A meeting small in numbers awaits in Adelaide on Saturday but there is one classy race.
The Listed Durbridge Stakes is the feature with two very classy horses dominating the betting and likely dominating the race.
But how can you go against Behemoth given his record and simply how the race sets up again.
He managed to win another G1 last Spring in the Memsie after taking the Spring Stakes here.
They pulled up stumps following the close up effort in the Rupert Clarke and now returns first up where he flies.
He handles all tracks, all conditions and finds a WFA race at this level where horses should be getting ridiculous weight off him but carry level here.
Kemalpasa should take it up or be one of the leaders and he'll just camp off them maybe a pair back. If he's right he's got to be the one given the lofty Autumn targets.
In the race prior, Call Me Shamus is a value chance in a BM68 Handicap.
The last two efforts have been in stronger grade and the most recent was a close up performance. However three back he ran here in a BM68 and won.
He could well get back a bit here unless there is no speed and they decide to roll forward once again.
But the claim is a big factor keeping him in touch with the light weights. Happy to back him each way.
SAY FROM SA
BET OF THE DAY: Race 8 #1 Behemoth @ $1.90
EACH WAY PLAY: Race 7 #1 Call Me Shamus @ $9.50
