Strong early tempo with Gelsomina, Way To Burn and Cerulean Dancer leading the way. CERULEAN DANCER (3) raced from a handy position at the Vaal last time where she moved up but was outrun late, finishing fifth. She drops down in class and with the services of Rachel Venniker, she may be the one to side with. WAY TO BURN (2) fought on bravely when fourth over 1900m on this course last time. It must be noted that the form from that race has since been franked. She won her only attempt here over this trip and can take it out. VERMACILLI (5) ran a good race when second over this distance at Scottsville last time. Serino Moodley is booked to ride which is a plus. If keeping on a straight line, she should be involved in the fight to the finish. MYSTIQUE ROUGE (7) finished third and not far behind the third pick last time. The pair meet on the same weight terms today and there should not be much separating them at the finish. Each way value.