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May 27, 2023

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3. Ozzmosis trialled exceptionally well ahead of his debut, hence he was sent around $1.40 favourite at Gosford. The Zoustar colt parked in behind the speed and asserted his dominance in the latter stages to win by two lengths going away on the line, beating older horses with race experience. He justified the confident market support and James McDonald heading to the Central Coast for just the one ride. That sets the talented two-year-old up nicely for Randwick. Given what we saw from Ozzmosis in his trials, he’ll get the chance to be ridden quieter on Saturday and hit the line. There looks to be enough speed on paper for him to still get his chance to round up his rivals. Stick with him. Smart youngster. We have to go back to the middle of May to find 7. Royal Tribute's latest trial, which was on the same day as Ozzmosis’ final trial before his debut. Royal Tribute was impressive to the eye and on the clock, ripping clear at the finish to win by three lengths. He's well found in betting, but Watehouse and Bott are having a terrific two-year-old season. 1. Sovereign Fund looks a big price coming back from a group 2 at Doomben. He faded late to be beaten two lengths, but looked particularly sharp in a trial since. 9. La Boqueria has to stretch his brilliance back out to 1100m, but her Gunnedah romp was won in faster time than the meeting's open handicap.

How to play it: Ozzmosis to win.

Rachel King eases Passeggiata to the post at Rosehill on Satjurday.Credit: Getty

7. Ottilie strode forward from a wide draw to take up the running over this same track and trip first up, in the same grade, and gave a sight. She was well beaten by Crafty Eagle at the finish but the winner is one of the more impressive Midway winners we’ve seen lately. Brett Prebble sticks from last start too. 2. So Good So Cool will be breathing down the necks of the leaders late, possessing a big finish. That was on display at Canterbury last start rattling home to win. He has been explosive kept to the spring trips and is sure to relish getting back onto a bigger track. 3. Soami was great behind Iowna Merc at Randwick two weeks ago, running on into fifth. He's perfectly placed out to 1200m back in grade. Just wish he drew a gate. The early market has found him too.6. Nosey Parker is chasing four straight wins as he charges through the grades.How to play it: Ottilie to win.

9. Sungblue showed a terrific turn of foot from the 400-200m in Highway Handicap company two weeks ago at Randwick. It looked to have won him the race only for Demitasse to peel off his back and prove too strong late. There was 2.5 lengths back to third. That was on the back of a near miss at Scone the start prior behind Steplee over the mile. He is still stuck on two career wins from his 17 starts, but he's knocking on the door for win number three. 3. Swift Charm was shuffled back in the run at Rosehill three weeks ago behind Sister Moon. The run was much better than it reads on paper. Just has to overcome jumping from 1200m straight out to 1500m. Maps well, however, holding a prominent spot from barrier 1. 15. Amarantz was dragged back to last first up over 1400m, well beaten by Sungblue. Strips fitter second up.How to play it: Sungblue to win.

Siding with 2. Iowna Merc in what looks an intriguing clash. The Bjorn Baker-trainer sprinter returned a gelding at Randwick two weeks ago and produced a career best performance. It was the win of a three-year-old destined to skip through the grades over the winter months. The way Iowna Merc was attacking the line suggests that 1200m suits perfectly now. It's all about the timing, with Iowna Merc meeting the resuming 1. Kibou who has spent 41 weeks on the sidelines and lumps 60.5kg. Then throw into the mix the respective prices. That's no knock on the talent of Kibou. The gamble is whether he can produce anything near his best given the scenario, resuming from bone chip surgery. That saw him miss a run in the Golden Rose where he was one of the pre-post favourites on the back of a dominant Up And Coming win. He's in the right stable to be ready to go fresh.How to play it: Iowna Merc to win.

5. Peshmerga was shuffled back in the run at a critical point behind Rediener last start. There was a lot to like about the way the imported mare picked herself up to still find the line. Ideally, would have loved to have seen her out to 2000m now, but without a lot of speed on paper, expecting Dylan Gibbons to be positive early to offset that distance query: get her up and rolling, out of trouble. We saw the four-year-old lead in her first Australian run, boxing on bravely in very testing conditions. One of her two wins when trained in France was at listed level. Her class is not in question. Looks to be a matter of time before she adds to that win tally under the care of trainer Robert Quinn. 8. Kouklara should have been fighting it out at Warwick Farm last start despite finishing midfield. She never saw daylight, and she was only beaten four lengths in the Belle Of The Turf at Gosford last campaign. Has proven lately that she doesn't need a wet track to perform. 7. Pharoah's Reign ran second at the midweeks first up but stuck on well behind Celestial Spirit. She’ll roll forward and give another sight from the first couple. 4. Lekvarte didn't quicken as expected last Saturday at Randwick. She is better than that. 3. Pin Me Up can build off her first Australian run.

How to play it: Peshmerga to win.

None of these can match the upside of 11. Passeggiata. The filly is a speed machine that won her first two starts. Her cruising speed has been on display in her two trials back this time in, winning them by a collective 18 lengths. Yes, 18 lengths. Fast horses tend to trial well, but she looks to be humming ahead of her return. The biggest knock on her in her first campaign was the inability to fully harness that speed. She wanted to get things over and done with. She was always going to benefit with a preparation under her belt. Dylan Gibbons is lowering his riding weight to 53kg for the meeting, which tells you how keen he is to ride the filly. Now let's talk price. I wouldn't be inclined to take anything less than $1.80. All four of 9. Miss Dior's wins have been over 1000m and liked the way she trialled alongside Eduardo most recently. She is 35 weeks between runs, however. 2. Our Bellagio Miss improved sharply second up last campaign to win over the Randwick 1000m at big odds, beating Vowmaster. That made it three wins from fives starts over this track and trip. Keep her safe.

How to play it: Passeggiata to win.

There doesn't look to be much between most of these milers so want to get wide with the Team Hawkes-trained 5. Wild Planet. He has finished fifth and ninth in his two runs this preparation but has been dragged back to last on both occasions. Third up out to the mile could see him ridden much closer. We’ll await any confirmation regarding a change of tactics. Last campaign Wild Planet's best run was from in front, riding a hot speed in The Gong, holding on to finish fourth beaten a little over a length. The timing looks right for him to produce something like his best form which measures up in this. It was hard to miss the return of 10. Super Strike behind Cisco Bay. The former Kiwi is yet to win in Australia but continues to tease with big finishes. Four of3. Brutality's six career wins have been on the quick back up. He thrives on racing.How to play it: Wild Planet each way.

13. Wewillrock was knocked off in the final strides by Devil's Throat three weeks ago having made the running. The four-year-old gave a kick like he was the winner only to fall short. The gelding does bring benchmark form into this but he plummets 7.5kg because of it and maps to get all favours again. Devil's Throat has since won again while the third placed Rubosto has also since won to frank the form further. The son of El Roca was twice placed at Group level as a three-year-old. 5. Conscript continues to overachieve. Wet or dry, in front from behind, it doesn't seem to matter with this five-year-old. He made it win number eight from 19 starts two weeks ago over this same track and trip. He goes up 3kg from that and races in Listed company for the first time but this is the level his future lies. 12. Spacewalk was unlucky in defeat when second to Golden Boom at Doomben last start.How to play it: Wewillrock to win.

9. Pizarro closed off late to run second to Conscript first up. The gamble was always going to be whether he’d find 1100m a touch too sharp. There is no such concern second up out to 1300m. It looks an ideal set-up. The four-year-old has a fantastic record at Randwick (4:1-2-1). Barrier one looks a little tricky, as it was last start. Tom Sherry will need to keep his wits about him in angling off the fence at the right time as Pizarro isn't blessed with gate speed so risks being pocketed away on the fence. There does look to be a lot of pressure on paper, which should see the field break up enough to give Pizarro his chance. The market has found him, but was entitled to. He’ll take holding out. As will the fast-finishing 15. Super Pursuit. His get-back style has proved costly in his short Australian career. He did run Think About It to half a length in January and was horribly suited by a lack of pressure on occasions. Capable of rattling off big closing splits. No such worries with the front-running tank 3. Titanium Power. There was merit to his last-start performance given he was 1300m back to 1100m. Reunited with jockey Rory Hutchings, who knows the gelding better than most. 6. Zoushack gets the blinkers back on. That says that he is ready.

How to play it: Pizarro to win.

10. Crafty Eagle was learning on the job last preparation, yet still chalking up wins. The three-year-old put his rivals away impressively with 59kg on his back first up over 1200m in the manner of a horse destined to go right on with it. It was Midway Handicap company, but he put a gap on his rivals late and was always going to find 1200m on the sharp side. The son of Starcraft now boasts a record of 6:3-2-1. He is even better placed out to 1400m second up. There is more depth in this BM78, but the John Thompson-trained gelding will recover a position just in behind the speed from the low gate, stalking two of his main threats, 4. Phearson and 12. Gundy Bridge. Keagan Latham has been aboard in his past four starts. 1. Battleton didn't have any luck at Rosehill last start behind Devil's Throat and may have been fighting out the finish had the splits come at the right time. There is a sense of timing about him now third up out to 1400m, staying in this grade. 4. Phearson was truckloaded in betting late last start, and he delivered in a big way, setting a fast tempo in the early stages before zipping clear late. If the leaders get at each other, 2. Mahagoni comes into play. He's sure to take improvement from his first-up run, and he’ll settle last, but the depth of his form reads well for this. The best of 12. Gundy Bridge would win this, just want to see him bounce back before trusting him.

How to play it: Crafty Eagle to win.

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