AU - Rockhampton - Race 3

OUT OF LUCK (4) has the clearest winning case after closing from well back to finish fifth in a Benchmark 65 at Gold Coast, beaten only a length, then coming into an easier Benchmark 55 with proven Rockhampton, wet-track and 1m form. The first-time blinkers add another positive. Key runner. I WANT IT ALL (10) is the main danger, coming off a narrow Emerald fourth after beginning awkwardly and a solid Benchmark 60 second at Mackay, with a prior 1m win adding substance. BETTER YET (5) returns from a six-week freshening after a sound Toowoomba second where she covered ground and finished strongly, while her 1m record keeps her right in the minor-money mix. MORNING SUN (1) improved sharply second-up when third in a Benchmark 60 at Townsville and drops into a suitable race, though his winless 1m record keeps him more in the placing bracket than as a dominant winning hope.