RACE COMMENT

OVERVIEW: STARVIN MARVIN (5) began fast to lead, copped plenty of pressure early and eventually took cover then was held up badly for a run and was very unlucky at his latest fourth. He is racing better than his form reads and appears to be a good value chance. SIARGAO ISLAND (1) is resuming since an all of the way victory at Shepparton in November but he is has performed well at the trials at Shepparton and he is ideally drawn to run a big race. CALF PEN (7) sustained a long run out three horses wide to get the prize at Mildura last week. He has the perfect trailing draw behind SIARGAO ISLAND (1) so he should be competitive again. OUT TO STAY (10) performed below expectations at Horsham when resuming but he is clearly the class runner of the field considering he finished fourth in the Breeders Crown Final last season. He did have a tendency to hang in at his latest performance so the smaller track at Mildura is a query but he is too good to dismiss. G B BRAVE (8) settled down at the tail of the field and ran home nicely for a game third last week. He boasts a very consistent record at Mildura and is worth a ticket each way