Pleasuring has been building towards a race win and she is well-placed to return to winning form this evening. Her run in the Pinker Pinker Plate was excellent and the field that she faces in this contest is no tougher. Damien Lane should be able to give her the run of the race from the plumb draw and she does tick all the boxes in this contest.
Widgee Turf has been freshened-up since he was only narrowly denied in the Penny Edition Stakes in Adelaide and this is a genuine drop in class. His record at The Valley is nothing short of outstanding and he has an electric turn-of-foot. He can finish over the top of his rivals in this contest.
It has been a long time between race wins for Odeon, but this is the weakest race that he has contested in some time. He was only narrowly denied in the Naturalism Stakes and he wasn’t far away in either the Dato’ Tan Chin Nam Stakes or the Ladbrokes Hebert Power Stakes. This is his opportunity to return to winning form.
Tamasa looked to have gone off the boil a little bit, but she has now recorded two wins on the trot and she still has improvement left in front of her. The step-up in trip is ideal for her and John Allen should be able to settle her right on the speed in the early stages of this contest.