AU - Gosford - Race 3

TICKELOVA (6) earns top billing after a sharp first up second at Newcastle to Lucsain when beaten just over half a length despite easing in betting. The return to 5 ½f brings a small query, but she has the right recent run to build from and looks well placed to break through. DON'T DOUBT DARCY (3) has been off the scene for ten months, yet the Warwick Farm trial win suggests he is forward enough to run well fresh, and his debut fourth as favourite at Kembla Grange had enough merit despite keenness. Strengthened over the break and expected to go close. BRUTAL ADVANCE (4) is the proven race-fit danger after three straight seconds this campaign, the latest a neck defeat at Kembla Grange when held up in the straight as an odds-on favourite. Stalks the speed and a win looks imminent. ROSIE ROUGE (8) resumes off a Randwick trial win over 5 ¼f and was close enough at Warwick Farm on debut before fading late on February 19. Her profile gives her genuine upside from the rails draw.