Comin' Through The Wet

VRC Derby winner Prized Icon | Racing and Sports

With a current track rating of Heavy 9, Saturday's G1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) will not only be a pointer to future carnival success, but more so a race highlighting who can handle the rain-sodden track conditions.

A field of 14 have accepted for the $1-million contest, with three of those having also accepted in the G1 Australian Guineas which is run 20 minutes after in Melbourne. Which race those three will contest is currently unknown, but connections of G1 VRC Debry winner Prized Icon (Aus) (More Than Ready) have indicated their colt is currently in Melbourne.

Chris Waller's Comin' Through (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), a half-brother to top-class multiple Group 1 winner Criterion (NZ) (Sebring {Aus}), will be ridden by Joao Moreira, and while the colt is arguably one of the most inexperienced in the field with only five runs under his belt, he does have wet form and his last start third behind favoured runner Man From Uncle (Aus) (Uncle Mo) should see him a leading contender.

Speaking of the Anthony Cummings-trained Man From Uncle, no runner comes into the race in better from. He has won his two most recent starts at Group 3 and Group 2 level, and if the gelding can handle the step up to 1600 metres and the heavy conditions, he should play a part in the finish.

Splitting Man From Uncle and Comin' Through last time out in the G2 Hobartville S. (1400m) was the three-time winner Echo Effect (Aus) (Reset {Aus}). Likely to try and lead again, the main concern for the gelding is how the track will play along the inside and if the runners are coming wide down the home straight, which could see him disadvantaged from barrier two.

With the progeny of Coolmore's So You Think (NZ) really hitting their straps during their Classic season, the Hawkes Racing team will saddle up an undeniable chance in Inference (Aus) (So You Think {NZ}), a colt capable of being the next Group 1 winner for his sire. Third behind Prized Icon (Aus) in the Derby during the spring, the colt resumed with a pleasing fifth over 1400 metres and, with two wins from three starts on a soft track, the Tommy Berry-ridden colt should be watched closely.

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