Rock Them Jools has just the one race start and it was a very encouraging debut performance from the son of Fastnet Rock.
Over the 1212m at Geelong he settled back in the second half of the field and when brought to the outside at the top the straight, let down strongly to finish in the photo for the placings.
He’ll be better for the experience and the rise to 1400m looks ideal at Sandown today.
Dracena has been the runner in up in two of her four starts and looks an improving type.
Not a lot went right for the daughter of Dracarys at her first two outings but she produced a solid effort to finish second behind the talented, Pope Cody in the Toowoomba Guineas before heading to the paddock.
She resumed with a very encouraging effort here over 1350m where she stuck on well after covering ground in the early part.
Fitter for that run, the rise to the mile at Ipswich will suit and she’s drawn to receive all the favours under Mark Du Plessis.
Pop Award comes off a dominant first up win and looks set for bigger and better things.
A daughter of Shamus Award, the mare put the writing on the wall in her first campaign, where she was terrific over 1100m to finish third after a luckless debut run.
She then stepped out to 1200m and after sitting three wide and exposed throughout, stuck on gamely to finish a close second.
Sent to the paddock, she’s come back in top order and the form around is proving to be solid.
Blake Shinn stays in the saddle and with natural improvement, she looks the one to beat.
Enna’s Dream has been racing well and looks nicely placed here.
She was doing her best work late over 1200m at Cranbourne two runs back and last start, over that same trip at headquartes, she settled on speed and stuck on gamely for fifth.
The daughter of Winning Rupert has proven herself a very handy galloper on her day and the form around her is solid.
She drops back in grade, she holds a very tidy record over the 1400m and Craig Williams sticks with her.