RACE COMMENT

Firstly, before I have my say, what does the lady who has this race named after her say? “The one Jordy’s (Jordan Leedham) driving…” Righto, so GOOD TOBE LOCKSLEY (2) it is for my lovely wife. But if you want a more in-depth analysis, stick around… Seriously though, this looks a ripping event where a host of in-form pacers do battle. The speed map looks crucial, and also tricky to define. I think there’s a good chance SOME AMERICAN (4) works to the front, and if that’s the case, then he looks hard to beat. He led and won in grand style first-up at Melton on May 23 and then tried for the front, didn’t get it, but still boxed on well for fifth behind Sweet Ideal in a race four of these contested a few weeks ago. TRIPLE EIGHT (8) is a legend of a horse who is closing in on $1 million in prizemoney and almost never runs a bad race in free-for-all grade, which this is a shade below. He will be closing hard late and can win if the tempo is on, which it might very well be. GOOD TOBE LOCKSLEY (2), for the Shannon O’Connor fans, has been airborne since joining Adam Kelly and won his third race for the stable despite doing it tough and pulling in the breeze last time out, while Vicbred winner ITS CONFIDENTIAL (7), HOORAH PHILTRA (3), JUSTALITTLESIP (6) and even DIAMOND ECLIPSE (1) are genuine hopes with luck in transit.