The Malesh Narredu-trained Astromia (D K Ashish up) & the Mansoor Shah-trained Gates Of Heaven (Sandesh up) are expected to win their respective heats.

No horse commands as the day's best betting proposition due to the tricky nature of the card and crowded fields in most races, however, Octopaul & Queen Of Venus should represent value for money in the lower and the upper divisions of the Proletarian Plate for class IV horses.