7:05am - BOWERMANS OFFICE FURNITURE SHORTS | 1100m | Group 2 | i

The Shorts tops off the day at Royal Randwick and by now we will know if the leaders or swoopers are doing the job. The speed in the race is solid, without being electric, and it looks like I'm All The Talk takes it up from either Whittington or Didntcostalot. Waller's runner, Whittington, joins from the Waterhouse stable and he has been taking his time looking for a dry track to resume. Usually when the kiwi magician shows that much patience it's rewarded and you have to respect his chances here. The favourite Terravista won't be far off the pace and is sure to be fighting on hard, but whether or not he can produce an electric sprint back to 1100m second-up remains to be seen. Class sprinters Sessions and Villa Verde are the best credentialed swoopers, while Famous Seamous and Safeguard have claims if ridden well from their barriers. The skills of McDonald, Brown, Angland and Purton will play a big role in determining which one powers home best.