Racing: Take your pick in this sprint

When could you leave Amazing One, Pin Up Boy, Run Like The Wind and Shinzig out of the tips in a race?

Only in the most competitive sprint field you could imagine.

And that's the Te Rapa Supa Centre Sprint tomorrow.

Unless something bizarre happens, this could be the fastest 1200m sprint we'll have seen for a while.

Add Devoted, Mr Multiwin and Vaalu to the four above and you've got as good a field as has lined up in group-rated sprints.

Mr Multiwin has a remarkable winning percentage record since returning from Hong Kong.

The question of whether he is fit enough for this in his first start since May looms large, but Cambridge trainer Tim Carter has thoughts on that.

"I wanted to give him a nice quiet preparation and have him really ready for the big sprints in mid-summer, but he had other thoughts.

"When he decided it was time for a decent sprint, he went out there and worked fast and you can't do much about that - he makes up his own mind," said Carter.

The problem, if there is one, could be the 58kg.

It means Mr Multiwin has to give weight to horses like Devoted (2kg), which will never be easy, but he has freakish ability.

Vaalu has not raced since March, but a significant statistic is that he has won four of his five starts when fresh from a spell.

Shinzig is the value runner. He has been freshened since running probably an unsuitable 2040m in the Kelt Capital and has the speed from his inside barrier to be a nuisance to this field.

The exciting Temple Hills is going for three straight wins this preparation earlier in the programme. The nearly seven-length victory last start was no fluke.