is close to win after several tough finishing efforts, and can peak off his effort in the Group 3 Easter Cup at Caulfield. Moruya-based 4YO and last start Murrumbidgee Cup winner 13. Animalia looks best of the rest.

How to play it: Abdon to win and box trifecta 2-3-4-13.

Tough one to finish, but Canberra mare 8. Bank Of Erin looks hard to hold out third-up over this trip. Has a good strike and found the line nicely in two runs back, and draws to get the right trail.

Dangers: Kembla 5YO 1. Rafha's Choice has been competing against stronger, and this looks more to his liking, but has been saddled with a huge weight; while local 7YO 3. Superoo is at his best this track and distance, but draws wide.

How to play it: Bank Of Erin each way and box exacta 1-3-8.

All the fields, form and replays for Friday's Wagga Gold Cup meeting