Bold Bastille Appears Unbeatable at Caulfield

With four wins from five starts, three at black type level, and last time out in the Vobis Showdown at Bendigo, the Ben, Will & JD Hayes-trained Bold Bastille (Brazen Beau-Chloe in Paris, by Exceed And Excel) will starts a short-priced favourite in Saturday's $1m TBV Vobis Platinum Showdown at Caulfield. Capable of jumping and maintaining a solid tempo before kicking away, jockey Luke Currie is likely to employ similar tactics from barrier 3 in the large 16-horse field. Next in the betting is the Rosemont Stud-bred and raced Lincolnshire (Starspangledbanner-Furnival, by Street Cry), an impressive debut winner in the Listed Dequetteville Stakes at Morphettville for trainers P G Moody & K Coleman. While she wouldn't have looked out of place in the Gr3 Breeders' Stakes at Morphettville, a race those that placed behind her will contest, connections have decided to chase the lucrative prizemoney on offer at Caulfield and will have to contend with a wide draw after being allocated 12 of 16 at this stage. As the only two runners under double figure odds in the betting, if Bold Bastille has an off day, Lincolnshire will surely be ready to pounce with that filly looking to appreciate the step up in distance here.