The Everest winner heads odds in TJ Smith Stakes

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Giga Kick is the horse to beat in today's TJ Smith Stakes

Star three year old Giga Kick just holds the call with Ladbrokes.com.au for the TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) this afternoon at Randwick in what shapes up to be a mouth watering contest.

The Clayton Douglas trained Everest winner from last year really caught the eye fresh here in the Challenge and looks primed to potentially take the crown from Nature Strip ($5) as the best sprinter in the world. He holds the call at $4.80.

Nature Strip is hot on his heels on the second line of betting, clear of In Secret at $6.50. Next best are Private Eye and I Wish I Win, both at $8.

Furphy T J Smith Stakes

Randwick | 1200 | Heavy 9

April 1, 2023

3:55 PM

1. Nature Strip (7)

58.5kg

142x6

J: James Mcdonald

T: Chris Waller

$5.00 $1.95

2. Lost And Running (15)

58.5kg

x317x

J: Hugh Bowman

T: John O'shea

$16 $4.20

3. Private Eye (2)

58.5kg

217x4

J: Brenton Avdulla

T: Joseph Pride

$7.00 $2.45

4. Mazu (1)

58.5kg

232x5

J: Sam Clipperton

T: Peter & Paul Snowden

$7.50 $2.50

5. Paulele (3)

58.5kg

801x8

J: Joao Moreira

T: James Cummings

SCRATCHED 01/04, 7:34 am

6. I Wish I Win (14)

58.5kg

51x23

J: Luke Nolen

T: P G Moody

$9.00 $2.90

7. Overpass (4)

58.5kg

6690x

J: Josh Parr

T: Bjorn Baker

SCRATCHED 01/04, 3:01 pm

8. Rocketing By (8)

58.5kg

5x676

J: Kerrin Mcevoy

T: David Pfieffer

$101 $16

9. Shelby Sixtysix (5)

58.5kg

x8988

J: Tim Clark

T: Danny Williams

$71 $13

10. Giga Kick (9)

56.5kg

115x3

J: Zac Purton

T: Clayton Douglas

$6.50 $2.30

11. Lofty Strike (10)

56.5kg

7x122

J: Craig Newitt

T: Julius Sandhu

$20 $5.00

12. Mariamia (13)

56.5kg

x1141

J: Tyler Schiller

T: Joseph Pride

$27 $6.00

13. Passive Aggressive (6)

56.5kg

1x4x1

J: Jordan Childs

T: Grahame Begg

$13 $3.70

14. Shades Of Rose (11)

56.5kg

118x0

J: Rachel King

T: Bjorn Baker

$61 $11

15. In Secret (12)

54.5kg

1x131

J: Ben Melham

T: James Cummings

$7.00 $2.45

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