GRANDPA NEIL

JASON WARREN · TEO NUGENT · 3yo Gelding

Returns from a five-month break after finishing fourth at Swan Hill, beaten just under two lengths despite being unwanted in the market. That was his best effort across three starts, while the previous run at Mornington was plain after beginning awkwardly and settling back. Mixed Mornington trials leave him with some fitness query, but an earlier placing there suggests he can come on. Mixed trials temper confidence, so he is a place hope.