14/08/21 Best bets for Kembla Grange
- Author: Mick GannonAug 12, 2021 11:58 AM
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Early mail for Up & Coming Stakes Day
Our free best bets for Saturday in Sydney head south to Kembla Grange, with a cracking 10 race card highlighted by the Group 3 Up & Coming Stakes.
The track is currently rated a Good 4 and the rail is out 5m in the straight.
At this track set-up, punters should expect a fair racing surface.
Randwick Tip from Dean Watling
Kembla Grange Race #2 All Time Legend $2.50
He was very good first-up in a race with unsuitable tempo.
They went along at a slow pace that day and he had no choice but to sit off the back of the leader.
Despite the challenging trip, he was still very good to the line but was just nosed out by Chat who ran well in last week's Group 2 Missile Stakes.
I'm certain he's at his best behind a nice tempo, where he can build momentum and go bang late.
He brings an excellent profile into this clash, having notched up two victories from two attemps second-up as well as saluting from his only try at this distance.
He has drawn well in barrier 4 and the big tick is that there looks to be two genuine leaders in the race, so he will have a horse to chase.
The Les Bridge trained galloper is on an upward spiral and can really rocket to a new peak here. McEvoy knows the horse inside and out and we can expect a sharp ride.
He rises in the weights but meets a much easier field, so I'm expecting a big performance come Saturday.
Randwick Tip from Adrian Sciglitano
Kembla Grange Race 4 #6 Mr Mozart $3.60
I'm keen on the Hawkes trained Mr Mozart and given he holds nominations for the Golden Rose and Caulfield Guineas, the stable will be keen to make a statement at Kembla Grange on Saturday.
We have only seen the lightly raced son of Euro Angel on two occasions and he could not have been more impressive on debut over 1100m at Warwick Farm. He was three deep throughout that race, before putting his rivals away swiftly.
He stepped straight to stakes class at his second start, contesting the Baillieu over 1400m. Again he was caught deep in that run, on a day where it was advantageous to be on the fence.
He battled on to finish fourth behind stablemate Saif and JJ Atkins winner Converge, which looks top class form for his assignment on Saturday.
He arrives here first-up and comes through a fast trial behind Maotai, where he wasn't knocked around.
From the perfect gate here, he will land in a near pace position and with Tommy Berry in the saddle looks the horse they all have to beat.
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