Coolmore and partners invested heavily on a significant number of well-bred colts at the yearling sales in 2012 and one of them, War, had his first taste of Black Type on Saturday when scoring a bold front running win in the Group 3 ATC Up and Coming Stakes at Warwick Farm.

Local trainer Jason Coyle isn’t one to get carried away but he says the 2013 Golden Slipper is a realistic aim for his smart Warwick Farm winner on Saturday, Va Pensiero.