Randwick-Kensington Tips & Preview | Wednesday 7 October

Iommi returned to action to finish on the placegetters’ heels over 1250m at Canterbury last month and hit the line at Rosehill last Wednesday, beaten just over half a length. With further improvement and on the quick back up, the $7.50 about him at publish looks a touch of overs again.

Having debuted with a fine performance to win easily at Scone last month, Punxsutawney Phil repeated the dose with another comfortable victory at Illawarra Grange last time. This is another obvious rise in class, but everything that he has done so far has suggested it won’t be an issue, and he is undoubtedly open to further improvement.

Alabama Fox has been a model of consistency throughout her career and returned to action to only just miss in a similar contest at Warwick Farm a fortnight ago. Stripping fitter and out to 1400m, she’s yet to finish worse than second at this point of her preparation, and she is my best bet on the program.

While yet to strike in three runs back from a break, Standard Deviation has turned in some strong performances, only just denied over 1900m at Canterbury before a tough run behind some genuine Saturday grade horses over the same route last time out. In peak order this week and with James McDonald retaining the ride, I don’t think he’ll get a better opportunity to strike in metro company.

Man Of Worth hasn’t been seen at the races since May, but he turned in some typically competitive performances in strong metro company last time in, and did win at this point of his preparation. That added to an already strong fresh record, and with the benefit of a couple of trials under his belt, I’m confident he can hit the ground running in something like this.

True To Form raced consistently throughout his first campaign for Kris Lees earlier this year, finishing in the placings at all four starts, including an eye-catching victory in BM72 company when resuming. A couple of recent trial performances add further confidence today and he’s drawn to receive every chance under McDonald.

Lightly raced six-year-old Scenic Point has won two of just six starts since debuting, and she returned to action this time with a credible performance to dust off the cobwebs when fifth in Saturday metro company last month. She’s since been back to the trials and drops in class into this contest.