RACE EIGHT
SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (3) found the poles in the Sunshine Sprint and after being pushed to three back as BETTER ECLIPSE moved to the front at the 1000m, looked in a spot of bother. Attacking in the closing stages to grab the silver, it was an improved effort from a flat one the week prior. With the early spot finding, he might just get to the front and from there take some stopping.
MACH SHARD (11) finished in 4th, 6m from the winner BETTER ECLIPSE. His run in the Mr Feelgood two starts back was a luckless affair and three back was large when wide off the track in the Redcliffe Cup. With early speed and positional changes, the extra trip will suit.
ROCKIN MARTY (12) loves The Creek and charged home over the top of them again last week in the Sunshine Sprint Consolation after he was desperately unlucky not to gain a ticket to the big one. Runner-up in this race last year, he will be powering up in the closing stages.
MAJESTIC CRUISER (4) has been building towards this race and after four runs here at The Creek, lands his best gate to date and his runs have been meritorious. Forced to work hard last week when sticking on gamely, he was a handy 3rd to TRIPLE EIGHT the week prior. He is right in the fight.
SELECTIONS: MACH SHARD (11), SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (3), ROCKIN MARTY (12), MAJESTIC CRUISER (4)
SUGGESTED BET: MACH SHARD (11) each-way