2020 Bagotville Day Preview

Racing returns to Flemington on Saturday for another talent-rich nine-race card.

Some of Melbourne’s best horses currently in work have been confirmed for a start and vital Jockey Premiership points are on the line as we fast wind towards the end of another season.

Only ten horses will step out, but Race 1 looms as one of the better contests at Flemington on Saturday and some quality sprinters have accepted.

Prezado keeps his best for the straight and will take plenty of beating again.

The Ellerton & Zahra-trained gelding took a couple to get going upon resuming this time but has won each of his last two starts in impressive fashion, both down the straight.

This probably isn’t as hard as his last assignment and he can complete the hat-trick.

3 Units Prezado

Divine Caprice has returned to the track in slick form this time and can add another win to her impressive record.

The Sebring filly has so-far recorded two wins from three starts back from a spell and was last seen winning over 1000m here at Flemington a few weeks ago.

She’ll take further improvement for that effort, the form out of that race has since been franked and she needs only even luck in running to be in the finish again.

2 Units Divine Caprice

Coolth has recorded two wins from as many career starts and can continue his rise through the grades at Flemington.

The Dundeel gelding stamped himself as a horse to follow with a dominant win on debut at Balaklava and was last seen winning a BM64 race over a mile by close to three lengths.

This is harder, but he is a horse with a future.

4 Units Coolth

Holbien is yet to show his best form in two starts this time, but there is no doubt that he has stripped fitter and I think that he has claims on winning Race 4 on Saturday.

The five-year-old has been a good Saturday-grade horse for Steven Richards throughout his career and he had excuses in the Straight Six a fortnight ago as he was on the wrong part of the track and did run into some trouble.

Happy to give him another chance here at a price, in what is a nice drop in class.

1 Unit E/W Holbien

There is no doubt that this is one of the stronger races at HQ on Saturday and there is a case to be made for several fighting their way into the winner’s stall.

So You Swing will enjoy improvement into what will be her second campaign start and interestingly, she hasn’t missed a place at this point of her preparation previously.

The So You Think mare ended her last prep second behind Nudge over 1700m here at Flemington and raced home respectively to finish fifth behind the fit Viral and Kaplumpich last month.

2 Units E/W So You Swing

It appears as though Masaff will get conditions to suit at Flemington on Saturday and I’ll be happy to have something on.

The Irish import found form around some truly outstanding horses in his homeland and has raced well in two appearances since arriving in Australia, including a credible third behind Savaheat here last time out.

The rise in trip will be ideal, Craig Williams jumps aboard and has options from the rails draw.

4 Units Masaff

This is the standout race of the day and some of the country’s current in-form horses will take their place at the 1800m start.

Sikorsky only just missed at Caulfield last week, but I think that a return to the big Flemington track will suit and he looks to be in peak order.

The other one that has caught my eye here is Aussie Nugget, who was racing in strong and consistent form before returning a rare flat effort last time out.

I am happy to forgive that run, and I will be backing both horses.

3 Units Sikorsky

1 Unit Aussie Nugget

Outrageous has been knocking on the door of a race win all preparation and gets his chance fourth-up on Saturday.

The Team Hawkes runner filled the minors of a couple of talent-rich sprints in Sydney before finishing a nose second to Man Of Peace in the Octagonal Handicap last time out.

He has form here at Flemington and will carry just 56kgs.

2 Units Outrageous

Typically, a wide-open contest will bring us home at HQ on Saturday and at publish, we’re faced with $6.50 the field.

This is a big drop in class for South Australian Li’l Kontra and I think that she could prove over the odds at around the $20 mark.

Li’l Kontra has been a tough horse throughout her career and was racing well earlier in her prep, but was probably just a touch out of her depth when she finished down the order in The Goodwood last time out.

1 Unit E/W Li’l Kontra