4:25am - FUJITSU GENERAL SYDNEY STAKES | 1200m | Group 3 | i

Only a couple of clear on-pacers in the Sydney Stakes this year, SPECIAL REWARD likely to carve across with PRIME CANDIDATE and IRITHEA pushing up on the inside. If the tempo is FAIR to STRONG and the pattern is fair DEPRIVE is clearly the horse to beat swooping from the back. STANDOUT a threat on his first-up run, but he is a big risk to regress into his prep again like he did last time. IRITHEA maps well and should give a sight. SPECIAL REWARD, TRUMBULL and ADELONG have a hope if the favoured runners fail. [updated 9:09am]