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The wagering review of Saturday's fixed odds betting for races at Rosehill, Flemington and Ipswich - Stockman was pretty solid most of the day heading into the running of the XXXX WJ McKell Cup (2000 metres) - opening at $5 in the morning and bottoming out at $4, he would jump a $4.80 chance

The Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic (1200m) brought down the curtain on a typically eventful Ipswich Cup Day and witnessed the closest finish of the afternoon when Lillemor defeated her former stablemate Intrepidacious by a proverbial nostril.

Joe Pride has captured his third McKell Cup with mudlark Stockman relishing the heavy track conditions at Rosehill to outstay his rivals.

Free To Move has provided co-trainer Kasey Keys with her biggest win by taking out the Listed AR Creswick Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday - Free To Move provides Keys with her biggest win in racing

Gold Coast-trained Happy Go Plucky (by Pluck (USA)) recorded the 10th victory of his enduring career when turning in a strong staying effort to land a keenly contested renewal of the Listed TAB Ipswich Cup (2150m) on the feature Saturday program staged in Queensland.

Imported three-year-old Wicklow (IRE) remains undefeated in Australia and has the Chris Waller stable optimistic about his longer-term future - the three-year-old capped a remarkable rise through the grades with a seemingly effortless performance in Saturday’s Sharp Extensive IT Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill

Sunday’s meetings include Korea’s Seoul, Australia’s Kempsey, Devonport, Coonamble, Bendigo, Kilcoy, Port Augusta, Ballarat-All Weather, Alice Springs, Kalgoorlioe, Hong Kong’s Sha Tin, South Africa’s Turffontein, France’s Chantilly, UK’s Worcester, Pontefract, Hexham.

A Flemington double has helped ease the pain for Nick Ryan following a hernia operation.

Degraves has shown his class winning an off-season winter race at Flemington at his Australian debut for Lloyd and Nick Williams.

Former Irish-trained galloper South Pacific gets the job done at Flemington on Saturday to breakthrough for his first local win at his eighth Australian start.

The two-year-old’s provided a fascinating wagering duel before they started in the E Group Security Handicap (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday with punters who backed Gary Portelli’s Royalzel from $5.00 into $4.80 making the right move.

Track conditions, form and scratchings for Flemington - Track Soft 7 - rail out 11m for the entire circuit - no irrigation for the last seven days - 8.2mm of rain for the last 24 hours, 16.8mm for the last seven days - weather partly cloudy 15c - 27 scratchings - FINAL

Track conditions, form and scratchings for Rosehill - Track Heavy 8 - rail out 7m for the entire circuit - no irrigation for the last seven days - 3mm of rain for the last 24 hours, 10.6mm for the last seven days - weather cloudy showers developing 16c - 32 scratchings - FINAL

Roy Rogers is confident Dark Assault can make an impact in the WAROA-Belmont Guineas (1600m) and cannot be underestimated.

Curran could join Group 1 winners Nature Strip and Gytrash if successful in the Listed A R Creswick Stakes at Flemington.

A horse considered the ‘Goldilocks’ of the stable, and another who skips through wet tracks like a kid through muddy puddles, will bid to deliver Chris Waller a two-state feature race double this weekend.

Imported galloper Degraves makes his Australian debut for Robert Hickmott at Flemington.