Randwick Turf Talk for Saturday: Mitch’s moral ‘just wins’ in the last race on 2024 Epsom Handicap Day

Mitch Cohen and Shayne O’Cass debate the chances in all the big races at Royal Randwick on Saturday, where Mitch has a moral on a day featuring three Group 1s and a Premiere sprint.

Mitch Cohen and Shayne O’Cass debate the chances in all the big races at Royal Randwick on Saturday, where Mitch has a moral on a day featuring three Group 1s and a Premiere sprint.

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Shayno: Epsom/Metrop Saturday, Grand Final Sunday. Life’s good Mitchy. Call me old fashioned but I love Handicaps, especially at Randwick and especially capacity fields. Epsom first; I am banking on the two Toms – Tom Kitten and Tommy Berry – even with the draw (19).

Mitch: Shayno, there’s another recently gelded galloper I’ve got my eye on. Ceolwulf has come back enormous after the ultimate gear change and I am expecting him to give Joe Pride his second Epsom Handicap win. He’s been runner-up twice before in Group 1 company but Saturday will be his crowning moment.

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Shayno: Hoping Penrith beat Melbourne by 40 on Sunday but I reckon the Mexicans, or in this case the Italians, have one hand on our Metrop with Que Tempesta, who has been given a beautiful lead-in to a 2400m Group 1 by the Hayes’.

Mitch: Some people hate how many scratchings there are every week but tell that to those backing Unusual Legacy. Chris Waller unsurprisingly has a strong hand but this bloke has to be the pick of them. He’s progressive and gets in with the featherweight.

• Racewatch: Tips and race-by-race analysis for Randwick on Saturday

Shayno: Everyone’s saying the Flight Stakes is over. They said the same about the Swans last week and look what happened. No knock on her but I’ll take $101/$26 about Miss Busslinger and $26 about the same filly to win the VRC Oaks.

Mitch: As a GWS man, I took great pleasure in watching the Swans go under last week. The Flight? We both took a set against Autumn Glow last time but I am not foolish enough to go against her again. Only bad luck beats her. Oaks can be the only bet with Miss Busslinger.

• Clinton Payne’s Flight Stakes tips, runner-by-runner form assessment

Shayno: I have this feeling that Giga Kick is going to come out and make a big, big The Everest statement in the Premiere, Mitchy. It all lines-up so well for him with the draw and James McDonald.

Mitch: I’ve leant the other way. Joe Pride needs the defending champ Think About It to run well to get a chance in the big one so tipping he’s there to run a massive race on Saturday. I am astounded that nobody has taken him or Private Eye.

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Shayno: Omen tip of the day. Hooligan Tommy in the Midway. Part owned by Panthers legend Greg Alexander!

Mitch: I am saving the best for last. Race 10, Moravia. He just wins.

Originally published as Randwick Turf Talk for Saturday: Mitch’s moral ‘just wins’ in the last race on 2024 Epsom Handicap Day