High quality mare who went on with her brilliant first up win when +1.3 lengths above benchmark, and while she regressed a bit via the IVR times, she's found a tough day to run time, and we expect further improvement from here. +0.2 at the 800, -0.1 in the mid race and +0.8 last 200. Has a PB of a blistering +3.5 set as an autumn filly, and there's no reason she can't touch that from here, making her dangerous ongoing in anything.

Subsequently: Winner Queen of the Turf Randwick 13/04

Amazing iron mare who backed up a +2.8 lengths above benchmark Empire Rose win Derby Day ranked best of the day, with this +4.6 lengths above benchmark best of the day win just 7 days later. +8.9 at the 800 was very fast, but 6.6 lengths slower than a week earlier! +4.1 mid race before -6.7 last 400. Her best this prep was +5.1 when 2nd in track record time Moonee Valley, so she's doing it and holding it! We look forward to see what happens next prep!

Subsequently: Spelled and first up 2nd Orr 10/02 then winner All Star Mile 16/03. 2nd Australian Cup 30/03 then winner Randwick QE Stakes 13/04

In going down by a nose to established star MR BRIGHTSIDE, the new iron horse of Australian racing, has smashed her best ever first up run set Sandown last February when benchmark. Led as is usual going +4.4 at the 800, before +5.4 in the mid race so to underline a combined 9.8 lengths above benchmark first 1000 metres. Last 400 was -4.5 and the last 200 in isolation -2.7. So she was short of full fitness (as expected) and hard the fence meant no lane advantage. Looks set to run to her +4.6 to +5.1 range again this prep.

Subsequently: Winner All Star Mile 16/03. 2nd Australian Cup 30/03 then winner Randwick QE Stakes 13/04

This is a "left field" slow maturing runner with talent! 3rd career prep, only breaking his maiden status last time in with his best being -1.3 lengths below benchmark, and often missing the start. First up Kembla however won with a best of the day +0.4 lengths above benchmark, but his close was a booming 2nd best last 600 and best last 400 and 200, with the IVR last 400 being +6.5. Here +0.6 at the 800 worse than midfield, +0.8 mid race before +3.7 last 400. The last 200 in isolation was +3.0. He's clearly got stakes level ability and has wins ahead.

Subsequently: Winner Randwick $1 million Midway 13/04

Another amazing run from this new iron horse of Australian Racing, and of a level that states this distance range is of no concern while she keeps racing like this. A blistering +15.5 at the 800, before -0.5 in the mid race, and -5.7 last 400.  Did have a 1.7 length slowdown from the 400 to 200, before rebounding 1.4 lengths last 200 under full pressure trying to hang on, and from a pure data perspective it probably cost her the race. She's matched her Champions Mile win performance from an IVR perspective, but did so at 2000 metres. If going to the Queen Elizabeth she should run very well as "flat run rules" don't seem to apply to her!

Subsequently: Winner QE Stakes 13/04 Randwick 

No star, but didn't need to be, nor needs to be at this time of year to win again off this 3rd up run with improvement forecast still to come peaking next start. -0.3 at the 800, before +1.1 in the mid race, and +0.2 last 400. However the 200 increments revealed a sharp spike from the 600 to 400 going +2.5, and still +1.7 from the 400 to 200. Last 200 was a gassed out -1.4 meaning she lost 3.1 lengths despite winning. -2.3 and -3.9 were her first two runs this prep, but the barrier trial 18/03 really brought her on. +0.5 is her PB and she can eclipse that from here. Soft track form is OK.

Subsequently: Winner Bendigo 13/04 at $15

Good return from a mare who broke her maiden when she posted a big +1.1 best of the Friday night meeting Moonee Valley mile December 2022, but hasn't quite gone on with it despite showing glimpses during that time. -2.0 at the 800, +1.2 in the mid race, and +1.4 last 400. Had a subtle slowdown from the 600 to 400, and lost 0.6 of a length last 200 in isolation. That says she'll get good conditioning benefit from it and test her PB from here. In the autumn off season she's dangerous.

Subsequently: Winner Bendigo 13/04

New Iron mare of Australian racing who after a previous PB of +5.1 when 2nd to AMELIA'S JEWEL at Moonee Valley, before +2.8 and +4.1 in her two Group 1 wins Flemington, has taken herself to a brand new level here. +12.3 lengths above benchmark at the 800 is "insane" for most horses, but not her. It was actually bang in the middle of +15.6 and +8.9 in Melbourne Cup week. +1.5 in the mid race, before -5.9 last 400 in an understandable tank out. Her only previous 2000 run was a "world record" +23.8 first section last April. Now with Declan Bates rating her perfectly, she should run a bold race in the Australian Cup. 

Subsequently: 2nd Australian Cup 30/03 Flemington. Winner QE Stakes Randwick 13/04

Excellent 2nd up run elevating from +1.1 at Caulfield first up, and has dragged her all time PB from +1.9 also up the straight last March at 1100 metres. -2.9 at the 800 was typical of her preferred "relaxed" early positioning, +4.9 mid race so an excellent +7.7 squeeze, before +0.2 last 400. Did have a 4 length "flat spot" slowdown from the 400 to 200 which adds merit to the performance. The SA Sangster and Goodwood look ideal Group 1 races to target.

Subsequently: Winner Group 3 Irwin 13/04  Morphettville 

Evolving staying filly who improved from a luckless Caulfield run with just -6.0 lengths below benchmark, to a narrow win but with more to come. -6.8 at the 800, -1.4 in the mid race, before +0.9 last 400. Beat dual Group 1 winner TROPICAL SQUALL over 2000 at Caulfield on their Cup Day with -1.4 and should sail past that from here. Of note was when 3rd to next start Caulfield Guineas winner GRIFF at Moonee Valley 29/09, she unleashed a booming +8.8 last 400. That closing speed when right is likely to be a big asset. Storm Queen in Sydney from here???

Subsequently: 2nd Rosehill 06/04 then winner Group 1 AJC Oaks Randwick 13/04

We sizzled him in his -1.2 Caulfield lead in, and here swam through the going to nail his Ballarat Cup target with a wet track indicator of +11.4 so we can label him a "swimmer" going forward. -2.1 at the 800 sitting mid field in a high pressure race shape, before -0.4 mid race and +2.6 last 400. What really impressed was +2.0 last 200 in isolation so the 15th best last 200 of the 10 race card at the end of 2000 metres. This runner emerged as a stayer of promise when 3rd to SOULCOMBE in the 2022 Queen Elizabeth Flemington with -0.7. Didn't come up last prep, but is now in the zone and 2400 range summer stakes races look ideal now.

Subsequently: Spelled and unplaced Blamey first up 02/03. Winner Easter Cup Caulfield 06/04

Disappointed the market when favourite, but had a differing race shape to first up over 1400 just a fortnight earlier, but more crucially a track that was aerated and very hard to make ground on. -2.6 had him 5.3 lengths from the lead an in the strike zone of a typical day, but then +2.3 in the mid race and that was 7 lengths more than his resuming run that section. Last 400 was +0.5 which is well below his usual explosive finish. Would be no surprise if he rebounds hard from this either up to a Rosehill Guineas or possibly freshened for a Doncaster tilt. 

Subsequently: Winner Rosehill Guineas 23/03. Winner AJC Derby 06/04.