5:50am - HYLAND RACE COLOURS AJAX STAKES | 1500m | Group 2 | i

ARBEITSAM to roll to the lead over 1500m this time at a FAIR tempo, making sure he gets more luck than he did at Randwick over 1300m. He's a tough horse that's fitter now and should love the scenario of leading at Rosehill (won by a margin last time here). He's right up there on ratings alongside TOM MELBOURNE (nice trials) and COMIN' THROUGH (big first-up run), who have form around each-other from last prep. TOM MELBOURNE should have beaten KINGSGUARD by a few lengths first-up last prep **(badly blocked). LIFE LESS ORDINARY links into that form too given he ran a close 2nd to COMIN' THROUGH fresh last prep, the assignment over 1500m with a smaller field seems ideal after a break. PRIZED ICON (wants further now?) and RADIPOLE (risk at Rosehill?) around the mark for a place. [updated 7:51am]