RACE COMMENT

OVERVIEW: The two-year-olds step out here and SOHO MCLUCKIE (2) makes the trip down from New South Wales for Michael Stanley. He was well fancied on debut at Newcastle on June 19, but galloped his way out of contention there. He has been back to the trials since, performed well and hails from a proven stable of juvenile horses. Happy his way. GATSBY (1) chased hard to win a recent trial at Shepparton and draws well, HIGH RIDER (3) trialled well before a debut third last Friday at Geelong in what was a pretty sound effort, while GRANDIOSA (5) ran second and third behind top filly Ideal Frankie through the APG series and looks a genuine hope.