Mud Factor Grips Surround

Think of today's Surround Stakes at Randwick as being like a good old-fashioned State of Origin league match played in the mud. Think of it as a Bledisloe Cup epic on an Eden Park bog, add some old city-country rugby league showdowns and the Sydney versus Melbourne argument and you've got the complete picture.

Galiano Doubt If Kembla Grange Is A Bog

New Zealand trainer Paul O'Sullivan intends to scratch topweight Galiano from today's $70,000 Tory Toyota Kembla Grange Cup (2000m) if overnight rain further downgrades an already sodden track.