FAVOURITE CHILD (2) has progressed impressively this campaign and is in career best form. Comes in fresh after being scratched at the gates when favourite for the Balaklava Cup. Will be in this for a very long way. BRAVE STAR (3) beat home Favourite Child earlier prep. Meets her slightly worse at the weights this time but is also ticking along superbly this campaign and is sure to be competitive again. LETHAL THOUGHTS (1) caries solid Vic formlines. Goes well over this journey and is drawn to get a soft run. Only needs to hold is form to be featuring. HUGHES (8) dug deep to fend off a hard-finishing challenger last start at Sandown-Lakeside. Has improved nicely this campaign, 31 days between runs will have him fresh. KOMACHI (9) failed to finish off last. Gets a nice weight pull on the short turnaround and can bounce back sharply. Watch for him launching late.