4:15pm - THE TAB EVEREST | 1200m | | i

We've been edging towards this moment over weeks now. Promotion, drama, more promotion and more drama! Now it's time for the race, REDZEL to lead with US NAVY FLAG and VEGA MAGIC or GRAFF pushing up wider (tempo: FAIR to STRONG). SANTA ANA LANE and SHOALS beat many of these in the G2 Premiere Stakes over 1200m two weeks ago and will be very hard to beat again in these testing conditions. TRAPEZE ARTIST not far off them and capable of improving third-up (if not too wet) and IN HER TIME right in the finish of that race also. They come up against the international class of US NAVY FLAG. There's been reports he doesn't like the wet, perhaps he's just not going well, either way his best form would be very hard to beat here - a sprinter with speed and fight. GRAFF the 3YO needs a big new career peak to win, VEGA MAGIC needs a smart ride (didn't want it wet) and REDZEL will find it hard to hang on this time. [updated Saturday 9am]