THE QUADDIE
RACE 5
– 3YO MAIDEN (1200m)
The Angela Plumb-trained Xuannu has been placed at her past two starts at the Coast over 1100m and 1200m after leading and has shown enough early pace to overcome the outside gate. Miss Alle Be from the Robert Heathcote stable is facing the starter for the first time but has been tuned up with a recent Doomben trial win and the filly will race with the blinkers on.
King’s Rule has raced twice for a fifth at Doomben and a fourth at the Coast and can be thereabouts again. Look for improvement from Relentless Miss after her debut fourth at the Gold Coast a fortnight ago.
SELECTIONS:
8 Xuannu, 3 Miss Alle Be, 2 King’s Rule, 6 Relentless Miss
RACE 6
– MAIDEN (1100m)
Show Deck will be having her first start for Gold Coast trainer Michael Costa and the mare has been placed in two recent barrier trials at the Gold Coast and Ballina and has the in-form Allan Chau in the saddle. Espanyol was third over this course and distance last start and gets his chance to figure among the prizemoney again.
L’Amante is resuming but was thereabouts at three runs before a break for a second and two fourths and has several gear chances. Se Rendre has the blinkers off following her second-up fourth over 1100m at the Gold Coast three weeks ago.
SELECTIONS:
10 Show Deck, 2 Espanyol, 9 L’Amante, 12 Se Rendre
RACE 7
– CLASS 3 (1300m)
Pure Pulse has a good record from two starts at the Gold Coast with a win and a second two starts back in a 1200m Class 4. He is coming off a last- start fourth in a 1200m Class 4 at the Sunshine Coast and is one of the main chances here. Kitty Damour hasn’t been far off the pace and finished on the heels of Pure Pulse when fifth at the Sunshine Coast.
Natural Force started favourite when second in a 1400m Class 3 at Ballina last start and heads back to his home track and Viking Raid was a winner in a 1400m Ballina Class 3 two starts back.
SELECTIONS:
1 Pure Pulse, 5 Kitty Damour, 3 Natural Force, 4 Viking Raid
RACE 8
– CLASS 1 (1200m)
Aurora Charm ran a brave race at his first start for the Tony Gollan stable when second in a 1200m Class 1 at the Sunshine Coast and that has set him up for another good performance at the Gold Coast today. Brahma
Armour broke through for his Maiden win at his 13th start at the Gold Coast a fortnight ago and gets his chance for back-to-back wins. San
Pierre is closing in for another win following his last-start second over this course and distance and Stage Play is racing in good form with a Maiden win and a Class 1 second at her past two starts.
SELECTIONS:
4 Aurora Charm, 5 Brahma Armour, 9 San Pierre, 14 Stage Play