Our Black Book: Horses You Must Follow From Caulfield 27/7

Our analyst has reviewed the sectional times, ratings & replays from last Saturday’s Caulfield meeting & has placed four horses you must follow in our black book below.

I AM VELVET

Green two-year-old filly but she showed her class by winning at Caulfield despite laying out over the concluding stages. She also had to work mid-race to get outside the leader. After the line she was very strong suggesting that she can handle the distance of 1600m as she is being set for the Thousand Guineas in November.

HERBERT PARK

If the tracks stay wet stick with her. She made it a hat-trick of wins at Caulfield in impressive fashion when she took up a spot on the speed, took the lead with 250m and defied all challengers in the closing stages. She’s likely to fly under the radar again at her next start as punters shy away from a horse going for four in a row. Tony Noonan can win a nice race with her in the weeks to come.

WALLENDA

He’s got a few tricks, but he’s also got talent. His rider Blake Shinn told RV stewards he has to ride him quietly early as he didn’t show the early speed he expected. Then he didn’t travel when he wanted him to improve and lost ground mid-race. Then in the straight when Shinn got him to the outside he finished off strongly to finish second despite wanting to lay in. Ciaron Maher might head back to Sydney with him or try him with blinkers on for his next start.

BELLE SAVOIR

She’s proving to be a consistent mare and she’s building to another win which is likely to be over 1600 metres as the way she’s racing is what she is looking for. She was never in a winning position at Caulfield, but she kept coming in the straight and out toughed El Rocko to grab third.