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Taking a back to back winner in the Tips and Race Preview for the 2021 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Nature Strip can explode again at $3.50 in the 2021 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.
2021 TJ Smith Stakes: Final Field, Barriers and Market
2021 TJ Smith Stakes: Race History
2021 TJ Smith Stakes: Nominations
2021 TJ SMITH STAKES – RACE ANALYSIS AND TIPS
Slick tempo assured from Nature Strip and Eduardo leading the charge. NATURE STRIP (2) starts as favourite looking to defend his 2020 TJ Smith Stakes success.
Follows the same campaign path as last season arriving third up after contesting the Black Caviar Lightning and the Challenge Stakes. Was beaten narrowly as odds on favourite in the Challenge Stakes by Eduardo who had to break the 1000m Randwick track record just to deliver a nose victory and has franked the form with a dominant Galaxy win. Nature Strip in the meantime like in 2020 has been kept ticking over with a soft Randwick trial. Expect a big display.
MASKED CRUSADER (5) is the new kid on the block having ascended to Group 1 level in claiming the William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley on March 19. Is a horse on the up. EDUARDO (3) goes from strength to strength under the care of Joe Pride. Should be peaking third up and can remain unbeaten this prep. BIVOUAC (1) has been a shade below his best so far this campaign however is a multiple Group 1 winner who must still be respected.
2021 TJ SMITH STAKES – SELECTIONS
1st – 2 Nature Strip
2nd – 5 Masked Crusader
3rd – 3 Eduardo
4th – 1 Bivouac
WHEN IS THE 2021 TJ SMITH STAKES?
WHEN: – Race 8 @ 3:55pm AEST
WHERE: Randwick Racecourse
Racing and Sports has all the form for Randwick
* Note that betting odds may differ from time of publication
