Laws Of Indices set to resume in Southern Cross Stakes

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Laws Of Indices will resume in Saturday's Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes (1200m) at Randwick, with trainer Annabel Neasham opting to run him over six furlongs first-up.

The four-year-old entire joined Neasham's stables last October and ran fifth in his only Australian run, when less than two lengths behind in .

The son of Power recently took place in a barrier trial at Gardens over 900m, which has Neasham believing that he may need the run first-up on Saturday.

Laws Of Indices was nominated to resume in the Group 2 Apollo Stakes over 1400m, but he will instead line up in the Group 3 Southern Cross Stakes, where he will be partnered by James McDonald from the outside barrier (12).

“He's a good chance,” Neasham told .

“He ran very well in the Golden Eagle – I'm sure there will be some other nice horses resuming that might be a little bit sharper than him.

“He's a Group 2 winner over that distance (1200m) and he's coming up pretty quickly, so I think he's going to run well.”

Laws Of Indices will be one of just three Neasham-trained gallopers stepping out on Saturday, as two-year-olds Flashing Steel and Mumbai Jewel both step out in their third career starts in the (1100m).

Neasham won't be in for a quiet Autumn Carnival however, as star gallopers Zaaki and Mo'unga near their returns.

“They all (Laws Of Indices, Zaaki, Mo'unga and Top Ranked) worked out at this week a couple of times and worked really well,” she said.

“Zaaki will most likely kick off in the – I'm having to simmer him along a bit because to go already. He's come to hand so quickly.

“Mo'unga might kick off in the same race, with a view of going to the George Ryder, and we'll have Top Ranked probably kicking off in the Chipping Norton.”

Laws Of Indices is currently an +700 chance in the Southern Cross Stakes, where John O'Shea's pair – (+290) and (+380) – dominate the market.

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