#BM 64

THE thrill of Runbro's victory in last month's Nhill Cup has been soured somewhat. At only his second run this preparation, the Belinda O'Loughlin trained gelding produced the goods to win his second cup for 2022 and his connections were looking forward to a successful 2023 summer cups campaign. "He did a tendon and has been retired," stable…

Selections based on a good track Kembla-based runners are set to dominate the opener on Showcase Cup day, with a progressive three-year-old the one to beat. All Too Hard-sired 1. Mr Rock It closed off strongly in a much deeper metro BM 72 16 days ago, and desperately wants to get back out over more ground deep into the prep. Naturally a big jump in…

We start group 3 Belle of the Turf day with a very competitive maiden for the boys at set weights on a surface that could settle closer to a good 3 with no rain in sight. Drawn to sit right behind the speed on debut, like Real Impact three-year-old 5. Bias who starts as a gelding. Given plenty of maturing time at the trials, the latest at the…