On pace runners, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9. MONTE VEEBEE was produced after a thirty-one day break when his unplaced Randwick effort last start was better than it appears on paper. A drop in class combines with a quicker back-up (thirteen days) to make him much more suitably placed tonight. SHELSTEIN must be forgiven for finishing unplaced at Toowoomba when he struck too many traffic problems. He's been kept fresh since and he shouldn't be underestimated here. EASIEST CHOICE presents first up and after a stable change. She was dominant within this distance range first up last campaign at Newcastle and this race is also within her reach. AGAINST THE LAW was resuming at Kembla Grange when he refused to shirk his task in defeat after he endured a tough run in transit. He's race-fitter now and he's proven second up.