AU - Sandown Hillside - Race 9

Good edition of the Zipping Classic. JUJA KIBO (5) comes back from 2m of the Melbourne Cup but don't let that put you off - plenty have done so and won this race. He ran a cracking third there off a moderate tempo having also sprinted hard to win The Metropolitan and Moonee Valley Gold Cup. If anything, back in trip might be a positive given his turn of foot. KINGSWOOD (2) comes here off winning the Caulfield Cup. He raced wide there but was kept out of trouble by Allen who allowed him to build into the race nicely. He rates highly off that and Zahrann franked the form at Flemington. Very wary of TRAVOLTA (9) who was off a let up in the Sydney Gold Cup and ripped home from the back to win impressively. The splits there were outstanding and now he gets J-Mac on with added fitness. SMALL FRY (10) stands out having chased Point Of Law into second in the Geelong Cup. Just wonder if he wants further given they went hard in that race. MIDDLE EARTH (6) next best.