5:20am - THE AGENCY REAL ESTATE HANDICAP | 2200m | | i

Up over 2200m in an intriguing betting race. HIROKIN to roll forward with perhaps TINKER DAN for company, a couple of others capable of taking up a spot, but hard to see more than a STEADY tempo. If either GAMBLESTOWN or MISS SHANTU get forward they are capable of winning after some higher rating runs of late. GAMBLESTOWN (bar plates off, can he sustain form deep in prep, is 2200m too far?) should relish the dry ground and MISS SHANTI still needs to prove herself over 2200m so the steadier tempo will help her. KNIGHT STAR (one-paced, winds up) and SAINT KATARINA are the progressive stayers on the way up. TINKER DAN and DIAMOND MADE rate right around the mark, but hardly win. HIROKIN perhaps the sagest each-way bet, while DEVIL"S LAIR and THE IRON MAIDEN (prefers wet) are place chances. [FORM GUIDE only] Gamblestown: Bar Plates (Front) OFF FIRST TIME, Synthetic Hoof Filler AGAIN. [updated 9:26am]