5 State Plays

Classy Japanese import Ambitious will attempt to defy history and the handicapper in Friday’s $180,000 Albury Gold Cup.

Lightweight Sydney jockey James Innes Jnr will make this week the best of his career if he can win Friday’s $180,000 Albury Gold Cup for the Gai Waterhouse/Adrian Bott stable.

The Lindsay Park stable will pin their hopes of a third win in the $180,000 Albury Gold Cup on distinctive white charger Valac.