2026 Memsie Stakes Day Tips & Preview (Caulfield) | Saturday 29 August

After returning to action to break her maiden at Newcastle last month, Enviable saw good market support in BM78 company at Rosehill at her second run back but finished at the tail of the field. Having gone back to the trials, she switched back to the Victorian way of going, and if she can recapture some of the form that saw her only just miss in Group 2 company last spring, she’ll be mighty competitive in something like this.

Jenni Multabella is yet to miss placing in three runs back from a break, and after winning in BM70 company over 1400m at Sandown second up, she was only just denied when getting out to the mile last time out. There’s no doubting her fitness this week, while the extra furlong looks to suit at this point of her preparation.

He is six weeks between starts, but Saint George saw good late interest in betting ahead of the BM100 contest over 2000m at Flemington back in July and didn’t disappoint; mustering a superior turn of foot to comfortably win the race. He’s been back to the trials ahead of this contest and at around the $9 mark, he rates as a key chance once more.

Cruiserweight was a late scratching last weekend and will instead contest Race 4 on Memsie Stakes Day 2026. Having recorded a dominant win on debut in France on New Year’s Eve, Cruiserweight hit the ground running in Australia with two dominant victories first and second up. He suffered his first defeat when faced with too much to do from back in the pack at Caulfield last time out, but he’s another one that has been back to the trials, he’s got plenty of upside and is drawn perfectly this week with Ethan Brown jumping into the saddle.

Salty Pearl hasn’t been seen at the races since April, but she was a consistent performer in strong black type races last time in, finding form around some quality opposition in the process. She’s missed placing just once in four previous fresh attempts and while she’ll certainly improve for whatever she does produce here, she’s clearly capable of a sharp fresh effort.

Oliveanotherday was outstanding last time in, recording four wins from as many starts and continuing to improve with each appearance, culminating in a dominant win in the Wangoom Handicap at the ‘Bool. Two recent trials have suggested he’s only improved and with a view toward some strong targets this time in, he can hit the ground running this week.

Unit Five was scratched ahead of his return at Sandown last week and will instead launch in Saturday’s McNeil Stakes. We haven’t seen the son of Supido at the races since February, but after winning the Magic Millions VIC 2YO Classic on debut in December, he went up to Queensland and added the lucrative Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast to his CV. The Blue Diamond Stakes could have been an afterthought, and he finished down the order, but he has trialled up very well again and can build on his unbeaten fresh record.

Angel Capital hunts his first win at the highest level and with natural improvement, I simply do not think he’ll get a better opportunity than this. He’s been knocking on the door throughout his career, and while Angel Capital didn’t break through for that elusive Group 1 victory during his autumn prep this year, he ran big races to place in both the Newmarket and the William Reid most notably. Outside of the winner, I thought he was the run of the race in the Missile Stakes when resuming a fortnight ago, keeping his best work for late and hitting the line, and there’s no doubt he’ll be better second up and out to the 1400m. Ben Melham knows him well and takes the ride from an ideal draw.

Yellow Jersey has only made five appearances at the races, but he has more than stamped himself as one to follow by winning three times and placing as many, debuting in Australia to plenty of hype at Eagle Farm in June and finishing a close second behind War Eternal in the Wayne Wilson. His two trials ahead of this spring preparation have been excellent and launching over the 1700m this week, he looks very well placed.

Sass Appeal has won five of six starts since debuting, only just missing on the other occasion and finding form around some quality opposition in the process. Her fresh performance to get up over 1410m at Flemington was full of merit and with natural improvement, I can’t find a reason why she won’t be in the finish again this week. She’s my best bet on the program.