Randwick Racing Tips for April 11 - Oui Oui Oui can win, down in grade

Race 2: No.4  Regal Award

The Phillip Stokes-trained galloper is second-up here and looks well placed to improve sharply and figure in the finish of this event.

Last start, the Ole Kirk gelding resumed after five months off the scene and seeing Rosehill for the first time, wasn’t disgraced when finishing mid-field in the Listed Darby Munro Stakes over the 1200m trip.

Drawn out in gate nine, he travelled wide most of the way before hanging on the turn then still ran on to finish 3.5 lengths from the winner on fresh legs that day.

Meeting similar company here, he draws better in gate six where he maps to settle in the first half-dozen with Chad Schofield steering the ship again.

Fitter for that first-up effort, the stable fit the tongue tie for the first time and already a winner when second-up, he looks a major player in this contest.

Race 4: No.8  Oui Oui Oui 

The Jason Attard-trained galloper has been in top-shelf form this campaign, in preparation for this event and dropping sharply in grade here, looks a serious chance for victory.

Last start, the Yes Yes Yes mare stepped-up in grade and wasn’t disgraced when finishing mid-field in the Group 3 Birthday Card Stakes over 1200m at Rosehill.

After drawing the carpark in gate 13 (of 14), Tom Sherry settled her last, spotting the leaders a dozen lengths before tracking wide on the turn and in the run home, she managed to pass almost half the field, beaten just 2.5 lengths on the line. 

From barrier eight here, she maps to settle in the back half of the field with cover and after steering her to all five career wins to date, Tom Sherry remains aboard for this assignment.

Set for this race and unbeaten in two starts at Randwick, the four-year-old ticks enough boxes to suggest she can bounce back here and take home the trophy in this contest.

Race 7: No.15  Highland Bling

The Phillip Stokes-trained galloper is in great touch after three starts this preparation and looks set to play a role in this event at odds.

Last start, the Highland Reel gelding came withing a whisker of taking home the big prize when he beat all but one home in the Group 2 Adelaide Cup over 3200m at Morphettville.

From gate 17 (of 18), he crossed and settled just behind the pace before reeling in the tearaway leader and in the run home, fought like a caged tiger but was out-bobbed on the line by American Wolf, beaten a head in the end.

Now in Sydney, he arrives with the Sydney Cup in his sights where he drops 2kgs here and comes in on the limit with just 51kgs to carry.

Ben Thompson is the new pilot and from a much better draw in gate two, he maps to settle two or three pairs back with cover.

The stable fits the tongue tie for the first time and at his peak here, he looks well worth an each-way ticket in this year’s Cup.