Randwick Tips & Preview | Saturday 25 April

Extremely Tempted showed ability at the trials prior to debuting and put the writing on the wall with an easy victory over 1100m at Hawkesbury. With natural improvement, something like this looks the next logical target.

Having won on debut back in January, Siragusa was immediately put away and picked up where he left off with a dominant three-length victory. Having unfortunately dropped the rider in the Listed South Pacific Classic most recently, he’s been back to the trials, and this is undoubtedly a weaker race than that one.

Jellicious was a model of consistency last time in, winning a couple of metro BM72 contests most notably, while she worked home well to finish second over 1100m at Rosehill when resuming earlier this month. She’s a winner at this point of her preparation and is drawn to receive the run of the race under Sam Clipperton.

He was good through the line behind an impressive Journeyman fresh at Warwick Farm in February, while Hay Street has since broken his maiden and backed that up with another smart victory in midweek BM78 company on the Kensington track here. This is another rise in class, but he’s open to further improvement, he gets into the contest well under the conditions and I am keen to stick with him until he gives me a reason not to.

Confidentiality has only made three appearances in the races since debuting, but she broke her maiden back in October and returned to action to sneak home in Class 1 company. There’s no doubt that this is a noticeably harder task, but with the benefit of upside and another recent trial under her belt, I’m confident she can be in the finish again.

Zaphod went for a break after recording a couple of impressive victories up in Queensland in the summer, including the Gold Coast Mayors Vase, while he stepped out fresh in the Muswellbrook Cup last month and finished within a length of the winner. I like that he’s been back to the trials to strip fitter since that race, getting out to the 1800m this week looks to suit, and he should be able to find a nice spot in the run from a perfect draw this week.

It has been a short while since Encap won a race, but we know how good the horse is at his best, and he has struck in Group 2 company here in Sydney. He’s stripped fitter for three runs in Group 1 company this time in and should get conditions to suit this week over 1500m at Randwick.

This is a tough way to end the program from a betting perspective and there’s a case to be made for many of them, but I am ultimately putting Fiddlers Green on top. Rarely does Fiddlers Green run a poor race and he has won two of his last three starts, including a strong effort to get up in BM78 company at Warwick Farm last time out. A mile suits and he steps out this week in peak order.