4:00am - BOWERMANS OFFICE FURNITURE SHORTS | 1100m | Group 2 | i

Punters wake up to the news that REDZEL was sore in his stall this morning, we hope 'Big Red' will be OK for the Everest and await reports. That leaves INVINCIBLE STAR and BALL OF MUSCLE to have a drag race in the lead (STRONG tempo likely), Jo Pride's big sprinter with plenty of power, but he can peak late and it's Waterhouse's sprinter that has the upside. James Mac will be told to get the Gai some column inches in the paper with a big win. Stablemate ENGLISH (will enjoy strong tempo, prefers soft) will be running on with BRAVE SMASH from the pack, both in the Everest like INVINCIBLE STAR and capable of chasing the leaders down. BRAVE SMASH will enjoy BALL OF MUSCLE getting softened up this time. They're the four key chances. [updated 8:48am]