The $2.30 the TAB was yesterday offering around Lewis Caroll at Ruakaka today looked attractive.
The classy emerging sprinter looks a weight special in Race 3. He comes in fresh and appears to race best that way and you can imagine him running a huge 1200m around the reasonably tight Ruakaka circuit.
He has drawn the outside of the six runners, but has the speed to cross in front of them to get to the rail, especially with just 53.5kg on his back.
Don't ignore his quite remarkable record: eight starts, five wins, two seconds and a third. When is the last time we saw that? Fully Funded (No 2) could well this season be named Fully Developed because that's the impression he gives as a 5-year-old. That fresh up 2.5-length win over Passing Shot at Ellerslie was not a fluke and from a nice gate he should give cheek as might Amarula (No 1), despite his 60kg.
The Ruakaka Goliath, which is the Donna Logan/Chris Gibbs stable will once again play a massive hand in today's results. The stable has runners peppered throughout the card and one of the best prospects is likely to be Command Royale (No 7, R8). He has turned in big finishes for minor placings coming from awkward draws since winning here fresh and this time comes out of gate No 1. The stable also has Floating Heart (No 6) engaged who has been placed when fresh, but this time she has a tough outside barrier. Divorcee (No 9) is a good runner fresh and Joanne Surgenor seems to have the knack of getting them fit for when they resume. Lucky's Revenge (No 1) and Way In (No 14) are definite chances for the multiples.