His ride combined bravado with bravery as Williams steered the Lonhro colt from gate one to the quicker grandstand rail of the Flemington straight six course. He then had to hold his nerve for the best part of 300 metres with no clear path unfolding before fearlessly pushing through a narrow gap inside the last... Read More

Kementari (Lonhro) seemed a shade disappointing in finishing fourth just ahead of Happy Clapper (Teofilo) who bled from both nostrils and will be off the scene until the autumn. Race time was 1:34.91 with the last 600 metres covered in 35.30.    With two Group 1 wins and three other successes from just eight starts... Read More

Exciting Godolphin trio Benbatl (Dubawi), Best Solution (Kodiac) and Prize Money (Authorized) looked in excellent order as they all made their way steadily up Warren Hill together. All trained by Saeed bin Suroor, the trio have lofty targets when they land in Australia with Benbatl likely to clash with Winx (Street Cry) in the Cox... Read More

Anxious wait for Nakeeta and Withhold The initial reaction to the publication of the weights focussed on the unsurpassed quality on display this season and the numerical strength of the overseas challenge – 22 of the top 50 in the order of entry are trained in Europe – has undoubtedly given the race more depth... Read More

The Charlie Fellowes-trained Prince Of Arran (Shirocco) looked in good order as he made his way steadily round Side Hill, under the watchful eye of his young trainer. The five-year-old gelding will run first up in the Herbert Power Stakes (Gr 2, 2400m) at Caulfield on October 13 and also holds an entry in the... Read More