The Purrfect storm
Grafton, Listed The Maclean Hotel Grafton Cup, $200,000, 2350m
Mirage Dancer (GB) (Frankel {GB}) can bounce back here after finishing 12l second behind boom gelding Incentivise (Shamus Award) last start.
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained gelding hasn’t been at his best this time in but if he can recapture his form when winning last year’s G1 Metropolitan H., he will prove extremely hard to beat despite carrying 60.5kgs.
Talented mare Purrfect Deal (Dundeel {NZ}) dominated her rival's last start at this track when winning by 3.5l.
She steps right up in class here but gets a significant weight relief for this event. Expect her to land in a prominent position from barrier six and prove hard to hold out late.
Berdibek (Dark Angel {Ire}) presents on a quick backup after finishing down the track at Rosehill over 1800 metres on Saturday. He draws awkwardly in barrier 13 but expect him to relish stepping back up in trip.
Parry Sound (Pierro) has built a reputation as a non-winner after finishing in the minor placings at his last sixth starts. The Bjorn Baker-trained gelding will again be right around the mark after finding a similar class to what he contested just under three weeks ago at Rosehill.
