RACE FOUR
SWORD AND SHIELD (11) has been facing plenty of tough gates in recent starts, starting no closer than gate 5 at his past 13 in succession. He comes up with another tough alley here, but if some factors are in his favour, he is worth a chance. Too far back against the tempo last start behind ALI DOWNUNDER, he just needs a rub of the green.
BREACH THE BEACH (10) was strong in victory last start at Redcliffe when pressing forward to the breeze to do it the tough way. Through a strong closing 800m, he had bullets to fire in forging clear to a gritty 9m victory. The gate is a stinger here, but anything near his last start would be enough to give this a big shake.
JILLIBY GIZMO (8) took on a 2nd division qualifier last start and led deep into the stretch, with only THEARTOFINFUSION able to get past him in a slick mile. He will be probing here but can chime in.
JERONIMO JOE (4) steps out here at Headquarters for the 1st time after 2 Redcliffe starts since joining the Veivers stable. Closing strongly last start, he has been freshened since that and has claims.
SELECTIONS: SWORD AND SHIELD (11), BREACH THE BEACH (10), JILLIBY GIZMO (8), JERONIMO JOE (4)
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