5:50am - TAB.COM.AU HANDICAP | 2000m | | i

Is this simply another step on the road for ASTRONOMOS as he heads towards black-type middle-distance races? A touch of luck might be needed, Collett has the task of weaving a path from barrier 1. If he does slip up, GHOST PROTOCOL, LOOPHOLE and ZAYAM all have each-way credentials at decent odds. The other up-and-comer is Zabeel gelding FRANK WHO, who looks ready for 2000m now and could control a STEADY TEMPO. 3yo IT'S ABOUT YOU needs to prove his stamina in this class.