Australian Racing: Egyptologist to dig deep at Moree

There are four meetings scheduled to take place on Tuesday with Echuca, Kembla Grange, Dalby and Moree all due to host racing action.

Race 5 Echuca

Paparazzo @ 6.00

Race 7 Kembla Grange

Fangela @ 5.50

Race 5 Moree

Egyptologist @ SP

Paparazzo for Echuca victory

A soft 5 track is expected at Echuca, with the fifth race of the day a Benchmark 58 handicap over 1412m.

Written Royalty is expected to jump as favourite, having registered a string of good efforts in recent times.

The son of Written Tycoon has earned top-four finishes in all four starts since finishing sixth at Pakenham in March.

Those efforts include a good second when contesting a 1300m Benchmark 64 handicap at Wangaratta on his penultimate start.

The gelding raced on a sound surface that day and again raced on good ground when going one better stepped up to 1400m at the same venue last time.

This five-year-old contested a Benchmark 58 handicap that day and, while he rates highly, he has a wide barrier to contend with in this event.

Craig Weeding is set to saddle PAPARAZZO here and his gelding is preferred as he chases his second career win having won at Benalla in April.

Paparazzo contested an 1106m maiden when getting home by nearly a length that day and two sixth-place finishes have followed.

The second of those sixth-place finishes saw the gelding beaten just over four lengths in the previously mentioned Benchmark 58 handicap at Wangaratta last month.

Racing over 1400m for the first time that day, Paparazzo raced on the speed prior to fading late on.

The son of Holler was making just his fifth career start that day and is open to improvement in this contest.

While unproven on a wet surface, Paparazzo isn’t expected to have any issues with the going and he is taken to reverse form with Written Tycoon here.

Fangela to salute at Kembla Grange

There are just seven races at Kembla Grange, with the finale a 1000m Benchmark 68 handicap expected to take place on a heavy 8 track.

Cassiel is likely to have his supporters, having registered the second win of his career when saluting at Canterbury in April.

The four-year-old came home over a length clear of his nearest pursuer when contesting an 1100m Benchmark 64 handicap that day.

Peter Snowden’s representative has been allocated an inside barrier here and is bidding to go two places better than when third here in November.

Swedish rider Rebecca Bronett Prag has built up a good rapport with FANGELA in recent months however and the pair are preferred in this contest.

Fangela was the winner of two of his four starts under the apprentice rider, including when racing at Canberra on his penultimate start.

Racing on a wet track, the son of The Factor finished nearly a length clear of his rivals when contesting a 1000m open event .

Fangela went on to deliver a third-place finish when contesting a six runner 1100m Benchmark 72 handicap held on a heavy surface at Warwick Farm.

Barrier seven shouldn’t pose too many issues for the seven-year-old, who looks capable of registering his fifth win on a wet surface.

Egyptologist for Moree glory

A soft 6 track is expected at Moree with the fifth race of the day a 1600m Benchmark 58 handicap set to take place on a soft 6 track.

Brett Thompson’s EGYPTOLOGIST takes the eye here, having ended his last prep with two wins.

The first of those saw him break his maiden over 1400m when racing on good ground here in September.

This four-year-old went on to complete a double when successful by over a length in a 1600m Class 1 event at Dubbo the following month.

The son of American Pharoah has gone well on a wet track in the past and delivered a highly creditable effort in finishing three-lengths fifth over 1600m at Parkes last month.

Egyptologist was returning from a spell when racing at Class 2 level that day and he looks capable of delivering a second-up success under Jake Pracey-Holmes.