Caulfield - Race 6 3:10pm AEDT
No. 2 Pisces
Pisces couldn’t have been more impressive in the Blue Sapphire and can make it two in a row in the Sandown Guineas.
The Frosted gelding has hardly turned in a poor performance since debuting, and he returned to action to finish second behind Bittercreek in the Red Anchor Stakes before blowing them away over the 1400m a fortnight ago.
Fitter third-up and out to a mile, he’s my best bet of the day.
Caulfield - Race 8 4:25pm AEDT
No. 10 Muramasa
I’m keen to have something on the consistent Muramasa when he takes his place in the Zipping Classic.
Muramasa is yet to miss placing this time in, finishing second behind Pericles in the So You Think Stakes at The Valley first-up, while subsequently running third in an 1800m handicap and the Ladbrokes Geelong Cup.
He’s around five weeks between starts, but he’s a horse that does tend to race well on fresh legs, we know he’ll love the mile and a half, and he should lob in a nice position from an inside draw.
Caulfield - Race 9 5pm AEDT
No. 1 Tuvalu
Tuvalu is second-up and well placed in the Kevin Heffernan Stakes.
The Group 1 winner returned in the late autumn for a hit-and-run win in the Wangoom Handicap at The ‘Bool thanks to a strong on-pace performances, while his fresh performance a fortnight ago heralded a credible fifth behind Kimochi in the Rupert Clarke.
With natural improvement and dropping in class, I think that Ethan Brown will take him forward and give them something to chase.
Rosehill - Race 9 5:20pm AEDT
No. 14 Townsend
Townsend takes winning form into the ATC Cup and can make it two in a row.
Townsend spent well over a year in the paddock after failing to beat a runner home in the 2023 Ming Dynasty Quality but returned to action with an eye-catching effort behind Sounds Of Heaven at Randwick in late October.
Having returned to winning form in BM88 company up at Newcastle on The Hunter Day, this really does look a perfect race for him, and any improvement would see him extremely difficult to beat again.