A good looking three year old sprint. I’m rather keen on ANISE here.

I don’t know if you saw her at her best in the spring, but she did finish only a half length behind Group 1 winner Foxwedge in the San Domenico Stakes. Her first up form is strong and at her best she’d be winning this.

I think AFRICAN PULSE is the main danger, he was good in the Newmarket Handicap, and wasn’t beaten too far at all.

I think he’s promising and we may not have seen the best of him yet. ALTAR won the Magic Night Stakes on this day last year. She’s run three times since, for a very good fifth in last year’s Golden Slipper, a promising fourth in the Light Fingers Stakes and a disappointing fourth in the Fireball Quality.

I think she appreciates firm ground, from what we’ve seen so far, so she should like getting back on to a dead track here. Chance.

And right up the top, don’t be surprised if MAHISARA runs a big race. His second to Instinction over the Melbourne Cup Carnival was one of the runs of the whole meeting – he was very deep the whole way and he was still only beaten a nose. He should be better second up, although I would have liked to see him step up in trip. But he’ll go alright at a very backable quote.

5 – ANISE
2 – AFRICAN PULSE
4 – ALTAR
1 – MAHISARA