JADE THEATRE is the best bet of the night and lines up in the last for Manfred Man and Zac Purton. Not much went right for horse and rider when they last went around (race 88), with a bit of traffic and being very tight for room at a critical stage. Jade Theatre maps nicely this time, on the back of a decent speed and Purton will just need to search for run at the right time. SPARKLING DRAGON won quite well first up but might have to work harder from a wide draw here as there’s decent pace drawn on his inside. The overall tempo might set up nicely for the likes of JOLLY CONVERGENCE and HERO TIME, who can both power home late. They look like good chances outside of Jade Theatre and with a fair running track can swoop.

From Sweet In Defeat:

JADE THEATRE