Nine races will be run and won on the Morphettville Parks track this Saturday.
Run over 1400m, the Group 3 South Australian Sires’ Produce Stakes will headline the program.
The feature event for the two years carries a purse of $150k and this year a field of eleven juveniles will vie for honours.
The rail will be back in the true position and the track is currently rated a soft 7.
Rebecca Hill details her best bets for every race below.
Holmes has been racing consistently without winning but the Sepoy gelding looks well placed to get the job done here.
Since his breakthrough victory back in February, the four year old has finished the runner up on five occasions so he’s certainly capable.
He finished off strongly last time after getting a long way back but just couldn’t reel in the leaders who showed a strong kick.
Todd Pannell knows him well, he goes back onboard for Andrew Clarken and gate five should see him settle within striking distance.
Shadowfax has been racing well and with solid form around him, he should find this easier than what he’s been contesting.
The Pride of Dubai gelding has just had the one win from ten starts but he’s placed on five other occasions and is always around the mark.
He just faded late two runs back, which he was entitled to do after a tough run up on speed where he sat three deep attacking the leading pair.
Last start, given a kinder run in transit, he was strong to the line but just couldn’t reel in the leader.
He drops back in grade and with any luck from the draw, he’ll be right in this.
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Rudhyar makes the trip from Warrnambool and whilst his form doesn’t jump of the page, I think he looks very well placed here.
He was solid to the line under the big weight at his home track three runs back and then contested the Warrnambool Cup two days later, where he was eased out of the race after failing to handle the testing conditions.
Given a seven week let up he had no luck over 1717m at Geelong, held up for the majority of the straight he flashed late when finally clear but the bird had flown.
The rise in trip will suit and he gets a senior rider on, with Fred Kersley going back aboard.
Estrapaz has been in plain in three runs back this preparation but I’m hoping a trip away and a few gear changes on can see him produce his best.
The gelding was in fine form during the summer, putting together three wins in succession but he just hasn’t been finishing off the way he can.
He comes here on the fresh side with a month since his last run and will appreciate the soft surface.
With the advantage of the inside draw and 3.5kgs drop in the weights, the Mornington visitor gets a lot in his favour.
Heinous looks a smart filly with plenty of upside.
Prepared at Mornington by Jason Warren, she recorded her fist win on the Hillside back in May before a trip to Queensland, where she was left with too much to do after getting a long way back in the Listed Oxlade Stakes.
With five weeks since that run, she’s been given a 1000m jump out to keep her ticking over and she won the heat comfortably.
The rise to 1400m looks ideal for this daughter of Brutal and she’s drawn to get the gun run under Teagan Voorham.
Silent Don strips fitter for the one run back and drops sharply in grade.
The son of Dundeel was racing well last campaign in stronger company and was sent for a break after pulling up lame.
The rise in trip will suit, he has won second up previously and the blinkers go back on, signally intent from the team.
From barrier three he’s set to get the right run under Ben Price, who knows him well.
Great Maximus comes off a dominant victory over the 1250m here and I think he’ll relish getting out to this trip.
A winner of three from six, the son of Magnus has shown plenty of natural talent and Iooks very progressive.
With the allocation of the big weight the team have elected to claim, securing Alana Livsey to do the steering and take 2kgs off.
He has proven to be very versatile and if she slot him in and find cover early off the wide draw, I think he’ll be too classy for them.
Episodic took a while to break through but she’s really stepped up this campaign having saluted in four of her five outings.
Carrying 60kgs the Tavistock mare was beaten only .4 of a length at Caulfield two runs back and despite the steep rise in class last time, she proved too good over 1200m here.
She does rise again in the weights but drops slightly in grade and has drawn to get a cosy run under Todd Pannell.
Sign From Above has won two of his past three starts and looks an improving type.
He was caught wide two runs back over the 1343m and didn’t finish off but back in trip last start, he bounced back with an encouraging win.
The form from that race has been franked with the runner up saluting during the week.
He’s drawn to get the right run here and Jason Holder will do the steering for team Corstens.
Best Bet Race 5 No. 7 Heinous
Next Best Race 8 No. 10 Episodic
Value Bet Race 6 No. 4 Silent Don