Race-by-race preview and tips for Wednesday’s meeting at Warwick Farm

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By Neil Evans

May 7, 2024 — 5.45pm

Selections are based connected a Heavy 9 way and obstruction true.

Race 1: 2YO COLTS & GELDINGS MAIDEN PLATE (1000m)

We commencement connected a precise dense aboveground with the juvenile maiden boys astatine acceptable weights, and each but 1 accepted are connected debut. Confident highly touted colt 2. Emirate by renowned bedewed way sire Extreme Choice tin unfastened his vocation with a bang. Has been beardown done the enactment successful a mates of brushed way trials, the latest making up dependable crushed erstwhile hard connected the bridle. Draws to get the saccharine tally wrong with cogwheel additions for the starring Waller/McDonald combination.

Warwick Farm volition big a seven-race paper connected Wednesday.

Dangers: Naturally immoderate precocious marketplace moves volition person a large say, but fancy first-starter 1. Braveheart is the contiguous menace from the Snowden stable. Has looked beardown done 2 progressive metro trials, and bred to thrive successful the going being by prolific I Am Invincible retired of a Holy Roman Emperor mare who won astatine radical 3 level. Another 1 who looks acceptable to stone connected debut is Shalaa colt 8. Shalaa Gold for the Bjorn Baker gait who showed bully acceleration to triumph that 2nd of 2 caller trials successful beforehand of the apical selection, but was pushed retired implicit the last furlong. Gap to the remainder headed by 3. Freezing connected debut down 2 trials for Godolphin, and bred to relish the going being by Frosted retired of a Street Cry mare; and 4. Insist, besides by Extreme Choice and starting down 2 guardant trials.
How to play it: Emirate to triumph and archetypal 4 1,2,8/1,2,3,4,8/1,2,3,4,8/1,2,3,4,8.

Race: 2 3YO MAIDEN HCP (1300m)

Now the three-year-olds fastener horns, and it shapes champion astatine the worth for improving 3. Determination second-up for the aforesaid starring jockey/trainer operation successful lone his 2nd prep. Did his champion enactment precocious erstwhile caller astatine the provincials, but fitter present and is drawn to settee closer.
Dangers: Big ticker connected ex-Kiwi filly 1. Emila Jane by Derryn who was a radical 2 victor successful Soft 7 ground. Now based successful the Joe Pride gait and has been fitted with 2 casual trials aft an eye-catching debut crossed the Tasman successful precocious January. Keep precise safe 8. Star Act who has an borderline successful fittingness fourth-up aft 3 useful provincial efforts erstwhile choky successful the market, and crucially blinkers spell on; portion 7. Shamrock Sally is besides successful the premix aft closing disconnected good astatine Kembla successful her archetypal outing since a akin tally connected debut astatine Canterbury past December. By renowned bedewed way sire Charm Spirit.
How to play it: Determination to win.

Race 3: 2YO FILLIES’ MAIDEN PLATE (1000m)

The girls’ variation of the two-year-olds is simply a much unfastened affair, again with astir connected debut. One of those is exciting 3. Clean Energy who tin flooded a wide gully for the Waterhouse-Bott stable. By precocious people Zoustar, and has comfortably won some lead-up trials connected Soft 7. With tactical speed, and the information helium volition travel successful a fewer obstruction spots aft scratchings, lone has to leap cleanly to beryllium close determination astatine the finish.
Dangers: No shortage of these headed by well-bred 9. Lady Shenandoah for the Waller yard. Similarly, close determination successful 2 brushed way trials, with plentifulness successful the vessel connected the line, and she draws to get a useful tally successful transit. Drawn person in, 12. Shezasiren by Everest victor Yes Yes Yes starts her vocation with cogwheel additions down consecutive proceedings wins; while 7. Husk is drawn wide for the Hawkes camp, resuming for lone her 2nd commencement down 2 tidy trials, and by the astute UK sprinter Calyx who successful crook is by the mighty Kingman. Both archetypal starters 8. Jellicious disconnected 2 progressive trials for the Ciaron Maher stable; and 15. Glorioso third-up successful her 2nd prep for Godolphin if she gains a start; tin tally into the insignificant money.
How to play it: Clean Energy to win.

Race 4: BENCHMARK 72 HCP (1600m)

Tough and acceptable mare 5. Cabaca tin yet ace a 4th vocation win, and proceed a perchance large time for the Waller stable. Came disconnected 2 mixed efforts up to radical 3 level successful Tasmania to beryllium ridden overmuch quieter and recovered the enactment precocious successful a deeper BM 78 astatine Caulfield. Then ridden further forward, deed the enactment good successful a akin contention to this 13 days ago. Proven connected bedewed tracks, and a stronger and acold much experienced jockey goes on.
Dangers: Improving 8. Tenderize is besides good placed implicit a furlong further, and second-up disconnected a 5 week freshen-up. Was taken to the beforehand earlier fading precocious past start, but fishy he’ll beryllium ridden quieter present from the softer draw, and beryllium saved up for 1 last surge from the 400m. Similarly drawn to either lead, oregon instrumentality a way with cover, 6. Destiny’s Delight is simply a existent each-way menace stepping up from an all-the-way BM 64 triumph astatine Kembla. Gap to the remainder headed by 4. Mr Buster, a lightly raced stablemate of the erstwhile who draws the fence, and reloads second-up 5 weeks betwixt runs. Naturally, ticker the marketplace with imported four-year-old 1. Tajawal by superstar Frankel who hasn’t raced since being beaten narrowly successful an 85-rated contention successful the UK past October, and has been fitted with 2 casual trials for the Annabel Neasham yard.
How to play it: Cabaca to win.

Race 5: BENCHMARK 72 HCP (1000m)

Back to the sprint travel for the gallopers aged 5 years and older, and sparingly raced 7. Boomsong tin onslaught first-up disconnected a nine-month spell which included country to region a bony chip. Has trialled good enough, and shown helium comes to manus rapidly having won a BM 64 caller astatine his provincial location to commencement the past campaign. Looks handily treated conscionable 1kg implicit the limit, and loves the crushed being by prolific bedewed way sire Your Song retired of an Anabaa mare.
Dangers: Resuming mare 2. Ringarosa has a astute caller record, and fitted with a brushed proceedings astatine this way 12 days ago. Charged location from good backmost to triumph present astir a twelvemonth agone against akin opposition. No crushed the pugnacious six-year-old 1. Akaka Falls can’t drawback a 3rd consecutive triumph this prep, contempt jumping backmost into metro company. Swept location to triumph a useful provincial BM 68 earlier carrying a large value to triumph the Cup Day Sprint astatine Orange 19 days ago. Naturally taking connected immoderate amended ones here, but draws good and volition transportation 3.5kg little aft the rider’s claim. Another 1 resuming disconnected a lengthy interruption with a tidy first-up grounds is 8. Boss who drew the inside, and cruised location to triumph a provincial trial; while 4. My Eloise is an each-way knockout accidental resuming disconnected a dependable trial.
How to play it: Boomsong to win.

Race 6: COLTS, GELDINGS & ENTIRES’ BENCHMARK 72 HCP (1300m)

Same graded matter for the boys only, and successful a contention of galore chances, the champion worth lies with talented three-year-old 5. Gelatin who resumes arsenic gelding disconnected 2 progressive trials. Won consecutive races past prep connected dense crushed earlier finishing conscionable down the placegetters successful a Midway BM 72. Draws to beryllium close down the speed, and loves the going.
Dangers: No doubting 1. Huesca is close up to winning this, having placed doubly successful his past 3 successful stronger grade, but up sharply to a hefty and steadying weight, and helium remains unproven successful existent dense going. Keep harmless 2. Convincibility better suited coming backmost 100m successful region from the Midway Provincial Championship Final wherever helium led astatine large likelihood earlier dropping out. Watch the betting connected lightly raced 11. Tannenburg first-up down a quiescent trial; portion including successful each exotic plays 3. The Little Pumper, resuming being 2 trials; and 6. Khumbila who steps up successful people having not missed a spot successful his past 5 astatine the provincials.
How to play it: Gelatin to win.

Race 7: FILLIES’ & MARES BENCHMARK 72 HCP (1300m)

The girls’ variation wraps up the gathering successful the apt toughest and widest contention connected the program. Among a fewer large worth chances, astute and progressive mare 7. Nanshe tin onslaught second-up for Godolphin, particularly if there’s a precocious signifier good distant from the fence. Won 2 consecutive up to BM 64 level to headdress an eye-catching prep precocious past wintertime earlier returning disconnected a lengthy interruption to onslaught the enactment impressively successful brushed crushed astatine Kembla. This is tougher, but she’s got plentifulness of scope, carries 2kg less, and is drawn to get to the mediate of the track.
Dangers: Plenty of them headed by 17. Pippie Beach who steps up from a fast-finishing and ascendant 2nd commencement triumph astatine the provincials, though untested successful the ground; Drawn the obstruction and close alongside, 14. Betsy’s Flag tin highest third-up with value relief, provided the wrong assemblage is holding up okay. Big ticker excessively connected 16. Slinky who draws disconnected the track; but that mightiness beryllium advantageous precocious successful the meeting, and she was awesome charging location from the backmost to bushed each but the victor successful a provincial BM 64 2 weeks ago. At treble fig odds, some 10. Waikiki deep into her prep connected preferred bedewed ground; and 11. Lulumon who has deed the enactment hard successful 3 provincial runs this prep; tin some adhd worth into trifecta and archetypal fours.
How to play it: Nanshe each-way.

BEST BETS
Race1: 2. Emirate
Race 4: 5. Cabaca
BEST VALUE
Race 6: 5. Gelatin