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The Brisbane Racing Club will host their annual Girls Day Out meeting this Saturday at Eagle Farm and we've got you covered!
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Ten races are scheduled to be run and won on a Good racing surface with the rail out 7m the entire course.
We've cast our eye over the form and provided our best bets in each race below.
RACE 1 - 1:13PM: QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap (1300 METRES)
Appellant (2) was a dominant winner when debuting over 1200m at Doomben last start.
The Lee Freedman-trained Snitzel filly drove forward from the inside gate to find the front heading into the turn before dashing clear in the straight to easily put her rivals away by 2.3 lengths.
She'll be better for the experience and given she was strong late, the slight rise in distance will suit.
Damien Thornton retains the ride and can settle in a forward position.
RACE 2 - 1:48PM: QTIS Three-Year-Old Handicap (1835 METRES)
He's For The Girls (2) emphatically showed last start what he can do when he gets conditions to suit.
The Jason Edwards-trained son of Rothesay stepped up to a mile for the first time at Doomben and powered home to win comfortably by a length.
He's on the quick back-up so has thrived this week.
Given how strong through the line he was, he'll love the rise to 1835m and importantly it will be a dry track.
For the omen bet punters, there is no better named horse at the Girls Day Out Raceday than this guy whose ownership group consists of all ladies.
2 Units – He's For The Girls (2)
RACE 3 - 2:23PM: OPEN Handicap (1000 METRES)
Fetch (5) resumes here and races particularly well fresh, winning three of six when first-up.
The O'Dea Hoysted-trained five-year-old mare warmed up for this first-up assignment with a slick trial win at Deagon where she settled handy before dashing clear under a hold.
She has a good record over this course and distance having won once and placed on three other occasions from five starts.
From barrier 3, Kyle Wilson-Taylor can either lead or box seat.
RACE 4 - 2:58PM: BENCHMARK 78 Handicap (2206 METRES)
Oakfield Wallaby (6) ventures north from Sydney and finds a winnable Queensland stayers race.
The Kris Lees-trained mare opened this preparation with back-to-back wins over 1600m at Wyong and 1800m on the Kensington track where she found the line hard.
Last start she loomed in the straight but found 2400m a touch far when finishing 3.7 lengths fourth in a stronger race than this.
She'll appreciate the drop back to 2206m and won her only previous start over the distance.
RACE 5 - 3:33PM: BENCHMARK 78 Handicap (1400 METRES)
Centrestone (5) returns to Queensland in good form following her last start win over 1400m on the Kensington track.
The Chris Waller-trained daughter of Hinchinbrook showed a good turn of foot to storm down the outside with the key to the win a good track.
She kicked off this preparation with a strong two-length win over 1200m at this track so she likes the surface.
Jimmy Orman takes the ride and should give her a great run from barrier 4.
RACE 6 - 4:08PM: Class 1 Handicap (1400 METRES)
Unleash (14) seems well over the odds for a horse that won impressively last start.
The Corey and Kylie Geran-trained daughter of Capitalist broke through for her maiden win last start at Toowoomba where she settled back after drawing the outside gate before storming down the outside to win comfortably by a length.
Admittedly, there has been some disappointing recent results but there were legitimate excuses for those and countering that is her excellent third at Doomben when she last ventured to town.
There's no denying that Tony Gollan's Transatlantic will be hard to beat but it has a few less-than-ideal things to contend with so I'm happy to side with Unleash on 1×3 basis who will enjoy a nice run off the speed for Mark Du Plessis.
1 Unit Each Way – Unleash (14)
RACE 7 - 4:47PM: BENCHMARK 70 Handicap (1200 METRES)
Strapparsi (13) has been racing well since joining Kris Lees' Gold Coast stable.
The Deep Field mare won her first start for the team on the Gold Coast Poly track before placing in her next three starts.
Last start she enjoyed a nice run before sprinting strongly to win by a head over 1200m at Doomben.
Dirty Dancing was second that day and she franked the form by winning last Saturday.
Bailey Wheeler, who claims 2kg, will need some luck but should be able to roll forward and find a prominent position from the wide gate.
1 Unit Each Way – Strapparsi (13)
RACE 8 - 5:27PM: Class 6 Plate (1200 METRES)
Millane (5) returned a gelding last start when resuming over this course and distance.
The Tony Gollan-trained son of Zoustar was slightly held up but but once clear he let down nicely to win by a neck.
He'll strip fitter second-up and has a touch of quality about him having finished second in the Queensland Day Stakes over this course and distance two preparations ago.
He's drawn well which should see Ryan Maloney settle just behind what looks a genuine tempo.
RACE 9 - 6:08PM: QTIS Three-Year-Old Handicap (1400 METRES)
Sharp Dazzler (2) is racing in great form and is shooting for three wins in a row.
The Tony and Maddy Sears-trained gelding impressed last start when storming home to win over 1600m here by 1.5 lengths.
He drops back to 1400m which shouldn't pose a problem given he rounded up his rivals and put them away easily two starts back over this course and distance.
The race has plenty of speed in it which will play into his hands given he'll only have 54kg on his back.
RACE 10 - 6:47PM: BENCHMARK 68 Handicap (1600 METRES)
Ocean Zar (9) is a promising mare who has only been out of the top three once in seven starts.
The O'Dea Hoysted-trained four-year-old daughter of Zoustar produced her best performance last start when winning arrogantly over 1400m here by three lengths.
She will appreciate the rise to 1600m third-up and was only beaten by half a length the only other time she raced over this course and distance.
With a likely solid tempo, Boris Thornton should be able to find a nice spot from the wide gate.
