Private Eye's impressive win in the Group 2 Shorts at Royal Randwick on Saturday earned him a slot in the $20M TAB Everest (1200m), with the gelding showing a dynamic turn of foot.
The race was run at a slow pace, and Punter's Intelligence recorded that the leader Overpass ran the first 500m in 29.75.
Private Eye carried the top weight under the race conditions, but he overcame that with acceleration and excelled on the dry surface.
The gelding did have every chance in the run, but he sprinted the fastest final 600m split of the entire meeting in 32.43.
Further, he put the race away between the 400m-200m, posting 10.47 for that split.
He has historically improved second-up from a ratings perspective and profiles well for next month's Everest.
Buenos Noches backed up his first-up win with another strong performance after having excuses.
He was checked/blocked at a critical stage when the sprint went on, but once clear, he reeled off the meeting's fastest final 200m in 10.82.
Favourite In Secret is primed for a peak performance next start after another honest run, and she recorded the third-quickest final 600m in 32.51. The Godolphin mare is screaming for 1200m now.
Think It Over burst back into the winner's stall to win the inaugural 7 Stakes (1600m), and he showed late strength to surge over the top over his rivals.
The race was run at a farcical tempo, with leader Zaaki running the first 1000m in 1:02.18, which was approximately 17 lengths slower than the Midway (1600m) and 14 lengths inferior to the Benchmark 88 event (1600m).
The Kerry Parker trained eight-year-old stalked the pace, and Nash Rawiller lifted him over the line with him running the fastest last 200m of the race in 11.12.
Fangirl was mathematically out of the race after getting too far back in the run.
To her credit, she ran on well and clocked the race's quickest final 600m in 33.03. She is on track for her grand final being the $5M King Charles lll Stakes (1600m).
My Oberon is racing well but produces all his peak figures on rain-affected ground, and Hoo Ya Mal is primed to peak next start now with a solid platform.
Fireburn was an eye-catching run and ran 11.25 for her final 200m.
Tiz Invincible was dominant, winning the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes (1400m), and is now the clear outright favourite for the feature Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) in a fortnight.
The Maher & Eustace filly won in style after charging through a gap and sprinted the race's second fastest 400m-200m in 10.76. Moreover, she went through the line full of energy, and a rise in trip will pose no issue.
French Endeavour hit the line well, running the second quickest final 600m of the race in 33.68 and Tutta La Vita ran the race fastest final 200m in 11.36.
Private Legacy is ticking over well and Unique Ambition had no luck at all.
It's worth noting Kibou's win in the final event over 1200m was full of merit; he ran very fast time, clocking 1:08.73.
Additionally, he has returned well, and that race rated exceptionally well relative to the day after adjusting for age, class and additional factors.
Stick with Garza Blanca, who was well fancied and had to cover 1206.6m, which was the most of all runners.
Fastest last 600m: Private Eye 32.43
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