TWISTED STEEL BIDS FOR THIRD IN A ROW

RACE 4 (6) TEXAN DREAM looks like a jump-and-run sort and when you consider that Luke Fernie won this race in 2024 with Capitola off the same preparation (Belmont Park 400m jump-out two weeks before Opening Day), then he becomes increasingly attractive.

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An entire field of unraced two-year-olds is more or less guesswork, but Texan Dream (23.27) did go quicker than three-year-old winner King's Court (23.96) did two heats later.

(3) FIREARM comes from a yard which can produce a nice youngster on debut and was asked for very little in his barrier trial.

(7) TIGERLAND kept building into his trial and stuck at it very nicely.

(4) SOVEREIGN ROCK has had a lot of schooling.

RACE 5 (11) LINCHPIN could not have been more impressive on debut with a barnstorming three-deep cover style win sweeping past his rivals at 1,400m. He was nominated for the 1,600m and 1,800m. It looks like both those distances will be right up his alley (and in time maybe even the 2,400m of the WATC Derby). He looks to have huge upside and gets in on the 54kg minimum.

(4) ROMANTIC RULER won just his second race in a Class 11,650m at Belmont two runs back, but then had excuses in a 66+ behind Decision Maker (whom he beat home the start before).

(9) EXQUISITE TASTE is a former A$460,000 (S$392,000) Inglis Premier Yearling Sale purchase and is starting to put it all together.

Can box-seat on Frappuccino.

(2) CAVALLO RED got a long overdue confidence-boosting win last start.

(2) ANTIQUE STAR is out to a staying trip for the first time ever.

But, after the 3kg claim of Amy Jo Hayes, who is getting plenty of opportunities for Peters Investments, she does look nicely placed. As a general rule of thumb, Bob Peters' horses stay and there is no reason why she cannot step up to the distance and win at her first attempt against a line-up of horses who have been caught in this grade for a while. She is definitely the progressive horse.

(7) LYRICAL ANGEL is knocking on the door and is ready to win. She has got a bit of versatility and a bit of toughness about her.