Cranbourne R7 NUTRIEN EQUINE PACE

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  OVERVIEW: The seventh event is a ripping little contest where the young gun three-and-four-year-old combatants seem to have a mortgage on the major roles. One intriguing aspect of this race surrounds the early tactics of polemarker OZZIE PLAYBOY (1). A short-course specialist, he’s been more inclined than ever to trail rather than lead in recent weeks but there’s minimal evidence that approach is paying dividends. Here at Cranbourne, the sprint trip is an actual metric mile, making it shorter than almost every short-course journey in Australia, so don’t be shocked if he opts to hold up – at least initially – tonight. With that on record, it’s still likely that the rapidly improving COBBER (2) will work his way to the top end, though should that transpire he’ll likely cop some heat via INTEREST FREE (3) and also – probably – CELESTIAL GOSSIP (6). The big beneficiary of this early and mid-race action is certainly KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8). An exceptionally smart 4YO, he was cast into an extremely tough role last start at Melton. Tonight, as the only horse drawn off the second row, he should find a forward-of-midfield position in transit and his record here is flawless – four starts for four wins. For all those reasons KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8) gets the nod and also rates as the best bet all night with COBBER (2) his chief threat should the lead come easy, and he pinches a breather in transit. Other leading hopes are INTEREST FREE (3) and OZZIE PLAYBOY (1) though almost anything could win this race if the breaks all went their way.   EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1,3,6,7? RATINGS: 8/ 2/ 3/ 1/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 4  

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  OVERVIEW: The seventh event is a ripping little contest where the young gun three-and-four-year-old combatants seem to have a mortgage on the major roles. One intriguing aspect of this race surrounds the early tactics of polemarker OZZIE PLAYBOY (1). A short-course specialist, he’s been more inclined than ever to trail rather than lead in recent weeks but there’s minimal evidence that approach is paying dividends. Here at Cranbourne, the sprint trip is an actual metric mile, making it shorter than almost every short-course journey in Australia, so don’t be shocked if he opts to hold up – at least initially – tonight. With that on record, it’s still likely that the rapidly improving COBBER (2) will work his way to the top end, though should that transpire he’ll likely cop some heat via INTEREST FREE (3) and also – probably – CELESTIAL GOSSIP (6). The big beneficiary of this early and mid-race action is certainly KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8). An exceptionally smart 4YO, he was cast into an extremely tough role last start at Melton. Tonight, as the only horse drawn off the second row, he should find a forward-of-midfield position in transit and his record here is flawless – four starts for four wins. For all those reasons KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8) gets the nod and also rates as the best bet all night with COBBER (2) his chief threat should the lead come easy, and he pinches a breather in transit. Other leading hopes are INTEREST FREE (3) and OZZIE PLAYBOY (1) though almost anything could win this race if the breaks all went their way.   EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1,3,6,7? RATINGS: 8/ 2/ 3/ 1/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 4  

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  OVERVIEW: The seventh event is a ripping little contest where the young gun three-and-four-year-old combatants seem to have a mortgage on the major roles. One intriguing aspect of this race surrounds the early tactics of polemarker OZZIE PLAYBOY (1). A short-course specialist, he’s been more inclined than ever to trail rather than lead in recent weeks but there’s minimal evidence that approach is paying dividends. Here at Cranbourne, the sprint trip is an actual metric mile, making it shorter than almost every short-course journey in Australia, so don’t be shocked if he opts to hold up – at least initially – tonight. With that on record, it’s still likely that the rapidly improving COBBER (2) will work his way to the top end, though should that transpire he’ll likely cop some heat via INTEREST FREE (3) and also – probably – CELESTIAL GOSSIP (6). The big beneficiary of this early and mid-race action is certainly KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8). An exceptionally smart 4YO, he was cast into an extremely tough role last start at Melton. Tonight, as the only horse drawn off the second row, he should find a forward-of-midfield position in transit and his record here is flawless – four starts for four wins. For all those reasons KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8) gets the nod and also rates as the best bet all night with COBBER (2) his chief threat should the lead come easy, and he pinches a breather in transit. Other leading hopes are INTEREST FREE (3) and OZZIE PLAYBOY (1) though almost anything could win this race if the breaks all went their way.   EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1,3,6,7? RATINGS: 8/ 2/ 3/ 1/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 4  

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  OVERVIEW: The seventh event is a ripping little contest where the young gun three-and-four-year-old combatants seem to have a mortgage on the major roles. One intriguing aspect of this race surrounds the early tactics of polemarker OZZIE PLAYBOY (1). A short-course specialist, he’s been more inclined than ever to trail rather than lead in recent weeks but there’s minimal evidence that approach is paying dividends. Here at Cranbourne, the sprint trip is an actual metric mile, making it shorter than almost every short-course journey in Australia, so don’t be shocked if he opts to hold up – at least initially – tonight. With that on record, it’s still likely that the rapidly improving COBBER (2) will work his way to the top end, though should that transpire he’ll likely cop some heat via INTEREST FREE (3) and also – probably – CELESTIAL GOSSIP (6). The big beneficiary of this early and mid-race action is certainly KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8). An exceptionally smart 4YO, he was cast into an extremely tough role last start at Melton. Tonight, as the only horse drawn off the second row, he should find a forward-of-midfield position in transit and his record here is flawless – four starts for four wins. For all those reasons KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8) gets the nod and also rates as the best bet all night with COBBER (2) his chief threat should the lead come easy, and he pinches a breather in transit. Other leading hopes are INTEREST FREE (3) and OZZIE PLAYBOY (1) though almost anything could win this race if the breaks all went their way.   EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1,3,6,7? RATINGS: 8/ 2/ 3/ 1/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 4  

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  OVERVIEW: The seventh event is a ripping little contest where the young gun three-and-four-year-old combatants seem to have a mortgage on the major roles. One intriguing aspect of this race surrounds the early tactics of polemarker OZZIE PLAYBOY (1). A short-course specialist, he’s been more inclined than ever to trail rather than lead in recent weeks but there’s minimal evidence that approach is paying dividends. Here at Cranbourne, the sprint trip is an actual metric mile, making it shorter than almost every short-course journey in Australia, so don’t be shocked if he opts to hold up – at least initially – tonight. With that on record, it’s still likely that the rapidly improving COBBER (2) will work his way to the top end, though should that transpire he’ll likely cop some heat via INTEREST FREE (3) and also – probably – CELESTIAL GOSSIP (6). The big beneficiary of this early and mid-race action is certainly KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8). An exceptionally smart 4YO, he was cast into an extremely tough role last start at Melton. Tonight, as the only horse drawn off the second row, he should find a forward-of-midfield position in transit and his record here is flawless – four starts for four wins. For all those reasons KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8) gets the nod and also rates as the best bet all night with COBBER (2) his chief threat should the lead come easy, and he pinches a breather in transit. Other leading hopes are INTEREST FREE (3) and OZZIE PLAYBOY (1) though almost anything could win this race if the breaks all went their way.   EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1,3,6,7? RATINGS: 8/ 2/ 3/ 1/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 4  

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  OVERVIEW: The seventh event is a ripping little contest where the young gun three-and-four-year-old combatants seem to have a mortgage on the major roles. One intriguing aspect of this race surrounds the early tactics of polemarker OZZIE PLAYBOY (1). A short-course specialist, he’s been more inclined than ever to trail rather than lead in recent weeks but there’s minimal evidence that approach is paying dividends. Here at Cranbourne, the sprint trip is an actual metric mile, making it shorter than almost every short-course journey in Australia, so don’t be shocked if he opts to hold up – at least initially – tonight. With that on record, it’s still likely that the rapidly improving COBBER (2) will work his way to the top end, though should that transpire he’ll likely cop some heat via INTEREST FREE (3) and also – probably – CELESTIAL GOSSIP (6). The big beneficiary of this early and mid-race action is certainly KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8). An exceptionally smart 4YO, he was cast into an extremely tough role last start at Melton. Tonight, as the only horse drawn off the second row, he should find a forward-of-midfield position in transit and his record here is flawless – four starts for four wins. For all those reasons KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8) gets the nod and also rates as the best bet all night with COBBER (2) his chief threat should the lead come easy, and he pinches a breather in transit. Other leading hopes are INTEREST FREE (3) and OZZIE PLAYBOY (1) though almost anything could win this race if the breaks all went their way.   EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1,3,6,7? RATINGS: 8/ 2/ 3/ 1/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 4  

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  OVERVIEW: The seventh event is a ripping little contest where the young gun three-and-four-year-old combatants seem to have a mortgage on the major roles. One intriguing aspect of this race surrounds the early tactics of polemarker OZZIE PLAYBOY (1). A short-course specialist, he’s been more inclined than ever to trail rather than lead in recent weeks but there’s minimal evidence that approach is paying dividends. Here at Cranbourne, the sprint trip is an actual metric mile, making it shorter than almost every short-course journey in Australia, so don’t be shocked if he opts to hold up – at least initially – tonight. With that on record, it’s still likely that the rapidly improving COBBER (2) will work his way to the top end, though should that transpire he’ll likely cop some heat via INTEREST FREE (3) and also – probably – CELESTIAL GOSSIP (6). The big beneficiary of this early and mid-race action is certainly KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8). An exceptionally smart 4YO, he was cast into an extremely tough role last start at Melton. Tonight, as the only horse drawn off the second row, he should find a forward-of-midfield position in transit and his record here is flawless – four starts for four wins. For all those reasons KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8) gets the nod and also rates as the best bet all night with COBBER (2) his chief threat should the lead come easy, and he pinches a breather in transit. Other leading hopes are INTEREST FREE (3) and OZZIE PLAYBOY (1) though almost anything could win this race if the breaks all went their way.   EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1,3,6,7? RATINGS: 8/ 2/ 3/ 1/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 4  

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  OVERVIEW: The seventh event is a ripping little contest where the young gun three-and-four-year-old combatants seem to have a mortgage on the major roles. One intriguing aspect of this race surrounds the early tactics of polemarker OZZIE PLAYBOY (1). A short-course specialist, he’s been more inclined than ever to trail rather than lead in recent weeks but there’s minimal evidence that approach is paying dividends. Here at Cranbourne, the sprint trip is an actual metric mile, making it shorter than almost every short-course journey in Australia, so don’t be shocked if he opts to hold up – at least initially – tonight. With that on record, it’s still likely that the rapidly improving COBBER (2) will work his way to the top end, though should that transpire he’ll likely cop some heat via INTEREST FREE (3) and also – probably – CELESTIAL GOSSIP (6). The big beneficiary of this early and mid-race action is certainly KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8). An exceptionally smart 4YO, he was cast into an extremely tough role last start at Melton. Tonight, as the only horse drawn off the second row, he should find a forward-of-midfield position in transit and his record here is flawless – four starts for four wins. For all those reasons KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (8) gets the nod and also rates as the best bet all night with COBBER (2) his chief threat should the lead come easy, and he pinches a breather in transit. Other leading hopes are INTEREST FREE (3) and OZZIE PLAYBOY (1) though almost anything could win this race if the breaks all went their way.   EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1,3,6,7? RATINGS: 8/ 2/ 3/ 1/ 6/ 7/ 5/ 4