Our Black Book: Horses You Must Follow From Caulfield 12/10

Our analyst has looked over the times & replays from Saturday’s Caulfield meeting and has found six horses that you must follow next start.

DUKE OF CONDICOTE

Pleasing long awaited Australian debut for this former British stayer who hadn’t raced for three years. He settled out the back and stretched out nicely over the concluding stages to finish seventh in the Benchmark 80 over 1700m. His last 400m of 23.35 seconds was the fastest in the race. His jockey John Allen told RV stewards he peaked on his run as well at the 100m. He will be better when Ciaron Maher stretches him out in distance.

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CHEWING GUM

Slow out and not pushed along. She settled a clear last and charged home in the straight to finish second. Bar for being held up for a run from the 250m to the 150m she probably would have won. Her last 200m of 11.48 seconds was the sixth fastest for the day. She will take some beating at her next start at The Valley over 1200m.

PRIVATE LEGACY

The Greg Hickman trained four-year-old mare stamped herself as a genuine prospect for the Empire Rose Stakes with her second behind the front runner Grinzinger Belle coming from last on the turn. Ben Melham went back to last and then steered his way through the field in the straight. She put a decent gap on the winner after the line.

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ATISHU

With a modicum of luck, she would have won the Might And Power Stakes. Wherever James McDonald went he somehow got into the wrong spot. He ended up on the fence and couldn’t extricate her into clear air until the race was all over. She will be hard to beat when she returns to Flemington.

ORCHESTRAL

Not much went right for the Kiwi mare at her return to Australian racing. She was slowly away and settled well back. Early in the straight when she had something to give RV stewards noted she was held up from the 300m to the 150m. When she got into the clear she stretched out well recording the second fastest last 200m for the race of 12.04 seconds.