Champions Day has been kind to Darryl Bradley in the past.
The Central Districts jockey has fond memories of 2013, when he claimed the Dunedin Guineas with Platinum Kingdom, and won three other races on the card.
Four wins might be a challenge at Wingatui tomorrow with some even fields across the nine-race card, but Bradley likes his engagements in the Dunedin Guineas, Dunedin Gold Cup and White Robe Lodge Handicap all the same.
"I've got good rides in the main races, so that's a great start,'' the 49-year-old said.
Bradley will pair up with Ruby Row in the Guineas, Kings Pal in the Dunedin Gold Cup and third favourite Another Coup in the group 3 White Robe Lodge.
However, it is the sprinter Signify who captures Bradley's attention the most when the 4yr-old takes his spot in the 1200m open handicap.
Bradley rode the Alex Cowan-trained gelding to a win two starts back at Riccarton and learned a few of Signify's tricks in the process.
"I like that win I had on him back at Christchurch and I got to know the horse,'' Bradley said.
"We've drawn beautiful, he should get a nice run, he should let down and sprint. I consider him very competitive and I think he's my best Wingatui ride.''
Signify has drawn well in barrier 3, giving Bradley plenty of choices from the inside draw.
"I'll let him find his feet early and he can really let down.''
Ruby Row has caught the gaze of plenty after her debut win during New Zealand Cup week, followed by a massive run to finish second at Wingatui on Boxing Day after bombing the start by six lengths.
Bradley is yet to sit on the filly before tomorrow's Dunedin Guineas, but has liked what he has seen from the videos.
"She made up a huge amount of ground and it helps to have a run around Wingatui before the Guineas,'' he said.
"The 1400m will suit, but I've just got to have a talk to [trainer Emily Wilson] and see why she gets so far back in her races. Is it just her style at this stage? If she was a little bit closer with a couple behind her, that would be nice.''
Ruby Row opened at $7.50 and Son Of Maher was installed as a deserved $1.95 favourite after his second in the Levin Classic at Trentham.
Bradley advises punters to forget Another Coup's failure on an off track at Trentham last month and look at her second in the Timaru Cup in December instead, as she tackles two-time defending champion The Diamond One and others in the $70,000 White Robe Lodge.
"I rode her early in her campaign and she ran good races leading up to that win [on December 4],'' he said.
"Then in the Timaru Cup, she was flat the whole race but it was her last furlong where she really pegged them back. We got a rocky run through them and I got myself in trouble over the ride."
Kings Pal should give Bradley a spot in his favourite place on the track - "I love being on the rail at Wingatui'' - from barrier 1 in the Dunedin Gold Cup, and agreed the field looked fairly open.
"In that race, they're all much of a muchness - it's going to be the horse who gets the run.''
Queenofharpz (race 4) is Bradley's only other runner, and makes his South Island debut for Ascot Park trainer Sabin Kirkland tomorrow.
"He had shown plenty of ability up north and you follow northern form when they go down south.''
