Sacramento from the Waterhouse/Bott stable looks perfectly set up to return into the winner's circle in this clash, following a solid return first-up from a spell.
There is a genuine case that he should have won first-up over the 1800m, after he was caught four wide facing the breeze, before going down 0.7-lengths in what was a very gallant effort.
He carted 59kg that day on a wet track, which is the exact same set up he gets here.
Last preparation he ran fifth in the Group 1 Australian Derby behind Quick Thinker, before winning the Listed VRC St Ledger over 2800m.
He arrives here second-up from a spell, where he's won before.
The soft track (3:1:0:1) is no issue for him and he gains the services of in-form Sydney hoop Sam Clipperton, who has started the new year with a bang.
In a race that lacks genuine pressure, he will roll forward with the blinkers on and prove awfully hard to get past.
Michael is a life-long punter who enjoys the challenge of unearthing value buried within betting markets. The former golf pro knows a thing or two about performing under pressure.
