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Speedy galloper Rampart can turn the tables on Setgo in today's final race at Canterbury Park – the Grand Pavillion Handicap (race 7).
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The pair clashed last start over 1250m here and Setgo stormed home late to grab a last stride win.
But in today's shorter race, an 1100m Benchmark 75, Rampart should take running down from an ideal draw.
The Peter Snowden-trained gelding resumed this campaign over 1200m at Kembla Grange and after sitting just off the lead ranged up and drew clear for a strong two length win.
He then headed to town here over 1250m and took up the running form gate three, leading to the final stride before Setgo grabbed him on the post.
He doesn't meet the winner any better here but has drawn ideally in barrier three again and in form stable rider Kerrin McEvoy is back from the Melbourne spring carnival to take the ride.
From barrier three he should be straight into a forward position and with an excellent record on the course, where he has never finished worse than second, he looks hard to run down.
Setgo is flying at the moment having won three of his last four runs and will be charging home late again.
Four back the Mark De Montfort-trained gelding scored over 1200m at Kembla Grange when coming from last then ran on for a close up fourth at Warwick Farm next time.
He was freshened before dropping back to 1000m at Canberra where he proved a shade classy there before winning narrowly here over Rampart last time.
Apprentice Lauri Wray, who has been aboard throughout the campaign, is on top again today and her 3kg claim takes the geldings weight down to 54kg again.
He will be out the back early over this trip but steaming home late.
The John McNair trained Shamus will find this easier than last start and can bounce back.
The gelding, in his first campaign, has already won three of five starts, the latest two back over 1000m at Warwick Farm where he enjoyed a nice run and scored a half length win.
Last start was in tougher grade over 1100m at Rosehill where he sat midfield but only battled home from there, finishing fifth.
Senior rider Glyn Schofield takes over this time and he drops in grade for this.
At his only try at the trip the gelding was runner up three starts back and he should run a forward race again here.
The Kris Lees-trained mare Next The Universe is resuming from a spell and will be hard to hold out fresh.
The mare won in Saturday grade at her last run before a spell over 1200m at Randwick.
This trip is a little short of her best but with pace on she will be getting home hard.