The G2 HKJC World Pool Stakes over 1400m is a traditional pointer race to the G1 Garden Province Stakes over 1600m and is contested this year by a runner who will be one of the favourites for the latter race, QUICKSTEPGAL. This G1 WSB Cape Fillies Guineas winner only just failed to hold on last time in the G2 WSB Filles Guineas when beaten 0.3 lengths by the dual G1 winner WISH LIST. The latter has since franked the form by winning Saturday's G2 Woolavington 2000. QUICKSTEPGAL has her third run after a short layoff, so should be cherry ripe and is well in at the weights with all except MOCHA BLEND. She does have a bit of a tricky draw of 7 out of 13 for one who likes to be handy.

MOCHA BLEND caught the eye last time with a good finish in a Conditions Plate over 1600m, returning from a layoff of five months after her G1 Summer Cup win over 2000m. Her class can pull through into a winning position here from a tricky draw of 8 over a trip which is on the sharp side.

MON PETIT CHERIE proved her class when beaten just 1.3 lengths behind the champion DOUBLE GRAND SLAM in the G1 WFA Majorca Stakes over 1600m on Cape Town Met Day. She hasn't run since and has a wide draw, but her class could tell.

RACHEL WALL is interesting as she has good, consistent sprint form and ran well in her only attempt at this trip, so she might be involved from draw 3.

SYMPHONY IN WHITE has good sprint form and tries a step up in trip from a fair draw. Her mother SNOWDANCE was a dual G1 winner over a mile and her father WHAT A WINTER was a champion sprinter, but he can get them to stay.

7. QUICKSTEPGAL

8. MOCHA BLEND

13. MON PETIT CHERIE

3. RACHEL WALL

5. SYMPHONY IN WHITE

Photo: Chase Liebenberg