Our resident form analyst Nic Ashman is siding with the Kingstown Town Stakes favourite at Randwick on Saturday.
Randwick R5 N3 VAUBAN
“Has started single digits in the last two Melbourne Cups albeit without placing but does look better down under since joining the Waterhouse/Bott stable,” Ashman said.
“Off an even tempo he produced flat sectionals when resuming in the Group 2 Chelmsford Stakes over 1600m. That indicates he’ll relish the extra 400m here and he won the G3 Sky High Stakes over this trip in the autumn.
“Second-up last prep was placed in the Group 1 Tancred Stakes at weight-for-age.”
The top price around for VAUBAN as of Friday afternoon was $2.25.
Nic’s tips are striking at 55% since the beginning of last year with 27 collects from 49 selections. Last week his selection CATCH THE GLORY narrowly missed at odds of $4.80.
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