OVERVIEW: WAR ZONE (10) was held up at a vital stage last week and may have gone close to winning had he seen daylight a little earlier, and they ran decent time for this grade. He was a winner three starts back, again in good time, when able to lead. Although the draw and map do him no favours, he can sweep home with the right tempo. JUSTLIKEDAVE (7) is a horse who never seems to have much luck with barrier draws and, as a result, is often turning in nice runs from difficult positions. He gets no favours again, but this doesn’t look as strong as what he’s been opposed to. TOMMYS LOOKOUT (6) loomed up and was disappointing in the straight last time, and that was coming off a decent win at Shepparton. Herbertson will no doubt give him every chance to improve, so keep him safe. PICKLE IT (5) was disappointing last week, but that was a slightly harder race. He does run his best races when able to find the front, so he may be open to improvement. The chances don’t end there, with a case able to be made for most in the race, headed by MIKI MARK (4) and POWERLINC (3), who also go in the Early Quaddie.