Randwick - Race 7 2:50pm
No. 4 Fleetwood
Fleetwood can return to winning form at Randwick.
Having returned to action for consecutive wins at Warwick Famr and here at Randwick, the Encryption gelding bungled the start at Caulfield two back but ran on well to fill the minors.
Having last been seen filling the minors again, this time in Listed company at Flemington, he’s in peak order and will relish the drop in class.
Randwick - Race 8 3:30pm
No. 4 Kerguelen
Kerguelen has made just three appearances at the races so far, but he looks to have a very bright future after recording two wins and a close-up second placing, highlighted by a dominant effort in BM72 company at his latest.
This is another slightly harder assignment, but he has plenty of upside and looks up to another successful rise in class.
Caulfield - Race 8 4:25pm
No. 1 Duke De Sessa
Duke De Sessa clearly needed his first run back this time to tune up, but he’s had a jumpout since that race and I am confident in plenty of improvement this afternoon.
The Ciaron Maher-trained import turned in some nice performances last spring, placing in black type company and proving his wasn’t out of his depth in Group 1 feature races.
He has the skill and the class to figure in something like this, and this is a drop in grade from what he was last seen contesting.
Caulfield - Race 9 4:55pm
No. 6 The Open
The Open is the one for me in the last at Caulfield today.
Having won each of his first three runs back from a break, The Open worked home well to finish just off the pace of horses like Baraqiel and Legio Ten here last month, before returning to the midweeks for an outstanding victory last time out.
In peak order, he’s ready to make a successful transition back into Saturday metro company.