Despite the track getting hit with rain all week the Randwick Guineas meeting at Randwick racecourse will go ahead. We take a look at each of the races on the card and we give our tips and bets.
Race One: 2 She Will Reign
Race Two: 6 Menari
Race Three: 1 Scarlet Rain
Race Four: 3 Zestful
Race Five: 1 Chautauqua
Race Six: 10 Kentucky Miss
Race Seven: 2 Man From Uncle
Race Eight: 11 Top of My List
Race Nine: 1 Allergic
Best Bet: Race Seven Number 2 Man From Uncle
Next Best: Race Six Number 10 Kentucky Miss
Best Value: Race Eight Number 11 Top of My List
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Menari’s dominant barrier trial win on a heavy track has him primed for all possibilities this weekend.
The Gerald Ryan-trained colt is favourite for both the Todman Stakes and Black Opal Stakes as he heads towards the 2017 Golden Slipper.
The Todman is scheduled for Randwick on Saturday with trainers and officials alike on weather watch with the forecast for more rain in Sydney on top of a wet week.
The Black Opal Stakes at Canberra on Sunday is expected to be run on a firmer surface with Menari’s stablemates Chauffeur and Trapeze Artist also in the field.
Menari was unlucky when he ran second to Pariah in the Canonbury Stakes on January 28 but put in a sparkling performance in the wet to win a barrier trial by 5-1/2 lengths at Rosehill last week.
“The preference for Menari is the Todman but he is in at Canberra just in case,” Ryan said.
“His trial was really good on the wet track. It was very pleasing and now we know he can handle it.
Menari is the $8 equal second favourite alongside Houtzen for the $3.5 million Golden Slipper on March 18.
She Will Reign is the clear Slipper favourite at $2.80 with Unibet.com.au and will run in the Reisling Stakes at Randwick as the $1.50 market leader.
Contingency plans for Randwick include transferring Saturday’s meeting to early next week if the deluge arrives.
The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Gunnison has been taken out of the Black Opal in favour of the Todman whenever it is run.
