3:00am - BLAKES MARINE HANDICAP | 1300m | | i

This is a very competitive 1300m sprint. STONEBROOK, KING DARCI, MISSILE CODA and perhaps IN TIMES OF WAR the early speed in the race (tempo: FAIR). Godolphin's GAULOIS is the first horse to look at, a well-bred 3YO that showed similar form to some of these (2nd to Passage of Time) fresh last prep and has improved since. He's been gelded now, looked very sharp in two trials and could simply have gone to a new level off 54.5kg. Outside of him two solid each-way chances are STONEBROOK (better back away from Rosehill) and PHILOSOPHY (back to 1300m suits 2nd-up). DAGNY and SIREN'S FURY capable from the back if there is enough tempo on. IN TIMES OF WAR (up to 1300m?) and MISSILE CODA (deep in prep) right around the mark too, just with slight questions on them. [updated 8:36am]