RACE EIGHT
MAJOR FERNCO (3) started in red figures last time out from gate 1 over the mile and setting the early speed at the expense of a 26.4 opening panel, the chamber was empty a fair way from home. Freshened since that run, he has trialled sharply in readiness for the return, and he can look to atone.
ETERNAL PROMISE (9) resumes from a break, having placed in her past 2 starts, the most recent when a beaten favourite behind COOL AND CALCULATING in a mare’s qualifier. Opening the pipes with a nice trial at Redcliffe, she can look to get the right trail to challenge.
VIENNA BOY (10) did not have much go his way 2 starts back from gate 7 when retreating and then searching for luck on the way home. Finding a suitable assignment on Friday, he was able to finish over the top to claim the prize and can chime in again here.
VIRGIL (8) was sent to the breeze from the 2nd line last start over the 2138m and could not cope when fading to trail them in. Finding the line in nice order the start prior when 1st up, he can be sharper here.
SELECTIONS: MAJOR FERNCO (3), ETERNAL PROMISE (9), VIENNA BOY (10), VIRGIL (8)
SUGGESTED BET: MAJOR FERNCO (3) to win