Australia: Dulcima a good fit for five-furlong handicap Tuesday

Dulcima, the 3-year-old Australian filly, has a running style that could be well-suited in a five-furlong handicap at Taree Racecourse on Tuesday.

Dulcima won a maiden race at five furlongs at Taree on July 16, closing from third to win her fourth career start at 17-1. In Tuesday’s race, Dulcima could have an advantageous trip stalking expected favorite Enamour and the longshot Hay John.

Dulcima faces males for the first time on Tuesday and will be ridden by jockey Mikayla Weir, who was aboard for the July 16 win.

Taree has a seven-race program that begins at 10:25 p.m. Eastern, or 7:25 p.m. Pacific, on Monday. Wagering is available through DRFBets.com.

Enamour, a 4-year-old New Zealand-bred mare, has won 2 of 20 starts. She ended a five-race losing streak with a front-running win in a handicap for fillies and mares at 5 1/2 furlongs at Wellington Racecourse on May 11.

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Enamour has raced from a stalking position at times in recent starts, but does not seem reliant on a particular strategy.

Hay John has won 2 of 7 starts, with the wins in the gelding’s last four starts. Hay John won his last start, leading throughout a five-furlong handicap at Port Macquarie Racecourse on May 18 on soft turf, the same conditions expected at Taree.

Sound and Vision is a threat from off the pace, and will be around 9-1. Sound and Vision faced a slightly tougher field in a handicap at 6 3/4 furlongs at Wyong Racecourse on Feb. 25, finishing last of six in his most recent start.

Sound and Vision won a six-furlong maiden race at Newcastle on Feb. 1 in his fourth start. This race at Taree will be his seventh outing. Sound and Vision will be ridden by Madeline Owen, who has won three of 16 mounts in July through Saturday.