Racing and Sports finds the best-backed runners in early betting on Sunday’s meeting at Colac.

In a meeting that has a very winter-time look and feel about it West Africa stands out as the horse of most interest at Flemington.

5 State Plays

Michael Lakey mare Rare Ruby has banked two easy wins since resuming and can make it an impressive hat-trick on Saturday at Eagle Farm.

No doubt a few of you are in ‘post winter carnival blues’ mode at present, now the top-notch horses are all back in the paddock tuning up for the spring.