Australian Racing: Sir Remlap to show his class at Scone

There are three meetings set to take place on Monday, including at Scone, where seven races are scheduled.

They also race at Thangool and Wagga.

Race 6 Scone

Sir Remlap @ 2.80

Race 6 Wagga

Soul Taker @ 4.60

Race 7 Thangool

Imagine That @ 3.20

Stapleford can enjoy Scone success

The sixth race at Scone is a 1200m Class 4 handicap expected to take place on a soft 7 track.

Tornado Express is expected to prove popular for the Cody Morgan stable, having won each of her last two starts.

Both of those victories have come over this distance at Tamworth, including by four-and-a-half-lengths when contesting a Class 3 handicap in December.

The four-year-old has been freshened since that effort, returning to action with a length second in a barrier trial over 1000m here at the start of this month.

She has won on a wet track in the past, however barrier ten isn’t ideal for a filly who has raced close to the speed in recent starts.

Scott Singleton’s SIR REMLAP is the winner of three of his four starts this time around, with two of those victories coming at this venue.

The second of those course wins came over 1100m when contesting a Benchmark 58 handicap held on a soft 6 track in December.

The 2.80 son of Rubick went on to prove that he can be competitive at metro level when delivering a victory over this distance in a Class 3 handicap at Randwick ten days later.

The selection arrives here fresh with the underfoot conditions and barrier eight no issue for a horse who has been ridden with restraint in recent outings.

Mitch Stapleford is unbeaten in three starts on board the gelding and the pair are taken to maintain their perfect record together.

Soul Taker to salute at Wagga

The sixth race at Wagga is an interesting 1600m Benchmark 58 handicap expected to be held on a soft 6 surface.

Lady Revolution is expected to feature prominently, having placed on all four starts since resuming with an eighth at Queanbeyan in December.

The filly has placed second in her two most recent starts, including when beaten half-a-length in a 1400m Class 1 handicap at Sapphire Coast at the start of this month.

Billy Owen’s mount steps up in distance here and, while she has won on a wet track in the past, she looks opposable, with SOUL TAKER preferred.

The four-year-old broke through for her first victory this prep when successful by a narrow margin in a similar race to this over course and distance last month.

The 4.60 selection raced on a good 4 track that day and again encountered a sound surface when following up on good 3 going over the same distance at Parks just over two weeks later.

The daughter of Dissident raced from the rear of mid-division on each occasion and, while barrier 14 isn’t ideal, she looks capable of overcoming it here.

Apprentice Rebecca Bronett Prag, on board for both of those wins, is again set to ride and she can partner the filly to her second wet track win.

Thangool win awaits Imagine That

Racing is also set to take place at Thangool in Queensland, with the penultimate contest a 1200m Benchmark 60 handicap.

A good 4 surface is expected, with IMAGINE THAT looking capable of continuing her good run of form having won two of four starts this prep.

The first of those victories came in a 1300m Benchmark 50 handicap held on a good 3 track here at the end of November, while she went on to follow up at Mackay the following month.

That Mackay success came over the same distance when competing in a Restricted 55 handicap held on a soft 5 track.

Jason Devine’s 3.20 representative has been freshened since jumping at big odds prior to finishing a good third in a 1400m event at Rockhampton last month and is taken to score under Jamiee-Lee Devine.