Race-by-race preview and tips for Grafton on Friday

Gulf Of Tomini has won two straight races in a month. Lucas Cranach, Lucamour, Electric Miss and Feudalist are the other contenders. The Houseman has only won once from 29 attempts. The odds are split between split and evens.

Pointillism won on debut. Light Of Dubai gets a stack of gear adjustments third up. Shores Of Gold can improve at third start with blinkers. Steal The Fields gets blinker for the first time. Little Jill is placed in her last two starts.

There are a number of chances lining up in this one. Dissident mare 8. Squeeze Dis has won two of her last three in Qld. Two of three career wins have come on firm ground. Byron Eyes is drawn to make it three straight wins on her preferred firm surface. Scorpius can figure second up over further and back on top of the ground after working home well fresh. Tough five-year-old 6. Four Egos rarely runs a bad one and he won a CL2 here two starts ago. Exotics 1. Look A’like and 10. Sophia”s Lass are gunning for a third straight win.

10. Maroon Magic can repeat the dose after scoring on debut here as a short-priced favourite 16 days ago. 13. Continuum is aiming for her 40th start. 1. Bow is second up after finishing well fresh when blowing the start and 2. Quatum draws wide.

I Shot The Sheriff is favourite to win Grafton's race 9 BENCHMARK 58 HCP (1720m). Full Press has a good record at the track and draws to find a decent trail off the speed. Seething Seb draws inside and is up in quality after consecutive wins in weaker grade.