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FEATURE PREVIEW: DOOMBEN 10,000

DOOMBEN 10000 | FEATURE RACE PREVIEW

Track: Eagle Farm | Distance: 1200m | Type: Group 1 WFA | Rail Position: True | Condition: Soft 5 | Prizemoney: $1,500,000

A true rail and good surface should ensure fair racing.

DOOMBEN 10,000 | SPEED MAP

I found it a very difficult map with speed everywhere. Expecting a very hot tempo.

Overpass to lead from barrier 10 with Prince of Boom and Mariama in pursuit. Mazu, Weona Smartone and Centrefire should be right on the speed. Only Aft Cabin and A Case Of You are mapped to settle midfield or worse.

DOOMBEN 10,000 | KEY RUNNERS

1. Eduardo – SCRATCHED

2. Mazu – The first 200m looks to be a willing contest. Right in it with the right run. The main danger.

3. A Case Of You – At $41 looks under the odds, so no.

4. Overpass – Tough on-pacer, but gate suggests he will need to work hard to cross.

5. Vilana – Gets a suck run along the paint, but not good enough to beat the favourite with this race shape.

6. Prince Of Boom – Early tempo here might sort him out. Best of the locals at least.

7. Weona Smartone – Impossible to catch of late. Unlikely it’s today for David Vandyke’s stable.

8. Giga Kick – A perfect setup and the best horse in the race. Blows them away late.

9. Aft Cabin – James McDonald a plus. Gets a soft run to get every chance to place.

10. Mariama – Will likely have to work up on speed. Nice horse but likely to be vulnerable late.

11. Centrefire – There’s $16,000 appearance money guaranteed, so well done to the team! No hope.

SHANE CIURLEO’S TOP 4 SELECTIONS

8 – Giga Kick
2 – Mazu
9 – Aft Cabin
4 – Overpass

GIGA KICK gets the perfect setup here and will blow them away late. OVERPASS is the last-start Quokka winner. (Someone should write an ode to that race.) Drawing wide and having no option but to drive forward ensures a good speed up front. There’s a splash of local pest speed in the form of Prince of Boom and Centrefire, but neither can win. As for the Godolphin pair, I’m swerving them, but not as hard as I’m swerving the Queensland racing media interviews of Nacim Dilmi discussing how well dressed he is when he travels Godolphin horses to Queensland. They can run minor placings, but can’t see them beating Giga Kick. MAZU and MARIAMA can fill minors with right runs, and A CASE OF YOU picks up a minimum $18,000 for turning up. WEONA SMARTONE could run a place in Group race, and get beat in dirty Saturday handicap off season. Impossible horse and stable to catch.

DOOMBEN 10,000 | BETTING STRATEGY

** BACK: 8. Giga Kick (WIN)

Backing the best and fastest horse in the race. The simplest of strategies.

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