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Tips and race by race preview by Brad Gray for Randwick.

The rail is in the True and the form has been done for a soft track.

Race 1 - 11:25AM IRONMARK HANDICAP (1100 METRES)

5. Sonnet Star was the two-year-old to follow out of the Woodland Stakes at Rosehill last start as the run had so much more merit than a 2.7L fifth suggests. The Damien Lane-trained youngster was awkwardly away from the wide draw, forced to tack on turning for home before scooting up the inside of the track which wasn't the best ground. The Wellington Boot winner did a lot more work than anything else in the field between the 600-200m to get into a winning spot before running out of petrol. She was first up for five weeks too. Her last 600m was a length quicker than anything else in the race. Can be midfield from a middle draw this time.

Dangers: 7. Sacred Field could be better than them, having trialled sweetly on two occasions for Team Hawkes, but you're taking even money to find out. There's not much appeal in that. 6. Colour De Roy resumed with a strong win at Kembla first up running faster time than the BM64. Has obviously come back a much improved colt. 2. Conexy is 1200m back to 1100m but is three weeks between runs and like the Overpass form line. Black Opal winner 1. Kalashnikov bares respect too. 3. Artero was visually impressive on debut but it was a slog home so was potentially flattered.

How to play it: Sonnet Star EACH WAY ($9.50 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: ODDS

Race 2 - 12:00PM TAB HIGHWAY CLASS 3 HANDICAP (1400 METRES)

Handle bars down. That's what confronts 12. Charlton Park and Louise Day from the wide draw. The four-year-old was touched off by Golden Gorge in a Highway Handicap over 1400m four weeks ago after backing off in the middle stages. Prior to that she ran her rivals into the ground at Muswellbrook. With a take no prisoners approach, would expect Charlton Park to be hard to run down with just 52kg on her back after the 2kg claim and now being third up. There's been plenty of subsequent Highway form come from Charlton Park's last start too.

Dangers: One of those references being 6. Don'Tforgetmonica who after finishing fourth behind Golden Gorge won a Highway by 2.5 lengths. She did have 51kg and the perfect run throughout. 2. Mr Wong's fast finishing third last start suggests another win is close but his bad manners and habit of kissing the kick make him hard to back with any confidence. 5. Statesville could get a cart across from Charlton Park and won't be easy to shrug off, as Maranoa found last start in the Wagga Guineas. 7. A Fortunate Lass is chasing a hattrick and deserves a crack at something harder now. 14 Manseneta has obvious claims on the back of a big Grafton win but comes back in trip.

How to play it: Charlton Park WIN ($9.50 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: EVENS

Race 3 - 12:35PM TAYLOR CONSTRUCTION HANDICAP (2400 METRES)

10. No Compromise motored to the line behind Achiever a fortnight ago in what was his first outing for Chris Waller. The former Kiwi steps straight out to 2400m on the back of that. The four-year-old sustained a very strong close all the way from the 1200m home with Punters Intelligence revealing a last 600m of 35.47s, which was three lengths superior to the second quickest in the race. His last 200m of 12.04s was also three lengths quicker signalling the extra journey is perfect now. The only knock is the start he'll be forced to give away from the wide draw. Arriving in Australia with a 66 rating and a liking for wet tracks should see the son of Pins pick his way through the grades over the winter.

Dangers: 4. High Opinion is nine years old and 60 starts into his career but we still don't really know whether he gets 2400m. He hasn't won beyond 2000m. Any rain on the day greatly enhances his chances as the wetter the better. Forgive his last start 11th. His two runs prior were great. Patience is wearing thin with 1. Stockman but he is back in grade and likes the sting out of the ground. 5. Feel The Rush gets some weight relief from last start tackling the midweekrs and he'll stay all day.

How to play it: No Compromise WIN ($3.90 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: EVENS

The Australian debut of No Compromise was hard to miss.

Was it as impressive on the clock as it was to the eye? @BradJGray uses Punters Intelligence to find out @tabcomau @royalrandwick pic.twitter.com/WpsUsCTXh0

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Race 4 - 1:10PM SPORTING CHANCE CANCER FOUNDATION HANDICAP (1400 METRES)

2. More Prophets is such a genuine mare and it took a luckless fifth last start at Scone to end her run of never finishing outside of the top three. She's well placed to atone for that back from Group Three level. Will need a clever ride from a sticky draw but this race has fallen away with a couple of key scratchings and she's versatile enough to hunt forward if she begins well. First up she was asked to chase home Lost And Running, and on the worst part of the track, so we know she has returned well despite an inconclusive last start effort. In her past two preparations she has continued to improve the deeper she has got into her campaign.

Dangers: Nicci's Fling has a habit of finding one or two better but she drops back from black type races to a BM78 after splitting Midland and Exoboom in the Inglis Guineas last start. 11. Bright Rubick is flying at the moment. She held her own in the Dark Jewel last start despite travelling deep throughout and carries just 50.5kg after the claim of Reece Jones. 4. Vitesse rolls forward to make her own luck and probably would have run second to Count De Rupee last start if she wasn't rolled in on. The cut out of the track suits her too.

How to play it: More Prophets WIN ($3.60 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: SPLIT

Race 5 - 1:45PM WILSON ASSET MANAGEMENT HANDICAP (1200 METRES)

3. Rock My Wand profiles as one of the better roughies across the meeting. Her record still reads one win from 12 starts but she was Group Two placed last preparation when third behind subsequent Group One winners Instant Celebrity and Personal at Caulfield. The Matthew Smith-trained filly never really got warm first up over 1100m after Ballistic Lover ran her rivals into the ground. The race rated highly so happy to trust the form through that race. Rock My Wand ran a similar race first up last preparation before second up out to 1200m running second to Emanate. The sting out the track would enhance her claims too as she is 8:1:2-3 on soft and heavy ground.

Dangers: 1. Tycoonist is back in grade after holding his own in BM78 company last start behind Dream Circle and Hulk. He was forced a long way back from the wide draw. He strips fitter for that, is better suited out to 1200m and draws to be at least forward of midfield. 7. Sixgun faces off against his own age after being beaten by Accelerato first up when odds on. Give him another chance. 8. Nags To Riches was a sound third behind Ballistic Lover last start. 5. Bravado will give away a big start and expected to see him out in trip on the back of his Scone win. That's the main knock. 12. Cream Rises is untapped while keep an eye on 10. Lennon even though it's short of his best trip.

How to play it: Rock My Wand EACH WAY ($23 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: ODDS

Race 6 - 2:25PM FUJITSU GENERAL HANDICAP (1100 METRES)

Four years ago Santa Ana Lane's transition to a world class sprinter began in the Wagga Town Plate and even he didn't win it as impressively as 8. Marway did. That's not to suggest that Marway will also be a five-time Group One winner within a couple of years but Mark Newnham's five-year-old certainly has the scope, and ability, to keep rocketing through the grades. Back to 1100m after winning over 1250m and 1200m at his last two starts is a slight knock but he should have the speed to find the front and offset that somewhat. The 53.5kg on the back of a four length demolition at Wagga last start is just too appealing and he is the only horse here that hasn't reached their level yet.

Dangers: 6. Wandabaa kept finding the line last start at Hawkesbury in a race where Sweet Deal nipped home in very fast time. She's had her hoof on the till all preparation and the sting out the track tips the scales in her favour. 3. Enchanted Heart is a last start Listed winner, beating 2. Snitz, and she did beat Marway home when they last clashed. Marway has gone to new level since but bare that in mind. She's still the only horse to have knocked off Lost And Running too. 9. Adelong will spear forward to join Marway up front and her record over 1100m (10:5-2-2) is hard to ignore.

How to play it: Marway WIN ($2.70 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: EVENS

"He has the scope, and the ability, to keep rocketing through the grades."

BEST BET: This progressive sprinter is back in trip but @BradJGray is banking on his blistering speed to overcome that obstacle @royalrandwick @tabcomau pic.twitter.com/E2y8WYIkPS

— Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) May 28, 2021

Race 7 - 3:05PM NSW M&H AIR HANDICAP (1300 METRES)

3. April Rain was entitled to win first up at Gosford but she is capable of much better. We saw that last preparation. Additionally, there aren't too many other ways to turn in this race. Swapping Gosford for Randwick will give her the opportunity to balance up and work through her gears, as will the extra 100m. Much of her racing has been done against her own sex so that's another hurdle for her to overcome but if she wants to play a role in Queensland over the winter, which is what the timing of her preparation suggests, she'll want to be putting these away in the manner she was her rivals last campaign. Can settle closer from the draw.

Dangers: The 1300m is as short as 2. Canasta wants it, and he tends to improve second up, but he is well placed to give a sight from in front in this first up. Put a space on his rivals over 1400m last preparation. 5. Dream Circle was given a peach of a ride to beat Hulk last start but he's even better suited out to 1300. Goes up 4kg from that win in this same grade. 8. Juventus is always a knockout at this level and maps to get in run favours. A stable change to Jason Deamer might be the spark that 11. Greek Hero needs to rediscover his best. He recently trialled just as well as 10. Knight in the same Wyong heat.

How to play it: April Rain WIN ($1.95 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: ODDS

Race 8 - 3:45PM PRECISE AIR HANDICAP (1400 METRES)

11. Brutality is a wet tracker so the conditions come Saturday are crucial. The wetter the track, the better the bet he is. The gelding further proved that last start in The Coast despite racing out of his grade. He powered home from last having drawn off the track with Punters Intelligence revealing a last 600m of 34.91s, which was a length and half quicker than the next best. That was clocked by Nudge who franked the form by winning a Group Three at Doomben subsequently while Brandenburg ran third (albeit a distant one!) in the G1 Doomben Cup. Brutality gets in very light again with 52kg with the only knock 1400m. In a perfect world this would be over a mile again.

Dangers: 2. Bandersnatch sat outside of Lost And Running first up and was gone at the 300m. He looked destined to run last but like the way he rallied again to finish alongside 1. Eleven Eleven. Strips fitter second up and won the Carrington in January over this track and trip. His Randwick 1400m record reads 3:1-2-0. 3. Royal Celebration has won over the mile but suspect 1400m is his best trip too. Has been teasing this preparation but this is suitable again so reluctant to dismiss him just yet. One more chance. Eleven Eleven was disappointing last start when given every possible but is three from three fourth up.

How to play it: Brutality WIN ($4.20 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: SPLIT

Race 9 - 4:25PM UPHIRE HANDICAP (1100 METRES)

A mid race slow down and a lovely ride on Dream Circle brought about the undoing of 7. Hulk first up but there was plenty of merit to his close up second, running a sharp last 400m split. We've seen enough of this four-year-old to know that backing him comes with risk as he gets back in the field, hence his record of three wins from 24 starts but he'll relish what looks to be a fast tempo and now has the advantage of a run under his belt compared to a couple of his key rivals. The son of I Am Invincible handles soft tracks, maps to settle a couple of pairs closer than last start and maintains his association with Tommy Berry (7:2-3-1).

Dangers: 4. Malkovich has speed to burn and has won his two trials by a collective 19 lengths this time back but he is going to have to do work to cross the likes of 3. Lillemor and 5. Oakfield Twilight which makes him vulnerable late. Lillemor in an honest on pacer that handles all surfaces. 8. Belluci Babe comes through the same race as Hulk last start. 13. Lunar Tramp drops back from Group company, with her latest run much better than it reads on paper.

How to play it: Hulk WIN ($4.80 TAB Fixed Odds) Odds & Evens: SPLIT