A field of well-performed bluebloods contested Saturday's J Erskine & P Carroll Hcp (1400m) at Flemington but progressive filly Fontein Ruby saw them all off in style.
Vain Queen has kept her unbeaten record in tact with a first-up victory at Caulfield despite jockey Glen Boss declaring the talented mare raced well below her best.
An extra 200 metres and a return to Rosehill are the factors boosting Noel Mayfield-Smith's confidence in Standard Bearer ahead of the 250,000 Inglis Classic.
Darren Weir's consistent sprinter Broken was the big beneficiary of the waywardness of Canberra-trained raider Unanimously at Moonee Valley yesterday, proving that sometimes, on the turf at least, you can get something you haven't actually earned.
KING of the kids Gerald Ryan says he's barely scratched the surface of his group of promising youngsters. Hot Snitzel, an impressive but wayward debut winner last Saturday, is expected to start favourite in tomorrow's $250,000 Inglis Nursery at Randwick.
Trainer Robbie Laing believes he has two of the leading chances for the Blue Diamond Stakes in stakes winner Spectrolite and Saturday's impressive Sandown winner Grand Britannia.
Trainer Gary Portelli has every reason to be confident about Delago Bolt tackling the likes of Manhattan Rain and Black Caviar in the Danehill Stakes after watching him in a jumpout at Flemington.