Kembla Grange races Thursday tips and full preview

Kembla Grange races are on Thursday. Track is improving. Rail out 2m is likely to be rail out.

It's a 70th birthday celebration for Ross Kennedy. There's an open race over the mile in which Satness is favourite to win. Nautical Miss is a threat, while Mehajir is fourth-up.

RACE 2 is at 1.50 pm: GARY MATTHEWS MIDWESTS BENCHMARK 64 HANDICAP (1600m). Bak Da Man is a lightly raced, but lightly trained horse. Extreme Freedom is home-track three-year-old, and can be ridden quieter here from a wide draw. Credit Crunch is pure wet-tracker, who surged home late to win a country class 3 five weeks ago on a soft 7. Lady Redwood is bigger odds.

8. Natural Nine won his first race at only his second start. Long Tycoon will take great improvement from his honest first-up effort at Warwick Farm. Exotics include 12. Pierossa and Godolphin-trained 14. Tradition.

On The Beach is favourite in the DANIEL NICKSON 3YO MAIDEN HANDICAP (1000m) at Kembla Grange on Thursday. Frontenac has produced two progressive trials and Rubick three-year-old 1. Bokeem races for the first time as a gelding in blinkers.

Principessa is a progressive mare who won her maiden race. Argentado is resuming off two smart trials in ground he thrives in. 7. Definitely Maybe is expected to return a much stronger maret for her second prep. UK-bred and lightly raced 4. Shrill Whistle is also a market watch.

Russbuss is the favourite in the 50th anniversary race. 11. Girls Are Ready is a danger. Wilful Spirit and Desi Girl are exotic bets. The odds are on Russbussed to win.

Kembla Grange races Thursday at 4.55 pm. The boys' edition is almost as open as the girls' with Da Nang Star third-up and six weeks between runs.

RACE 8 - 5.30 PM: MICK AHERN BENCHMARK 64 HANDICAP (1400m). Provincial mare 4. Sebrenco drops back from deeper metro class fourth-up. Dom Tycoon held his ground OK in very trying conditions first-time.