Advantage Pharmacy / A Bowling Painter Country Boosted (Bm58)

Sound And Vision draws barrier 1 for a soft run, which is a genuine structural advantage, but the case here carries real caution: the horse is resuming today with a poor first-up record of 0 from 11 starts, and the class move and market positioning register as concerns. The one slot of genuine form comes second-up into a prep (1 win from 11 starts), so fitness and the step up in class are the key things to watch closely.

Awarded Glory won its last start by 2L at Grafton and is resuming today with a first-up record of 1 from 2, suggesting it runs well fresh. Jockey Olivia Dalton is riding 36% above expectation across her last 100 rides, adding genuine value to the claim. Barrier 2 should allow the horse to find a soft run. The main thing to watch is how it handles any step up in class, and whether recent speed and form translate to this assignment.

Tara Koda is resuming today with jockey Mikayla Weir, who is riding 42% above expectation across her last 100 rides, providing a clear strength in the saddle. The main concern is a class move, which works against the case here. Watch closely that Tara Koda has yet to win first-up from 4 attempts and usually needs a run to find form.

Queen Of Tayrona is resuming from a break today, and the case leans on whether it can overcome a poor first-up record: it has failed to win in 6 previous attempts fresh and typically needs a run to hit its straps. Watch closely how it handles the return to racing, as that's the key variable in play here.

Sinatra has a solid 25% career strike rate (2 from 8 wins) and shows a positive fresh-up record with 1 from 2 placements on resumption, which supports today's return. The trainer is in strong form, a concrete strength in the horse's favour. However, recent form and recent speed are both concerns that need careful monitoring, and there is no standout speed figure to lean on. The main watch is whether those recent form concerns have been addressed during the break, as that will heavily shape the horse's chances today.

Ourlegseleven comes up on the back of a 1L win at Ballina and resumes today with a first-up record of 2 from 4, suggesting it handles a fresh assignment well. The Ms S Pepper and Noriyuki Masuda combination is striking 105% above expectation across their last 100 runners, which is a strong endorsement of the horsemanship here. The main concern is a class move up the ladder, and recent speed figures offer no standout marker to lean on, so watch whether it can handle the step in class while fresh.

Dupont has trainer D W Dwane firing at 28% above expectation across the last 100 runners, which is the clearest positive here. The horse is suited at today's 1700m trip, with 1 win from 3 starts at the distance. However, the main thing to watch is that Dupont is winless from 6 first-up attempts (0 from 6), though it does have 1 win from 5 starts when second-up in a prep, so fitness and recovery from the break will be critical to monitor.

Ottoman Empire has a proven winning record at Grafton over this 1700m trip (1 win from 5 starts) and shows a pattern of running well fresh with 2 placings from 9 resumptions. The Herriot and Worley combination is performing 175% above expectation over their last 100 rides, which is the most concrete edge here. The main concern to monitor is the wide barrier 16 draw, which will need to be managed in the run.