The finishing time is only half the story for form analyst Nic Ashman, who asseses some of the performances amongst last Saturday's stakes races and whether or not they impressed him. The right race shape was key to a lot of the winners, but Ashman sees merit in some of those that weren't favoured by the pattern.

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The Breeders’ Cup, not The Everest, is on the radar for Matthew Sandblom’s juvenile Group-winning filly Primetime Emmy. An experiment to extend Extreme Choice’s book size by using him in the off season is looking like becoming one of Sandblom’s greatest achievements. 

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After a year spanning Ireland, Britain and the United States, the Godolphin Flying Start class of 2025–27 has arrived in Australia for the next stage of its two-year program. Five trainees spoke to TTR about what they have learned across the world so far, and what is already standing out Down Under.

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Runners from the Bjorn Baker stable dominated proceedings at Rosehill for Tuesday's trial morning, with Group 1-winning Caballus impressing his conditioner ahead of his return in the G2 Premiere Stakes. Up in Doomben, a juvenile Capitalist filly put in a sharp performance with her first public outing.

Trial Report: 'I think Caballus has improved'

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