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We saw slick times/sectionals at Royal Randwick on Saturday with a strong tailwind at the top of the straight assisting all runners, but none more than improving mare I Am Me.

Punter's Intelligence recorded she ran an overall time of 1:07.77 in the Benchmark 88 over 1200m which was a class record.

Further, to put that into perspective, that was only 2.5-3 lengths off the track record set by Yes Yes Yes in the 2019 TAB Everest (1200m).

The four-year-old was given no peace throughout but showed a key asset in adaptability and sprinted away from her challengers, running 10.80 between the 400m-200m split.

Moreover, to add further merit to her performance, she was the only leader to win all day.

The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace trained galloper is working her way through the grades in style and is undoubtedly above benchmark grade.

Dehorned Unicorn was blocked at a critical stage but once clear, he savaged the line clocking the race's fastest final 200m in 11.18 and beating the rest easily.

Super Pursuit is ready to peak over more distance and just had too much to do. He ran one of the day's quickest final 600m sectionals in 32.77.

Lekvarte is flying this preparation and produced a career peak figure when winning the 3&4YO Benchmark 72 over 1400m.

The mare clocked 1:20.90 for her overall time, which was approximately 13.5 lengths quicker than the TAB Highway (1400m), 6.5 lengths faster than the Benchmark 78 (1400m) and a tick quicker than the Handicap (1400m) won by Superium.

She clocked the race's fastest final 600m split in 33.00 and can continue progressing through the grades on dry tracks.

This'llbetheone ran above market expectations but produced a run of a coming winner.

O'Tycoon and Gendarmerie must be respected next start after honest efforts sitting on the fast tempo.

Quick Tempo was the eye-catching run of the day, and he produced elite closing splits in the Merry Christmas Handicap (1000m).

The gelding was restrained early from a wide draw and got too far back in the run.

He unleashed a strong sprint running into fourth, and ran the quickest final 600m/400m/200m sectionals of the meeting in 31.48/21.04/10.75.

Vowmaster had 609 days off the scene but was outstanding after having excuses and just missed in a head bob. He clocked the second-fastest final 600m of the day in 31.68.

Alpha One led at a strong tempo running his first 400m in 23.25 and just knocked up over the concluding stages after only having one trial leading into that event.

He will be fitter for that, and expect him to be hard to beat in a similar grade next start.

Van Giz also ran slick closing splits running 10.36 between the 400m-200m.

A quick mention of Lazzago, who won the 2YO Handicap (1100m) in style and ran one of the quickest final 200m splits in 10.95.

She is progressive and will undoubtedly only improve from the race experience.

The Nathan Doyle Dalaalat is one to watch next start and is screaming out for a softer draw.

He had the pace/bias against in the Midway (1200m) and ran one of the day's fastest final 600m splits in 32.77.

Fastest last 600m: Quick Tempo 31.48.

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