Smashing and Irish Moon profile as the lead pair. VOLKS LIGHTNING is chasing a third straight win after successes at Ellerslie and Trentham. Is the definition of a mare in form and is drawn to receive all of the favours. SMASHING has placed in both her runs back from a spell. Has been freshened since and finds a race where she looks well suited from an inside draw. Good speed in the field as you would expect in an Open Handicap sprint. Three of the field ran at G1 last start to add some punch to the line up. VOLKS LIGHTNING is in super form and can handle the class rise here as drops a massive 6kg. The rider on again is two-for-two. The speedy local IRISH MOON has won here before. Last start win in an Open Handicap and here after a claim will carry 1.5kg less so well in. RED STRIKER will have just half a kilo more here when she ran at G1 last start so is fair dinkum thrown in. Runner up in this race last year to a subsequent G1 winner. Signify is a handicapper. Disgraced himself at G1 under WFA last start but prior won a G1 under handicap conditions with 55kg. Today after a claim has 57kg. He can show that was no fluke. Passing Shot has the same weight here strangely as last start when at G1 so thrown in. Drawn to lead and steal this. SUGGESTED PLAY: Multiples with Volks Lightning, Smashing, Irish Moon and Red Striker.