4:00am - SYDNEY MARKETS HANDICAP | 1200m | | i

BALLER steps back from G3 grade and looks very hard to beat in this 1200m BM 78. The ride was a bit cute first-up and he wasn't beaten far by sprinters that rate close to 100, on pure numbers alone he wins this safely by 3-4 lengths. The two most likely to cause an upset are MASTER ASH, who has been gelded now and trialled strongly for the flying Waterhouse stable, and EUGENE'S PICK right down in the weights. ALL TOO FREE will run an honest race again and can place. [updated 8:37am]