Melton R7 WOODLANDS STUD PACE

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OVERVIEW: Given their respectively horrific alleys, there’s an extraordinary temptation to risk class runners BETTER ECLIPSE (8) and ACT NOW (11) in this programme’s fast class pace. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, the more one excavates however, the more obvious it becomes that one of the two big guns is very likely to take the chocolates. They do have one very serious threat but we’ll get to him soon. When separating the merits of one-time Chariots of Fire King and Miracle Mile placegetter BETTER ECLIPSE (8) – who claimed the Group 2 Caduceus Classic last start – and two-time Group 1 winner ACT NOW (11) who has also placed in an ID Grand Final, one factor slightly stands out. Versatility. Seventeen of ACT NOW’S (11) 19 wins have come when leading and he’s never saluted from further back than 1 x 1 in transit. BETTER ECLIPSE (8) has won from everywhere. For that reason, and virtually that reason alone, we’re siding with the Larajay Farm star over ACT NOW (11) though that third key hope, referenced earlier, is TANGO TARA (9). Here’s why. All things being equal OUTLAW MAN (2), a stablemate of TANGO TARA (9) should lead early with Tango following him through and, potentially assuming control as a direct result. If this doesn’t happen, he’s a moderate hope only while HELLUVA (4), ARGGGHHH (2) and OUTLAW MAN (2)  - who has won seven of the eight times he’s led on Aussie soil - all possess small winning claims based on talent, likely positional advantages, or both. EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1 + 3?,4? RATINGS: 8/ 11/ 9/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 5/ 7/ 10/ 6/ 3

Race comment

OVERVIEW: Given their respectively horrific alleys, there’s an extraordinary temptation to risk class runners BETTER ECLIPSE (8) and ACT NOW (11) in this programme’s fast class pace. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, the more one excavates however, the more obvious it becomes that one of the two big guns is very likely to take the chocolates. They do have one very serious threat but we’ll get to him soon. When separating the merits of one-time Chariots of Fire King and Miracle Mile placegetter BETTER ECLIPSE (8) – who claimed the Group 2 Caduceus Classic last start – and two-time Group 1 winner ACT NOW (11) who has also placed in an ID Grand Final, one factor slightly stands out. Versatility. Seventeen of ACT NOW’S (11) 19 wins have come when leading and he’s never saluted from further back than 1 x 1 in transit. BETTER ECLIPSE (8) has won from everywhere. For that reason, and virtually that reason alone, we’re siding with the Larajay Farm star over ACT NOW (11) though that third key hope, referenced earlier, is TANGO TARA (9). Here’s why. All things being equal OUTLAW MAN (2), a stablemate of TANGO TARA (9) should lead early with Tango following him through and, potentially assuming control as a direct result. If this doesn’t happen, he’s a moderate hope only while HELLUVA (4), ARGGGHHH (2) and OUTLAW MAN (2)  - who has won seven of the eight times he’s led on Aussie soil - all possess small winning claims based on talent, likely positional advantages, or both. EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1 + 3?,4? RATINGS: 8/ 11/ 9/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 5/ 7/ 10/ 6/ 3

Race comment

OVERVIEW: Given their respectively horrific alleys, there’s an extraordinary temptation to risk class runners BETTER ECLIPSE (8) and ACT NOW (11) in this programme’s fast class pace. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, the more one excavates however, the more obvious it becomes that one of the two big guns is very likely to take the chocolates. They do have one very serious threat but we’ll get to him soon. When separating the merits of one-time Chariots of Fire King and Miracle Mile placegetter BETTER ECLIPSE (8) – who claimed the Group 2 Caduceus Classic last start – and two-time Group 1 winner ACT NOW (11) who has also placed in an ID Grand Final, one factor slightly stands out. Versatility. Seventeen of ACT NOW’S (11) 19 wins have come when leading and he’s never saluted from further back than 1 x 1 in transit. BETTER ECLIPSE (8) has won from everywhere. For that reason, and virtually that reason alone, we’re siding with the Larajay Farm star over ACT NOW (11) though that third key hope, referenced earlier, is TANGO TARA (9). Here’s why. All things being equal OUTLAW MAN (2), a stablemate of TANGO TARA (9) should lead early with Tango following him through and, potentially assuming control as a direct result. If this doesn’t happen, he’s a moderate hope only while HELLUVA (4), ARGGGHHH (2) and OUTLAW MAN (2)  - who has won seven of the eight times he’s led on Aussie soil - all possess small winning claims based on talent, likely positional advantages, or both. EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1 + 3?,4? RATINGS: 8/ 11/ 9/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 5/ 7/ 10/ 6/ 3

Race comment

OVERVIEW: Given their respectively horrific alleys, there’s an extraordinary temptation to risk class runners BETTER ECLIPSE (8) and ACT NOW (11) in this programme’s fast class pace. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, the more one excavates however, the more obvious it becomes that one of the two big guns is very likely to take the chocolates. They do have one very serious threat but we’ll get to him soon. When separating the merits of one-time Chariots of Fire King and Miracle Mile placegetter BETTER ECLIPSE (8) – who claimed the Group 2 Caduceus Classic last start – and two-time Group 1 winner ACT NOW (11) who has also placed in an ID Grand Final, one factor slightly stands out. Versatility. Seventeen of ACT NOW’S (11) 19 wins have come when leading and he’s never saluted from further back than 1 x 1 in transit. BETTER ECLIPSE (8) has won from everywhere. For that reason, and virtually that reason alone, we’re siding with the Larajay Farm star over ACT NOW (11) though that third key hope, referenced earlier, is TANGO TARA (9). Here’s why. All things being equal OUTLAW MAN (2), a stablemate of TANGO TARA (9) should lead early with Tango following him through and, potentially assuming control as a direct result. If this doesn’t happen, he’s a moderate hope only while HELLUVA (4), ARGGGHHH (2) and OUTLAW MAN (2)  - who has won seven of the eight times he’s led on Aussie soil - all possess small winning claims based on talent, likely positional advantages, or both. EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1 + 3?,4? RATINGS: 8/ 11/ 9/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 5/ 7/ 10/ 6/ 3

Race comment

OVERVIEW: Given their respectively horrific alleys, there’s an extraordinary temptation to risk class runners BETTER ECLIPSE (8) and ACT NOW (11) in this programme’s fast class pace. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, the more one excavates however, the more obvious it becomes that one of the two big guns is very likely to take the chocolates. They do have one very serious threat but we’ll get to him soon. When separating the merits of one-time Chariots of Fire King and Miracle Mile placegetter BETTER ECLIPSE (8) – who claimed the Group 2 Caduceus Classic last start – and two-time Group 1 winner ACT NOW (11) who has also placed in an ID Grand Final, one factor slightly stands out. Versatility. Seventeen of ACT NOW’S (11) 19 wins have come when leading and he’s never saluted from further back than 1 x 1 in transit. BETTER ECLIPSE (8) has won from everywhere. For that reason, and virtually that reason alone, we’re siding with the Larajay Farm star over ACT NOW (11) though that third key hope, referenced earlier, is TANGO TARA (9). Here’s why. All things being equal OUTLAW MAN (2), a stablemate of TANGO TARA (9) should lead early with Tango following him through and, potentially assuming control as a direct result. If this doesn’t happen, he’s a moderate hope only while HELLUVA (4), ARGGGHHH (2) and OUTLAW MAN (2)  - who has won seven of the eight times he’s led on Aussie soil - all possess small winning claims based on talent, likely positional advantages, or both. EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1 + 3?,4? RATINGS: 8/ 11/ 9/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 5/ 7/ 10/ 6/ 3

Race comment

OVERVIEW: Given their respectively horrific alleys, there’s an extraordinary temptation to risk class runners BETTER ECLIPSE (8) and ACT NOW (11) in this programme’s fast class pace. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, the more one excavates however, the more obvious it becomes that one of the two big guns is very likely to take the chocolates. They do have one very serious threat but we’ll get to him soon. When separating the merits of one-time Chariots of Fire King and Miracle Mile placegetter BETTER ECLIPSE (8) – who claimed the Group 2 Caduceus Classic last start – and two-time Group 1 winner ACT NOW (11) who has also placed in an ID Grand Final, one factor slightly stands out. Versatility. Seventeen of ACT NOW’S (11) 19 wins have come when leading and he’s never saluted from further back than 1 x 1 in transit. BETTER ECLIPSE (8) has won from everywhere. For that reason, and virtually that reason alone, we’re siding with the Larajay Farm star over ACT NOW (11) though that third key hope, referenced earlier, is TANGO TARA (9). Here’s why. All things being equal OUTLAW MAN (2), a stablemate of TANGO TARA (9) should lead early with Tango following him through and, potentially assuming control as a direct result. If this doesn’t happen, he’s a moderate hope only while HELLUVA (4), ARGGGHHH (2) and OUTLAW MAN (2)  - who has won seven of the eight times he’s led on Aussie soil - all possess small winning claims based on talent, likely positional advantages, or both. EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1 + 3?,4? RATINGS: 8/ 11/ 9/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 5/ 7/ 10/ 6/ 3

Race comment

OVERVIEW: Given their respectively horrific alleys, there’s an extraordinary temptation to risk class runners BETTER ECLIPSE (8) and ACT NOW (11) in this programme’s fast class pace. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, the more one excavates however, the more obvious it becomes that one of the two big guns is very likely to take the chocolates. They do have one very serious threat but we’ll get to him soon. When separating the merits of one-time Chariots of Fire King and Miracle Mile placegetter BETTER ECLIPSE (8) – who claimed the Group 2 Caduceus Classic last start – and two-time Group 1 winner ACT NOW (11) who has also placed in an ID Grand Final, one factor slightly stands out. Versatility. Seventeen of ACT NOW’S (11) 19 wins have come when leading and he’s never saluted from further back than 1 x 1 in transit. BETTER ECLIPSE (8) has won from everywhere. For that reason, and virtually that reason alone, we’re siding with the Larajay Farm star over ACT NOW (11) though that third key hope, referenced earlier, is TANGO TARA (9). Here’s why. All things being equal OUTLAW MAN (2), a stablemate of TANGO TARA (9) should lead early with Tango following him through and, potentially assuming control as a direct result. If this doesn’t happen, he’s a moderate hope only while HELLUVA (4), ARGGGHHH (2) and OUTLAW MAN (2)  - who has won seven of the eight times he’s led on Aussie soil - all possess small winning claims based on talent, likely positional advantages, or both. EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1 + 3?,4? RATINGS: 8/ 11/ 9/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 5/ 7/ 10/ 6/ 3

Race comment

OVERVIEW: Given their respectively horrific alleys, there’s an extraordinary temptation to risk class runners BETTER ECLIPSE (8) and ACT NOW (11) in this programme’s fast class pace. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, the more one excavates however, the more obvious it becomes that one of the two big guns is very likely to take the chocolates. They do have one very serious threat but we’ll get to him soon. When separating the merits of one-time Chariots of Fire King and Miracle Mile placegetter BETTER ECLIPSE (8) – who claimed the Group 2 Caduceus Classic last start – and two-time Group 1 winner ACT NOW (11) who has also placed in an ID Grand Final, one factor slightly stands out. Versatility. Seventeen of ACT NOW’S (11) 19 wins have come when leading and he’s never saluted from further back than 1 x 1 in transit. BETTER ECLIPSE (8) has won from everywhere. For that reason, and virtually that reason alone, we’re siding with the Larajay Farm star over ACT NOW (11) though that third key hope, referenced earlier, is TANGO TARA (9). Here’s why. All things being equal OUTLAW MAN (2), a stablemate of TANGO TARA (9) should lead early with Tango following him through and, potentially assuming control as a direct result. If this doesn’t happen, he’s a moderate hope only while HELLUVA (4), ARGGGHHH (2) and OUTLAW MAN (2)  - who has won seven of the eight times he’s led on Aussie soil - all possess small winning claims based on talent, likely positional advantages, or both. EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1 + 3?,4? RATINGS: 8/ 11/ 9/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 5/ 7/ 10/ 6/ 3

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OVERVIEW: Given their respectively horrific alleys, there’s an extraordinary temptation to risk class runners BETTER ECLIPSE (8) and ACT NOW (11) in this programme’s fast class pace. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, the more one excavates however, the more obvious it becomes that one of the two big guns is very likely to take the chocolates. They do have one very serious threat but we’ll get to him soon. When separating the merits of one-time Chariots of Fire King and Miracle Mile placegetter BETTER ECLIPSE (8) – who claimed the Group 2 Caduceus Classic last start – and two-time Group 1 winner ACT NOW (11) who has also placed in an ID Grand Final, one factor slightly stands out. Versatility. Seventeen of ACT NOW’S (11) 19 wins have come when leading and he’s never saluted from further back than 1 x 1 in transit. BETTER ECLIPSE (8) has won from everywhere. For that reason, and virtually that reason alone, we’re siding with the Larajay Farm star over ACT NOW (11) though that third key hope, referenced earlier, is TANGO TARA (9). Here’s why. All things being equal OUTLAW MAN (2), a stablemate of TANGO TARA (9) should lead early with Tango following him through and, potentially assuming control as a direct result. If this doesn’t happen, he’s a moderate hope only while HELLUVA (4), ARGGGHHH (2) and OUTLAW MAN (2)  - who has won seven of the eight times he’s led on Aussie soil - all possess small winning claims based on talent, likely positional advantages, or both. EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1 + 3?,4? RATINGS: 8/ 11/ 9/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 5/ 7/ 10/ 6/ 3

Race comment

OVERVIEW: Given their respectively horrific alleys, there’s an extraordinary temptation to risk class runners BETTER ECLIPSE (8) and ACT NOW (11) in this programme’s fast class pace. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, the more one excavates however, the more obvious it becomes that one of the two big guns is very likely to take the chocolates. They do have one very serious threat but we’ll get to him soon. When separating the merits of one-time Chariots of Fire King and Miracle Mile placegetter BETTER ECLIPSE (8) – who claimed the Group 2 Caduceus Classic last start – and two-time Group 1 winner ACT NOW (11) who has also placed in an ID Grand Final, one factor slightly stands out. Versatility. Seventeen of ACT NOW’S (11) 19 wins have come when leading and he’s never saluted from further back than 1 x 1 in transit. BETTER ECLIPSE (8) has won from everywhere. For that reason, and virtually that reason alone, we’re siding with the Larajay Farm star over ACT NOW (11) though that third key hope, referenced earlier, is TANGO TARA (9). Here’s why. All things being equal OUTLAW MAN (2), a stablemate of TANGO TARA (9) should lead early with Tango following him through and, potentially assuming control as a direct result. If this doesn’t happen, he’s a moderate hope only while HELLUVA (4), ARGGGHHH (2) and OUTLAW MAN (2)  - who has won seven of the eight times he’s led on Aussie soil - all possess small winning claims based on talent, likely positional advantages, or both. EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1 + 3?,4? RATINGS: 8/ 11/ 9/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 5/ 7/ 10/ 6/ 3

Race comment

OVERVIEW: Given their respectively horrific alleys, there’s an extraordinary temptation to risk class runners BETTER ECLIPSE (8) and ACT NOW (11) in this programme’s fast class pace. Sadly, or perhaps thankfully, the more one excavates however, the more obvious it becomes that one of the two big guns is very likely to take the chocolates. They do have one very serious threat but we’ll get to him soon. When separating the merits of one-time Chariots of Fire King and Miracle Mile placegetter BETTER ECLIPSE (8) – who claimed the Group 2 Caduceus Classic last start – and two-time Group 1 winner ACT NOW (11) who has also placed in an ID Grand Final, one factor slightly stands out. Versatility. Seventeen of ACT NOW’S (11) 19 wins have come when leading and he’s never saluted from further back than 1 x 1 in transit. BETTER ECLIPSE (8) has won from everywhere. For that reason, and virtually that reason alone, we’re siding with the Larajay Farm star over ACT NOW (11) though that third key hope, referenced earlier, is TANGO TARA (9). Here’s why. All things being equal OUTLAW MAN (2), a stablemate of TANGO TARA (9) should lead early with Tango following him through and, potentially assuming control as a direct result. If this doesn’t happen, he’s a moderate hope only while HELLUVA (4), ARGGGHHH (2) and OUTLAW MAN (2)  - who has won seven of the eight times he’s led on Aussie soil - all possess small winning claims based on talent, likely positional advantages, or both. EARLY SPEED: 2 (Potential Leader) + 1 + 3?,4? RATINGS: 8/ 11/ 9/ 4/ 1/ 2/ 5/ 7/ 10/ 6/ 3