James McDonald, Australia's top jockey, is ready to take on the world with a five-week stint in Hong Kong, including reuniting with Cox Plate winner Romantic Warrior.
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But first the champion rider comes to Wollongong to sign off for the spring in style aboard Osipenko in today's $1m The Gong. The Chris Waller-trained star is well weighted and nicely drawn, ticking all the boxes to dominate the Kembla Grange mile. - Tim Barrow
The Mercury tipsters offer who they think will win The Gong.
THE GONG
Race seven, 1600m, 4pm
TIM BARROW
Illawarra Mercury
3 OSIPENKO
1 Cepheus
11 Waterford
9 Detonator Jack
STEVE ZAMMIT
ACM tipster
1 CEPHEUS
3 Osipenko
9 Detonator Jack
11 Waterford
IAN RUSSELL
Mediality
3 OSIPENKO
1 Cepheus
11 Waterford
2 New Mandate
RAY HICKSON
Racing NSW
9 DETONATOR JACK
3 Osipenko
8 Communist
18 Loch Eagle
THE WARRA
Race eight, 1000m, 4.40pm
TIM BARROW
6 DRAGONSTONE
7 Recommendation
8 Insurrection
3 Malkovich
STEVE ZAMMIT
12 BRUNDENELL
5 Bacchanalia
3 Malkovich
2 Athelric
IAN RUSSELL
3 MALKOVICH
2 Athelric
6 Dragonstone
9 Hard To Say
