Black type preview: Caulfield and Randwick

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Listed Christmas S., $200,000, 1100m

Another tricky gate for the freshened Away Game (Snitzel) but she will appreciate a drop in class having contested the G1 Manikato S. at her most recent outing. She is two wins from two starts at the 1100 metres.

South Australian visitors Outlaws Revenge (Reward For Effort) (shooting for three in a row) and Parsifal (NZ) (Darci Brahma {NZ}) also races well at the trip as Shamino (Shamus Award) who struck trouble in running at Flemington last time out.

Ancestry (The Brothers War {USA}) can pull out a run fresh whilst Satorial Splendor (Brazen Beau) was not disgraced when resuming down the Flemington straight and is capable of second-up improvement.

Curran (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) got a bit too far back last start but was still good to the line whilst the up-and-comer of the field looks to be the lightly raced, short-priced favourite Marabi (I Am Invincible), the first emergency who has impressed winning her first four.

Listed Lord S., $160,000, 1700m

The two in-form mares Bonvicini (Myboycharlie {Ire}) and Starelle (More Than Ready {USA}) are the early favourites with little separating them in the G3 Eclipse S. with the former being a touch unlucky.

Topweight So Si Bon (So You Think {NZ}) will have his usual fans and he is a winner over this trip at the track. Also boasting a good Caulfield record is the consistent Hi Stranger (Zoffany {Ire}) whilst another horse racing in solid form is Winning Partner (Dawn Approach {Ire}).

Agreeable (Sebring) was good from the rear in the G3 Summoned S., a race in which Good And Proper (Shooting To Win) was also competitive; that mare suited back in trip after contesting an 1800-metre race last time out.

Holbien (Pierro) was an improver at Pakenham and any pattern suiting the on-pacers will be in his favour.

Randwick: G3 Summer Cup, $160,000, 2000m

Chris Waller saddles up three of the 11 runners here - Polly Grey (NZ) (Azamour {Ire}) and So You Win (So You Think {NZ}) being last-start winners whilst Order Again (NZ) (Iffraaj {GB}) is suited up in distance third-up.

James Cumming prepared last year's runner-up Best Of Days (GB) (Azamour {Ire}) and is hoping to go one better this time around with Criaderas (Lonhro) who caught everyone else with a fast finishing G2 Villiers S. third. Should he salute he will be stakes winner number five for his high-achieving dam Youthful Presence (Dehere {USA}) - also dam of Hauraki (Reset), Deledio (Testa Rossa), Academus (Lonhro) and Kidnapped (Viscount).

A major threat is the favourite Stockman (NZ) (Tavistock {NZ}) who was also strong to the line in the Villiers, a race in which Fun Fact (The Factor {USA}) found trouble.

New Zealander Lightning Jack (NZ) (Per Incanto {USA}) rises in class but his Randwick victory was a gutsy one.

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