Donegal Lights rates a worthy each-way chance in the first of the day.  

The lightly-raced five-year-old is one of few in the field with serious wet track form, placing on a Heavy 8 here over much shorter earlier in April.  

The tempo wasn’t to his liking when last in a small field two weeks ago, but he did show real improvement the start prior when runner-up at Goulburn. 

Waikato Flyer was back in the winner’s circle at Taree a fortnight ago, held up badly for a run but really finding the line nicely once clear to score.  

He seemed to have a bit left to give through the line and I don’t thinl he’ll have any trouble getting right back in the run from the soft gate.  

Proven on rain-affected tracks with the class of Tyler Schiller on board, he’s capable of going on with the job.  

Keen to see Rotorua back at the races following her impressive win at Kembla Grange in October.  

The wide gate proved no problem for the Star Witness mare, given a well-timed ride down the outside to score with real authority in the end.  

She’s drawn a much softer gate on this occasion, and providing she handles the conditions, he should be fighting out the finish. 

Shiffrin tends to improve in her second run back.  

The Supido mare struggled to find a run on return at Warwick Farm two weeks ago, but I thought she made up some okay ground in the run home to finish four lengths off.  

A genuinely heavy track would probably test her, but she is drawn well and likely to get a good crack at them coming off the speed.