THE QUADDIE
I’ve Gotta Nel
was a winner over this course and distance four starts back and has been placed twice in his past three starts. The six-year-old is coming off a third in a Doomben Benchmark 85 (1050m) and should find a spot in or near the lead from his inside gate.
is resuming following a break after finishing second in the Magic Millions Country Cup (1200m) at the Gold Coast in January and has a handy first-up record. was runner-up last start in an 1100m Gold Coast Benchmark 72. will find this easier.
Secret Spirit SELECTIONS: Aggravate Snowzone
2 I’ve Gotta Nel, 4 Secret Spirit, 3 Aggravate, 6 Snowzone
Decisive Heart
found one better last start when runner-up in a similar race at the Coast and the wide barrier might be to her advantage late in the day with the possibility of the inside section being chopped up. finished on the heels of Decisive Heart when third in the same race, with
fourth. Social has drawn in the middle of the pack while the frontrunning Mountain Courage is certain to race forward again from the inside gate. heads back to the Coast following a fourth in a Doomben Class 3 Plate (1110m).
Mountain Courage SELECTIONS: Social Bay Of Dragons
6 Decisive Heart, 5 Social, 2 Mountain Courage, 9 Bay Of Dragons