Kilmore Racing Tips for September 28 – Royal Rendezvous the one to beat in Race 5.

Here are our best bets from the meeting, which also feature in our daily selections.

Jourama can go close to breaking the maiden in Race 3. The Anthony and Sam Freedman galloper in the Godolphin colours has placed in two of his four career starts and was a bit slow to begin when resuming at Bairnsdale, placing fifth behind Karumba Girl in a race that has provided three winners already. He then stepped out at Moe and led them up, only to be run down late by Shadrill, with those two putting a big gap on the rest. The son of Frosted comes into this third-up and should be ready to peak, while the prospect of a dry surface looks like it will play into his hands.

Royal Rendezvous will find it easier than the last-start effort that saw him finish fifth at Sale last month. The Mark Walker-trained gelding settled just worse than midfield in an eight-horse field and they absolutely crawled early on, gifting the race to the leader, Main Man Cash, who put the foot on the pedal a few hundred metres from home to win by a big margin. Willing to forgive Royal Rendezvous for the performance because the speed in the race gave him no opportunity whatsoever to make up much ground, and it is worth noting that the fourth horse home that day has since come out and won easily at Moe when dropping in grade. A similar scenario presents for Royal Rendezvous, who will strip fitter at his second run back from a spell, while the extra 100m in distance should play into his hands. He should be able to tuck into a midfield spot from barrier seven and the tempo looks better. Expecting him to go close.