On pace runners, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16. JADE TREES was solid within this distance range last start at Newcastle on the Beaumont track and he should appreciating this switch back to the country circuit today. KING OF DRAGONS attempted to lead throughout when he performed well below expectations at Canberra. He's been given a freshen-up and gear changes have now been made. He can regain his best form! ZARU kept trying in defeat after his six week break at Taree last start. This quicker back-up (twenty-one days) can now be a plus. NAVY BUOY resumes with gear changes made after a Beaumont track trial at Newcastle. He was outclassed first up last preparation when he endured a tough run in transit before he finished unplaced. When he was previously produced first up over this distance at Armidale, he was dominant.