Flemington: Listed Kensington S., $200,000, 1000m
Some good straight form here with topweight Halvorsen (Magnus) a four-time Flemington winner who comes off a gutsy-winning performance in similar company during Cup Week.
Sartorial Splendor (Brazen Beau) is also already a 1000 metre Flemington winner and he was in flying form before a spell. A horse who rarely runs a bad race, he boasts excellent fresh form.
Parsifal (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}) has performed nicely at his two runs this time in and strips fitter for them whilst Mileva (Headwater) won at Listed level two starts back and was right in the thick of things in Group 3 company last time out.
Prezado (Denman) can improve back to his favourite track and the lightly raced and promising Capriccio (I Am Invincible) is one to keep an eye on.
A couple of South Australian visitors are capable of featuring; the in-form Tequila Time (Stratum) impressing winning his last two whilst the classy Free Of Debt (Unencumbered) has had genuine excuses of late.
Morphettville: Listed Christmas H., $107,250, 1200m
The late Reward For Effort (Exceed And Excel) provided the quinella in the Listed City Of Marion S. a couple of weeks ago and those two horses - Outlaws Revenge and Rock The Ring - are again major chances.
A strong finishing in that race was Farooq (Frankel {GB}) at his first run since May.
He’s A Balter (Spirit Of Boom) returns from Melbourne where he did not have things go quite right, suffering an internal bleed two starts back.
