Overview

• The five-year-old finished third in a 1000m Randwick trial behind Linebacker and fellow Everest runner Overpass.
• Jockey Zac Purton called the hit-out a pass mark on a Good 4 surface and said the gelding must elevate on race day.
• Trainer David Hayes said the horse needed the outing after a month in Australian quarantine and six weeks between runs.
• Hayes expects him to strip about 20 pounds lighter next week and confirmed a final gallop at Canterbury on Monday.
• Despite the trial, he remains a $1.50 favourite—the shortest price in the event’s history—and the October 18 meeting is officially sold out.