Sun, January 05, 2025

BISHOPS BAY (5) is yet to miss the placings in five runs and was a laststart winner at Horseshoe Indianapolis (Dirt) over 1m1/4f. Should be prominent from the outset. Will prove tough to beat. BATON ROUGE (1) has been racing in great heart with two top-three finishes on end, the latest a second over 1m1/2f at Churchill Downs (Dirt) when he was prominent throughout. Suitably placed so anticipating another big run. WOODCOURT (6) had been in sparkling form winning two races on end but missed the frame most recently when eighth over 1m1/2f in Listed grade at Zia Park (Dirt). Certainly worth another chance. EMPIRE BUILDER (8) was returning from a break last time out and proved too classy, scoring by 0.3 lengths over 1m1/2f at this track (Dirt). Has a liking for this trip and is among the better chances.