Brad GrayJune 5, 2026 — 4:12pmRace 1 – 11AM KIA ORA BLOODLINES TO HEADLINES HANDICAP (1100 METRES)4. Klocke gives away race experience, but the Zoustar colt has trialled well across two preparations with Chris Waller sending him around in four heats ahead of his debut. He split Paradoxium and Central Europe in his second trial before spelling and has returned with two eye-catching efforts. In the first of those he was beaten narrowly before he was asked to find the line late in his most recent hit-out. The stable has a terrific record with late-season two-year-olds. Don’t be surprised to see Klocke add to that. 2. Lord Horatio did a good job to win on debut at Warwick Farm from on top of the speed. The colts ran three lengths faster than the fillies, which was won by Uncertain Glory. The runner-up has since won at the provincials, while Lord Horatio has won a trial since on the synthetic. Looks to do everything right. The same can’t be said for 9. Like An Eagle. He crabbed sideways out of the barriers on debut, overraced early and then had trouble angling into the clear. To finish off like he did suggests there is talent there. 3. Lady Catalina gave a sight in the Woodlands at Scone.How to play it: Klocke to win.Glorious Moments, pictured winning at Randwick in July, has stamped himself as a potential group horse.Getty ImagesRace 2 – 11.35AM MIDWAY HANDICAP (1500 METRES)2. Sonofdec began sharply last start in the Gunnedah Cup and found himself in front for the first time in his 26 career starts. He boxed on well thereafter to be beaten a length by the flying Tavros, which was sent around a raging $1.35 chance. Sonofdec was not without his supporters though, starting second favourite. Fourth up last campaign the five-year-old won the Four Pillars over this same trip at this track with the conditions also likely to be similar, in the soft range. The knock is the barrier and where Mollie Fitzgerald, who takes three kilograms off, can get to in the run. There doesn’t look to be a lot of speed on paper so she might have to roll the dice and slide forward. 9. Perfect Justice was the pick of the closers in the 1400m Midway run at Randwick two weeks ago. His last 600m was the quickest in the race. 1. Promitto is part of the furniture when it comes to these Midways. Forgive the beaten margin first up at Scone in listed company. Lumps the full 63.5kg.How to play it: Sonofdec each way.Race 3 – 12.10PM TAB HIGHWAY HANDICAP (1100 METRES)4. Exit Fee jumps 2.5kg after winning a Highway Handicap two weeks ago at Randwick over 1200m. Draws the same gate and Adam Hyeronimus stays aboard. Punters will be hoping lightning strikes twice with the Danny Williams-trained gelding. He’ll settle in a stalking position again and with a similar split, should be fighting out the finish. Drops back to 1100m but is only third up. 8. Wayburn goes up only half a kilo from two weeks ago when pipped on the line by Exit Fee. Don’t think the drop back to 1100m hurts the chances of this Matt Dunn-trained three-year-old either. Draws barrier one so will need a clever ride from Nash Rawiller. 7. Powderman prove to be the wildcard at odds. He flashed home into fourth in an identical race to this in June last year. Loves wet ground. The knocks are the 48 weeks between runs and how one dimensional he is, often settling last.How to play it: Exit Fee to win.Race 4 – 12.45PM 50 YEAR AND LIFE MEMBER HANDICAP (1600 METRES)10. Nasebah made a lasting impression at her first Australian start, charging clear to win by a dominant margin. That was the four-year-old mare’s third start. The overall time she clocked was four lengths faster than Chispa at the same meeting and the import showed a brilliant turn of foot when shooting up the fence. On that note, it’s worth remembering that Nasebah was potentially flattered by finding the right part of the Kensington track, towards the inside. 3. Bravissima has been ridden conservatively in two runs back, yet still hasn’t been beaten far. Looks to find the right race third up out to the mile to push the button and be further forward, perhaps even lead. The booking of Rawiller could be a hint there. A lot was asked of 5. Amreekiyah last start at Scone when seven weeks between runs going to 1700m for the first time in her career. Kept chasing.How to play it: Nasebah to win.Race 5 – 1.20PM FOUNDATION FEMALE MEMBER HANDICAP (2000 METRES)11. Sunsprite swaps barrier eight of 11 for barrier three of 12 on Saturday, and that looks significant in what is a very similar field. Last start The Autumn Sun filly, out of an Oaks placegetter in Scarlet Dream, drifted back to last two weeks ago. She loomed like the winner at the 200m but the energy she exerted between the 400m and 200m told late, peaking on her run to finish third. Out to 2000m looks a perfect progression now. 3. Decalogue took eight starts to break his maiden but did it with authority at Newcastle last start. Three starts ago he ran fourth in the group 2 Tulloch Stakes. 7. Angel City missed narrowly behind 1. Agent Zero a fortnight ago, through the same race as Sunsprite. She had excuses, as she was shuffled back in the middle stages. Less than a length separated the first five home. 8. Eyensbury should have been part of that blanket finish given he was blocked for a run in the straight.How to play it: Sunsprite to win.Race 6 – 1.55PM CORNERSTONE RISK GROUP HANDICAP (1000 METRES)3. Big Red Tequila used her get out of jail free card at Warwick Farm in February before spelling. It looked mission impossible from where she settled in the run, but she charged through the line to make it four wins from eight starts, and that was with 61.5kg on her back. The Joe Pride-trained mare only lost one race last campaign, and it was to 6. Ice Kool, so she’ll need to turn the tables. In her favour is the sting out of the ground and 1000m speed through 4. Prima Bella and more so 10. Vella’s Best. How the first half of the race plays out for Ice Kool will prove significant to his chances. The three-year-old captured punters’ attention with a brilliant display of sustained speed at Warwick Farm to break his maiden before going back-to-back at Randwick despite doing things wrong. 1. Amazing Eagle stays at 1000m but it was an encouraging return when a brave second to Prima Bella, who relished the heavy conditions.How to play it: Big Red Tequila to win.Race 7 – 2.30PM ASAHI SUPER DRY HANDICAP (1300 METRES)11. Lugh keeps progressing. He ended the spring with a third in the Big Dance behind Gringotts and Vivy Air. That was over a mile, but three of his five wins have been over 1200m and 1300m. The five-year-old comes to hand quickly and like the way he has trialled ahead of preparation number four. Nash Rawiller jumps aboard for the first time on race day, which looks a good match-up, and he draws to get the right run. Kicking off Lugh’s campaign in the first week of June might suggest that the Ciaron Maher stable is chasing another spot in the Big Dance. 6. Midnight Dynamite exploded at Doomben last start when a dominant all-the-way winner, justifying the confident market support. That’s now four wins from his past five starts. 3. Point And Shoot will bomb the start more often than not. He was flattered by the fast speed in the Luskin Star, but he motored home into second. 4. Cool Jakey is a reliable on-pacer. Joe Pride won this race with Headley Grange last year and Coal Crusher in 2022.How to play it: Lugh to win.Race 8 – 3.05PM BOB CHARLEY AO STAKES (1100 METRES)It has been a slow burn with 3. General Salute, but he’s starting to deliver on the promise he always teased. The five-year-old did not win last campaign but he kept good company with placings behind Autumn Glow, Lazzura, Gringotts, Headley Grange and Transatlantic – all group 1 winners now, even if they weren’t at the time. General Salute won in devastating fashion first up off a 41-week break this time last year so the 32-week break should not deter punters, even with just one trial under his belt. The niggle is the 1100m. There might not be a more underestimated sprinter in the state than 5. Brudenell. He ran second to 1. In Flight in this race 12 months ago and looks to be going just as well. He doesn’t win out of turn now he has found his level, but has placed in five of his past 10 starts. In Flight returns to defend her title with an extra 4.5kg. Won from barrier one ay this track and over this trip two starts ago and has been freshened since a plain run in Queensland.How to play it: General Salute to win.Race 9 – 3.45PM CACTUS IMAGING HANDICAP (1600 METRES)5. Formal Display is firing on all cylinders this campaign for the Archibald stable. The import has gone to a new level this time back, with the benefit of an Australian preparation under his belt. The five-year-old won three on the bounce, including the Tamworth Cup, before covering ground in the Scone Cup from a wide draw. He was brave to fight on and finish third, beaten less than a length. The prospect of getting his toe into the ground on Saturday only looks a positive, as does staying at the mile now fifth up. 11. Declichy Boulevard might be heading north to Queensland instead, but if she is at Randwick, she’s a classy mare making up for lost time. 3. Sun God has won first up in his past two campaigns. He was suited by the pressure up front in the Luskin Star but charged late to beat Linebacker and hold off Point And Shoot. Mindful that second up last preparation he raced a touch flat out to 2000m on a soft track. 6. God’s Window did not get a lot of luck first up before atoning for that over the Randwick mile two weeks ago.How to play it: Formal Display to win.Race 10 – 4.25PM TAB HANDICAP (1400 METRES)4. Glorious Moments only won narrowly at Warwick Farm first up, but it doesn’t do the victory justice. He was always going to be vulnerable over 1100m on a heavy track with 61.5kg, especially after the race turned into a sprint home. His late splits were deceptively quick. Confidentiality and Formal have run well subsequently. The four-year-old jumps straight out to 1400m second up. Given how he won second up last time in, where he stamped himself as a potential group horse going forward, it’s reasonable to expect good improvement to be made from the midweeks. 16. Nitro has a lack of gate speed, so he’ll lose more races than he wins, but he’s loaded with talent. He flashed home into second at Scone first up, giving away an impossible head start. Chad Schofield jumps aboard for the first time with Tom Sherry in Queensland. 19. Shotgun Bella looks the best at odds. The Nathan Doyle-trained mare has proved herself a genuine city-class miler.How to play it: Glorious Moments to win.Supplied by Racing NSW.From our partners