The James Cummings-trained Schubert is the $1.75 early
The race is restricted to horses with seven or
The John Sargent-trained Gaugin strips fitter second-up and was a Warwick Farm winner at the same stage of his preparation last time in, Mate Story from the Jean Dubois stable boasts a debut victory at the track and distance from his four starts to date and was only a length from the winner at Warwick Farm at his second career start and must be respected fresh whilst the Mark de Montfort-prepared Chief Kidder is a last start winner.
The opening race is substantially more open than the betting suggests.
The Best Bets
LEGAL GIRL (Race 2 No 5)
The Clarry
Legal Girl worked home solidly resuming at Warwick Farm chasing home
From a good draw on Sunday and back to provincial grade, Legal Girl looks well placed to record her second career win.
FANTASTIC MAN (Race 5 No 4)
Trainer John Thompson provides our two remaining bets beginning with Fantastic Man who returns to racing in the Sheree Ruddock Birthday Class 2 Handicap (1300m).
Fantastic Man showed plenty of promise last time in finishing runner-up on three occasions including chasing home
Josh Parr was the rider in each of Fantastic Man's runs last preparation and has ridden the son of Redoute's Choice in both his trials this time with the fact he is heading to Kembla on Sunday looking a positive lead.
CUBA (Race 7 No 3)
Fantastic Man's stablemate Cuba will have Blake Shinn on board when he contests the Grand Pacific Drive Metro & Prov Maiden Handicap (1500m).
Shinn had the ride on Cuba at Warwick Farm last start when the three-year-old gelding had no luck finishing second to Aoniar after having a chequered path in the straight.
Cuba should be at peak fitness fourth-up from a break and the step up in distance looks a plus.
Expecting Cuba to make amends on Sunday.