He fought like a caged lion in his last win at Doomben over 1600m.
The Mark Currie trained galloper worked very hard from wide out for the first 700m, before sitting at the flanks of the leader. After taking the lead in the straight, he kept finding on the line to be too strong.
He is up in grade and distance to 1800m here, though his Northerly like effort showed he is more than capable of taking the next step.
Experienced hoop Bobby Elissa knows what he has under the bonnet with this bloke and will ride him close to the speed again.
He will be the aggressor in this contest and will take power of running down.
Perth flying machine who suffered her first defeat in four starts, running 4th over 1000 metres at Flemington behind Nature Strip in the Black Caviar Lightning.
She raced by herself out wide that day, which may have been the slower part of the track.
It was Michael Poy's first ride on her, so he will be better for the experience.
Power of St George is definitely a horse who mixes his form, but no doubt his best is definitely good enough here.
His run two back on Magic Millions day was a real eye-catcher, when he was a long way off them before rattling home.
Prior to that he finished behind Last of The Line, albeit in a different postcode. That runner came out and won at Listed grade last Saturday.
I'm willing to forgive his last run and given he's also a previous 66+ winner over the mile, he's proven at this set-up.
Paul Harvey is on and he's finally drawn a gate in a field with no stand-outs, is enough to raise any punters eye.
There doesn't appear to be a huge amount speed in the race so if Harvey can jump him cleanly and land the 1x1 or 1x2, it will be a far more advantageous position than he has been in lately.
He can be a hard horse to catch but if he brings his best, he is right in this.
Rick Morris is an experienced racing analyst, with a sharp eye for finding a winner. Residing in Melbourne, Rick keeps a close eye on the Victorian racing scene as well as metropolitan Queensland racing. He's also big AFL fan, having spent close to 20 years commentating the NAB League under 19's competition.
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