Grafton races: Tips, best bets, preview and inside mail, Sunday races
Midnight Gun is a son of Americain and his third dam Episode won the SAJC Australasian Oaks and SA JC South Australian Oaks Group 1 double. Midnight Gun was beaten by 20 lengths in his first two starts in Queensland. He won his next two runs in New South Wales by a cumulative margin of six lengths. The horse is going to Grafton on a hat-trick on Sunday. The form is complete. Find a winner here. It's a nine-horse field and he drew nine.
No.9: Star of the North won her November 11 trial.
Minty Sun won both races he has entered.
SPIELE is a well-bred mare from the Stephen Lee stables.
Les Tilley has two serious winning prospects for Stephen Lee in Star Of The North and Spiele.
Midnight Gun has a peerless pedigree. He is a son of Melbourne Cup winner Americain and third dam is the dual Group 1 winner Episode. Mauriecently has raced 11 times, including in an Adrian Knox and the ATC Oaks. Shades of Frisco and Electric Miss are in the mix.
Polished won his maiden race at start two of 10 so far. Full of Flavour is one from 20. Summit Special has been costly but is entitled to figure.
Star Of The North is going to be in better races as her career unfolds. Friar's Destiny and Argyle Chieftain trialled OK in the same heat here recently.
Mirror One has been a frequent disappointment for all concerned. Matthew Dunn keeps finding the right races. Mahomes remains winless after 27 starts but he has placed 11 times and is in good form. Peano Grigio went close in a mile race at Ballina last start.
Lucky Sham won two of her four starts last season. Andy had a disappointing first-up run at Ipswich. Lucky Sham is racing over a favoured trip.
Noble Missile is a five-year-old with just a half-dozen starts on his CV. He won at his home track in a 1115m Grafton maiden nine days ago. All Beans banked three consecutive seconds leading into his last start at Taree on November 20. Koondeeman could run a big race here fresh.
Spiele's grandam is Azzurro, who won the VATC 1000 Guineas 30 years ago. Stephen Lee-trained Spieel has won three of her seven starts. Franklin Corners is a tough, reliable and in-form horse. Gem of the Lochs and I Shot The Sheriff have claims.
