24:55 turfway-park Friday 27th February 2026

MERCANTE (2) has not appeared since he finished third over 1m1f in the G3 River City Handicap at Churchill Downs Turf (Turf) on November 8. Capable of playing a major role. WAD Set Weights ORTH (4) is back after a break of 14 months. Started the last campaign impressively when in the placings over 1m at Churchill Downs Turf. Rates highly and is likely to be prominent. OTAGO (13) is yet to find the frame in two runs since resuming from a lay-off, the latest when 11th over 1m1/2f in Listed grade at Fairgrounds Turf (Turf) after he settled well back. Has never been out of the placings at the third run in and is expected to do much better. EVENT DETAIL (14) is fresh from a lay-off of nine months and it is worth noting he has scored at the past two when resuming runs, last prep over 1m at this track. Top-three claims.