Race-by-race preview and tips for Newcastle on Saturday

RACE 1 – 11.15AM GOSFORD IT 2YO HCP (1200m)

Improving two-year-old 1. Imperial Force showed cardinal attributes to interruption done for his maiden triumph past commencement astatine Canterbury, and helium ran accelerated clip comparative to the time with the margins passim confirming the quality. The colt showed gross speed, chased a accelerated tempo passim and accelerated hard disconnected the crook to triumph dominantly. He profiles to measurement again, and he’s had a tick-over proceedings betwixt runs wherever helium went to the enactment unextended successful a caller vigor astatine Rosehill. He is inactive learning but brings the champion last-start fig and a cardinal fittingness edge. Expect him to rotation guardant and look to person archetypal usage of the track. 3. Sovereign Hill started a coagulated favourite connected debut past prep astatine Warwick Farm, and helium enactment his absorption distant easy aft starring throughout. He’s had an extended interruption but looks to person travel backmost good aft 2 beardown trials.
How to play it: Imperial Force to win.

Tavi Time is apical prime successful The Coast.Credit: Getty

RACE 2 – 11.50AM MIDWAY HCP (1200m)

Happy to forgive 12. Xtra Gear’s past commencement astatine Rosehill, wherever she had the pace/bias against her, and she represents worth successful this event. Before that, the mare had raced well, and she tin bounce backmost present with a important obstruction change, allowing her to find a much suitable rhythm. She is astatine optimal fitness, is proven astir tight-turning tracks and tin skip distant astatine the apical of the straight. 2. Cecil Street Lad is simply a knockout chance, and helium excels connected rain-affected ground. He tin settee closer, sorb the unit and is simply a victor astatine this track. Additionally, helium receives a cogwheel alteration and tin complaint to win. 7. Navy Blood resumes disconnected a 62-day interruption and has had 2 coagulated trials wherever helium went to the enactment unextended successful his latest vigor astatine Rosehill. He tin sprint caller and draws kindly.
How to play it: Xtra Gear E/W.

RACE 3 – 12.25PM TAB HIGHWAY HCP (1200m)

Lightly raced improver 12. Cool Duke has won 3 successful a enactment connected dense crushed and gets his accidental successful Highway people here. The four-year-old smashed the timepiece past commencement astatine Tuncurry aft being heavy backed, and his effort was afloat of merit. He ever faced the breeze astatine a precise accelerated pace, showed a crook of ft and his precocious ocular spot was backed up by the timepiece with the gelding moving 1 of the fastest last 200m splits of the meeting. He sets up good present from a favourable draw. A elder rider goes connected for the archetypal clip successful his career. 6. Tanglewood deserves favouritism, and helium raced good archetypal up astatine Rosehill aft being specked late. Second up past prep, helium produced his vocation highest figure, and repeating that effort/performance volition marque him hard to clasp out. Forgive Tickleberry’s past start, wherever she was checked/blocked astatine a captious stage.
How to play it: Cool Duke towin.

RACE 4 – 1PM TOOHEYS NEW BENCHMARK 78 HCP (2200m)

9. Funambulist represents worth and everything astir his illustration suggests he’s acceptable to peak. Two starts back, helium SPed a respectable $13 down consequent G1 victor Circle Of Fire, albeit being good beaten, and past his effort was afloat of merit past commencement astatine Kensington successful a akin people race. The six-year-old settled astatine the rear of the tract successful a precise dilatory tempo and had to marque a long-wide sustained run. He had excessively overmuch to do, but helium deed the enactment hard and recorded the race’s fastest closing splits successful a high-rating past conception aft adjustments. He is present astatine optimal fitness, is simply a victor astatine the way and has a beardown grounds astatine the distance.
14. Naval Commission was a beardown victor past commencement astatine Scone aft being challenged, but helium out-toughed his hostile with a hefty weight. He drops 6.5kg disconnected that effort, and each his highest figures person travel connected dense ground.
How to play it: Funambulist E/W.

RACE 5 – 1.35PM SIGNARAMA ERINA / GOSFORD 3&4YO BENCHMARK 72 HCP (1600m)

4. Nana’s Wish gets conditions to suit and expecting an assertive thrust from the mediate gully to pb successful a contention that lacks genuine velocity connected paper. She didn’t admit the sit/sprint contention signifier past commencement erstwhile taking a trail, but to her credit, erstwhile she got wide successful the consecutive and built momentum, she savaged the line, clocking the 2nd fastest last 200m divided of the day. She is rock-hard fit, appreciates bedewed crushed and runs to a accordant fig that puts her successful the finish. 12. Wembanyama has been racing good since his gelding operation, and helium gets his accidental to bounce backmost successful the winner’s stall here. His sectional illustration suggests he’s astatine his peak, and the emergence to 1600m with the blinkers going connected for the archetypal clip is simply a plus.
How to play it: Nana’s Wish towin.

RACE 6 – 2.10PM *BIG DANCE ELIGIBILITY* BUTERIN L’ESTRANGE GOSFORD GOLD CUP (2200m)

4. Goldman sets up good for this assignment, and helium revels successful the investigating conditions. The gelding was heavy backed passim the greeting first-up successful the G3 JRA Plate (2000m) astatine Randwick, and helium tried hard successful decision successful a fast-time contention comparative to the day. He chased a accelerated tempo throughout, ne'er shirked his task to the enactment whilst the different on-pace runners faded, and helium battled connected to clasp second. The Gai Waterhouse-Adrian Bott-trained runner volition beryllium fitter for that, maps to power the speed, and each his highest figures person travel connected dense ground. He’ll instrumentality immoderate catching. 9. Hezashocka comes done the aforesaid contention and had excuses aft having to marque his tally done the inferior ground. The gelding has yet to person overmuch luck passim this campaign.
How to play it: Goldman to win.

RACE 7 – 2.45PM DE BORTOLI WINES TAKEOVER TARGET STAKES (1200m)

16. Semillion hasn’t won for immoderate time, but he’s racing good this preparation, and each his highest performances/figures person travel connected rain-affected going that enactment up powerfully for this assignment. The four-year-old is an honorable on-pace benignant and has started respectable prices this run successful akin people races. He jumped from a wide gross past commencement astatine Caulfield but showed a earthy gait to transverse his rivals to pb astatine an adjacent tempo. Further, helium was lone swamped implicit the concluding stages to decorativeness second. He draws an wrong gross successful this lawsuit and expect him to rotation guardant with nary value connected his backmost and instrumentality immoderate moving down. It’s worthy noting that the Hawkes unchangeable has successfully utilized the power play from Melbourne to Sydney galore times.
14. Wategos tin amended sharply present and expect a affirmative thrust stepping retired to 1200m.
How to play it: Semillion E/W.

RACE 8 – 3.20PM THE COAST (1600m)

9. Tavi Time profiles good for the diagnostic lawsuit and is suited nether the contention conditions. The gelding had excessively overmuch to bash past commencement successful a high-rating Provincial-Midway Championships Final (1400m) astatine Randwick, and his tally had merit. Although tally to suit, helium got excessively acold backmost from a wide draw, but to his credit, helium ran connected good and clocked coagulated closing sectionals. The Kris Lees galloper has a overmuch much affirmative contention set-up for this assignment, with a important obstruction alteration allowing him to settee closer, and helium drops 6kg disconnected that last-start effort, which volition heighten his cardinal plus of acceleration. Expecting 1. Grebeni to amended sharply here, coming done a high-pressure contention astatine Rosehill a fortnight ago. The four-year-old was a unfortunate of circumstances, but to his credit, helium ran connected hard, clocking beardown closing splits. He is simply a accordant type, is undefeated second-up and has a fantastic grounds astatine the trip.
How to play it: Tavi Time to win.

RACE 9 – 4PM TRIPLE M THUNDER THOUSAND BENCHMARK 78 HCP (900m)

3. Jedibeel was heavy backed first-up astatine Kensington 16 days ago, and helium ran astute clip winning, producing a vocation highest figure. He had each accidental stalking an adjacent tempo, but his effort had merit aft breaking down his splits whilst carrying a hefty weight. He exerted each his vigor betwixt the 600m-200m mark, accelerated hard and maintained a coagulated finishing velocity to the enactment aft peaking connected his run. He has a proven second-up grounds and races good connected bedewed ground. All cardinal indicators suggest helium tin measurement disconnected his last-start show with the anticipated genuine tempo suiting. They’ll person to drawback speedy mare 5. Passeggiata, which volition look to tally her rivals ragged. She resumes disconnected a agelong interruption and has won a caller proceedings astatine Rosehill.
How to play it: Jedibeel to win.

RACE 10 – 4.40PM RAILWAY HOTEL BENCHMARK 78 HCP (1200m)

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