Frere Jacques can hit the right note over longer trip

Aug 7 South Africa (Vaal) form analysis

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(5) FRERE JACQUES caught the eye on debut when staying on strongly for second over 1,200m on March 13. The extra 200m should be right up his alley and, with natural improvement, he will be a big runner.

(6) PALACE ATTACK is bred to improve, and showed promise when finishing a close-up fifth over this trip last time. He is right in the mix and would not need to find much more to be competitive.

(4) TRIP TO STATES brings solid form and race experience to the table.

Watch the betting on the newcomers, particularly (10) BELLEROPHON, who is well-bred and could be primed for a bold debut.

RACE 2 (1,400M) The improving (2) RENDEVOUS IN RIO would not be winning out of turn after back-to-back seconds, and she is preferred over the well-bred (8) CHANTILLY DREAM, who would have benefited from an encouraging debut sixth over a shorter trip.

The consistent (3) EMPRESS WU and (6) CONCORDIA have the form and experience to trouble those rivals.