Best Bet | Race 1 #5 Spiritualised

Trained by Tony Gollan and comes off a creditable debut run at the Sunshine Coast when beaten a length by Jemeldi. He meets that runner here again, albeit with a 1kg weight swing and a more favourable gate. Gollan has a high opinion of this horse, and was spruiking him as a chance on debut in a hot race a few weeks ago on the Gold Coast. He missed a run on that occasion and I believe that set his preparation back by a week or so, which is why he drifted in the market on debut. He should be right to go here and gets Jim Byrne on.

Next best | Race 8 #11 Dreamreacher

Ticks a lot boxes here despite being out of his depth last start when resuming at the Gold Coast in the hot sprint race behind Isotope. He is much better suited here in an easier assignment, with a low gate and the 2kg claim for Jaden Lloyd, meaning he only carries 54kg. While the gate could potentially be troublesome due to his lack of early speed, there’s enough horses going forward to ensure a strong tempo. He goes well at this track, distance and second-up – and should be right in the finish.

Best each-way | Race 4 #6 Logomania

We sent this underated galloper out as the best each-way two weeks ago and he didn’t let us down, finishing hard to run third at a big price. He’s a similar price here and I don’t think this is much harder. The gate is a little tricky but he’ll likely go back and run on. If they are making ground I expect him to be storming late again. The rise to 1350m looks ideal.