4:05am - OPTUS LIVERPOOL CITY CUP | 1300m | Group 3 | i

Some different angles to weigh up in this 1300m sprint. Early speed from YOU MAKE ME SMILE down the bottom of the weights, who seems likely to roll along at a STRONG tempo again with DREAMFORCE tracking up behind him. On benchmark ratings YOU MAKE ME SMILE should be getting 12.5kg less than DREAMFORCE, but in this grade he only gets 6.5kg, which might not be enough given how tough and reliable DREAMFORCE is. The x-factor horses in the race are German import ADVANCE YULONG (2nd in jump-out) and Kiwi EVER LOYAL (flying in NZ). Very hard to weigh them up, the form out of NZ is only fair, but EVER LOYAL has G1-level recent ratings and big upside. SNIPPETS LAND not hopeless for a place and KAONIC will be running on late. [updated 8:30am]