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Invader Zim continued on his upwards ratings spiral and improved again to score in the Benchmark 72 event over 1300m at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

The track was downgraded throughout the meeting due to consistent rainfall, and the superior ground was lanes 14-18 in the straight.

The Chris Waller-trained galloper was run to suit with Punter's Intelligence recording leader Yorkshire running the first 700m in 43.12, approximately 11 lengths quicker than the Benchmark 78 (1300m) won by Cadetship.

Invader Zim ran strong, sustained splits, and his late visual strength was backed up by the clock, with the gelding recording the sixth fastest final 200m split of the meeting.

Further, he wanted to stick his head out and maintain that fast finishing speed. He has returned more mature and can continue to progress through the grades.

Kerguelen should lose admirers, and jockey James McDonald could do no more from the inside draw.

He went down fighting, looked the potential winner after busting through a gap, and ran a sharp 11.95 between the 400m-200m.

Yorkshire was brave in defeat after stepping sharply in grade from provincial maiden level straight to Saturday grade. He will only benefit from the experience and one to follow in the future.

Hi Dubai bounced back into form and saluted with some style in the 3&4YO Benchmark 72 event.

She was posted three-wide out on a limb in a genuine tempo, but she travelled well and ran solid time relative to the day after adjustments, with the margin to third confirming the quality.

The mare did it at both ends and still ran the meeting's third-fastest final 200m in 12.41. She can improve again on a drier surface.

Cosy Corner was a flashing light run, and although suited, she hit the line hard, recoding the meeting's third fastest final 600m in 35.87.

Sequestered was a savage drifter in the betting and wasn't suited first-up on a heavy surface in the final event.

Additionally, she had the pace of the race against but still produced a powerful final 400m in 23.96 and hit the line hard to finish third.

She will naturally benefit from that effort, and second-up last prep, she produced her career peak figure.

Import Etna Rosso was resuming as a gelding and entering his second OZ preparation under the guidance of Chris Waller.

The four-year-old settled at the rear of the field in the high-pressure tempo, and he loomed into it, sprinting the race's quickest 400m-200m split in 12.52 before peaking on his run.

Further, he clocked the race's fastest final 600m in 37.81, and he is one to follow in a similar grade.

Blackcomb was a hidden run in the F&M Benchmark 78 event after having to make her run through the inferior ground.

She exerted all her energy between the 800m-200m in 36.68 before tiring over the final furlong, and she is a mare in career-best form racing without luck.

Fastest last 600m: Sakima 35.72

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