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By Brad Gray

Tips and race by race preview by Brad Gray for Randwick on Saturday.

The rail is in the True position and the track is in the Heavy range.

2. Art Collection offers the strongest exposed form lines in this field. The half-sister to Lankan Rupee mixed it with the A graders as a two-year-old. On debut she just missed to Vinicuna, a filly that subsequently ran second to Blue Diamond winner Lyre. She then had no luck at Caulfield when sixth behind Loving Gaby, beaten just three lengths. It was then onto the Talindert where she was shuffled back and never figured behind Microphone when an $11 chance. The clincher was how well she trialled at Rosehill in her only hit out. The overall time was the slowest of the three 1030m heats of the morning but they jogged in front. Loved the instant response from Art Collection when she was asked to quicken over the last 200m. James McDonald, who rode her on debut and maintains his association, should be able to park behind the leaders. Just want to see a late market push.

Dangers: We really can’t trust 4. Mandela yet. He didn’t have much room last start when out to 1400m with the winkers on but he wasn’t travelling like the winner regardless. Back to 1200m and the gear comes off again. Peter and Paul Snowden are trying to iron out his manners by racing him but that doesn’t make him an appealing betting option for the time being. 1. Edison will make his own luck and on debut split Belitsa and Papal Warrior. Trialled well after settling outside of the leader.

How to play it: Art Collection WIN ($3.50 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: EVENS

Art Collection winning a Rosehill trial – July 19

7. True Detective was outstanding in defeat behind Spend first up at Rosehill. He was one of three runners to break 35 seconds home across the entire meeting, one of which was of course his conqueror. The son of Shamus Award travelled so sweetly in the run. True Detective faces older horses here but gets a weight drop because of it, carrying 54.5kg. He loses Hugh Bowman but Tommy Berry won on the horse on debut so knows him well. Berry shouldn’t have too much of a problem tucking in behind the speed which will give him his chance. Chris Waller has no doubt that the three-year-old is a spring carnival player and on his fresh run that certainly looks to be the case. He’ll want to be beating these to lock those bigger plans away. It looks a strong bunch of three-year-olds this season. Even money is about right.

Dangers: 2. Condemned resumes a gelding and although he profiles like he’ll relish 1400m and beyond, he still has the talent to give this a shake. The son of Dawn Approach has looked strong in his trials and probably should be lining up undefeated after he missed the kick at his second start before striking trouble late. 3. Misteed chased home Haut Brion Her last start, appreciating getting back over 1200m. The spring trips look to be her go. 6. Miss Scorcher was brave under 63kg at Grafton first up, even if it was a Class 2. She wasn’t that far away from the likes of Fiesta and Sylvia’s Mother in her preparation prior.

How to play it: True Detective WIN ($1.90 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: ODD

True Detective narrowly beaten by Spend

Alright 8. Our Winnie , it’s time to repay the faith. It’s been a wild (and rather fruitless) ride so far this preparation but here’s the perfect race and you’ve got just 49kg on your back after the claim of Brock Ryan. The six-year-old should have grabbed third last start. In keeping with the trend of her campaign, Punters Intelligence reveals she again clocked the fastest last 200m split (12.25s). Marginally quicker than the second-placed Cyber Intervention. Last start she copped a bump early on which put her out the back. Desperate for her to take up a closer spot, which will be the case regardless in a field of just seven, but would love to see her settle with a few behind her. Second up this campaign she was motoring late to be beaten three lengths by 1. Gresham having given away an impossible start. That alone tells you she is in this up to her ears.

Dangers: 7. La Chica Bella’s career looks back on track after a much better showing at Randwick over 1400m last start. Right down in the weights and being four runs into her campaign, expect Rachel King to play catch me if you can from in front. The blinkers come off for the first time though. Beware of 4. Pelethronius on wet tracks! The seven-year-old was 700-odd days between wins and then went and won two in 10 days! He is creeping up on grade. This is the easiest grade of race 3. Salsonic has contested in nine months but he needs everything to go his way, hence winning just two from his 32 starts.

How to play it: Our Winnie WIN ($8 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: EVENS

Our Winnie last start (look for Cyber Intervention for R8 too)

1. I Am Captain has had seven starts in Highways but is yet to crack one. He has placed in six of them though! First up he looked set to get his dues but his fitness gave out late and he was pipped on the line by 5. Gumshoe (suited back to 1200m in this and looks a key danger again). Bathurst-based trainer Dean Mirfin opted to run the seven-year-old in BM70 grade second up at Warwick Farm and he ran fourth beaten only 2.5L by Rare Episode, Lifetime Quest and Dame Kiri. That was despite having to make a loopingm sustained run. The gelding doesn’t have to improve much on what he has been doing this preparation to finally knock one of these off. There is good speed in the capacity field but the draw gives Sam Clenton options. The horse to beat.

Dangers: 19. Caccini found himself in the no-go zone at Randwick last start but still closed off hard. She’s flying this time in. The 1200m some query. 7. Acquittal will need to turn the tables on 14. Velvet Aeroplane from Moruya but he was exposed a long way from home first up with the weight and now finds James McDonald (and a set of blinkers). 8. Zardoro was luckless last start but that was seven weeks ago now. 4. Anchois is very fast and trialled super but will need to absorb a lot of pressure to win.

How to play it: I Am Captain EACH WAY ($8 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: ODD

I Am Captain running at Warwick Farm last start

5. Roheryn has a bit on these. The now gelded four-year-old has won two of his three starts and his loss commanded plenty of attention too. He was $1.50 but Chess Star was simply too fast. Punters Intelligence reveals Roheryn ran his last 600m in 32.35s so he was brilliant in defeat. Prior to that he belted his four rivals over the Rosehill 1200m, running a last 600m some 5.5 lengths faster than the next best. His debut on a Heavy 10 says he’ll get through the ground, albeit not his preferred going. James McDonald said class got him home that day. It was hard to get much of a guide off his one quiet trial but he was flanked by Avilius and Hartnell at the finish and held his own. It was a hot trial. Kerrin McEvoy is the man tasked with the job of getting Roheryn off the fence (presumably) from back in the field from barrier 1. Not ideal for a very short-priced favourite but couldn’t make a case for anything to beat him.

Dangers: When 1. Improvement first up for 82 weeks is one of the main threats it proves that point that it is Roheryn’s race to lose. However, this is a handy mare having won five of her 13 starts and the last time we saw her she ran fourth in a Group 3 at Flemington. Has to give weight to the field. The six-year-old looked sharp in her one trial, which she won from the front. 6. Best Guess was fresh up off a decent spell himself last time out and did a good job to finish just two lengths off River Bird. He was still in front 150m out but felt the pinch late. Can only come on from that. 5. Noble Joey is up and running and although beaten on his merits his last couple his recent Deprive form looks a strong reference for this, even though he was comfortably held. 2. Split Lip drops back in grade for new trainer Clare Cunningham.

How to play it: Roheryn WIN ($1.40 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: ODD

Roheryn’s trial at Rosehill (green cap) – Jul 19

No shortage of speed here! 1. Attention Run ran her Australian debut in patches but won well in the end. The German import loomed large turning for home but as soon as she got level, Monsieur Sisu and Sweet Victory dropped her. She picked herself up again to prove too strong over the final 200 metres. We know she’ll get through the Randwick wet track off that performance and Sam Clenton should get plenty of benefit having had the spin on the five-year-old. The 2kg claimer will be mindful of coaxing her through another possible flat spot. She lumps 60.5kg but there’s only upside with her and she does look a mare capable of competing in lower tier Group races over the carnival. She is already Listed placed from her early days in Europe. Attention Run should tuck in behind a very genuine tempo and if it turns into a last man standing, she’ll be suited.

Dangers: 8. Missybeel has been poking around in the midweeks but she is close to another win. She is up in grade here but gets plenty of weight relief on what she has been lumping all preparation. Out to 1800m suits now fourth up and the way this race shapes up, will be afforded the chance to have a final crack at the leaders. In the past she was often the one that was hunted down from front. How forgiving can we be of 3. Toryjoy and 9. Waking Moment? The former missed the kick last start and was never in the hunt while the latter found the perfect race third up but failed to deliver. 10. Light Exceed has won two on the bounce but this is by far her stiffest test and she won’t get control.

How to play it: Attention Run WIN ($3.50 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: SPLIT

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2. Haunted should have won the Ramornie last start. The gelding made a mess of the start which saw him settle down last on the fence, spotting the leaders a huge start. He copped interference all the way down the straight and went to the line still with another gear up his sleeve to finish 1.4L off the winner in a blanket finish. James Cummings has found the perfect race for the son of Lonhro to make amends. Go back to the first two runs of this horse’s preparation to get a line on how talented he is – he gapped Dollar For Dollar (subsequently third in the G1 Doomben 10,000) at Caulfield and then ran third behind Despatch (subsequently won the G1 Goodwood) when a firm favourite. Forgive his off day at Flemington when too bad to be true. Handles the wet and Kerrin McEvoy rides. Looks too good for these.

Dangers: 3. Boss Lane is back to Randwick where seven of his nine wins have been. He loves the joint. He is on the back up from last week when fifth in a very slowly run 1100m event. It was dominated by up front with Punters Intelligence revealing his 32.81s last 600m was still only enough to run fifth. Three back on Heavy 8 at Randwick over 1200m he split Sesar and Jungle Edge. That’s certainly good enough for this. 4. Fortensky is trending the right way but he is winless in his last 16 starts, despite always being thereabouts. 9. Gala Moshea is a long way out of her grade here (she should have 45kg!) but her first up run was a cracker scooting home for third behind Agent Pippa after spending a year on the sidelines. Loves the wet. 5. Milk Man was a touch keen from in front in his latest Warwick Farm trial. Want to have a look at him first up over 1300m. Ran third to Avilius in France at his third ever start over 1900m. 1. Firsthand is mixing his form but his best is good enough.

How to play it: Haunted WIN ($2.50 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: SPLIT

Haunted’s luckless Ramornie run last start

Was keen on the chances Costello but after his scratching want to be with 12. Matowi coming through the same form line. Everything has suddenly clicked for this four-year-old and despite being deep into a campaign, the son of Ocean Park is improving each run, if anything. Last start he took late ground off Dr Drill with Punters Intelligence revealing his last 600m of 34.60s was just outside of the quickest (that being Costello), however, it was 4.5L quicker than the third fastest. He goes up 2kg from that effort but still gets in with 54.5kg. Tommy Berry knows the horse well having ridden him in two of his past four outings including two back when second to promising stayer Attorney. Would love to see this horse park midfield from the inside draw as that’d give him the chance to steal a march on 7. Cyber Intervention.

Dangers: There is a real sense of timing about 7. Cyber Intervention here third up. The five-year-old ran second to Stella Sea Sun first up over 1300m which suggested he had come back better than ever before rattling home into second behind Curragh last start. Out to 1800m is perfect now and if he’d have drawn a middle gate, would’ve been happy to back him as favourite. He is going to give away a big start, and might still be too good, but he looks rock bottom odds. He won impressively third up last campaign albeit at the midweeks in a race where the leaders went hard. 2. Primitivo has drawn off the track again which cruels his winning hopes but expect him to bounce back at Randwick and over 1800m.

How to play it: Matowi EACH WAY ($7.50 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: SPLIT

Matowi chasing home Dr Drill last start

11. The Party Girl hasn’t run poorly in her 19-start career and under the care of David Pfieffer that trend has continued. The five-year-old mare has started five times since being transferred to her Warwick Farm base for a win, two seconds and two fourths. She finds her sixth different jockey of the preparation but gets the services Kerrin McEvoy. Last start she was held up momentarily and although she’d still have run second to Bangkok, the margin would have been tighter at the finish. She is relishing the 1400m trip too (3:1-2-0). She stays down on the limit with 54kg, handles the wet no problem and should be able to use the gate to settle midfield. This is a tricky closer to the Randwick meeting but she only has to hold her form to be fighting out the finish in a very winnable race. Right race at the right time.

Dangers: 1. Drachenfels, 2. Thy Kingdom Come and 5. Jack’s Bar all clashed at Rosehill last start. There wasn’t much between the three of them at the finish (just 0.6L) so given Thy Kingdom Come was first up and over an unsuitable 1200m journey, he’s the one you want to be following from the trio. He’d still be a run or two off full fitness, but he’ll improve sharply second up and can settle much closer. Hasn’t fired a shot at Randwick in the past though (5:0-0-0). Drachenfels is back out to 1400m, and gets the blinkers back on, but will he get the tempo to be winning from last? His Randwick record is much better (3:1-0-1). The knock on Jack’s Bar is he didn’t go a yard on a heavy Randwick track two starts ago. 10. Judge Judi was less than a length away from The Party Girl last start but had her chance.

How to play it: The Party Girl EACH WAY ($6.50 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: SPLIT

The Party Girl’s last start second to Bangkok

All the fields, form and replays for Saturday’s Randwick meeting